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rsv@Genesis:1:11 @ And God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And it was so.

rsv@Genesis:1:12 @ The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

rsv@Genesis:1:29 @ And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.

rsv@Genesis:2:5 @ when 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 no man to till the ground;

rsv@Genesis:2:12 @ and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.

rsv@Genesis:2:16 @ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

rsv@Genesis:2:18 @ Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."

rsv@Genesis:2:19 @ So out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

rsv@Genesis:2:20 @ The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper fit for him.

rsv@Genesis:3:6 @ So 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 to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate.

rsv@Genesis:3:7 @ Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.

rsv@Genesis:3:8 @ And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

rsv@Genesis:3:10 @ And he said, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."

rsv@Genesis:3:14 @ The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

rsv@Genesis:3:15 @ I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."

rsv@Genesis:3:18 @ thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.

rsv@Genesis:4:1 @ Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD."

rsv@Genesis:4:2 @ And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.

rsv@Genesis:4:4 @ and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

rsv@Genesis:4:5 @ but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

rsv@Genesis:4:7 @ If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."

rsv@Genesis:4:8 @ Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.

rsv@Genesis:4:9 @ Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"

rsv@Genesis:4:12 @ When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."

rsv@Genesis:4:16 @ Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

rsv@Genesis:4:18 @ To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech.

rsv@Genesis:4:20 @ Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.

rsv@Genesis:4:25 @ And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him."

rsv@Genesis:5:8 @ Thus all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

rsv@Genesis:5:12 @ When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Ma-hal'alel.

rsv@Genesis:5:13 @ Kenan lived after the birth of Ma-hal'alel eight hundred and forty years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:5:15 @ When Ma-hal'alel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared.

rsv@Genesis:5:16 @ Ma-hal'alel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:5:17 @ Thus all the days of Ma-hal'alel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

rsv@Genesis:5:21 @ When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methu'selah.

rsv@Genesis:5:22 @ Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methu'selah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:5:25 @ When Methu'selah had lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech.

rsv@Genesis:5:26 @ Methu'selah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:5:27 @ Thus all the days of Methu'selah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.

rsv@Genesis:5:29 @ and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground which the LORD has cursed this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the toil of our hands."

rsv@Genesis:6:9 @ These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

rsv@Genesis:6:14 @ Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.

rsv@Genesis:7:12 @ And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

rsv@Genesis:8:21 @ And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.

rsv@Genesis:9:2 @ The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the air, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.

rsv@Genesis:9:5 @ For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; of every beast I will require it and of man; of every man's brother I will require the life of man.

rsv@Genesis:9:27 @ God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave."

rsv@Genesis:10:4 @ The sons of Javan: Eli'shah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Do'danim.

rsv@Genesis:10:10 @ The beginning of his kingdom was Ba'bel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.

rsv@Genesis:10:21 @ To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.

rsv@Genesis:10:22 @ The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpach'shad, Lud, and Aram.

rsv@Genesis:10:24 @ Arpach'shad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

rsv@Genesis:10:25 @ To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.

rsv@Genesis:10:26 @ Joktan became the father of Almo'dad, Sheleph, Hazarma'veth, Jerah,

rsv@Genesis:10:28 @ Obal, Abim'a-el, Sheba,

rsv@Genesis:11:4 @ Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."

rsv@Genesis:11:9 @ Therefore its name was called Ba'bel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

rsv@Genesis:11:12 @ When Arpach'shad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah;

rsv@Genesis:11:13 @ and Arpach'shad lived after the birth of Shelah four hundred and three years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:11:14 @ When Shelah had lived thirty years, he became the father of Eber;

rsv@Genesis:11:15 @ and Shelah lived after the birth of Eber four hundred and three years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:11:16 @ When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg;

rsv@Genesis:11:17 @ and Eber lived after the birth of Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:11:18 @ When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Re'u;

rsv@Genesis:11:19 @ and Peleg lived after the birth of Re'u two hundred and nine years, and had other sons and daughters.

rsv@Genesis:12:3 @ I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves."

rsv@Genesis:12:8 @ Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

rsv@Genesis:12:13 @ Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account."

rsv@Genesis:12:16 @ And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels.

rsv@Genesis:12:18 @ So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

rsv@Genesis:13:3 @ And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

rsv@Genesis:13:6 @ so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

rsv@Genesis:13:7 @ and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. At that time the Canaanites and the Per'izzites dwelt in the land.

rsv@Genesis:13:9 @ Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left."

rsv@Genesis:13:10 @ And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zo'ar; this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomor'rah.

rsv@Genesis:13:11 @ So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan valley, and Lot journeyed east; thus they separated from each other.

rsv@Genesis:13:12 @ Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot dwelt among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

rsv@Genesis:13:18 @ So Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the LORD.

rsv@Genesis:14:1 @ In the days of Am'raphel king of Shinar, Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goi'im,

rsv@Genesis:14:2 @ these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomor'rah, Shinab king of Admah, Sheme'ber king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar).

rsv@Genesis:14:4 @ Twelve years they had served Ched-or-lao'mer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

rsv@Genesis:14:6 @ and the Horites in their Mount Se'ir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness;

rsv@Genesis:14:7 @ then they turned back and came to Enmish'pat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amal'ekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Haz'azon-ta'mar.

rsv@Genesis:14:8 @ Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomor'rah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim

rsv@Genesis:14:9 @ with Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goi'im, Am'raphel king of Shinar, and Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, four kings against five.

rsv@Genesis:14:10 @ Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits; and as the kings of Sodom and Gomor'rah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the mountain.

rsv@Genesis:14:12 @ they also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

rsv@Genesis:14:14 @ When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen of them, and went in pursuit as far as Daniel.

rsv@Genesis:14:18 @ And Mel-chiz'edek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.

rsv@Genesis:14:20 @ and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

rsv@Genesis:14:21 @ And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself."

rsv@Genesis:15:1 @ After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."

rsv@Genesis:15:2 @ But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Elie'zer of Damascus?"

rsv@Genesis:15:6 @ And he believed the LORD; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.

rsv@Genesis:15:12 @ As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram; and lo, a dread and great darkness fell upon him.

rsv@Genesis:15:15 @ As for yourself, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

rsv@Genesis:16:3 @ So, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, Sar'ai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.

rsv@Genesis:16:7 @ The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

rsv@Genesis:16:9 @ The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her."

rsv@Genesis:16:10 @ The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will so greatly multiply your descendants that they cannot be numbered for multitude."

rsv@Genesis:16:11 @ And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son; you shall call his name Ish'mael; because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.

rsv@Genesis:16:12 @ He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen."

rsv@Genesis:16:14 @ Therefore the well was called Beer-la'hai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.

rsv@Genesis:16:15 @ And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ish'mael.

rsv@Genesis:16:16 @ Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ish'mael to Abram.

rsv@Genesis:17:1 @ When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.

rsv@Genesis:17:3 @ Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him,

rsv@Genesis:17:17 @ Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

rsv@Genesis:17:18 @ And Abraham said to God, "O that Ish'mael might live in thy sight!"

rsv@Genesis:17:20 @ As for Ish'mael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly; he shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

rsv@Genesis:17:23 @ Then Abraham took Ish'mael his son and all the slaves born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him.

rsv@Genesis:17:25 @ And Ish'mael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

rsv@Genesis:17:26 @ That very day Abraham and his son Ish'mael were circumcised;

rsv@Genesis:18:2 @ He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the earth,

rsv@Genesis:18:4 @ Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,

rsv@Genesis:18:5 @ while I fetch a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on--since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said."

rsv@Genesis:18:10 @ The LORD said, "I will surely return to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.

rsv@Genesis:18:12 @ So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?"

rsv@Genesis:18:18 @ seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him?

rsv@Genesis:18:27 @ Abraham answered, "Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.

rsv@Genesis:18:31 @ He said, "Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it."

rsv@Genesis:19:1 @ The two angels came to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth,

rsv@Genesis:19:8 @ Behold, I have two daughters who have not known man; let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please; only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof."

rsv@Genesis:19:9 @ But they said, "Stand back!" And they said, "This fellow came to sojourn, and he would play the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them." Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door.

rsv@Genesis:19:11 @ And they struck with blindness the men who were at the door of the house, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves groping for the door.

rsv@Genesis:19:12 @ Then the men said to Lot, "Have you any one else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or any one you have in the city, bring them out of the place;

rsv@Genesis:19:15 @ When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city."

rsv@Genesis:19:28 @ and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomor'rah and toward all the land of the valley, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

rsv@Genesis:19:29 @ So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

rsv@Genesis:19:30 @ Now Lot went up out of Zo'ar, and dwelt in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to dwell in Zo'ar; so he dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.

rsv@Genesis:20:1 @ From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

rsv@Genesis:20:2 @ And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

rsv@Genesis:20:3 @ But God came to Abim'elech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife."

rsv@Genesis:20:4 @ Now Abim'elech had not approached her; so he said, "Lord, wilt thou slay an innocent people?

rsv@Genesis:20:5 @ Did he not himself say to me, `She is my sister'? And she herself said, `He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this."

rsv@Genesis:20:7 @ Now then restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours."

rsv@Genesis:20:8 @ So Abim'elech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told them all these things; and the men were very much afraid.

rsv@Genesis:20:9 @ Then Abim'elech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done."

rsv@Genesis:20:10 @ And Abim'elech said to Abraham, "What were you thinking of, that you did this thing?"

rsv@Genesis:20:14 @ Then Abim'elech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah his wife to him.

rsv@Genesis:20:15 @ And Abim'elech said, "Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you."

rsv@Genesis:20:17 @ Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abim'elech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.

rsv@Genesis:20:18 @ For the LORD had closed all the wombs of the house of Abim'elech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

rsv@Genesis:21:12 @ But God said to Abraham, "Be not displeased because of the lad and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your descendants be named.

rsv@Genesis:21:17 @ And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

rsv@Genesis:21:19 @ Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.

rsv@Genesis:21:22 @ At that time Abim'elech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do;

rsv@Genesis:21:23 @ now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned."

rsv@Genesis:21:25 @ When Abraham complained to Abim'elech about a well of water which Abim'elech's servants had seized,

rsv@Genesis:21:26 @ Abim'elech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today."

rsv@Genesis:21:27 @ So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abim'elech, and the two men made a covenant.

rsv@Genesis:21:29 @ And Abim'elech said to Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart?"

rsv@Genesis:21:30 @ He said, "These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that you may be a witness for me that I dug this well."

rsv@Genesis:21:32 @ So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. Then Abim'elech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

rsv@Genesis:22:2 @ He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mori'ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

rsv@Genesis:22:8 @ Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.

rsv@Genesis:22:11 @ But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."

rsv@Genesis:22:12 @ He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

rsv@Genesis:22:15 @ And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

rsv@Genesis:22:16 @ and said, "By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

rsv@Genesis:22:18 @ and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you have obeyed my voice."

rsv@Genesis:22:19 @ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

rsv@Genesis:22:21 @ Uz the first-born, Buz his brother, Kemu'el the father of Aram,

rsv@Genesis:22:22 @ Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethu'el."

rsv@Genesis:22:23 @ Bethu'el became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

rsv@Genesis:23:9 @ that he may give me the cave of Mach-pe'lah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as a possession for a burying place."

rsv@Genesis:23:11 @ "No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead."

rsv@Genesis:23:13 @ And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, "But if you will, hear me; I will give the price of the field; accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there."

rsv@Genesis:23:15 @ "My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

rsv@Genesis:23:16 @ Abraham agreed with Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.

rsv@Genesis:23:17 @ So the field of Ephron in Mach-pe'lah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave which was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over

rsv@Genesis:23:19 @ After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Mach-pe'lah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

rsv@Genesis:23:20 @ The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as a possession for a burying place by the Hittites.

rsv@Genesis:24:1 @ Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

rsv@Genesis:24:3 @ and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

rsv@Genesis:24:7 @ The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and swore to me, `To your descendants I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

rsv@Genesis:24:10 @ Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose, and went to Mesopota'mia, to the city of Nahor.

rsv@Genesis:24:11 @ And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.

rsv@Genesis:24:14 @ Let the maiden to whom I shall say, `Pray let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, `Drink, and I will water your camels'--let her be the one whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac. By this I shall know that thou hast shown steadfast love to my master."

rsv@Genesis:24:15 @ Before he had done speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethu'el the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar upon her shoulder.

rsv@Genesis:24:19 @ When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw for your camels also, until they have done drinking."

rsv@Genesis:24:20 @ So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.

rsv@Genesis:24:22 @ When the camels had done drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels,

rsv@Genesis:24:23 @ and said, "Tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

rsv@Genesis:24:24 @ She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethu'el the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

rsv@Genesis:24:30 @ When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

rsv@Genesis:24:31 @ He said, "Come in, O blessed of the LORD; why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

rsv@Genesis:24:32 @ So the man came into the house; and Laban ungirded the camels, and gave him straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

rsv@Genesis:24:35 @ The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and asses.

rsv@Genesis:24:37 @ My master made me swear, saying, `You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;

rsv@Genesis:24:40 @ But he said to me, `The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house;

rsv@Genesis:24:44 @ and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

rsv@Genesis:24:46 @ She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, `Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also.

rsv@Genesis:24:47 @ Then I asked her, `Whose daughter are you?' She said, The daughter of Bethu'el, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms.

rsv@Genesis:24:49 @ Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."

rsv@Genesis:24:50 @ Then Laban and Bethu'el answered, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

rsv@Genesis:24:52 @ When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the LORD.

rsv@Genesis:24:53 @ And the servant brought forth jewelry of silver and of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.

rsv@Genesis:24:56 @ But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way; let me go that I may go to my master."

rsv@Genesis:24:61 @ Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and rode upon the camels and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

rsv@Genesis:24:62 @ Now Isaac had come from Beer-la'hai-roi, and was dwelling in the Negeb.

rsv@Genesis:24:63 @ And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there were camels coming.

rsv@Genesis:24:64 @ And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel,

rsv@Genesis:24:65 @ and said to the servant, "Who is the man yonder, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself.

rsv@Genesis:25:4 @ The sons of Mid'ian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abi'da, and Elda'ah. All these were the children of Ketu'rah.

rsv@Genesis:25:9 @ Isaac and Ish'mael his sons buried him in the cave of Mach-pe'lah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,

rsv@Genesis:25:10 @ the field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife.

rsv@Genesis:25:11 @ After the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-la'hai-roi.

rsv@Genesis:25:12 @ These are the descendants of Ish'mael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham.

rsv@Genesis:25:13 @ These are the names of the sons of Ish'mael, named in the order of their birth: Neba'ioth, the first-born of Ish'mael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

rsv@Genesis:25:16 @ These are the sons of Ish'mael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.

rsv@Genesis:25:17 @ (These are the years of the life of Ish'mael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his kindred.)

rsv@Genesis:25:18 @ They dwelt from Hav'ilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria; he settled over against all his people.

rsv@Genesis:25:20 @ and Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu'el the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

rsv@Genesis:25:23 @ And the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger."

rsv@Genesis:25:24 @ When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

rsv@Genesis:25:26 @ Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand had taken hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

rsv@Genesis:25:27 @ When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

rsv@Genesis:25:29 @ Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

rsv@Genesis:25:31 @ Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."

rsv@Genesis:26:1 @ Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar, to Abim'elech king of the Philistines.

rsv@Genesis:26:2 @ And the LORD appeared to him, and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.

rsv@Genesis:26:4 @ I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves:

rsv@Genesis:26:6 @ So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

rsv@Genesis:26:8 @ When he had been there a long time, Abim'elech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac fondling Rebekah his wife.

rsv@Genesis:26:9 @ So Abim'elech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, she is your wife; how then could you say, `She is my sister'?" Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, `Lest I die because of her.'"

rsv@Genesis:26:10 @ Abim'elech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

rsv@Genesis:26:11 @ So Abim'elech warned all the people, saying, "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall be put to death."

rsv@Genesis:26:15 @ (Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.)

rsv@Genesis:26:16 @ And Abim'elech said to Isaac, "Go away from us; for you are much mightier than we."

rsv@Genesis:26:17 @ So Isaac departed from there, and encamped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

rsv@Genesis:26:18 @ And Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

rsv@Genesis:26:19 @ But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of springing water,

rsv@Genesis:26:20 @ the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

rsv@Genesis:26:21 @ Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he called its name Sitnah.

rsv@Genesis:26:22 @ And he moved from there and dug another well, and over that they did not quarrel; so he called its name Reho'both, saying, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

rsv@Genesis:26:25 @ So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

rsv@Genesis:26:26 @ Then Abim'elech went to him from Gerar with Ahuz'zath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.

rsv@Genesis:26:32 @ That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."

rsv@Genesis:26:34 @ When Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Be-e'ri the Hittite, and Bas'emath the daughter of Elon the Hittite;

rsv@Genesis:27:3 @ Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me,

rsv@Genesis:27:5 @ Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,

rsv@Genesis:27:12 @ Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing."

rsv@Genesis:27:21 @ Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not."

rsv@Genesis:27:22 @ So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

rsv@Genesis:27:27 @ So he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed!

rsv@Genesis:27:30 @ As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

rsv@Genesis:27:39 @ Then Isaac his father answered him: "Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high.

rsv@Genesis:27:41 @ Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

rsv@Genesis:27:42 @ But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah; so she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself by planning to kill you.

rsv@Genesis:28:2 @ Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethu'el your mother's father; and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.

rsv@Genesis:28:5 @ Thus Isaac sent Jacob away; and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, the son of Bethu'el the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

rsv@Genesis:28:9 @ Esau went to Ish'mael and took to wife, besides the wives he had, Ma'halath the daughter of Ish'mael Abraham's son, the sister of Neba'ioth.

rsv@Genesis:28:12 @ And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

rsv@Genesis:28:14 @ and your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and by you and your descendants shall all the families of the earth bless themselves.

rsv@Genesis:28:16 @ Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place; and I did not know it."

rsv@Genesis:28:19 @ He called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

rsv@Genesis:29:2 @ As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheep lying beside it; for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,

rsv@Genesis:29:3 @ and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place upon the mouth of the well.

rsv@Genesis:29:6 @ He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!"

rsv@Genesis:29:8 @ But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."

rsv@Genesis:29:9 @ While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

rsv@Genesis:29:10 @ Now when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

rsv@Genesis:29:11 @ Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept aloud.

rsv@Genesis:29:12 @ And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.

rsv@Genesis:29:14 @ and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.

rsv@Genesis:29:15 @ Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"

rsv@Genesis:29:16 @ Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

rsv@Genesis:29:17 @ Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely.

rsv@Genesis:29:18 @ Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."

rsv@Genesis:29:20 @ So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

rsv@Genesis:29:25 @ And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

rsv@Genesis:29:28 @ Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.

rsv@Genesis:29:29 @ (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maid.)

rsv@Genesis:29:30 @ So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.

rsv@Genesis:29:31 @ When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

rsv@Genesis:29:32 @ And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, "Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me."

rsv@Genesis:30:1 @ When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister; and she said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!"

rsv@Genesis:30:2 @ Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

rsv@Genesis:30:6 @ Then Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son"; therefore she called his name Daniel.

rsv@Genesis:30:7 @ Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

rsv@Genesis:30:8 @ Then Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed"; so she called his name Naph'tali.

rsv@Genesis:30:14 @ In the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Give me, I pray, some of your son's mandrakes."

rsv@Genesis:30:15 @ But she said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?" Rachel said, "Then he may lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes."

rsv@Genesis:30:16 @ When Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must come in to me; for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he lay with her that night.

rsv@Genesis:30:22 @ Then God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her and opened her womb.

rsv@Genesis:30:25 @ When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country.

rsv@Genesis:30:29 @ Jacob said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you, and how your cattle have fared with me.

rsv@Genesis:30:36 @ and he set a distance of three days' journey between himself and Jacob; and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.

rsv@Genesis:30:37 @ Then Jacob took fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the rods.

rsv@Genesis:30:38 @ He set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the runnels, that is, the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink,

rsv@Genesis:30:41 @ Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding Jacob laid the rods in the runnels before the eyes of the flock, that they might breed among the rods,

rsv@Genesis:30:43 @ Thus the man grew exceedingly rich, and had large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and asses.

rsv@Genesis:31:4 @ So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was,

rsv@Genesis:31:11 @ Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, `Jacob,' and I said, `Here I am!'

rsv@Genesis:31:13 @ I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go forth from this land, and return to the land of your birth.'"

rsv@Genesis:31:14 @ Then Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house?

rsv@Genesis:31:16 @ All the property which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children; now then, whatever God has said to you, do."

rsv@Genesis:31:17 @ So Jacob arose, and set his sons and his wives on camels;

rsv@Genesis:31:19 @ Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods.

rsv@Genesis:31:20 @ And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee.

rsv@Genesis:31:27 @ Why did you flee secretly, and cheat me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?

rsv@Genesis:31:28 @ And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly.

rsv@Genesis:31:32 @ Any one with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

rsv@Genesis:31:33 @ So Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maidservants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered Rachel's.

rsv@Genesis:31:34 @ Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them.

rsv@Genesis:31:37 @ Although you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.

rsv@Genesis:31:39 @ That which was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it myself; of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

rsv@Genesis:31:42 @ If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

rsv@Genesis:32:1 @ Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him;

rsv@Genesis:32:5 @ and I have oxen, asses, flocks, menservants, and maidservants; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.'"

rsv@Genesis:32:7 @ Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies,

rsv@Genesis:32:11 @ Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and slay us all, the mothers with the children.

rsv@Genesis:32:15 @ thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten he-asses.

rsv@Genesis:32:16 @ These he delivered into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass on before me, and put a space between drove and drove."

rsv@Genesis:32:17 @ He instructed the foremost, "When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, `To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these before you?'

rsv@Genesis:32:18 @ then you shall say, `They belong to your servant Jacob; they are a present sent to my lord Esau; and moreover he is behind us.'"

rsv@Genesis:32:21 @ So the present passed on before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

rsv@Genesis:32:22 @ The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

rsv@Genesis:32:28 @ Then he said, "Your name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed."

rsv@Genesis:32:29 @ Then Jacob asked him, "Tell me, I pray, your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him.

rsv@Genesis:32:30 @ So Jacob called the name of the place Peni'el, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."

rsv@Genesis:32:31 @ The sun rose upon him as he passed Penu'el, limping because of his thigh.

rsv@Genesis:32:32 @ Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew of the hip.

rsv@Genesis:33:1 @ And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.

rsv@Genesis:33:2 @ And he put the maids with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.

rsv@Genesis:33:3 @ He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

rsv@Genesis:33:4 @ But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

rsv@Genesis:33:7 @ Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down; and last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down.

rsv@Genesis:33:9 @ But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself."

rsv@Genesis:33:17 @ But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

rsv@Genesis:33:18 @ And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram; and he camped before the city.

rsv@Genesis:33:20 @ There he erected an altar and called it El-El'ohe-Israel.

rsv@Genesis:34:5 @ Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah; but his sons were with his cattle in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.

rsv@Genesis:34:7 @ The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of it; and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

rsv@Genesis:34:9 @ Make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

rsv@Genesis:34:10 @ You shall dwell with us; and the land shall be open to you; dwell and trade in it, and get property in it."

rsv@Genesis:34:16 @ Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.

rsv@Genesis:34:19 @ And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his family.

rsv@Genesis:34:21 @ "These men are friendly with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters in marriage, and let us give them our daughters.

rsv@Genesis:34:22 @ Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

rsv@Genesis:34:23 @ Will not their cattle, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us."

rsv@Genesis:34:28 @ they took their flocks and their herds, their asses, and whatever was in the city and in the field;

rsv@Genesis:34:30 @ Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Per'izzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household."

rsv@Genesis:35:1 @ God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

rsv@Genesis:35:2 @ So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;

rsv@Genesis:35:3 @ then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."

rsv@Genesis:35:5 @ And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were round about them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

rsv@Genesis:35:6 @ And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,

rsv@Genesis:35:7 @ and there he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

rsv@Genesis:35:8 @ And Deb'orah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel; so the name of it was called Al'lon-bacuth.

rsv@Genesis:35:10 @ And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel.

rsv@Genesis:35:15 @ So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

rsv@Genesis:35:16 @ Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

rsv@Genesis:35:19 @ So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

rsv@Genesis:35:20 @ and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

rsv@Genesis:35:21 @ Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

rsv@Genesis:35:22 @ While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

rsv@Genesis:35:24 @ The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

rsv@Genesis:35:25 @ The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naph'tali.

rsv@Genesis:36:2 @ Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholiba'mah the daughter of Anah the son of Zib'eon the Hivite,

rsv@Genesis:36:3 @ and Bas'emath, Ish'mael's daughter, the sister of Neba'ioth.

rsv@Genesis:36:4 @ And Adah bore to Esau, El'iphaz; Bas'emath bore Reu'el;

rsv@Genesis:36:7 @ For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land of their sojournings could not support them because of their cattle.

rsv@Genesis:36:8 @ So Esau dwelt in the hill country of Se'ir; Esau is Edom.

rsv@Genesis:36:10 @ These are the names of Esau's sons: El'iphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reu'el the son of Bas'emath the wife of Esau.

rsv@Genesis:36:11 @ The sons of El'iphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

rsv@Genesis:36:12 @ (Timna was a concubine of El'iphaz, Esau's son; she bore Am'alek to El'iphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

rsv@Genesis:36:13 @ These are the sons of Reu'el: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Bas'emath, Esau's wife.

rsv@Genesis:36:15 @ These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of El'iphaz the first-born of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

rsv@Genesis:36:16 @ Korah, Gatam, and Am'alek; these are the chiefs of El'iphaz in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Adah.

rsv@Genesis:36:17 @ These are the sons of Reu'el, Esau's son: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of Reu'el in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Bas'emath, Esau's wife.

rsv@Genesis:36:31 @ These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.

rsv@Genesis:36:32 @ Bela the son of Be'or reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Din'habah.

rsv@Genesis:36:33 @ Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

rsv@Genesis:36:39 @ Ba'al-ha'nan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehet'abel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me'zahab.

rsv@Genesis:36:40 @ These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

rsv@Genesis:36:41 @ Oholiba'mah, Elah, Pinon,

rsv@Genesis:36:43 @ Mag'diel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.

rsv@Genesis:37:1 @ Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

rsv@Genesis:37:3 @ Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves.

rsv@Genesis:37:7 @ behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose and stood upright; and behold, your sheaves gathered round it, and bowed down to my sheaf."

rsv@Genesis:37:9 @ Then he dreamed another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed another dream; and behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

rsv@Genesis:37:10 @ But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?"

rsv@Genesis:37:13 @ And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." And he said to him, "Here I am."

rsv@Genesis:37:14 @ So he said to him, "Go now, see if it is well with your brothers, and with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

rsv@Genesis:37:15 @ And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, "What are you seeking?"

rsv@Genesis:37:16 @ "I am seeking my brothers," he said, "tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock."

rsv@Genesis:37:21 @ But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life."

rsv@Genesis:37:25 @ Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ish'maelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.

rsv@Genesis:37:27 @ Come, let us sell him to the Ish'maelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers heeded him.

rsv@Genesis:37:28 @ Then Mid'ianite traders passed by; and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ish'maelites for twenty shekels of silver; and they took Joseph to Egypt.

rsv@Genesis:38:5 @ Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. She was in Chezib when she bore him.

rsv@Genesis:38:11 @ Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son grows up"--for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

rsv@Genesis:38:14 @ she put off her widow's garments, and put on a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.

rsv@Genesis:38:25 @ As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, "By the man to whom these belong, I am with child." And she said, "Mark, I pray you, whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff."

rsv@Genesis:38:26 @ Then Judah acknowledged them and said, "She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not lie with her again.

rsv@Genesis:38:27 @ When the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb.

rsv@Genesis:38:29 @ But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out; and she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Therefore his name was called Perez.

rsv@Genesis:39:1 @ Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Pot'i-phar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ish'maelites who had brought him down there.

rsv@Genesis:39:5 @ From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in house and field.

rsv@Genesis:39:9 @ he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

rsv@Genesis:40:8 @ They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, I pray you."

rsv@Genesis:40:14 @ But remember me, when it is well with you, and do me the kindness, I pray you, to make mention of me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.

rsv@Genesis:41:5 @ And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

rsv@Genesis:41:14 @ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.

rsv@Genesis:41:33 @ Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

rsv@Genesis:41:40 @ you shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only as regards the throne will I be greater than you."

rsv@Genesis:41:48 @ and he gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and stored up food in the cities; he stored up in every city the food from the fields around it.

rsv@Genesis:42:5 @ Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

rsv@Genesis:42:6 @ Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

rsv@Genesis:42:13 @ And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."

rsv@Genesis:42:16 @ Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."

rsv@Genesis:42:22 @ And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the lad? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."

rsv@Genesis:42:32 @ we are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'

rsv@Genesis:42:34 @ Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver to you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.'"

rsv@Genesis:43:6 @ Israel said, "Why did you treat me so ill as to tell the man that you had another brother?"

rsv@Genesis:43:7 @ They replied, "The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, `Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' What we told him was in answer to these questions; could we in any way know that he would say, `Bring your brother down'?"

rsv@Genesis:43:8 @ And Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

rsv@Genesis:43:10 @ for if we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice."

rsv@Genesis:43:11 @ Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

rsv@Genesis:43:27 @ And he inquired about their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"

rsv@Genesis:43:28 @ They said, "Your servant our father is well, he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and made obeisance.

rsv@Genesis:43:31 @ Then he washed his face and came out; and controlling himself he said, "Let food be served."

rsv@Genesis:43:32 @ They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

rsv@Genesis:44:10 @ He said, "Let it be as you say: he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and the rest of you shall be blameless."

rsv@Genesis:44:12 @ And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

rsv@Genesis:44:14 @ When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there; and they fell before him to the ground.

rsv@Genesis:44:16 @ And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found."

rsv@Genesis:44:18 @ Then Judah went up to him and said, "O my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant; for you are like Pharaoh himself.

rsv@Genesis:44:28 @ one left me, and I said, Surely he has been torn to pieces; and I have never seen him since.

rsv@Genesis:45:1 @ Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

rsv@Genesis:45:5 @ And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

rsv@Genesis:45:10 @ you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have;

rsv@Genesis:45:13 @ You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here."

rsv@Genesis:45:14 @ Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

rsv@Genesis:45:16 @ When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.

rsv@Genesis:45:21 @ The sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.

rsv@Genesis:45:22 @ To each and all of them he gave festal garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five festal garments.

rsv@Genesis:45:24 @ Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."

rsv@Genesis:45:26 @ And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.

rsv@Genesis:45:28 @ and Israel said, "It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive; I will go and see him before I die."

rsv@Genesis:46:1 @ So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

rsv@Genesis:46:2 @ And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here am I."

rsv@Genesis:46:5 @ Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

rsv@Genesis:46:8 @ Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's first-born,

rsv@Genesis:46:10 @ The sons of Simeon: Jemu'el, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish woman.

rsv@Genesis:46:12 @ The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

rsv@Genesis:46:14 @ The sons of Zeb'ulun: Sered, Elon, and Jah'leel

rsv@Genesis:46:17 @ The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beri'ah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beri'ah: Heber and Mal'chi-el

rsv@Genesis:46:19 @ The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

rsv@Genesis:46:21 @ And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Na'aman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard

rsv@Genesis:46:22 @ (these are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob--fourteen persons in all).

rsv@Genesis:46:24 @ The sons of Naph'tali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem

rsv@Genesis:46:25 @ (these are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob--seven persons in all).

rsv@Genesis:46:26 @ All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own offspring, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all;

rsv@Genesis:46:29 @ Then Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

rsv@Genesis:46:30 @ Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."

rsv@Genesis:46:31 @ Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, `My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me;

rsv@Genesis:46:34 @ you shall say, `Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."

rsv@Genesis:47:4 @ They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."

rsv@Genesis:47:6 @ The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen; and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my cattle."

rsv@Genesis:47:20 @ So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh's;

rsv@Genesis:47:22 @ Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh, and lived on the allowance which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.

rsv@Genesis:47:24 @ And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones."

rsv@Genesis:47:27 @ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.

rsv@Genesis:47:29 @ And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh, and promise to deal loyally and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt,

rsv@Genesis:47:31 @ And he said, "Swear to me"; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.

rsv@Genesis:48:2 @ And it was told to Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to you"; then Israel summoned his strength, and sat up in bed.

rsv@Genesis:48:7 @ For when I came from Paddan, Rachel to my sorrow died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

rsv@Genesis:48:8 @ When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, "Who are these?"

rsv@Genesis:48:10 @ Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him; and he kissed them and embraced them.

rsv@Genesis:48:11 @ And Israel said to Joseph, "I had not thought to see your face; and lo, God has let me see your children also."

rsv@Genesis:48:12 @ Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

rsv@Genesis:48:13 @ And Joseph took them both, E'phraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manas'seh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him.

rsv@Genesis:48:14 @ And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon the head of E'phraim, who was the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manas'seh, crossing his hands, for Manas'seh was the first-born.

rsv@Genesis:48:16 @ the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

rsv@Genesis:48:19 @ But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations."

rsv@Genesis:48:20 @ So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, `God make you as E'phraim and as Manas'seh'"; and thus he put E'phraim before Manas'seh.

rsv@Genesis:48:21 @ Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and will bring you again to the land of your fathers.

rsv@Genesis:49:1 @ Then Jacob called his sons, and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in days to come.

rsv@Genesis:49:2 @ Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.

rsv@Genesis:49:7 @ Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

rsv@Genesis:49:9 @ Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who dares rouse him up?

rsv@Genesis:49:10 @ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

rsv@Genesis:49:13 @ Zeb'ulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.

rsv@Genesis:49:16 @ Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Genesis:49:17 @ Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward.

rsv@Genesis:49:19 @ Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels.

rsv@Genesis:49:20 @ Asher's food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal dainties.

rsv@Genesis:49:21 @ Naph'tali is a hind let loose, that bears comely fawns.

rsv@Genesis:49:23 @ The archers fiercely attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him sorely;

rsv@Genesis:49:24 @ yet his bow remained unmoved, his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel),

rsv@Genesis:49:25 @ by the God of your father who will help you, by God Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that couches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

rsv@Genesis:49:28 @ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel; and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.

rsv@Genesis:49:29 @ Then he charged them, and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

rsv@Genesis:49:30 @ in the cave that is in the field at Mach-pe'lah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place.

rsv@Genesis:49:32 @ the field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites."

rsv@Genesis:50:1 @ Then Joseph fell on his father's face, and wept over him, and kissed him.

rsv@Genesis:50:2 @ And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel;

rsv@Genesis:50:5 @ My father made me swear, saying, `I am about to die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.' Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father; then I will return."

rsv@Genesis:50:7 @ So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

rsv@Genesis:50:8 @ as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's household; only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.

rsv@Genesis:50:11 @ When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named A'bel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan.

rsv@Genesis:50:13 @ for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field at Mach-pe'lah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a burying place.

rsv@Genesis:50:18 @ His brothers also came and fell down before him, and said, "Behold, we are your servants."

rsv@Genesis:50:22 @ So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's house; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

rsv@Genesis:50:25 @ Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, "God will visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."

rsv@Exodus:1:1 @ These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:

rsv@Exodus:1:7 @ But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong; so that the land was filled with them.

rsv@Exodus:1:9 @ And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.

rsv@Exodus:1:12 @ But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:1:13 @ So they made the people of Israel serve with rigor,

rsv@Exodus:1:14 @ and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field; in all their work they made them serve with rigor.

rsv@Exodus:1:19 @ The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and are delivered before the midwife comes to them."

rsv@Exodus:1:20 @ So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very strong.

rsv@Exodus:2:13 @ When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together; and he said to the man that did the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow?"

rsv@Exodus:2:14 @ He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."

rsv@Exodus:2:15 @ When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh, and stayed in the land of Mid'ian; and he sat down by a well.

rsv@Exodus:2:17 @ The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

rsv@Exodus:2:18 @ When they came to their father Reu'el, he said, "How is it that you have come so soon today?"

rsv@Exodus:2:19 @ They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and even drew water for us and watered the flock."

rsv@Exodus:2:21 @ And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zippo'rah.

rsv@Exodus:2:23 @ In the course of those many days the king of Egypt died. And the people of Israel groaned under their bondage, and cried out for help, and their cry under bondage came up to God.

rsv@Exodus:2:25 @ And God saw the people of Israel, and God knew their condition.

rsv@Exodus:3:2 @ And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and lo, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

rsv@Exodus:3:8 @ and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites.

rsv@Exodus:3:9 @ And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

rsv@Exodus:3:10 @ Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt."

rsv@Exodus:3:11 @ But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"

rsv@Exodus:3:13 @ Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, `The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, `What is his name?' what shall I say to them?"

rsv@Exodus:3:14 @ God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, `I AM has sent me to you.'"

rsv@Exodus:3:15 @ God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, `The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': this is my name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

rsv@Exodus:3:16 @ Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, `The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt;

rsv@Exodus:3:18 @ And they will hearken to your voice; and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, `The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, we pray you, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'

rsv@Exodus:3:19 @ I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.

rsv@Exodus:3:22 @ but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who sojourns in her house, jewelry of silver and of gold, and clothing, and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters; thus you shall despoil the Egyptians."

rsv@Exodus:4:1 @ Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, `The LORD did not appear to you.'"

rsv@Exodus:4:5 @ "that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."

rsv@Exodus:4:8 @ "If they will not believe you," God said, "or heed the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.

rsv@Exodus:4:9 @ If they will not believe even these two signs or heed your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it upon the dry ground; and the water which you shall take from the Nile will become blood upon the dry ground."

rsv@Exodus:4:10 @ But Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either heretofore or since thou hast spoken to thy servant; but I am slow of speech and of tongue."

rsv@Exodus:4:14 @ Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses and he said, "Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; and behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.

rsv@Exodus:4:22 @ And you shall say to Pharaoh, `Thus says the LORD, Israel is my first-born son,

rsv@Exodus:4:25 @ Then Zippo'rah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin, and touched Moses' feet with it, and said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!"

rsv@Exodus:4:29 @ Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:4:31 @ And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

rsv@Exodus:5:1 @ Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'"

rsv@Exodus:5:2 @ But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should heed his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go."

rsv@Exodus:5:7 @ "You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

rsv@Exodus:5:11 @ Go yourselves, get your straw wherever you can find it; but your work will not be lessened in the least.'"

rsv@Exodus:5:14 @ And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and were asked, "Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today, as hitherto?"

rsv@Exodus:5:15 @ Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, "Why do you deal thus with your servants?

rsv@Exodus:5:18 @ Go now, and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks."

rsv@Exodus:5:19 @ The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in evil plight, when they said, "You shall by no means lessen your daily number of bricks."

rsv@Exodus:5:23 @ For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he has done evil to this people, and thou hast not delivered thy people at all."

rsv@Exodus:6:3 @ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them.

rsv@Exodus:6:4 @ I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they dwelt as sojourners.

rsv@Exodus:6:5 @ Moreover I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold in bondage and I have remembered my covenant.

rsv@Exodus:6:6 @ Say therefore to the people of Israel, `I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment,

rsv@Exodus:6:9 @ Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel; but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and their cruel bondage.

rsv@Exodus:6:11 @ "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land."

rsv@Exodus:6:12 @ But Moses said to the LORD, "Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am a man of uncircumcised lips?"

rsv@Exodus:6:13 @ But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a charge to the people of Israel and to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

rsv@Exodus:6:14 @ These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

rsv@Exodus:6:15 @ The sons of Simeon: Jemu'el, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

rsv@Exodus:6:18 @ The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel, the years of the life of Kohath being a hundred and thirty-three years.

rsv@Exodus:6:22 @ And the sons of Uz'ziel: Mi'sha-el, Elza'phan, and Sithri.

rsv@Exodus:6:23 @ Aaron took to wife Eli'sheba, the daughter of Ammin'adab and the sister of Nahshon; and she bore him Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar.

rsv@Exodus:6:24 @ The sons of Korah: Assir, Elka'nah, and Abi'asaph; these are the families of the Ko'rahites.

rsv@Exodus:6:25 @ Elea'zar, Aaron's son, took to wife one of the daughters of Pu'ti-el; and she bore him Phin'ehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites by their families.

rsv@Exodus:6:26 @ These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said: "Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts."

rsv@Exodus:6:27 @ It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.

rsv@Exodus:6:29 @ the LORD said to Moses, "I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you."

rsv@Exodus:7:2 @ You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land.

rsv@Exodus:7:4 @ Pharaoh will not listen to you; then I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring forth my hosts, my people the sons of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.

rsv@Exodus:7:5 @ And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them."

rsv@Exodus:7:9 @ "When Pharaoh says to you, `Prove yourselves by working a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, `Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'"

rsv@Exodus:7:19 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, `Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'"

rsv@Exodus:8:13 @ And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; the frogs died out of the houses and courtyards and out of the fields.

rsv@Exodus:8:21 @ Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.

rsv@Exodus:8:22 @ But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there; that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

rsv@Exodus:8:29 @ Then Moses said, "Behold, I am going out from you and I will pray to the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal falsely again by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD."

rsv@Exodus:9:3 @ behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your cattle which are in the field, the horses, the asses, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

rsv@Exodus:9:4 @ But the LORD will make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, so that nothing shall die of all that belongs to the people of Israel."'"

rsv@Exodus:9:6 @ And on the morrow the LORD did this thing; all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the people of Israel not one died.

rsv@Exodus:9:7 @ And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the cattle of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

rsv@Exodus:9:17 @ You are still exalting yourself against my people, and will not let them go.

rsv@Exodus:9:19 @ Now therefore send, get your cattle and all that you have in the field into safe shelter; for the hail shall come down upon every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home, and they shall die."'"

rsv@Exodus:9:21 @ but he who did not regard the word of the LORD left his slaves and his cattle in the field.

rsv@Exodus:9:22 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch forth your hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man and beast and every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt."

rsv@Exodus:9:25 @ The hail struck down everything that was in the field throughout all the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and the hail struck down every plant of the field, and shattered every tree of the field.

rsv@Exodus:9:26 @ Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, there was no hail.

rsv@Exodus:9:32 @ But the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they are late in coming up.)

rsv@Exodus:9:35 @ So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken through Moses.

rsv@Exodus:10:2 @ and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your son's son how I have made sport of the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them; that you may know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Exodus:10:3 @ So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, `How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

rsv@Exodus:10:5 @ and they shall cover the face of the land, so that no one can see the land; and they shall eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours which grows in the field,

rsv@Exodus:10:15 @ For they covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left; not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

rsv@Exodus:10:20 @ But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

rsv@Exodus:10:21 @ Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt."

rsv@Exodus:10:23 @ they did not see one another, nor did any rise from his place for three days; but all the people of Israel had light where they dwelt.

rsv@Exodus:10:28 @ Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me; take heed to yourself; never see my face again; for in the day you see my face you shall die."

rsv@Exodus:11:1 @ The LORD said to Moses, "Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when he lets you go, he will drive you away completely.

rsv@Exodus:11:2 @ Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, jewelry of silver and of gold."

rsv@Exodus:11:7 @ But against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, not a dog shall growl; that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.

rsv@Exodus:11:10 @ Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.

rsv@Exodus:12:3 @ Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they shall take every man a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household;

rsv@Exodus:12:6 @ and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs in the evening.

rsv@Exodus:12:7 @ Then they shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat them.

rsv@Exodus:12:15 @ Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; on the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses, for if any one eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.

rsv@Exodus:12:19 @ For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses; for if any one eats what is leavened, that person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land.

rsv@Exodus:12:20 @ You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread."

rsv@Exodus:12:21 @ Then Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, "Select lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.

rsv@Exodus:12:22 @ Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood which is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.

rsv@Exodus:12:23 @ For the LORD will pass through to slay the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to slay you.

rsv@Exodus:12:27 @ you shall say, `It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he slew the Egyptians but spared our houses.'" And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

rsv@Exodus:12:28 @ Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

rsv@Exodus:12:31 @ And he summoned Moses and Aaron by night, and said, "Rise up, go forth from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as you have said.

rsv@Exodus:12:35 @ The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked of the Egyptians jewelry of silver and of gold, and clothing;

rsv@Exodus:12:37 @ And the people of Israel journeyed from Ram'eses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

rsv@Exodus:12:39 @ And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought 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 provisions.

rsv@Exodus:12:40 @ The time that the people of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

rsv@Exodus:12:42 @ It was a night of watching by the LORD, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the LORD by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.

rsv@Exodus:12:47 @ All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

rsv@Exodus:12:50 @ Thus did all the people of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

rsv@Exodus:12:51 @ And on that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.

rsv@Exodus:13:2 @ "Consecrate to me all the first-born; whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine."

rsv@Exodus:13:8 @ And you shall tell your son on that day, `It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

rsv@Exodus:13:18 @ But God led the people round by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.

rsv@Exodus:13:19 @ And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, "God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here."

rsv@Exodus:13:21 @ And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night;

rsv@Exodus:14:2 @ "Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-ha-hi'roth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Ba'al-ze'phon; you shall encamp over against it, by the sea.

rsv@Exodus:14:3 @ For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, `They are entangled in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.'

rsv@Exodus:14:5 @ When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

rsv@Exodus:14:8 @ And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he pursued the people of Israel as they went forth defiantly.

rsv@Exodus:14:10 @ When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were in great fear. And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD;

rsv@Exodus:14:15 @ The LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.

rsv@Exodus:14:16 @ Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go on dry ground through the sea.

rsv@Exodus:14:19 @ Then the angel of God who went before the host of Israel moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,

rsv@Exodus:14:20 @ coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness; and the night passed without one coming near the other all night.

rsv@Exodus:14:22 @ And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

rsv@Exodus:14:25 @ clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily; and the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from before Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians."

rsv@Exodus:14:29 @ But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

rsv@Exodus:14:30 @ Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore.

rsv@Exodus:14:31 @ And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.

rsv@Exodus:15:1 @ Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

rsv@Exodus:15:15 @ Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; the leaders of Moab, trembling seizes them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

rsv@Exodus:15:19 @ For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.

rsv@Exodus:15:20 @ Then Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and dancing.

rsv@Exodus:15:22 @ Then Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur; they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

rsv@Exodus:15:27 @ Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there by the water.

rsv@Exodus:16:1 @ They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.

rsv@Exodus:16:2 @ And the whole congregation of the people of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

rsv@Exodus:16:6 @ So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "At evening you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

rsv@Exodus:16:9 @ And Moses said to Aaron, "Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, `Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your murmurings.'"

rsv@Exodus:16:10 @ And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

rsv@Exodus:16:12 @ "I have heard the murmurings of the people of Israel; say to them, `At twilight you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'"

rsv@Exodus:16:15 @ When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.

rsv@Exodus:16:17 @ And the people of Israel did so; they gathered, some more, some less.

rsv@Exodus:16:21 @ Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.

rsv@Exodus:16:25 @ Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.

rsv@Exodus:16:31 @ Now the house of Israel called its name manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

rsv@Exodus:16:35 @ And the people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land; they ate the manna, till they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

rsv@Exodus:17:1 @ All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Reph'idim; but there was no water for the people to drink.

rsv@Exodus:17:5 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand the rod with which you struck the Nile, and go.

rsv@Exodus:17:6 @ Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, that the people may drink." And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:17:7 @ And he called the name of the place Massah and Mer'ibah, because of the faultfinding of the children of Israel, and because they put the LORD to the proof by saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

rsv@Exodus:17:8 @ Then came Am'alek and fought with Israel at Reph'idim.

rsv@Exodus:17:11 @ Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Am'alek prevailed.

rsv@Exodus:17:12 @ But Moses' hands grew weary; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

rsv@Exodus:18:1 @ Jethro, the priest of Mid'ian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

rsv@Exodus:18:4 @ and the name of the other, Elie'zer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").

rsv@Exodus:18:7 @ Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare, and went into the tent.

rsv@Exodus:18:8 @ Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

rsv@Exodus:18:9 @ And Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

rsv@Exodus:18:10 @ And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh.

rsv@Exodus:18:11 @ Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because he delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians, when they dealt arrogantly with them."

rsv@Exodus:18:12 @ And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, offered a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

rsv@Exodus:18:18 @ You and the people with you will wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it alone.

rsv@Exodus:18:19 @ Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God, and bring their cases to God;

rsv@Exodus:18:22 @ And let them judge the people at all times; every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves; so it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

rsv@Exodus:18:25 @ Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

rsv@Exodus:18:26 @ And they judged the people at all times; hard cases they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.

rsv@Exodus:19:1 @ On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone forth out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.

rsv@Exodus:19:2 @ And when they set out from Reph'idim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

rsv@Exodus:19:3 @ And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:

rsv@Exodus:19:4 @ You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

rsv@Exodus:19:6 @ and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel."

rsv@Exodus:19:7 @ So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him.

rsv@Exodus:19:9 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Lo, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you for ever." Then Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:19:22 @ And also let the priests who come near to the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out upon them."

rsv@Exodus:19:23 @ And Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for thou thyself didst charge us, saying, `Set bounds about the mountain, and consecrate it.'"

rsv@Exodus:20:4 @ "You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

rsv@Exodus:20:22 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: `You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven.

rsv@Exodus:20:23 @ You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.

rsv@Exodus:20:25 @ And if you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones; for if you wield your tool upon it you profane it.

rsv@Exodus:21:7 @ "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

rsv@Exodus:21:8 @ If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed; he shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt faithlessly with her.

rsv@Exodus:21:10 @ If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

rsv@Exodus:21:16 @ "Whoever steals a man, whether he sells him or is found in possession of him, shall be put to death.

rsv@Exodus:21:18 @ "When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but keeps his bed,

rsv@Exodus:21:32 @ If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

rsv@Exodus:21:35 @ "When one man's ox hurts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the price of it; and the dead beast also they shall divide.

rsv@Exodus:22:1 @ "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. He shall make restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or an ass or a sheep, "If a thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him;

rsv@Exodus:22:2 @ but if the sun has risen upon him, there shall be "When a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard.

rsv@Exodus:22:3 @ "When fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he that kindled the fire shall make full restitution.

rsv@Exodus:22:4 @ "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or goods to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

rsv@Exodus:22:7 @ "If a man delivers to his neighbor an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away, without any one seeing it,

rsv@Exodus:22:20 @ If you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry;

rsv@Exodus:22:24 @ for that is his only covering, it is his mantle for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

rsv@Exodus:22:26 @ "You shall not delay to offer from the fulness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "The first-born of your sons you shall give to me.

rsv@Exodus:22:28 @ "You shall be men consecrated to me; therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.

rsv@Exodus:23:5 @ If you see the ass of one who hates you lying under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it, you shall help him to lift it up.

rsv@Exodus:23:10 @ "For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield;

rsv@Exodus:23:16 @ You shall keep the feast of harvest, of the first fruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall keep the feast of ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in from the field the fruit of your labor.

rsv@Exodus:23:20 @ "Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.

rsv@Exodus:23:21 @ Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.

rsv@Exodus:23:22 @ "But if you hearken attentively to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

rsv@Exodus:23:23 @ "When my angel goes before you, and brings you in to the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Per'izzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, and I blot them out,

rsv@Exodus:23:31 @ And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphra'tes; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.

rsv@Exodus:23:33 @ They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."

rsv@Exodus:24:1 @ And he said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abi'hu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship afar off.

rsv@Exodus:24:4 @ And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:24:5 @ And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:24:9 @ Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abi'hu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up,

rsv@Exodus:24:10 @ and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

rsv@Exodus:24:11 @ And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

rsv@Exodus:24:14 @ And he said to the elders, "Tarry here for us, until we come to you again; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a cause, let him go to them."

rsv@Exodus:24:17 @ Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:25:2 @ "Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me an offering; from every man whose heart makes him willing you shall receive the offering for me.

rsv@Exodus:25:8 @ And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.

rsv@Exodus:25:22 @ There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you of all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:25:34 @ and on the lampstand itself four cups made like almonds, with their capitals and flowers,

rsv@Exodus:26:7 @ "You shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.

rsv@Exodus:26:8 @ The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have the same measure.

rsv@Exodus:26:9 @ And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent.

rsv@Exodus:27:3 @ You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and firepans; all its utensils you shall make of bronze.

rsv@Exodus:27:20 @ "And you shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may be set up to burn continually.

rsv@Exodus:27:21 @ In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute for ever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:28:1 @ "Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests--Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abi'hu, Elea'zar and Ith'amar.

rsv@Exodus:28:9 @ And you shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

rsv@Exodus:28:11 @ As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; you shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree.

rsv@Exodus:28:12 @ And you shall set the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for remembrance.

rsv@Exodus:28:21 @ There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel; they shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

rsv@Exodus:28:29 @ So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment upon his heart, when he goes into the holy place, to bring them to continual remembrance before the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:28:30 @ And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the LORD; thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

rsv@Exodus:28:33 @ On its skirts you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet stuff, around its skirts, with bells of gold between them,

rsv@Exodus:28:34 @ a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, round about on the skirts of the robe.

rsv@Exodus:28:38 @ It shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall take upon himself any guilt incurred in the holy offering which the people of Israel hallow as their holy gifts; it shall always be upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:28:43 @ and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place; lest they bring guilt upon themselves and die. This shall be a perpetual statute for him and for his descendants after him.

rsv@Exodus:29:28 @ It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is the priests' portion to be offered by the people of Israel from their peace offerings; it is their offering to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:29:43 @ There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory;

rsv@Exodus:29:45 @ And I will dwell among the people of Israel, and will be their God.

rsv@Exodus:29:46 @ And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the LORD their God.

rsv@Exodus:30:12 @ "When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for himself to the LORD when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.

rsv@Exodus:30:13 @ Each who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:30:15 @ The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the LORD's offering to make atonement for yourselves.

rsv@Exodus:30:16 @ And you shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the LORD, so as to make atonement for yourselves."

rsv@Exodus:30:23 @ "Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty, and of aromatic cane two hundred and fifty,

rsv@Exodus:30:24 @ and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;

rsv@Exodus:30:31 @ And you shall say to the people of Israel, `This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.

rsv@Exodus:30:37 @ And the incense which you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves; it shall be for you holy to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:31:2 @ "See, I have called by name Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

rsv@Exodus:31:3 @ and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

rsv@Exodus:31:10 @ and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,

rsv@Exodus:31:13 @ "Say to the people of Israel, `You shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.

rsv@Exodus:31:16 @ Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the sabbath, observing the sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant.

rsv@Exodus:31:17 @ It is a sign for ever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"

rsv@Exodus:32:1 @ When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, "Up, make us gods, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

rsv@Exodus:32:4 @ And he received the gold at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made a molten calf; and they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"

rsv@Exodus:32:7 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down; for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves;

rsv@Exodus:32:8 @ they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'"

rsv@Exodus:32:13 @ Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou didst swear by thine own self, and didst say to them, `I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it for ever.'"

rsv@Exodus:32:20 @ And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the people of Israel drink it.

rsv@Exodus:32:26 @ then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Who is on the LORD's side? Come to me." And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.

rsv@Exodus:32:27 @ And he said to them, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel, `Put every man his sword on his side, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.'"

rsv@Exodus:32:28 @ And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

rsv@Exodus:32:29 @ And Moses said, "Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the LORD, each one at the cost of his son and of his brother, that he may bestow a blessing upon you this day."

rsv@Exodus:32:31 @ So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Alas, this people have sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.

rsv@Exodus:32:34 @ But now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you; behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them."

rsv@Exodus:33:2 @ And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites.

rsv@Exodus:33:5 @ For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the people of Israel, `You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what to do with you.'"

rsv@Exodus:33:6 @ Therefore the people of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward.

rsv@Exodus:34:2 @ Be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.

rsv@Exodus:34:10 @ And he said, "Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth or in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD; for it is a terrible thing that I will do with you.

rsv@Exodus:34:12 @ Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go, lest it become a snare in the midst of you.

rsv@Exodus:34:17 @ "You shall make for yourself no molten gods.

rsv@Exodus:34:23 @ Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:34:27 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Write these words; in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

rsv@Exodus:34:30 @ And when Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

rsv@Exodus:34:32 @ And afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.

rsv@Exodus:34:34 @ but whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the people of Israel what he was commanded,

rsv@Exodus:34:35 @ the people of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone; and Moses would put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

rsv@Exodus:35:1 @ Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things which the LORD has commanded you to do.

rsv@Exodus:35:4 @ Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.

rsv@Exodus:35:19 @ the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests."

rsv@Exodus:35:20 @ Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

rsv@Exodus:35:29 @ All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work which the LORD had commanded by Moses to be done, brought it as their freewill offering to the LORD.

rsv@Exodus:35:30 @ And Moses said to the people of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

rsv@Exodus:35:31 @ and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship,

rsv@Exodus:35:34 @ And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oho'liab the son of Ahis'amach of the tribe of Daniel.

rsv@Exodus:36:1 @ Bez'alel and Oho'liab and every able man in whom the LORD has put ability and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded."

rsv@Exodus:36:2 @ And Moses called Bez'alel and Oho'liab and every able man in whose mind the LORD had put ability, every one whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work;

rsv@Exodus:36:3 @ and they received from Moses all the freewill offering which the people of Israel had brought for doing the work on the sanctuary. They still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning,

rsv@Exodus:36:14 @ He also made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.

rsv@Exodus:36:15 @ The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains had the same measure.

rsv@Exodus:36:16 @ He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

rsv@Exodus:37:1 @ Bez'alel made the ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

rsv@Exodus:37:16 @ And he made the vessels of pure gold which were to be upon the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour libations.

rsv@Exodus:37:20 @ And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almonds, with their capitals and flowers,

rsv@Exodus:38:3 @ And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans: all its utensils he made of bronze.

rsv@Exodus:38:22 @ Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses;

rsv@Exodus:38:24 @ All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.

rsv@Exodus:38:25 @ And the silver from those of the congregation who were numbered was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

rsv@Exodus:38:26 @ a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for every one who was numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.

rsv@Exodus:38:28 @ And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them.

rsv@Exodus:38:29 @ And the bronze that was contributed was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels;

rsv@Exodus:39:1 @ And of the blue and purple and scarlet stuff they made finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place; they made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

rsv@Exodus:39:6 @ The onyx stones were prepared, enclosed in settings of gold filigree and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.

rsv@Exodus:39:7 @ And he set them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

rsv@Exodus:39:14 @ There were twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel; they were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

rsv@Exodus:39:25 @ They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pomegranates;

rsv@Exodus:39:26 @ a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about upon the skirts of the robe for ministering; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

rsv@Exodus:39:32 @ Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished; and the people of Israel had done according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so had they done.

rsv@Exodus:39:41 @ the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to serve as priests.

rsv@Exodus:39:42 @ According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work.

rsv@Exodus:40:36 @ Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would go onward;

rsv@Exodus:40:38 @ For throughout all their journeys the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:1:2 @ "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, When any man of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of cattle from the herd or from the flock.

rsv@Leviticus:3:17 @ It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood."

rsv@Leviticus:4:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, If any one sins unwittingly in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them,

rsv@Leviticus:4:13 @ "If the whole congregation of Israel commits a sin unwittingly and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done and are guilty;

rsv@Leviticus:4:15 @ and the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:5:15 @ "If any one commits a breach of faith and sins unwittingly in any of the holy things of the LORD, he shall bring, as his guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued by you in shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; it is a guilt offering.

rsv@Leviticus:6:3 @ or has found what was lost and lied about it, swearing falsely--in any of all the things which men do and sin therein,

rsv@Leviticus:6:5 @ or anything about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it in full, and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs, on the day of his guilt offering.

rsv@Leviticus:6:21 @ It shall be made with oil on a griddle; you shall bring it well mixed, in baked pieces like a cereal offering, and offer it for a pleasing odor to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:6:28 @ And the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; but if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

rsv@Leviticus:7:8 @ And the priest who offers any man's burnt offering shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.

rsv@Leviticus:7:9 @ And every cereal offering baked in the oven and all that is prepared on a pan or a griddle shall belong to the priest who offers it.

rsv@Leviticus:7:10 @ And every cereal offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all the sons of Aaron, one as well as another.

rsv@Leviticus:7:12 @ If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thank offering unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of fine flour well mixed with oil.

rsv@Leviticus:7:14 @ And of such he shall offer one cake from each offering, as an offering to the LORD; it shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offerings.

rsv@Leviticus:7:23 @ "Say to the people of Israel, You shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.

rsv@Leviticus:7:24 @ The fat of an animal that dies of itself, and the fat of one that is torn by beasts, may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it.

rsv@Leviticus:7:26 @ Moreover you shall eat no blood whatever, whether of fowl or of animal, in any of your dwellings.

rsv@Leviticus:7:29 @ "Say to the people of Israel, He that offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD; from the sacrifice of his peace offerings

rsv@Leviticus:7:34 @ For the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered I have taken from the people of Israel, out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons, as a perpetual due from the people of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:7:36 @ the LORD commanded this to be given them by the people of Israel, on the day that they were anointed; it is a perpetual due throughout their generations."

rsv@Leviticus:7:38 @ which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the people of Israel to bring their offerings to the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.

rsv@Leviticus:9:1 @ On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel;

rsv@Leviticus:9:3 @ And say to the people of Israel, `Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering,

rsv@Leviticus:9:7 @ Then Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar, and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people; and bring the offering of the people, and make atonement for them; as the LORD has commanded."

rsv@Leviticus:9:8 @ So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

rsv@Leviticus:9:12 @ And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, and he threw it on the altar round about.

rsv@Leviticus:9:13 @ And they delivered the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head; and he burned them upon the altar.

rsv@Leviticus:9:18 @ He killed the ox also and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people; and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he threw upon the altar round about,

rsv@Leviticus:9:24 @ And fire came forth from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

rsv@Leviticus:10:3 @ Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD has said, `I will show myself holy among those who are near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace.

rsv@Leviticus:10:4 @ And Moses called Mish'a-el and Elza'phan, the sons of Uz'ziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp."

rsv@Leviticus:10:6 @ And Moses said to Aaron and to Elea'zar and Ith'amar, his sons, "Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not rend your clothes, lest you die, and lest wrath come upon all the congregation; but your brethren, the whole house of Israel, may bewail the burning which the LORD has kindled.

rsv@Leviticus:10:11 @ and you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them by Moses."

rsv@Leviticus:10:12 @ And Moses said to Aaron and to Elea'zar and Ith'amar, his sons who were left, "Take the cereal offering that remains of the offerings by fire to the LORD, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy;

rsv@Leviticus:10:14 @ But the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered you shall eat in any clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they are given as your due and your sons' due, from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the people of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:10:16 @ Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned! And he was angry with Elea'zar and Ith'amar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

rsv@Leviticus:11:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, These are the living things which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

rsv@Leviticus:11:4 @ Nevertheless among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.

rsv@Leviticus:11:18 @ the water hen, the pelican, the carrion vulture,

rsv@Leviticus:11:29 @ "And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, the mouse, the great lizard according to its kind,

rsv@Leviticus:11:30 @ the gecko, the land crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

rsv@Leviticus:11:32 @ And anything upon which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any vessel that is used for any purpose; it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.

rsv@Leviticus:11:33 @ And if any of them falls into any earthen vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.

rsv@Leviticus:11:34 @ Any food in it which may be eaten, upon which water may come, shall be unclean; and all drink which may be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:11:36 @ Nevertheless a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean; but whatever touches their carcass shall be unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:11:42 @ Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, all the swarming things that swarm upon the earth, you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

rsv@Leviticus:11:43 @ You shall not make yourselves abominable with any swarming thing that swarms; and you shall not defile yourselves with them, lest you become unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:11:44 @ For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls upon the earth.

rsv@Leviticus:12:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:13:2 @ "When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests,

rsv@Leviticus:13:7 @ But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest;

rsv@Leviticus:13:10 @ and the priest shall make an examination, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, which has turned the hair white, and there is quick raw flesh in the swelling,

rsv@Leviticus:13:19 @ and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest;

rsv@Leviticus:13:28 @ But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but is dim, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is the scar of the burn.

rsv@Leviticus:13:30 @ the priest shall examine the disease; and if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an itch, a leprosy of the head or the beard.

rsv@Leviticus:13:32 @ and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease; and if the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin,

rsv@Leviticus:13:33 @ then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days more;

rsv@Leviticus:13:36 @ then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:13:43 @ Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,

rsv@Leviticus:13:46 @ He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease; he is unclean; he shall dwell alone in a habitation outside the camp.

rsv@Leviticus:14:5 @ and the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

rsv@Leviticus:14:7 @ and he shall sprinkle it seven times upon him who is to be cleansed of leprosy; then he shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

rsv@Leviticus:14:8 @ And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean; and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.

rsv@Leviticus:14:13 @ and he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place; for the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

rsv@Leviticus:14:35 @ then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, `There seems to me to be some sort of disease in my house.'

rsv@Leviticus:14:50 @ and shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water,

rsv@Leviticus:14:53 @ and he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field; so he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean."

rsv@Leviticus:14:56 @ and for a swelling or an eruption or a spot,

rsv@Leviticus:15:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:15:5 @ And any one who touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:6 @ And whoever sits on anything on which he who has the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:7 @ And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:8 @ And if he who has the discharge spits on one who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:10 @ And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening; and he who carries such a thing shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:11 @ Any one whom he that has the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:12 @ And the earthen vessel which he who has the discharge touches shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

rsv@Leviticus:15:13 @ "And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.

rsv@Leviticus:15:18 @ If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:21 @ And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:22 @ And whoever touches anything upon which she sits shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening;

rsv@Leviticus:15:27 @ And whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

rsv@Leviticus:15:28 @ But if she is cleansed of her discharge, she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

rsv@Leviticus:15:31 @ "Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst."

rsv@Leviticus:16:2 @ and the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is upon the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

rsv@Leviticus:16:5 @ And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

rsv@Leviticus:16:6 @ "And Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

rsv@Leviticus:16:8 @ and Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Aza'zel.

rsv@Leviticus:16:9 @ And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer it as a sin offering;

rsv@Leviticus:16:10 @ but the goat on which the lot fell for Aza'zel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Aza'zel.

rsv@Leviticus:16:11 @ "Aaron shall present the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house; he shall kill the bull as a sin offering for himself.

rsv@Leviticus:16:16 @ thus he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel, and because of their transgressions, all their sins; and so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which abides with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.

rsv@Leviticus:16:17 @ There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he enters to make atonement in the holy place until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:16:19 @ And he shall sprinkle some of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the people of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:16:21 @ and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

rsv@Leviticus:16:24 @ and he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.

rsv@Leviticus:16:26 @ And he who lets the goat go to Aza'zel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.

rsv@Leviticus:16:29 @ "And it shall be a statute to you for ever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves, and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you;

rsv@Leviticus:16:31 @ It is a sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute for ever.

rsv@Leviticus:16:34 @ And this shall be an everlasting statute for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins." And Moses did as the LORD commanded him.

rsv@Leviticus:17:2 @ "Say to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.

rsv@Leviticus:17:3 @ If any man of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp,

rsv@Leviticus:17:5 @ This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they slay in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the door of the tent of meeting, and slay them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD;

rsv@Leviticus:17:8 @ "And you shall say to them, Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

rsv@Leviticus:17:10 @ "If any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

rsv@Leviticus:17:12 @ Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.

rsv@Leviticus:17:13 @ Any man also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust.

rsv@Leviticus:17:14 @ "For the life of every creature is the blood of it; therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.

rsv@Leviticus:17:15 @ And every person that eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.

rsv@Leviticus:18:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:18:3 @ You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.

rsv@Leviticus:18:20 @ And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.

rsv@Leviticus:18:23 @ And you shall not lie with any beast and defile yourself with it, neither shall any woman give herself to a beast to lie with it: it is perversion.

rsv@Leviticus:18:24 @ "Do not defile yourselves by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am casting out before you defiled themselves;

rsv@Leviticus:18:30 @ So keep my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and never to defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God."

rsv@Leviticus:19:2 @ "Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.

rsv@Leviticus:19:4 @ Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:19:9 @ "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very border, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.

rsv@Leviticus:19:11 @ "You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

rsv@Leviticus:19:12 @ And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:19:18 @ You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:19:19 @ "You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; nor shall there come upon you a garment of cloth made of two kinds of stuff.

rsv@Leviticus:19:20 @ "If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave, betrothed to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, an inquiry shall be held. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free;

rsv@Leviticus:19:21 @ but he shall bring a guilt offering for himself to the LORD, to the door of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.

rsv@Leviticus:19:25 @ But in the fifth year you may eat of their fruit, that they may yield more richly for you: I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:19:34 @ The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:20:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, Any man of the people of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who gives any of his children to Molech shall be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

rsv@Leviticus:20:3 @ I myself will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

rsv@Leviticus:20:7 @ Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:20:22 @ "You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them; that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.

rsv@Leviticus:20:25 @ You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean; you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have set apart for you to hold unclean.

rsv@Leviticus:21:1 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them that none of them shall defile himself for the dead among his people,

rsv@Leviticus:21:3 @ or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may defile himself).

rsv@Leviticus:21:4 @ He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.

rsv@Leviticus:21:9 @ And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.

rsv@Leviticus:21:11 @ he shall not go in to any dead body, nor defile himself, even for his father or for his mother;

rsv@Leviticus:21:24 @ So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:22:2 @ "Tell Aaron and his sons to keep away from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they may not profane my holy name; I am the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:22:3 @ Say to them, `If any one of all your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:22:8 @ That which dies of itself or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, defiling himself by it: I am the LORD.'

rsv@Leviticus:22:15 @ The priests shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they offer to the LORD,

rsv@Leviticus:22:18 @ "Say to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel, When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents his offering, whether in payment of a vow or as a freewill offering which is offered to the LORD as a burnt offering,

rsv@Leviticus:22:32 @ And you shall not profane my holy name, but I will be hallowed among the people of Israel; I am the LORD who sanctify you,

rsv@Leviticus:23:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, The appointed feasts of the LORD which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, my appointed feasts, are these.

rsv@Leviticus:23:3 @ Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no work; it is a sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.

rsv@Leviticus:23:10 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you come into the land which I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest;

rsv@Leviticus:23:14 @ And you shall eat neither bread nor grain parched or fresh until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

rsv@Leviticus:23:17 @ You shall bring from your dwellings two loaves of bread to be waved, made of two tenths of an ephah; they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven, as first fruits to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:23:21 @ And you shall make proclamation on the same day; you shall hold a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

rsv@Leviticus:23:22 @ "And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very border, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God."

rsv@Leviticus:23:24 @ "Say to the people of Israel, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.

rsv@Leviticus:23:27 @ "On the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present an offering by fire to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:23:31 @ You shall do no work: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

rsv@Leviticus:23:32 @ It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves; on the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your sabbath."

rsv@Leviticus:23:34 @ "Say to the people of Israel, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the feast of booths to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:23:42 @ You shall dwell in booths for seven days; all that are native in Israel shall dwell in booths,

rsv@Leviticus:23:43 @ that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."

rsv@Leviticus:23:44 @ Thus Moses declared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:24:2 @ "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning continually.

rsv@Leviticus:24:5 @ "And you shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.

rsv@Leviticus:24:8 @ Every sabbath day Aaron shall set it in order before the LORD continually on behalf of the people of Israel as a covenant for ever.

rsv@Leviticus:24:10 @ Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel; and the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel quarreled in the camp,

rsv@Leviticus:24:11 @ and the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. And they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelo'mith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Daniel.

rsv@Leviticus:24:15 @ And say to the people of Israel, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

rsv@Leviticus:24:16 @ He who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him; the sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

rsv@Leviticus:24:23 @ So Moses spoke to the people of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Leviticus:25:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you come into the land which I give you, the land shall keep a sabbath to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:25:3 @ Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in its fruits;

rsv@Leviticus:25:4 @ but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the LORD; you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.

rsv@Leviticus:25:5 @ What grows of itself in your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your undressed vine you shall not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

rsv@Leviticus:25:6 @ The sabbath of the land shall provide food for you, for yourself and for your male and female slaves and for your hired servant and the sojourner who lives with you;

rsv@Leviticus:25:7 @ for your cattle also and for the beasts that are in your land all its yield shall be for food.

rsv@Leviticus:25:11 @ A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be to you; in it you shall neither sow, nor reap what grows of itself, nor gather the grapes from the undressed vines.

rsv@Leviticus:25:12 @ For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat what it yields out of the field.

rsv@Leviticus:25:14 @ And if you sell to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

rsv@Leviticus:25:15 @ According to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years for crops he shall sell to you.

rsv@Leviticus:25:16 @ If the years are many you shall increase the price, and if the years are few you shall diminish the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you.

rsv@Leviticus:25:18 @ "Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and perform them; so you will dwell in the land securely.

rsv@Leviticus:25:19 @ The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell in it securely.

rsv@Leviticus:25:25 @ "If your brother becomes poor, and sells part of his property, then his next of kin shall come and redeem what his brother has sold.

rsv@Leviticus:25:26 @ If a man has no one to redeem it, and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it,

rsv@Leviticus:25:28 @ But if he has not sufficient means to get it back for himself, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the year of jubilee; in the jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.

rsv@Leviticus:25:29 @ "If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, he may redeem it within a whole year after its sale; for a full year he shall have the right of redemption.

rsv@Leviticus:25:30 @ If it is not redeemed within a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him who bought it, throughout his generations; it shall not be released in the jubilee.

rsv@Leviticus:25:31 @ But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country; they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the jubilee.

rsv@Leviticus:25:32 @ Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.

rsv@Leviticus:25:33 @ And if one of the Levites does not exercise his right of redemption, then the house that was sold in a city of their possession shall be released in the jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the people of Israel.

rsv@Leviticus:25:34 @ But the fields of common land belonging to their cities may not be sold; for that is their perpetual possession.

rsv@Leviticus:25:35 @ "And if your brother becomes poor, and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall maintain him; as a stranger and a sojourner he shall live with you.

rsv@Leviticus:25:39 @ "And if your brother becomes poor beside you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:

rsv@Leviticus:25:46 @ You may bequeath them to your sons after you, to inherit as a possession for ever; you may make slaves of them, but over your brethren the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.

rsv@Leviticus:25:47 @ "If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you, or to a member of the stranger's family,

rsv@Leviticus:25:49 @ or his uncle, or his cousin may redeem him, or a near kinsman belonging to his family may redeem him; or if he grows rich he may redeem himself.

rsv@Leviticus:25:50 @ He shall reckon with him who bought him from the year when he sold himself to him until the year of jubilee, and the price of his release shall be according to the number of years; the time he was with his owner shall be rated as the time of a hired servant.

rsv@Leviticus:25:54 @ And if he is not redeemed by these means, then he shall be released in the year of jubilee, he and his children with him.

rsv@Leviticus:25:55 @ For to me the people of Israel are servants, they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:26:1 @ "You shall make for yourselves no idols and erect no graven image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land, to bow down to them; for I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Leviticus:26:4 @ then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

rsv@Leviticus:26:5 @ And your threshing shall last to the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last to the time for sowing; and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land securely.

rsv@Leviticus:26:20 @ and your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

rsv@Leviticus:26:24 @ then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will smite you sevenfold for your sins.

rsv@Leviticus:26:25 @ And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant; and if you gather within your cities I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

rsv@Leviticus:26:26 @ When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and shall deliver your bread again by weight; and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.

rsv@Leviticus:26:28 @ then I will walk contrary to you in fury, and chastise you myself sevenfold for your sins.

rsv@Leviticus:26:31 @ And I will lay your cities waste, and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing odors.

rsv@Leviticus:26:35 @ As long as it lies desolate it shall have rest, the rest which it had not in your sabbaths when you dwelt upon it.

rsv@Leviticus:26:46 @ These are the statutes and ordinances and laws which the LORD made between him and the people of Israel on Mount Sinai by Moses.

rsv@Leviticus:27:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When a man makes a special vow of persons to the LORD at your valuation,

rsv@Leviticus:27:3 @ then your valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

rsv@Leviticus:27:4 @ If the person is a female, your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

rsv@Leviticus:27:5 @ If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

rsv@Leviticus:27:6 @ If the person is from a month old up to five years old, your valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver.

rsv@Leviticus:27:7 @ And if the person is sixty years old and upward, then your valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

rsv@Leviticus:27:16 @ "If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land which is his by inheritance, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it; a sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

rsv@Leviticus:27:17 @ If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, it shall stand at your full valuation;

rsv@Leviticus:27:18 @ but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall compute the money-value for it according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from your valuation.

rsv@Leviticus:27:19 @ And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of the valuation in money to it, and it shall remain his.

rsv@Leviticus:27:20 @ But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;

rsv@Leviticus:27:21 @ but the field, when it is released in the jubilee, shall be holy to the LORD, as a field that has been devoted; the priest shall be in possession of it.

rsv@Leviticus:27:22 @ If he dedicates to the LORD a field which he has bought, which is not a part of his possession by inheritance,

rsv@Leviticus:27:24 @ In the year of jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to whom the land belongs as a possession by inheritance.

rsv@Leviticus:27:25 @ Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.

rsv@Leviticus:27:26 @ "But a firstling of animals, which as a firstling belongs to the LORD, no man may dedicate; whether ox or sheep, it is the LORD's.

rsv@Leviticus:27:28 @ "But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether of man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.

rsv@Leviticus:27:34 @ These are the commandments which the LORD commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai.

rsv@Numbers:1:2 @ "Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by families, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head;

rsv@Numbers:1:3 @ from twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war, you and Aaron shall number them, company by company.

rsv@Numbers:1:5 @ And these are the names of the men who shall attend you. From Reuben, Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur;

rsv@Numbers:1:6 @ from Simeon, Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai;

rsv@Numbers:1:8 @ from Is'sachar, Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar;

rsv@Numbers:1:9 @ from Zeb'ulun, Eli'ab the son of Helon;

rsv@Numbers:1:10 @ from the sons of Joseph, from E'phraim, Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud, and from Manas'seh, Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur;

rsv@Numbers:1:13 @ from Asher, Pa'giel the son of Ochran;

rsv@Numbers:1:14 @ from Gad, Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el;

rsv@Numbers:1:16 @ These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:1:18 @ and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by families, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

rsv@Numbers:1:20 @ The people of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:

rsv@Numbers:1:32 @ Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of E'phraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

rsv@Numbers:1:44 @ These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house.

rsv@Numbers:1:45 @ So the whole number of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war in Israel--

rsv@Numbers:1:49 @ "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel;

rsv@Numbers:1:50 @ but appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it; they are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

rsv@Numbers:1:51 @ When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death.

rsv@Numbers:1:52 @ The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own standard;

rsv@Numbers:1:53 @ but the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the people of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony."

rsv@Numbers:1:54 @ Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:2:2 @ "The people of Israel shall encamp each by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses; they shall encamp facing the tent of meeting on every side.

rsv@Numbers:2:5 @ Those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Is'sachar, the leader of the people of Is'sachar being Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar,

rsv@Numbers:2:7 @ Then the tribe of Zeb'ulun, the leader of the people of Zeb'ulun being Eli'ab the son of Helon,

rsv@Numbers:2:10 @ "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the people of Reuben being Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur,

rsv@Numbers:2:12 @ And those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the people of Simeon being Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai,

rsv@Numbers:2:14 @ Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the people of Gad being Eli'asaph the son of Reu'el,

rsv@Numbers:2:18 @ "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E'phraim by their companies, the leader of the people of E'phraim being Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud,

rsv@Numbers:2:20 @ And next to him shall be the tribe of Manas'seh, the leader of the people of Manas'seh being Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur,

rsv@Numbers:2:27 @ And those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the people of Asher being Pa'giel the son of Ochran,

rsv@Numbers:2:32 @ These are the people of Israel as numbered by their fathers' houses; all in the camps who were numbered by their companies were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

rsv@Numbers:2:33 @ But the Levites were not numbered among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:2:34 @ Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, every one in his family, according to his fathers' house.

rsv@Numbers:3:2 @ These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar;

rsv@Numbers:3:4 @ But Nadab and Abi'hu died before the LORD when they offered unholy fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Elea'zar and Ith'amar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.

rsv@Numbers:3:8 @ they shall have charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.

rsv@Numbers:3:9 @ And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:3:10 @ And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death."

rsv@Numbers:3:12 @ "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every first-born that opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine,

rsv@Numbers:3:13 @ for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the first-born in Israel, both of man and of beast; they shall be mine: I am the LORD."

rsv@Numbers:3:19 @ And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel.

rsv@Numbers:3:24 @ with Eli'asaph, the son of La'el as head of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.

rsv@Numbers:3:30 @ with Eli-za'phan the son of Uz'ziel as head of the fathers' house of the families of the Ko'hathites.

rsv@Numbers:3:31 @ And their charge was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service pertaining to these.

rsv@Numbers:3:32 @ And Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.

rsv@Numbers:3:35 @ And the head of the fathers' house of the families of Merar'i was Zu'riel the son of Ab'ihail; they were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

rsv@Numbers:3:38 @ And those to encamp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, having charge of the rites within the sanctuary, whatever had to be done for the people of Israel; and any one else who came near was to be put to death.

rsv@Numbers:3:40 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Number all the first-born males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking their number by names.

rsv@Numbers:3:41 @ And you shall take the Levites for me--I am the LORD--instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the people of Israel."

rsv@Numbers:3:42 @ So Moses numbered all the first-born among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded him.

rsv@Numbers:3:45 @ "Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:3:46 @ And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the first-born of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites,

rsv@Numbers:3:47 @ you shall take five shekels apiece; reckoning by the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs, you shall take them,

rsv@Numbers:3:50 @ from the first-born of the people of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, reckoned by the shekel of the sanctuary;

rsv@Numbers:4:9 @ And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its snuffers, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied:

rsv@Numbers:4:12 @ and they shall take all the vessels of the service which are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of goatskin, and put them on the carrying frame.

rsv@Numbers:4:14 @ and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.

rsv@Numbers:4:16 @ "And Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the continual cereal offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels."

rsv@Numbers:4:46 @ All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and their fathers' houses,

rsv@Numbers:5:2 @ "Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one having a discharge, and every one that is unclean through contact with the dead;

rsv@Numbers:5:3 @ you shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."

rsv@Numbers:5:4 @ And the people of Israel did so, and drove them outside the camp; as the LORD said to Moses, so the people of Israel did.

rsv@Numbers:5:6 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that men commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person is guilty,

rsv@Numbers:5:9 @ And every offering, all the holy things of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his;

rsv@Numbers:5:12 @ "Say to the people of Israel, If any man's wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully against him,

rsv@Numbers:5:13 @ if a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, since she was not taken in the act;

rsv@Numbers:5:14 @ and if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him, and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him, and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself;

rsv@Numbers:5:17 @ and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.

rsv@Numbers:5:20 @ But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband has lain with you,

rsv@Numbers:5:21 @ then' (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) `the LORD make you an execration and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh fall away and your body swell;

rsv@Numbers:5:22 @ may this water that brings the curse pass into your bowels and make your body swell and your thigh fall away.' And the woman shall say, `Amen, Amen.'

rsv@Numbers:5:27 @ And when he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and has acted unfaithfully against her husband, the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away, and the woman shall become an execration among her people.

rsv@Numbers:5:28 @ But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children.

rsv@Numbers:5:29 @ "This is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself,

rsv@Numbers:6:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

rsv@Numbers:6:3 @ he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried.

rsv@Numbers:6:5 @ "All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.

rsv@Numbers:6:6 @ "All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he shall not go near a dead body.

rsv@Numbers:6:7 @ Neither for his father nor for his mother, nor for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean; because his separation to God is upon his head.

rsv@Numbers:6:12 @ and separate himself to the LORD for the days of his separation, and bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering; but the former time shall be void, because his separation was defiled.

rsv@Numbers:6:21 @ "This is the law for the Nazirite who takes a vow. His offering to the LORD shall be according to his vow as a Nazirite, apart from what else he can afford; in accordance with the vow which he takes, so shall he do according to the law for his separation as a Nazirite."

rsv@Numbers:6:23 @ "Say to Aaron and his sons, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,

rsv@Numbers:6:27 @ "So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them."

rsv@Numbers:7:2 @ the leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, the leaders of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered,

rsv@Numbers:7:3 @ offered and brought their offerings before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; they offered them before the tabernacle.

rsv@Numbers:7:13 @ and his offering was one silver plate whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:14 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:18 @ On the second day Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar, the leader of Is'sachar, made an offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:19 @ he offered for his offering one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:20 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:23 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar.

rsv@Numbers:7:24 @ On the third day Eli'ab the son of Helon, the leader of the men of Zeb'ulun:

rsv@Numbers:7:25 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:26 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:29 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'ab the son of Helon.

rsv@Numbers:7:30 @ On the fourth day Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur, the leader of the men of Reuben:

rsv@Numbers:7:31 @ his offering was one silver plate whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:32 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:35 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur.

rsv@Numbers:7:36 @ On the fifth day Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai, the leader of the men of Simeon:

rsv@Numbers:7:37 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:38 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:41 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai.

rsv@Numbers:7:42 @ On the sixth day Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el, the leader of the men of Gad:

rsv@Numbers:7:43 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:44 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:47 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el.

rsv@Numbers:7:48 @ On the seventh day Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud, the leader of the men of E'phraim:

rsv@Numbers:7:49 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:50 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:53 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud.

rsv@Numbers:7:54 @ On the eighth day Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur, the leader of the men of Manas'seh:

rsv@Numbers:7:55 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:56 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:59 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur.

rsv@Numbers:7:61 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:62 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:67 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:68 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:72 @ On the eleventh day Pa'giel the son of Ochran, the leader of the men of Asher:

rsv@Numbers:7:73 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:74 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:77 @ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pa'giel the son of Ochran.

rsv@Numbers:7:78 @ On the twelfth day Ahi'ra the son of Enan, the leader of the men of Naph'tali:

rsv@Numbers:7:79 @ his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

rsv@Numbers:7:80 @ one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;

rsv@Numbers:7:84 @ This was the dedication offering for the altar, on the day when it was anointed, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes,

rsv@Numbers:7:85 @ each silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and each basin seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary,

rsv@Numbers:7:86 @ the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being a hundred and twenty shekels;

rsv@Numbers:7:87 @ all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their cereal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;

rsv@Numbers:8:6 @ "Take the Levites from among the people of Israel, and cleanse them.

rsv@Numbers:8:7 @ And thus you shall do to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.

rsv@Numbers:8:9 @ And you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:8:10 @ When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites,

rsv@Numbers:8:11 @ and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:8:14 @ "Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

rsv@Numbers:8:16 @ For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel; instead of all that open the womb, the first-born of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself.

rsv@Numbers:8:17 @ For all the first-born among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast; on the day that I slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself,

rsv@Numbers:8:18 @ and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:8:19 @ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel in case the people of Israel should come near the sanctuary."

rsv@Numbers:8:20 @ Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them.

rsv@Numbers:8:21 @ And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

rsv@Numbers:9:2 @ "Let the people of Israel keep the passover at its appointed time.

rsv@Numbers:9:4 @ So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the passover.

rsv@Numbers:9:5 @ And they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did.

rsv@Numbers:9:7 @ and those men said to him, "We are unclean through touching the dead body of a man; why are we kept from offering the LORD's offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?"

rsv@Numbers:9:10 @ "Say to the people of Israel, If any man of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is afar off on a journey, he shall still keep the passover to the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:9:17 @ And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel encamped.

rsv@Numbers:9:18 @ At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they encamped; as long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp.

rsv@Numbers:9:19 @ Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and did not set out.

rsv@Numbers:9:22 @ Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out; but when it was taken up they set out.

rsv@Numbers:10:3 @ And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

rsv@Numbers:10:4 @ But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

rsv@Numbers:10:12 @ and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran.

rsv@Numbers:10:15 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Is'sachar was Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar.

rsv@Numbers:10:16 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Zeb'ulun was Eli'ab the son of Helon.

rsv@Numbers:10:18 @ And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies; and over their host was Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur.

rsv@Numbers:10:19 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Simeon was Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai.

rsv@Numbers:10:20 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Gad was Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el.

rsv@Numbers:10:22 @ And the standard of the camp of the men of E'phraim set out by their companies; and over their host was Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud.

rsv@Numbers:10:23 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Manas'seh was Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur.

rsv@Numbers:10:26 @ And over the host of the tribe of the men of Asher was Pa'giel the son of Ochran.

rsv@Numbers:10:28 @ This was the order of march of the people of Israel according to their hosts, when they set out.

rsv@Numbers:10:29 @ And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reu'el the Mid'ianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said, `I will give it to you'; come with us, and we will do you good; for the LORD has promised good to Israel."

rsv@Numbers:10:36 @ And when it rested, he said, "Return, O LORD, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel."

rsv@Numbers:11:4 @ Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving; and the people of Israel also wept again, and said, "O that we had meat to eat!

rsv@Numbers:11:5 @ We remember the fish we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;

rsv@Numbers:11:7 @ Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium.

rsv@Numbers:11:9 @ When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.

rsv@Numbers:11:16 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

rsv@Numbers:11:17 @ And I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take some of the spirit which is upon you and put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.

rsv@Numbers:11:18 @ And say to the people, `Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.

rsv@Numbers:11:24 @ So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and placed them round about the tent.

rsv@Numbers:11:25 @ Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was upon him and put it upon the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did so no more.

rsv@Numbers:11:26 @ Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested upon them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp.

rsv@Numbers:11:27 @ And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."

rsv@Numbers:11:30 @ And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

rsv@Numbers:11:32 @ And the people rose all that day, and all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.

rsv@Numbers:12:6 @ And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision, I speak with him in a dream.

rsv@Numbers:13:2 @ "Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the people of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a leader among them."

rsv@Numbers:13:3 @ So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:13:10 @ from the tribe of Zeb'ulun, Gad'diel the son of Sodi;

rsv@Numbers:13:12 @ from the tribe of Dan, Am'miel the son of Gemal'li;

rsv@Numbers:13:13 @ from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;

rsv@Numbers:13:15 @ from the tribe of Gad, Geu'el the son of Machi.

rsv@Numbers:13:18 @ and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,

rsv@Numbers:13:19 @ and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds,

rsv@Numbers:13:24 @ That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down from there.

rsv@Numbers:13:26 @ And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

rsv@Numbers:13:28 @ Yet the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there.

rsv@Numbers:13:29 @ The Amal'ekites dwell in the land of the Negeb; the Hittites, the Jeb'usites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan."

rsv@Numbers:13:30 @ But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once, and occupy it; for we are well able to overcome it."

rsv@Numbers:13:32 @ So they brought to the people of Israel an evil report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land, through which we have gone, to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.

rsv@Numbers:13:33 @ And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim); and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them."

rsv@Numbers:14:2 @ And all the people of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron; the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!

rsv@Numbers:14:5 @ Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:14:7 @ and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.

rsv@Numbers:14:8 @ If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey.

rsv@Numbers:14:9 @ Only, do not rebel against the LORD; and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us; their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them."

rsv@Numbers:14:10 @ But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:14:11 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs which I have wrought among them?

rsv@Numbers:14:14 @ and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that thou, O LORD, art in the midst of this people; for thou, O LORD, art seen face to face, and thy cloud stands over them and thou goest before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

rsv@Numbers:14:25 @ Now, since the Amal'ekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea."

rsv@Numbers:14:27 @ "How long shall this wicked congregation murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the people of Israel, which they murmur against me.

rsv@Numbers:14:30 @ not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you dwell, except Caleb the son of Jephun'neh and Joshua the son of Nun.

rsv@Numbers:14:35 @ I, the LORD, have spoken; surely this will I do to all this wicked congregation that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to a full end, and there they shall die."

rsv@Numbers:14:39 @ And Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.

rsv@Numbers:14:45 @ Then the Amal'ekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that hill country came down, and defeated them and pursued them, even to Hormah.

rsv@Numbers:15:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I give you,

rsv@Numbers:15:18 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you come into the land to which I bring you

rsv@Numbers:15:25 @ And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the people of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; because it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error.

rsv@Numbers:15:26 @ And all the congregation of the people of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who sojourns among them, because the whole population was involved in the error.

rsv@Numbers:15:29 @ You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native among the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them.

rsv@Numbers:15:32 @ While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.

rsv@Numbers:15:38 @ "Speak to the people of Israel, and bid them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put upon the tassel of each corner a cord of blue;

rsv@Numbers:15:39 @ and it shall be to you a tassel to look upon and remember all the commandments of the LORD, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to go after wantonly.

rsv@Numbers:16:1 @ Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

rsv@Numbers:16:2 @ took men; and they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men;

rsv@Numbers:16:3 @ and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"

rsv@Numbers:16:4 @ When Moses heard it, he fell on his face;

rsv@Numbers:16:9 @ is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;

rsv@Numbers:16:12 @ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab; and they said, "We will not come up.

rsv@Numbers:16:13 @ Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us?

rsv@Numbers:16:14 @ Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up."

rsv@Numbers:16:21 @ "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment."

rsv@Numbers:16:22 @ And they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry with all the congregation?"

rsv@Numbers:16:24 @ "Say to the congregation, Get away from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abi'ram."

rsv@Numbers:16:25 @ Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abi'ram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

rsv@Numbers:16:27 @ So they got away from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abi'ram; and Dathan and Abi'ram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.

rsv@Numbers:16:30 @ But if the LORD creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the LORD."

rsv@Numbers:16:32 @ and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonged to Korah and all their goods.

rsv@Numbers:16:33 @ So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

rsv@Numbers:16:34 @ And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"

rsv@Numbers:16:37 @ "Tell Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze; then scatter the fire far and wide. For they are holy,

rsv@Numbers:16:38 @ the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives; so let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the LORD; therefore they are holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel."

rsv@Numbers:16:39 @ So Elea'zar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered; and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar,

rsv@Numbers:16:40 @ to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no one who is not a priest, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the LORD, lest he become as Korah and as his company--as the LORD said to Elea'zar through Moses.

rsv@Numbers:16:41 @ But on the morrow all the congregation of the people of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, "You have killed the people of the LORD."

rsv@Numbers:16:45 @ "Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.

rsv@Numbers:17:2 @ "Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them rods, one for each fathers' house, from all their leaders according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods. Write each man's name upon his rod,

rsv@Numbers:17:5 @ And the rod of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the people of Israel, which they murmur against you."

rsv@Numbers:17:6 @ Moses spoke to the people of Israel; and all their leaders gave him rods, one for each leader, according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

rsv@Numbers:17:9 @ Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the people of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.

rsv@Numbers:17:10 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, lest they die."

rsv@Numbers:17:12 @ And the people of Israel said to Moses, "Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

rsv@Numbers:18:3 @ They shall attend you and attend to all duties of the tent; but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar, lest they, and you, die.

rsv@Numbers:18:4 @ They shall join you, and attend to the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no one else shall come near you.

rsv@Numbers:18:5 @ And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there be wrath no more upon the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:18:6 @ And behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the people of Israel; they are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

rsv@Numbers:18:7 @ And you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any one else who comes near shall be put to death."

rsv@Numbers:18:8 @ Then the LORD said to Aaron, "And behold, I have given you whatever is kept of the offerings made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel; I have given them to you as a portion, and to your sons as a perpetual due.

rsv@Numbers:18:11 @ This also is yours, the offering of their gift, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel; I have given them to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due; every one who is clean in your house may eat of it.

rsv@Numbers:18:14 @ Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

rsv@Numbers:18:15 @ Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours; nevertheless the first-born of man you shall redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts you shall redeem.

rsv@Numbers:18:16 @ And their redemption price (at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

rsv@Numbers:18:19 @ All the holy offerings which the people of Israel present to the LORD I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due; it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD for you and for your offspring with you."

rsv@Numbers:18:20 @ And the LORD said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:18:21 @ "To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, their service in the tent of meeting.

rsv@Numbers:18:22 @ And henceforth the people of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.

rsv@Numbers:18:23 @ But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; and among the people of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

rsv@Numbers:18:24 @ For the tithe of the people of Israel, which they present as an offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said of them that they shall have no inheritance among the people of Israel."

rsv@Numbers:18:26 @ "Moreover you shall say to the Levites, `When you take from the people of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe.

rsv@Numbers:18:28 @ So shall you also present an offering to the LORD from all your tithes, which you receive from the people of Israel; and from it you shall give the LORD's offering to Aaron the priest.

rsv@Numbers:18:32 @ And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have offered the best of it. And you shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.'"

rsv@Numbers:19:2 @ "This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and upon which a yoke has never come.

rsv@Numbers:19:3 @ And you shall give her to Elea'zar the priest, and she shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him;

rsv@Numbers:19:4 @ and Elea'zar the priest shall take some of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.

rsv@Numbers:19:9 @ And a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the people of Israel for the water for impurity, for the removal of sin.

rsv@Numbers:19:10 @ And he who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. And this shall be to the people of Israel, and to the stranger who sojourns among them, a perpetual statute.

rsv@Numbers:19:12 @ he shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean; but if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean.

rsv@Numbers:19:13 @ Whoever touches a dead person, the body of any man who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still on him.

rsv@Numbers:19:15 @ And every open vessel, which has no cover fastened upon it, is unclean.

rsv@Numbers:19:16 @ Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

rsv@Numbers:19:17 @ For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and running water shall be added in a vessel;

rsv@Numbers:19:19 @ and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean.

rsv@Numbers:19:20 @ "But the man who is unclean and does not cleanse himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; because the water for impurity has not been thrown upon him, he is unclean.

rsv@Numbers:20:1 @ And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

rsv@Numbers:20:2 @ Now there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

rsv@Numbers:20:6 @ Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them,

rsv@Numbers:20:8 @ "Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water; so you shall bring water out of the rock for them; so you shall give drink to the congregation and their cattle."

rsv@Numbers:20:10 @ And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?"

rsv@Numbers:20:12 @ And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."

rsv@Numbers:20:13 @ These are the waters of Mer'ibah, where the people of Israel contended with the LORD, and he showed himself holy among them.

rsv@Numbers:20:14 @ Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the adversity that has befallen us:

rsv@Numbers:20:15 @ how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers;

rsv@Numbers:20:16 @ and when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us forth out of Egypt; and here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.

rsv@Numbers:20:17 @ Now let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, neither will we drink water from a well; we will go along the King's Highway, we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed through your territory."

rsv@Numbers:20:19 @ And the people of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, nothing more."

rsv@Numbers:20:21 @ Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

rsv@Numbers:20:22 @ And they journeyed from Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.

rsv@Numbers:20:24 @ "Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Mer'ibah.

rsv@Numbers:20:25 @ Take Aaron and Elea'zar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;

rsv@Numbers:20:26 @ and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Elea'zar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there."

rsv@Numbers:20:28 @ And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Elea'zar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Elea'zar came down from the mountain.

rsv@Numbers:20:29 @ And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.

rsv@Numbers:21:1 @ When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

rsv@Numbers:21:2 @ And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt indeed give this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities."

rsv@Numbers:21:3 @ And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and gave over the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities; so the name of the place was called Hormah.

rsv@Numbers:21:6 @ Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

rsv@Numbers:21:10 @ And the people of Israel set out, and encamped in Oboth.

rsv@Numbers:21:16 @ And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people together, and I will give them water."

rsv@Numbers:21:17 @ Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!--Sing to it!--

rsv@Numbers:21:18 @ the well which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people delved, with the scepter and with their staves." And from the wilderness they went on to Mat'tanah,

rsv@Numbers:21:19 @ and from Mat'tanah to Nahal'iel, and from Nahal'iel to Bamoth,

rsv@Numbers:21:21 @ Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

rsv@Numbers:21:22 @ "Let me pass through your land; we will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink the water of a well; we will go by the King's Highway, until we have passed through your territory."

rsv@Numbers:21:23 @ But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his men together, and went out against Israel to the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

rsv@Numbers:21:24 @ And Israel slew him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as to the Ammonites; for Jazer was the boundary of the Ammonites.

rsv@Numbers:21:25 @ And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

rsv@Numbers:21:31 @ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

rsv@Numbers:21:34 @ But the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him; for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon."

rsv@Numbers:22:1 @ Then the people of Israel set out, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

rsv@Numbers:22:2 @ And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

rsv@Numbers:22:3 @ And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many; Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:22:4 @ And Moab said to the elders of Mid'ian, "This horde will now lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." So Balak the son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,

rsv@Numbers:22:5 @ sent messengers to Balaam the son of Be'or at Pethor, which is near the River, in the land of Amaw to call him, saying, "Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me.

rsv@Numbers:22:7 @ So the elders of Moab and the elders of Mid'ian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.

rsv@Numbers:22:17 @ for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do; come, curse this people for me.'"

rsv@Numbers:22:22 @ But God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the ass, and his two servants were with him.

rsv@Numbers:22:23 @ And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the road, and went into the field; and Balaam struck the ass, to turn her into the road.

rsv@Numbers:22:24 @ Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side.

rsv@Numbers:22:25 @ And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she pushed against the wall, and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall; so he struck her again.

rsv@Numbers:22:26 @ Then the angel of the LORD went ahead, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.

rsv@Numbers:22:27 @ When the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the ass with his staff.

rsv@Numbers:22:31 @ Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

rsv@Numbers:22:32 @ And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you struck your ass these three times? Behold, I have come forth to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me;

rsv@Numbers:22:33 @ and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely just now I would have slain you and let her live."

rsv@Numbers:22:34 @ Then Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned, for I did not know that thou didst stand in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in thy sight, I will go back again."

rsv@Numbers:22:35 @ And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men; but only the word which I bid you, that shall you speak." So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.

rsv@Numbers:23:3 @ And Balaam said to Balak, "Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you." And he went to a bare height.

rsv@Numbers:23:7 @ And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, "From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: `Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!'

rsv@Numbers:23:9 @ For from the top of the mountains I see him, from the hills I behold him; lo, a people dwelling alone, and not reckoning itself among the nations!

rsv@Numbers:23:10 @ Who can count the dust of Jacob, or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!"

rsv@Numbers:23:14 @ And he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

rsv@Numbers:23:21 @ He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob; nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of a king is among them.

rsv@Numbers:23:23 @ For there is no enchantment against Jacob, no divination against Israel; now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel, `What has God wrought!'

rsv@Numbers:23:24 @ Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down till it devours the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain."

rsv@Numbers:23:26 @ But Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell you, `All that the LORD says, that I must do'?"

rsv@Numbers:24:1 @ When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness.

rsv@Numbers:24:2 @ And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel encamping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him,

rsv@Numbers:24:5 @ how fair are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel!

rsv@Numbers:24:11 @ Therefore now flee to your place; I said, `I will certainly honor you,' but the LORD has held you back from honor."

rsv@Numbers:24:12 @ And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,

rsv@Numbers:24:17 @ I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: a star shall come forth out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth.

rsv@Numbers:24:18 @ Edom shall be dispossessed, Se'ir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed, while Israel does valiantly.

rsv@Numbers:24:21 @ And he looked on the Ken'ite, and took up his discourse, and said, "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;

rsv@Numbers:24:22 @ nevertheless Kain shall be wasted. How long shall Asshur take you away captive?"

rsv@Numbers:25:1 @ While Israel dwelt in Shittim the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

rsv@Numbers:25:3 @ So Israel yoked himself to Ba'al of Pe'or. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel;

rsv@Numbers:25:4 @ and the LORD said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them in the sun before the LORD, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel."

rsv@Numbers:25:5 @ And Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Every one of you slay his men who have yoked themselves to Ba'al of Pe'or."

rsv@Numbers:25:6 @ And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Mid'ianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

rsv@Numbers:25:7 @ When Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation, and took a spear in his hand

rsv@Numbers:25:8 @ and went after the man of Israel into the inner room, and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through her body. Thus the plague was stayed from the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:25:9 @ Nevertheless those that died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@Numbers:25:11 @ "Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy.

rsv@Numbers:25:13 @ and it shall be to him, and to his descendants after him, the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the people of Israel.'"

rsv@Numbers:25:14 @ The name of the slain man of Israel, who was slain with the Mid'ianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, head of a fathers' house belonging to the Simeonites.

rsv@Numbers:26:1 @ After the plague the LORD said to Moses and to Elea'zar the son of Aaron, the priest,

rsv@Numbers:26:2 @ "Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war."

rsv@Numbers:26:3 @ And Moses and Elea'zar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

rsv@Numbers:26:4 @ "Take a census of the people, from twenty years old and upward," as the LORD commanded Moses. The people of Israel, who came forth out of the land of Egypt, were:

rsv@Numbers:26:5 @ Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Ha'nochites; of Pallu, the family of the Pal'luites;

rsv@Numbers:26:8 @ And the sons of Pallu: Eli'ab.

rsv@Numbers:26:9 @ The sons of Eli'ab: Nem'uel, Dathan, and Abi'ram. These are the Dathan and Abi'ram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,

rsv@Numbers:26:12 @ The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nem'uel, the family of the Nem'uelites; of Jamin, the family of the Ja'minites; of Jachin, the family of the Ja'chinites;

rsv@Numbers:26:20 @ And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shela'nites; of Perez, the family of the Per'ezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zer'ahites.

rsv@Numbers:26:26 @ The sons of Zeb'ulun, according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Ser'edites; of Elon, the family of the E'lonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jah'leelites.

rsv@Numbers:26:30 @ These are the sons of Gilead: of Ie'zer, the family of the Ie'zerites; of Helek, the family of the He'lekites;

rsv@Numbers:26:31 @ and of As'riel, the family of the As'rielites; and of Shechem, the family of the She'chemites;

rsv@Numbers:26:33 @ Now Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zeloph'ehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

rsv@Numbers:26:38 @ The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Be'la-ites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ash'belites; of Ahi'ram, the family of the Ahi'ramites;

rsv@Numbers:26:40 @ And the sons of Bela were Ard and Na'aman: of Ard, the family of the Ard'ites; of Na'aman, the family of the Na'amites.

rsv@Numbers:26:45 @ Of the sons of Beri'ah: of Heber, the family of the He'berites; of Mal'chi-el, the family of the Mal'chi-elites.

rsv@Numbers:26:48 @ The sons of Naph'tali according to their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jah'zeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

rsv@Numbers:26:51 @ This was the number of the people of Israel, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

rsv@Numbers:26:60 @ And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar and Ith'amar.

rsv@Numbers:26:62 @ And those numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the people of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:26:63 @ These were those numbered by Moses and Elea'zar the priest, who numbered the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

rsv@Numbers:26:64 @ But among these there was not a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had numbered the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

rsv@Numbers:27:1 @ Then drew near the daughters of Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, from the families of Manas'seh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

rsv@Numbers:27:2 @ And they stood before Moses, and before Elea'zar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,

rsv@Numbers:27:3 @ "Our father died in the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin; and he had no sons.

rsv@Numbers:27:7 @ "The daughters of Zeloph'ehad are right; you shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

rsv@Numbers:27:8 @ And you shall say to the people of Israel, `If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

rsv@Numbers:27:11 @ And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be to the people of Israel a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"

rsv@Numbers:27:12 @ The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Ab'arim, and see the land which I have given to the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:27:14 @ because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin during the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Mer'ibah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

rsv@Numbers:27:19 @ cause him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight.

rsv@Numbers:27:20 @ You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey.

rsv@Numbers:27:21 @ And he shall stand before Elea'zar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD; at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation."

rsv@Numbers:27:22 @ And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and caused him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and the whole congregation,

rsv@Numbers:28:2 @ "Command the people of Israel, and say to them, `My offering, my food for my offerings by fire, my pleasing odor, you shall take heed to offer to me in its due season.'

rsv@Numbers:29:7 @ "On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and afflict yourselves; you shall do no work,

rsv@Numbers:29:17 @ "On the second day twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

rsv@Numbers:29:20 @ "On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

rsv@Numbers:29:40 @ And Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:30:1 @ Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded.

rsv@Numbers:30:2 @ When a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

rsv@Numbers:30:3 @ Or when a woman vows a vow to the LORD, and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father's house, in her youth,

rsv@Numbers:30:4 @ and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself, and says nothing to her; then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand.

rsv@Numbers:30:5 @ But if her father expresses disapproval to her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father opposed her.

rsv@Numbers:30:6 @ And if she is married to a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself,

rsv@Numbers:30:7 @ and her husband hears of it, and says nothing to her on the day that he hears; then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.

rsv@Numbers:30:8 @ But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he expresses disapproval, then he shall make void her vow which was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips, by which she bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her.

rsv@Numbers:30:9 @ But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.

rsv@Numbers:30:10 @ And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a pledge with an oath,

rsv@Numbers:30:11 @ and her husband heard of it, and said nothing to her, and did not oppose her; then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand.

rsv@Numbers:30:12 @ But if her husband makes them null and void on the day that he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning her pledge of herself, shall not stand: her husband has made them void, and the LORD will forgive her.

rsv@Numbers:30:13 @ Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void.

rsv@Numbers:31:2 @ "Avenge the people of Israel on the Mid'ianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people."

rsv@Numbers:31:4 @ You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war."

rsv@Numbers:31:5 @ So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

rsv@Numbers:31:6 @ And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

rsv@Numbers:31:9 @ And the people of Israel took captive the women of Mid'ian and their little ones; and they took as booty all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods.

rsv@Numbers:31:10 @ All their cities in the places where they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,

rsv@Numbers:31:12 @ Then they brought the captives and the booty and the spoil to Moses, and to Elea'zar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

rsv@Numbers:31:13 @ Moses, and Elea'zar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went forth to meet them outside the camp.

rsv@Numbers:31:16 @ Behold, these caused the people of Israel, by the counsel of Balaam, to act treacherously against the LORD in the matter of Pe'or, and so the plague came among the congregation of the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:31:18 @ But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

rsv@Numbers:31:19 @ Encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever of you has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.

rsv@Numbers:31:21 @ And Elea'zar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to battle: "This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

rsv@Numbers:31:23 @ everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless it shall also be purified with the water of impurity; and whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water.

rsv@Numbers:31:26 @ "Take the count of the booty that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Elea'zar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;

rsv@Numbers:31:29 @ take it from their half, and give it to Elea'zar the priest as an offering to the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:31:30 @ And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who have charge of the tabernacle of the LORD."

rsv@Numbers:31:31 @ And Moses and Elea'zar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:31:41 @ And Moses gave the tribute, which was the offering for the LORD, to Elea'zar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:31:42 @ From the people of Israel's half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had gone to war--

rsv@Numbers:31:47 @ from the people of Israel's half Moses took one of every fifty, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who had charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Numbers:31:50 @ And we have brought the LORD's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD."

rsv@Numbers:31:51 @ And Moses and Elea'zar the priest received from them the gold, all wrought articles.

rsv@Numbers:31:52 @ And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

rsv@Numbers:31:53 @ (The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

rsv@Numbers:31:54 @ And Moses and Elea'zar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:32:2 @ So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Elea'zar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation,

rsv@Numbers:32:3 @ "At'aroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elea'leh, Sebam, Nebo, and Be'on,

rsv@Numbers:32:4 @ the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."

rsv@Numbers:32:7 @ Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

rsv@Numbers:32:9 @ For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land which the LORD had given them.

rsv@Numbers:32:11 @ `Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me;

rsv@Numbers:32:13 @ And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was consumed.

rsv@Numbers:32:14 @ And behold, you have risen in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the LORD against Israel!

rsv@Numbers:32:17 @ but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

rsv@Numbers:32:18 @ We will not return to our homes until the people of Israel have inherited each his inheritance.

rsv@Numbers:32:22 @ and the land is subdued before the LORD; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

rsv@Numbers:32:28 @ So Moses gave command concerning them to Elea'zar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:32:37 @ And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elea'leh, Kiriatha'im,

rsv@Numbers:33:1 @ These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

rsv@Numbers:33:3 @ They set out from Ram'eses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the passover the people of Israel went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians,

rsv@Numbers:33:5 @ So the people of Israel set out from Ram'eses, and encamped at Succoth.

rsv@Numbers:33:9 @ And they set out from Marah, and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there.

rsv@Numbers:33:10 @ And they set out from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

rsv@Numbers:33:22 @ And they set out from Rissah, and encamped at Kehela'thah.

rsv@Numbers:33:23 @ And they set out from Kehela'thah, and encamped at Mount Shepher.

rsv@Numbers:33:38 @ And Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.

rsv@Numbers:33:40 @ And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.

rsv@Numbers:33:49 @ they encamped by the Jordan from Beth-jes'himoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

rsv@Numbers:33:51 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

rsv@Numbers:33:55 @ But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell.

rsv@Numbers:34:2 @ "Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan in its full extent),

rsv@Numbers:34:13 @ Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;

rsv@Numbers:34:17 @ "These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Elea'zar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

rsv@Numbers:34:20 @ Of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemu'el the son of Ammi'hud.

rsv@Numbers:34:21 @ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Eli'dad the son of Chislon.

rsv@Numbers:34:23 @ Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manas'seh a leader, Han'niel the son of Ephod.

rsv@Numbers:34:24 @ And of the tribe of the sons of E'phraim a leader, Kemu'el the son of Shiphtan.

rsv@Numbers:34:25 @ Of the tribe of the sons of Zeb'ulun a leader, Eli-za'phan the son of Parnach.

rsv@Numbers:34:26 @ Of the tribe of the sons of Is'sachar a leader, Pal'tiel the son of Azzan.

rsv@Numbers:34:27 @ And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahi'hud the son of Shelo'mi.

rsv@Numbers:34:28 @ Of the tribe of the sons of Naph'tali a leader, Pedah'el the son of Ammi'hud.

rsv@Numbers:34:29 @ These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan."

rsv@Numbers:35:2 @ "Command the people of Israel, that they give to the Levites, from the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and you shall give to the Levites pasture lands round about the cities.

rsv@Numbers:35:3 @ The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts.

rsv@Numbers:35:5 @ And you shall measure, outside 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 middle; this shall belong to them as pasture land for their cities.

rsv@Numbers:35:8 @ And as for the cities which you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance which it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites."

rsv@Numbers:35:10 @ "Say to the people of Israel, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

rsv@Numbers:35:11 @ then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

rsv@Numbers:35:15 @ These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that any one who kills any person without intent may flee there.

rsv@Numbers:35:19 @ The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

rsv@Numbers:35:29 @ "And these things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

rsv@Numbers:35:32 @ And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest.

rsv@Numbers:35:34 @ You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the people of Israel."

rsv@Numbers:36:1 @ The heads of the fathers' houses of the families of the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, of the fathers' houses of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the heads of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel;

rsv@Numbers:36:2 @ they said, "The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel; and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zeloph'ehad our brother to his daughters.

rsv@Numbers:36:3 @ But if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; so it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.

rsv@Numbers:36:4 @ And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; and their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers."

rsv@Numbers:36:5 @ And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, "The tribe of the sons of Joseph is right.

rsv@Numbers:36:6 @ This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zeloph'ehad, `Let them marry whom they think best; only, they shall marry within the family of the tribe of their father.

rsv@Numbers:36:7 @ The inheritance of the people of Israel shall not be transferred from one tribe to another; for every one of the people of Israel shall cleave to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

rsv@Numbers:36:8 @ And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the people of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that every one of the people of Israel may possess the inheritance of his fathers.

rsv@Numbers:36:9 @ So no inheritance shall be transferred from one tribe to another; for each of the tribes of the people of Israel shall cleave to its own inheritance.'"

rsv@Numbers:36:10 @ The daughters of Zeloph'ehad did as the LORD commanded Moses;

rsv@Numbers:36:11 @ for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zeloph'ehad, were married to sons of their father's brothers.

rsv@Numbers:36:13 @ These are the commandments and the ordinances which the LORD commanded by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:1 @ These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Haze'roth, and Di'-zahab.

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:2 @ It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Se'ir to Ka'desh-bar'nea.

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:3 @ And in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them,

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:23 @ The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe;

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:26 @ "Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:28 @ Whither are we going up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there."'

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:30 @ The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:32 @ Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God,

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:38 @ Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter; encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:1:43 @ So I spoke to you, and you would not hearken; but you rebelled against the command of the LORD, and were presumptuous and went up into the hill country.

rsv@Deuteronomy:2:8 @ So we went on, away from our brethren the sons of Esau who live in Se'ir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and E'zion-ge'ber. "And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab.

rsv@Deuteronomy:2:12 @ The Horites also lived in Se'ir formerly, but the sons of Esau dispossessed them, and destroyed them from before them, and settled in their stead; as Israel did to the land of their possession, which the LORD gave to them.)

rsv@Deuteronomy:2:28 @ You shall 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 foot,

rsv@Deuteronomy:2:35 @ only the cattle we took as spoil for ourselves, with the booty of the cities which we captured.

rsv@Deuteronomy:3:2 @ But the LORD said to me, `Do not fear him; for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:3:10 @ all the cities of the tableland and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Sal'ecah and Ed're-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

rsv@Deuteronomy:3:18 @ "And I commanded you at that time, saying, `The LORD your God has given you this land to possess; all your men of valor shall pass over armed before your brethren the people of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:1 @ "And now, O Israel, give heed to the statutes and the ordinances which I teach you, and do them; that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:4 @ but you who held fast to the LORD your God are all alive this day.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:6 @ Keep them and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, `Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:15 @ "Therefore take good heed to yourselves. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:16 @ beware lest you act corruptly by making a graven image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:23 @ Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make a graven image in the form of anything which the LORD your God has forbidden you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:28 @ And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of men's hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:34 @ Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:38 @ driving out before you nations greater and mightier than yourselves, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as at this day;

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:40 @ Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God gives you for ever."

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:43 @ Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland for the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manas'sites.

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:44 @ This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel;

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:45 @ these are the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,

rsv@Deuteronomy:4:46 @ beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-pe'or, in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt.

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:1 @ And Moses summoned all Israel, and said to them, "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your hearing this day, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:8 @ "`You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:14 @ but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your manservant, or your maidservant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:16 @ "`Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you; that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you, in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:21 @ "`Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:23 @ And when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:29 @ Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their children for ever!

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:31 @ But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandment and the statutes and the ordinances which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:5:33 @ You shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land which you shall possess.

rsv@Deuteronomy:6:3 @ Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them; that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

rsv@Deuteronomy:6:4 @ "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD;

rsv@Deuteronomy:6:18 @ And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers

rsv@Deuteronomy:7:1 @ "When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Gir'gashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves,

rsv@Deuteronomy:7:20 @ Moreover the LORD your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed.

rsv@Deuteronomy:7:25 @ The graven images of their gods you shall burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

rsv@Deuteronomy:8:4 @ Your clothing did not wear out upon you, and your foot did not swell, these forty years.

rsv@Deuteronomy:8:19 @ And if you forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you this day that you shall surely perish.

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:1 @ "Hear, O Israel; you are to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:7 @ Remember and do not forget how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness; from the day you came out of the land of Egypt, until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD.

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:12 @ Then the LORD said to me, `Arise, go down quickly from here; for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly; they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molten image.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:16 @ And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made yourselves a molten calf; you had turned aside quickly from the way which the LORD had commanded you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:23 @ And when the LORD sent you from Ka'desh-bar'nea, saying, `Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you,' then you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and did not believe him or obey his voice.

rsv@Deuteronomy:9:24 @ You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:10:6 @ (The people of Israel journeyed from Be-er'oth Bene-ja'akan to Mose'rah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and his son Elea'zar ministered as priest in his stead.

rsv@Deuteronomy:10:12 @ "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

rsv@Deuteronomy:10:14 @ Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it;

rsv@Deuteronomy:11:6 @ and what he did to Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab, son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel;

rsv@Deuteronomy:11:15 @ And he will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you shall eat and be full.

rsv@Deuteronomy:11:17 @ and the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there be no rain, and the land yield no fruit, and you perish quickly off the good land which the LORD gives you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:11:23 @ then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:2 @ You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains and upon the hills and under every green tree;

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:11 @ then to the place which the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, thither you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the offering that you present, and all your votive offerings which you vow to the LORD.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:15 @ "However, you may slaughter and eat flesh within any of your towns, as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and as of the hart.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:22 @ Just as the gazelle or the hart is eaten, so you may eat of it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat of it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:25 @ You shall not eat it; that all may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:28 @ Be careful to heed all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you for ever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.

rsv@Deuteronomy:12:29 @ "When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:2 @ and the sign or wonder which he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, `Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, `and let us serve them,'

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:5 @ But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to make you leave the way in which the LORD your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:8 @ you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him;

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:11 @ And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:12 @ "If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there,

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:13 @ that certain base fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of the city, saying, `Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known,

rsv@Deuteronomy:13:15 @ you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, destroying it utterly, all who are in it and its cattle, with the edge of the sword.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:1 @ "You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:5 @ the hart, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain-sheep.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:7 @ Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:17 @ and the pelican, the carrion vulture and the cormorant,

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:21 @ "You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to the alien who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:22 @ "You shall tithe all the yield of your seed, which comes forth from the field year by year.

rsv@Deuteronomy:14:23 @ And before the LORD your God, in the place which he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstlings of your herd and flock; that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:1 @ "At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:2 @ And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the LORD's release has been proclaimed.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:3 @ Of a foreigner you may exact it; but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:9 @ Take heed lest there be a base thought in your heart, and you say, `The seventh year, the year of release is near,' and your eye be hostile to your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin in you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:10 @ You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him; because for this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:16 @ But if he says to you, `I will not go out from you,' because he loves you and your household, since he fares well with you,

rsv@Deuteronomy:15:22 @ You shall eat it within your towns; the unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or a hart.

rsv@Deuteronomy:16:2 @ And you shall offer the passover sacrifice to the LORD your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place which the LORD will choose, to make his name dwell there.

rsv@Deuteronomy:16:6 @ but at the place which the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the passover sacrifice, in the evening at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt.

rsv@Deuteronomy:16:11 @ and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your manservant and your maidservant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place which the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there.

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:4 @ and it is told you and you hear of it; then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done in Israel,

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:12 @ The man who acts presumptuously, by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die; so you shall purge the evil from Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:14 @ "When you come to the land which the LORD your God gives you, and you possess it and dwell in it, and then say, `I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me';

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:16 @ Only he must not multiply horses for himself, or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to multiply horses, since the LORD has said to you, `You shall never return that way again.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:17 @ And he shall not multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply for himself silver and gold.

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:18 @ "And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, from that which is in the charge of the Levitical priests;

rsv@Deuteronomy:17:20 @ that his heart may not be lifted up above his brethren, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left; so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:18:1 @ "The Levitical priests, that is, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings by fire to the LORD, and his rightful dues.

rsv@Deuteronomy:18:6 @ "And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives--and he may come when he desires--to the place which the LORD will choose,

rsv@Deuteronomy:18:7 @ then he may minister in the name of the LORD his God, like all his fellow-Levites who stand to minister there before the LORD.

rsv@Deuteronomy:18:13 @ You shall be blameless before the LORD your God.

rsv@Deuteronomy:18:19 @ And whoever will not give heed to my words which he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.

rsv@Deuteronomy:19:1 @ "When the LORD your God cuts off the nations whose land the LORD your God gives you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses,

rsv@Deuteronomy:19:12 @ then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

rsv@Deuteronomy:19:13 @ Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:19:18 @ the judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,

rsv@Deuteronomy:20:3 @ and shall say to them, `Hear, O Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; do not fear, or tremble, or be in dread of them;

rsv@Deuteronomy:20:8 @ And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, 'What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest the heart of his fellows melt as his heart.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:20:14 @ but the women and the little ones, the cattle, and everything else in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourselves; and you shall enjoy the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:20:19 @ "When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field men that they should be besieged by you?

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:2 @ then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure the distance to the cities which are around him that is slain;

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:3 @ and the elders of the city which is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer which has never been worked and which has not pulled in the yoke.

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:4 @ And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:6 @ And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:8 @ Forgive, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and set not the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel; but let the guilt of blood be forgiven them.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:11 @ and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have desire for her and would take her for yourself as wife,

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:14 @ Then, if you have no delight in her, you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her for money, you shall not treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her.

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:18 @ "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they chastise him, will not give heed to them,

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:19 @ then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:20 @ and they shall say to the elders of his city, `This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:21:21 @ Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:1 @ "You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and withhold your help from them; you shall take them back to your brother.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:3 @ And so you shall do with his ass; so you shall do with his garment; so you shall do with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not withhold your help.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:4 @ You shall not see your brother's ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and withhold your help from them; you shall help him to lift them up again.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:7 @ you shall let the mother go, but the young you may take to yourself; that it may go well with you, and that you may live long.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:9 @ "You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited to the sanctuary, the crop which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:12 @ "You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:15 @ then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the tokens of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate;

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:16 @ and the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, `I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he spurns her;

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:17 @ and lo, he has made shameful charges against her, saying, "I did not find in your daughter the tokens of virginity." And yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:18 @ Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip him;

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:19 @ and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought an evil name upon a virgin of Israel; and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:21 @ then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has wrought folly in Israel by playing the harlot in her father's house; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:22 @ "If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall purge the evil from Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:24 @ then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:27 @ because he came upon her in the open country, and though the betrothed young woman cried for help there was no one to rescue her.

rsv@Deuteronomy:22:29 @ then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her; he may not put her away all his days.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:3 @ "No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation none belonging to them shall enter the assembly of the LORD for ever;

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:5 @ Nevertheless the LORD your God would not hearken to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:9 @ "When you go forth against your enemies and are in camp, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:11 @ but when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water, and when the sun is down, he may come within the camp.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:16 @ he shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place which he shall choose within one of your towns, where it pleases him best; you shall not oppress him.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:17 @ "There shall be no cult prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a cult prostitute of the sons of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:21 @ "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not be slack to pay it; for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin in you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:23:24 @ "When you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your vessel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:24:7 @ "If a man is found stealing one of his brethren, the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:24:19 @ "When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:5 @ "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside the family to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:6 @ And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his brother who is dead, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:7 @ And if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, `My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:8 @ Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he persists, saying, `I do not wish to take her,'

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:9 @ then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, `So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:25:10 @ And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, The house of him that had his sandal pulled off.

rsv@Deuteronomy:26:2 @ you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the LORD your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place which the LORD your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there.

rsv@Deuteronomy:26:15 @ Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.'

rsv@Deuteronomy:27:1 @ Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, "Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.

rsv@Deuteronomy:27:9 @ And Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, "Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the LORD your God.

rsv@Deuteronomy:27:14 @ And the Levites shall declare to all the men of Israel with a loud voice:

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:3 @ Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:9 @ The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:16 @ Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:29 @ and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind grope in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways; and you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually, and there shall be no one to help you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:30 @ You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, and you shall not use the fruit of it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:31 @ Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat of it; your ass shall be violently taken away before your face, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and there shall be no one to help you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:38 @ You shall carry much seed into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:40 @ You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:54 @ The man who is the most tender and delicately bred among you will grudge food to his brother, to the wife of his bosom, and to the last of the children who remain to him;

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:56 @ The most tender and delicately bred woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground because she is so delicate and tender, will grudge to the husband of her bosom, to her son and to her daughter,

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:63 @ And as the LORD took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the LORD will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you; and you shall be plucked off the land which you are entering to take possession of it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:28:68 @ And the LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey which I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no man will buy you."

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:1 @ These are the words of the covenant which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he had made with them at Horeb.

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:2 @ And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: "You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land,

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:10 @ "You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:15 @ but with him who is not here with us this day as well as with him who stands here with us this day before the LORD our God.

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:16 @ "You know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed;

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:19 @ one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, `I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This would lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike.

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:21 @ And the LORD would single him out from all the tribes of Israel for calamity, in accordance with all the curses of the covenant written in this book of the law.

rsv@Deuteronomy:29:29 @ "The secret things belong to the LORD our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

rsv@Deuteronomy:30:9 @ The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground; for the LORD will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers,

rsv@Deuteronomy:30:20 @ loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice, and cleaving to him; for that means life to you and length of days, that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them."

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:1 @ So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:3 @ The LORD your God himself will go over before you; he will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them; and Joshua will go over at your head, as the LORD has spoken.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:7 @ Then Moses summoned Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage; for you shall go with this people into the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall put them in possession of it.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:9 @ And Moses wrote this law, and gave it to the priests the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:10 @ And Moses commanded them, "At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of booths,

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:11 @ when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:14 @ And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may commission him." And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:18 @ And I will surely hide my face in that day on account of all the evil which they have done, because they have turned to other gods.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:19 @ Now therefore write this song, and teach it to the people of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:22 @ So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the people of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:23 @ And the LORD commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, "Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to give them: I will be with you."

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:27 @ For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are; behold, while I am yet alive with you, today you have been rebellious against the LORD; how much more after my death!

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:28 @ Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:29 @ For I know that after my death you will surely act corruptly, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and in the days to come evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger through the work of your hands."

rsv@Deuteronomy:31:30 @ Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they were finished, in the ears of all the assembly of Israel:

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:6 @ Do you thus requite the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you?

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:7 @ Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:13 @ He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the produce of the field; and he made him suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:28 @ "For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:31 @ For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:32 @ For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom, and from the fields of Gomor'rah; their grapes are grapes of poison, their clusters are bitter;

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:33 @ their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:38 @ who ate 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!

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:39 @ "`See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:45 @ And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel,

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:49 @ "Ascend this mountain of the Ab'arim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho; and view the land of Canaan, which I give to the people of Israel for a possession;

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:51 @ because you broke faith with me in the midst of the people of Israel at the waters of Mer'i-bath-ka'desh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you did not revere me as holy in the midst of the people of Israel.

rsv@Deuteronomy:32:52 @ For you shall see the land before you; but you shall not go there, into the land which I give to the people of Israel."

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:1 @ This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:5 @ Thus the LORD became king in Jesh'urun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:7 @ And this he said of Judah: "Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With thy hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries."

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:10 @ They shall teach Jacob thy ordinances, and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt offering upon thy altar.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:12 @ Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the LORD, he dwells in safety by him; he encompasses him all the day long, and makes his dwelling between his shoulders."

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:14 @ with the choicest fruits of the sun, and the rich yield of the months,

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:16 @ with the best gifts of the earth and its fulness, and the favor of him that dwelt in the bush. Let these come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him that is prince among his brothers.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:21 @ He chose the best of the land for himself, for there a commander's portion was reserved; and he came to the heads of the people, with Israel he executed the commands and just decrees of the LORD."

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:22 @ And of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's whelp, that leaps forth from Bashan."

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:26 @ "There is none like God, O Jesh'urun, who rides through the heavens to your help, and in his majesty through the skies.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:27 @ The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you, and said, Destroy.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:28 @ So Israel dwelt in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.

rsv@Deuteronomy:33:29 @ Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you; and you shall tread upon their high places."

rsv@Deuteronomy:34:8 @ And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

rsv@Deuteronomy:34:9 @ And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; so the people of Israel obeyed him, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

rsv@Deuteronomy:34:10 @ And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

rsv@Deuteronomy:34:12 @ and for all the mighty power and all the great and terrible deeds which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.

rsv@Joshua:1:2 @ "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land which I am giving to them, to the people of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:1:14 @ Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brethren and shall help them,

rsv@Joshua:1:15 @ until the LORD gives rest to your brethren as well as to you, and they also take possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving them; then you shall return to the land of your possession, and shall possess it, the land which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise."

rsv@Joshua:1:18 @ Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage."

rsv@Joshua:2:2 @ And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."

rsv@Joshua:2:9 @ and said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

rsv@Joshua:2:11 @ And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God is he who is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

rsv@Joshua:2:13 @ and save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death."

rsv@Joshua:2:14 @ And the men said to her, "Our life for yours! If you do not tell this business of ours, then we will deal kindly and faithfully with you when the LORD gives us the land."

rsv@Joshua:2:15 @ Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she dwelt in the wall.

rsv@Joshua:2:16 @ And she said to them, "Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; then afterward you may go your way."

rsv@Joshua:2:20 @ But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath which you have made us swear."

rsv@Joshua:3:1 @ Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim, with all the people of Israel; and they came to the Jordan, and lodged there before they passed over.

rsv@Joshua:3:5 @ And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you."

rsv@Joshua:3:7 @ And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

rsv@Joshua:3:9 @ And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God."

rsv@Joshua:3:12 @ Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.

rsv@Joshua:3:17 @ And while all Israel were passing over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.

rsv@Joshua:4:2 @ "Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,

rsv@Joshua:4:3 @ and command them, `Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.'"

rsv@Joshua:4:4 @ Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe;

rsv@Joshua:4:5 @ and Joshua said to them, "Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel,

rsv@Joshua:4:7 @ Then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial for ever."

rsv@Joshua:4:8 @ And the men of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, as the LORD told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

rsv@Joshua:4:9 @ And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day.

rsv@Joshua:4:10 @ For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people passed over in haste;

rsv@Joshua:4:12 @ The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manas'seh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had bidden them;

rsv@Joshua:4:14 @ On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him, as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.

rsv@Joshua:4:20 @ And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.

rsv@Joshua:4:21 @ And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, `What do these stones mean?'

rsv@Joshua:4:22 @ then you shall let your children know, `Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.'

rsv@Joshua:5:1 @ When all the kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites that were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them, because of the people of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:5:2 @ At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the people of Israel again the second time."

rsv@Joshua:5:3 @ So Joshua made flint knives, and circumcised the people of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

rsv@Joshua:5:6 @ For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, perished, because they did not hearken to the voice of the LORD; to them the LORD swore that he would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

rsv@Joshua:5:10 @ While the people of Israel were encamped in Gilgal they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

rsv@Joshua:5:12 @ And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they ate of the produce of the land; and the people of Israel had manna no more, but ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

rsv@Joshua:5:14 @ And he said, "No; but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, "What does my lord bid his servant?"

rsv@Joshua:6:1 @ Now Jericho was shut up from within and from without because of the people of Israel; none went out, and none came in.

rsv@Joshua:6:18 @ But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction, and bring trouble upon it.

rsv@Joshua:6:19 @ But all silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are sacred to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD."

rsv@Joshua:6:20 @ So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

rsv@Joshua:6:22 @ And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the harlot's house, and bring out from it the woman, and all who belong to her, as you swore to her."

rsv@Joshua:6:23 @ So the young men who had been spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her; and they brought all her kindred, and set them outside the camp of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:6:24 @ And they burned the city with fire, and all within it; only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

rsv@Joshua:6:25 @ But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive; and she dwelt in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

rsv@Joshua:7:1 @ But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things; for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things; and the anger of the LORD burned against the people of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:7:2 @ Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-a'ven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." And the men went up and spied out Ai.

rsv@Joshua:7:5 @ and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six men of them, and chased them before the gate as far as Sheb'arim, and slew them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

rsv@Joshua:7:6 @ Then Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.

rsv@Joshua:7:7 @ And Joshua said, "Alas, O Lord GOD, why hast thou brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!

rsv@Joshua:7:8 @ O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!

rsv@Joshua:7:11 @ Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant which I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, and lied, and put them among their own stuff.

rsv@Joshua:7:12 @ Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become a thing for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.

rsv@Joshua:7:13 @ Up, sanctify the people, and say, `Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the LORD, God of Israel, "There are devoted things in the midst of you, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies, until you take away the devoted things from among you."

rsv@Joshua:7:15 @ And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has done a shameful thing in Israel.'"

rsv@Joshua:7:16 @ So Joshua rose early in the morning, and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken;

rsv@Joshua:7:19 @ Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and render praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."

rsv@Joshua:7:20 @ And Achan answered Joshua, "Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:

rsv@Joshua:7:21 @ when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them, and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath."

rsv@Joshua:7:23 @ And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the people of Israel; and they laid them down before the LORD.

rsv@Joshua:7:24 @ And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the mantle and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters, and his oxen and asses and sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

rsv@Joshua:7:25 @ And Joshua said, "Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today." And all Israel stoned him with stones; they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.

rsv@Joshua:8:2 @ and you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king; only its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves; lay an ambush against the city, behind it."

rsv@Joshua:8:4 @ And he commanded them, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it; do not go very far from the city, but hold yourselves all in readiness;

rsv@Joshua:8:9 @ So Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the place of ambush, and lay between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai; but Joshua spent that night among the people.

rsv@Joshua:8:10 @ And Joshua arose early in the morning and mustered the people, and went up, with the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

rsv@Joshua:8:12 @ And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

rsv@Joshua:8:14 @ And when the king of Ai saw this he and all his people, the men of the city, made haste and went out early to the descent toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle; but he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

rsv@Joshua:8:15 @ And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.

rsv@Joshua:8:17 @ There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, who did not go out after Israel; they left the city open, and pursued Israel.

rsv@Joshua:8:18 @ Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai; for I will give it into your hand." And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

rsv@Joshua:8:21 @ And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, then they turned back and smote the men of Ai.

rsv@Joshua:8:22 @ And the others came forth from the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; and Israel smote them, until there was left none that survived or escaped.

rsv@Joshua:8:24 @ When Israel had finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

rsv@Joshua:8:25 @ And all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai.

rsv@Joshua:8:26 @ For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

rsv@Joshua:8:27 @ Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took as their booty, according to the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

rsv@Joshua:8:30 @ Then Joshua built an altar in Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,

rsv@Joshua:8:31 @ as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, "an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man has lifted an iron tool"; and they offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

rsv@Joshua:8:32 @ And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

rsv@Joshua:8:33 @ And all Israel, sojourner as well as homeborn, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, half of them in front of Mount Ger'izim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:8:35 @ There was not a word of all that Moses commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them.

rsv@Joshua:9:2 @ they gathered together with one accord to fight Joshua and Israel.

rsv@Joshua:9:6 @ And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; so now make a covenant with us."

rsv@Joshua:9:7 @ But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?"

rsv@Joshua:9:10 @ and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ash'taroth.

rsv@Joshua:9:11 @ And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, `Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; come now, make a covenant with us."'

rsv@Joshua:9:16 @ At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

rsv@Joshua:9:17 @ And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephi'rah, Be-er'oth, and Kir'iath-je'arim.

rsv@Joshua:9:18 @ But the people of Israel did not kill them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.

rsv@Joshua:9:19 @ But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.

rsv@Joshua:9:22 @ Joshua summoned them, and he said to them, "Why did you deceive us, saying, `We are very far from you,' when you dwell among us?

rsv@Joshua:9:26 @ So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel; and they did not kill them.

rsv@Joshua:10:1 @ When Ado'ni-ze'dek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

rsv@Joshua:10:4 @ "Come up to me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel."

rsv@Joshua:10:6 @ And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country are gathered against us."

rsv@Joshua:10:10 @ And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-hor'on, and smote them as far as Aze'kah and Makke'dah.

rsv@Joshua:10:11 @ And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-hor'on, the LORD threw down great stones from heaven upon them as far as Aze'kah, and they died; there were more who died because of the hailstones than the men of Israel killed with the sword.

rsv@Joshua:10:12 @ Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the men of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand thou still at Gibeon, and thou Moon in the valley of Ai'jalon."

rsv@Joshua:10:14 @ There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD hearkened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.

rsv@Joshua:10:15 @ Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

rsv@Joshua:10:16 @ These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makke'dah.

rsv@Joshua:10:19 @ but do not stay there yourselves, pursue your enemies, fall upon their rear, do not let them enter their cities; for the LORD your God has given them into your hand."

rsv@Joshua:10:20 @ When Joshua and the men of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were wiped out, and when the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,

rsv@Joshua:10:21 @ all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makke'dah; not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:10:24 @ And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings." Then they came near, and put their feet on their necks.

rsv@Joshua:10:27 @ but at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set great stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.

rsv@Joshua:10:29 @ Then Joshua passed on from Makke'dah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah;

rsv@Joshua:10:30 @ and the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

rsv@Joshua:10:31 @ And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it:

rsv@Joshua:10:32 @ and the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.

rsv@Joshua:10:33 @ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he left none remaining.

rsv@Joshua:10:34 @ And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it;

rsv@Joshua:10:36 @ Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; and they assaulted it,

rsv@Joshua:10:38 @ Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

rsv@Joshua:10:40 @ So Joshua defeated the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

rsv@Joshua:10:42 @ And Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

rsv@Joshua:10:43 @ Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

rsv@Joshua:11:5 @ And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

rsv@Joshua:11:6 @ And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

rsv@Joshua:11:7 @ So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.

rsv@Joshua:11:8 @ And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.

rsv@Joshua:11:13 @ But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.

rsv@Joshua:11:14 @ And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.

rsv@Joshua:11:16 @ So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland

rsv@Joshua:11:17 @ from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.

rsv@Joshua:11:19 @ There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in battle.

rsv@Joshua:11:20 @ For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@Joshua:11:21 @ And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

rsv@Joshua:11:22 @ There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.

rsv@Joshua:11:23 @ So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.

rsv@Joshua:12:1 @ Now these are the kings of the land, whom the people of Israel defeated, and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward:

rsv@Joshua:12:2 @ Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelt at Heshbon, and ruled from Aro'er, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,

rsv@Joshua:12:4 @ and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Reph'aim, who dwelt at Ash'taroth and at Ed're-i

rsv@Joshua:12:6 @ Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the people of Israel defeated them; and Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manas'seh.

rsv@Joshua:12:7 @ And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,

rsv@Joshua:12:9 @ the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

rsv@Joshua:12:16 @ the king of Makke'dah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

rsv@Joshua:12:22 @ the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jok'ne-am in Carmel, one;

rsv@Joshua:13:3 @ (from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ash'kelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim,

rsv@Joshua:13:4 @ in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mear'ah which belongs to the Sido'nians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites,

rsv@Joshua:13:5 @ and the land of the Geb'alites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Ba'al-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath,

rsv@Joshua:13:6 @ all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Mis'rephoth-ma'im, even all the Sido'nians. I will myself drive them out from before the people of Israel; only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.

rsv@Joshua:13:9 @ from Aro'er, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland of Med'eba as far as Dibon;

rsv@Joshua:13:13 @ Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Gesh'urites or the Ma-ac'athites; but Geshur and Ma'acath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.

rsv@Joshua:13:14 @ To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance; the offerings by fire to the LORD God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him.

rsv@Joshua:13:16 @ So their territory was from Aro'er, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by Med'eba;

rsv@Joshua:13:17 @ with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Ba'moth-ba'al, and Beth-ba'al-me'on,

rsv@Joshua:13:21 @ that is, all the cities of the tableland, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Mid'ian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who dwelt in the land.

rsv@Joshua:13:22 @ Balaam also, the son of Be'or, the soothsayer, the people of Israel killed with the sword among the rest of their slain.

rsv@Joshua:13:33 @ But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel is their inheritance, as he said to them.

rsv@Joshua:14:1 @ And these are the inheritances which the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which Elea'zar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed to them.

rsv@Joshua:14:4 @ For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manas'seh and E'phraim; and no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and their substance.

rsv@Joshua:14:5 @ The people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses; they allotted the land.

rsv@Joshua:14:8 @ But my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God.

rsv@Joshua:14:9 @ And Moses swore on that day, saying, `Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children for ever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.'

rsv@Joshua:14:10 @ And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old.

rsv@Joshua:14:14 @ So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephun'neh the Ken'izzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:15:7 @ and the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adum'mim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the boundary passes along to the waters of En-she'mesh, and ends at En-ro'gel;

rsv@Joshua:15:11 @ the boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends round to Shik'keron, and passes along to Mount Ba'alah, and goes out to Jabneel; then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.

rsv@Joshua:15:17 @ And Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

rsv@Joshua:15:18 @ When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field; and she alighted from her ass, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"

rsv@Joshua:15:21 @ The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme South, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

rsv@Joshua:15:24 @ Ziph, Telem, Be-a'loth,

rsv@Joshua:15:27 @ Ha'zar-gad'dah, Heshmon, Beth-pel'et,

rsv@Joshua:15:30 @ Elto'lad, Chesil, Hormah,

rsv@Joshua:15:38 @ Di'lean, Mizpeh, Jok'theel,

rsv@Joshua:15:51 @ Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

rsv@Joshua:15:55 @ Ma'on, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

rsv@Joshua:15:56 @ Jezreel, Jok'de-am, Zano'ah,

rsv@Joshua:15:59 @ Ma'arath, Beth-anoth, and El'tekon: six cities with their villages.

rsv@Joshua:15:63 @ But the Jeb'usites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jeb'usites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

rsv@Joshua:16:1 @ The allotment of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel;

rsv@Joshua:16:2 @ then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to At'aroth, the territory of the Archites;

rsv@Joshua:16:10 @ However they did not drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of E'phraim to this day but have become slaves to do forced labor.

rsv@Joshua:17:2 @ And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manas'seh, by their families, Abi-e'zer, Helek, As'ri-el, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemi'da; these were the male descendants of Manas'seh the son of Joseph, by their families.

rsv@Joshua:17:3 @ Now Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

rsv@Joshua:17:4 @ They came before Elea'zar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders, and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brethren." So according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

rsv@Joshua:17:5 @ Thus there fell to Manas'seh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan;

rsv@Joshua:17:8 @ The land of Tap'puah belonged to Manas'seh, but the town of Tap'puah on the boundary of Manas'seh belonged to the sons of E'phraim.

rsv@Joshua:17:9 @ Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. The cities here, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manas'seh, belong to E'phraim. Then the boundary of Manas'seh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea;

rsv@Joshua:17:12 @ Yet the sons of Manas'seh could not take possession of those cities; but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

rsv@Joshua:17:13 @ But when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

rsv@Joshua:17:15 @ And Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and there clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Per'izzites and the Reph'aim, since the hill country of E'phraim is too narrow for you."

rsv@Joshua:17:16 @ The tribe of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us; yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots of iron, both those in Beth-she'an and its villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel."

rsv@Joshua:18:1 @ Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; the land lay subdued before them.

rsv@Joshua:18:2 @ There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.

rsv@Joshua:18:3 @ So Joshua said to the people of Israel, "How long will you be slack to go in and take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

rsv@Joshua:18:10 @ and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.

rsv@Joshua:18:11 @ The lot of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph.

rsv@Joshua:18:13 @ From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz (the same is Bethel), then the boundary goes down to At'aroth-ad'dar, upon the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-hor'on.

rsv@Joshua:18:14 @ Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-hor'on, and it ends at Kir'iath-ba'al (that is, Kir'iath-je'arim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This forms the western side.

rsv@Joshua:18:16 @ then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the valley of Reph'aim; and it then goes down the valley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jeb'usites, and downward to En-rogel;

rsv@Joshua:18:17 @ then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-she'mesh, and thence goes to Geli'loth, which is opposite the ascent of Adum'mim; then it goes down to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

rsv@Joshua:18:22 @ Beth-arabah, Zemara'im, Bethel,

rsv@Joshua:18:24 @ Che'phar-am'moni, Ophni, Geba--twelve cities with their villages:

rsv@Joshua:18:27 @ Rekem, Irpeel, Tar'alah,

rsv@Joshua:18:28 @ Zela, Ha-eleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gib'e-ah and Kir'iath-je'arim--fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families.

rsv@Joshua:19:4 @ Elto'lad, Bethul, Hormah,

rsv@Joshua:19:14 @ then on the north the boundary turns about to Han'nathon, and it ends at the valley of Iph'tahel;

rsv@Joshua:19:15 @ and Kattath, Nahal'al, Shimron, I'dalah, and Bethlehem--twelve cities with their villages.

rsv@Joshua:19:18 @ Its territory included Jezreel, Chesul'loth, Shunem,

rsv@Joshua:19:25 @ Its territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Ach'shaph,

rsv@Joshua:19:26 @ Allam'melech, Amad, and Mishal; on the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-lib'nath,

rsv@Joshua:19:27 @ then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zeb'ulun and the valley of Iph'tahel northward to Beth-emek and Nei'el; then it continues in the north to Cabul,

rsv@Joshua:19:33 @ And its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Za-anan'nim, and Ad'ami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; and it ended at the Jordan;

rsv@Joshua:19:38 @ Yiron, Mig'dal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-she'mesh-- nineteen cities with their villages.

rsv@Joshua:19:43 @ Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

rsv@Joshua:19:44 @ El'tekeh, Gib'bethon, Ba'alath,

rsv@Joshua:19:49 @ When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun.

rsv@Joshua:19:51 @ These are the inheritances which Elea'zar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

rsv@Joshua:20:2 @ "Say to the people of Israel, `Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,

rsv@Joshua:20:4 @ He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and explain his case to the elders of that city; then they shall take him into the city, and give him a place, and he shall remain with them.

rsv@Joshua:20:8 @ And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manas'seh.

rsv@Joshua:20:9 @ These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel, and for the stranger sojourning among them, that any one who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, till he stood before the congregation.

rsv@Joshua:21:1 @ Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Elea'zar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel;

rsv@Joshua:21:2 @ and they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasture lands for our cattle."

rsv@Joshua:21:3 @ So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.

rsv@Joshua:21:7 @ The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.

rsv@Joshua:21:8 @ These cities and their pasture lands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

rsv@Joshua:21:10 @ which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Ko'hathites who belonged to the Levites; since the lot fell to them first.

rsv@Joshua:21:12 @ But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh as his possession.

rsv@Joshua:21:20 @ As to the rest of the Ko'hathites belonging to the Ko'hathite families of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of E'phraim.

rsv@Joshua:21:23 @ and out of the tribe of Dan, El'teke with its pasture lands, Gib'bethon with its pasture lands,

rsv@Joshua:21:31 @ Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands--four cities;

rsv@Joshua:21:40 @ As for the cities of the several Merar'ite families, that is, the remainder of the families of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.

rsv@Joshua:21:41 @ The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

rsv@Joshua:21:43 @ Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.

rsv@Joshua:21:45 @ Not one of all the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

rsv@Joshua:22:9 @ So the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manas'seh returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had possessed themselves by command of the LORD through Moses.

rsv@Joshua:22:11 @ And the people of Israel heard say, "Behold, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manas'seh have built an altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel."

rsv@Joshua:22:12 @ And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh, to make war against them.

rsv@Joshua:22:13 @ Then the people of Israel sent to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manas'seh, in the land of Gilead, Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar the priest,

rsv@Joshua:22:14 @ and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

rsv@Joshua:22:16 @ "Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD, `What is this treachery which you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the LORD, by building yourselves an altar this day in rebellion against the LORD?

rsv@Joshua:22:17 @ Have we not had enough of the sin at Pe'or from which even yet we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which there came a plague upon the congregation of the LORD,

rsv@Joshua:22:18 @ that you must turn away this day from following the LORD? And if you rebel against the LORD today he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow.

rsv@Joshua:22:19 @ But now, if your land is unclean, pass over into the LORD's land where the LORD's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us; only do not rebel against the LORD, or make us as rebels by building yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.

rsv@Joshua:22:20 @ Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.'"

rsv@Joshua:22:21 @ Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel,

rsv@Joshua:22:22 @ "The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith toward the LORD, spare us not today

rsv@Joshua:22:23 @ for building an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if we did so to offer burnt offerings or cereal offerings or peace offerings on it, may the LORD himself take vengeance.

rsv@Joshua:22:24 @ Nay, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, `What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

rsv@Joshua:22:29 @ Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering, cereal offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle!"

rsv@Joshua:22:30 @ When Phin'ehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manas'sites spoke, it pleased them well.

rsv@Joshua:22:31 @ And Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar the priest said to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manas'sites, "Today we know that the LORD is in the midst of us, because you have not committed this treachery against the LORD; now you have saved the people of Israel from the hand of the LORD."

rsv@Joshua:22:32 @ Then Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them.

rsv@Joshua:22:33 @ And the report pleased the people of Israel; and the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled.

rsv@Joshua:23:1 @ A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,

rsv@Joshua:23:2 @ Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders and heads, their judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years;

rsv@Joshua:23:7 @ that you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow down yourselves to them,

rsv@Joshua:23:11 @ Take good heed to yourselves, therefore, to love the LORD your God.

rsv@Joshua:24:1 @ Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God.

rsv@Joshua:24:2 @ And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Your fathers lived of old beyond the Euphra'tes, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods.

rsv@Joshua:24:9 @ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and invited Balaam the son of Be'or to curse you,

rsv@Joshua:24:10 @ but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand.

rsv@Joshua:24:13 @ I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you dwell therein; you eat the fruit of vineyards and oliveyards which you did not plant.'

rsv@Joshua:24:15 @ And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

rsv@Joshua:24:22 @ Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses."

rsv@Joshua:24:23 @ He said, "Then put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel."

rsv@Joshua:24:27 @ And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God."

rsv@Joshua:24:31 @ And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work which the LORD did for Israel.

rsv@Joshua:24:32 @ The bones of Joseph which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt were buried at Shechem, in the portion of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; it became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.

rsv@Joshua:24:33 @ And Elea'zar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him at Gib'e-ah, the town of Phin'ehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of E'phraim.

rsv@Judges:1:1 @ After the death of Joshua the people of Israel inquired of the LORD,of "Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?"

rsv@Judges:1:9 @ And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland.

rsv@Judges:1:10 @ And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kir'iath-ar'ba); and they defeated She'shai and Ahi'man and Talmai.

rsv@Judges:1:13 @ And Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

rsv@Judges:1:14 @ When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field; and she alighted from her ass, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"

rsv@Judges:1:18 @ Judah also took Gaza with its territory, and Ash'kelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

rsv@Judges:1:21 @ But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jeb'usites who dwelt in Jerusalem; so the Jeb'usites have dwelt with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

rsv@Judges:1:22 @ The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.

rsv@Judges:1:23 @ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

rsv@Judges:1:27 @ Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megid'do and its villages; but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

rsv@Judges:1:28 @ When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

rsv@Judges:1:29 @ And E'phraim did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

rsv@Judges:1:30 @ Zeb'ulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Na'halol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to forced labor.

rsv@Judges:1:31 @ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob;

rsv@Judges:1:32 @ but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

rsv@Judges:1:33 @ Naph'tali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'mesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-she'mesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

rsv@Judges:1:35 @ the Amorites persisted in dwelling in Har-heres, in Ai'jalon, and in Sha-al'bim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily upon them, and they became subject to forced labor.

rsv@Judges:1:36 @ And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrab'bim, from Sela and upward.

rsv@Judges:2:1 @ Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you into the land which I swore to give to your fathers. I said, `I will never break my covenant with you,

rsv@Judges:2:4 @ When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

rsv@Judges:2:6 @ When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land.

rsv@Judges:2:7 @ And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work which the LORD had done for Israel.

rsv@Judges:2:10 @ And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, who did not know the LORD or the work which he had done for Israel.

rsv@Judges:2:11 @ And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Ba'als;

rsv@Judges:2:14 @ So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.

rsv@Judges:2:20 @ So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, "Because this people have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not obeyed my voice,

rsv@Judges:2:22 @ that by them I may test Israel, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not."

rsv@Judges:3:1 @ Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;

rsv@Judges:3:2 @ it was only that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, that he might teach war to such at least as had not known it before.

rsv@Judges:3:3 @ These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sido'nians, and the Hivites who dwelt on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Ba'al-her'mon as far as the entrance of Hamath.

rsv@Judges:3:4 @ They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

rsv@Judges:3:5 @ So the people of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites;

rsv@Judges:3:6 @ and they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.

rsv@Judges:3:7 @ And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, forgetting the LORD their God, and serving the Ba'als and the Ashe'roth.

rsv@Judges:3:8 @ Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia; and the people of Israel served Cu'shan-rishatha'im eight years.

rsv@Judges:3:9 @ But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who delivered them, Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

rsv@Judges:3:10 @ The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; he went out to war, and the LORD gave Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cu'shan-rishatha'im.

rsv@Judges:3:11 @ So the land had rest forty years. Then Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz died.

rsv@Judges:3:12 @ And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD.

rsv@Judges:3:13 @ He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amal'ekites, and went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms.

rsv@Judges:3:14 @ And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

rsv@Judges:3:15 @ But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

rsv@Judges:3:16 @ And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it on his right thigh under his clothes.

rsv@Judges:3:19 @ But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." And he commanded, "Silence." And all his attendants went out from his presence.

rsv@Judges:3:21 @ And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

rsv@Judges:3:22 @ and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

rsv@Judges:3:24 @ When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, "He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber."

rsv@Judges:3:26 @ Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the sculptured stones, and escaped to Se-i'rah.

rsv@Judges:3:27 @ When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of E'phraim; and the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, having him at their head.

rsv@Judges:3:30 @ So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.

rsv@Judges:3:31 @ After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad; and he too delivered Israel.

rsv@Judges:4:1 @ And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud died.

rsv@Judges:4:2 @ And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sis'era, who dwelt in Haro'sheth-ha-goiim.

rsv@Judges:4:3 @ Then the people of Israel cried to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.

rsv@Judges:4:4 @ Now Deb'orah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapp'idoth, was judging Israel at that time.

rsv@Judges:4:5 @ She used to sit under the palm of Deb'orah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of E'phraim; and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment.

rsv@Judges:4:6 @ She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abin'o-am from Kedesh in Naph'tali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you, `Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking ten thousand from the tribe of Naph'tali and the tribe of Zeb'ulun.

rsv@Judges:4:9 @ And she said, "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sis'era into the hand of a woman." Then Deb'orah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

rsv@Judges:4:10 @ And Barak summoned Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali to Kedesh; and ten thousand men went up at his heels; and Deb'orah went up with him.

rsv@Judges:4:16 @ And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Haro'sheth-ha-goiim, and all the army of Sis'era fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.

rsv@Judges:4:17 @ But Sis'era fled away on foot to the tent of Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Ken'ite.

rsv@Judges:4:18 @ And Ja'el came out to meet Sis'era, and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

rsv@Judges:4:21 @ But Ja'el the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, till it went down into the ground, as he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died.

rsv@Judges:4:22 @ And behold, as Barak pursued Sis'era, Ja'el went out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking." So he went in to her tent; and there lay Sis'era dead, with the tent peg in his temple.

rsv@Judges:4:23 @ So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel.

rsv@Judges:4:24 @ And the hand of the people of Israel bore harder and harder on Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

rsv@Judges:5:2 @ "That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!

rsv@Judges:5:3 @ "Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@Judges:5:5 @ The mountains quaked before the LORD, yon Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@Judges:5:6 @ "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.

rsv@Judges:5:7 @ The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.

rsv@Judges:5:8 @ When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

rsv@Judges:5:9 @ My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

rsv@Judges:5:10 @ "Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

rsv@Judges:5:11 @ To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the LORD, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel. "Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.

rsv@Judges:5:15 @ the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

rsv@Judges:5:18 @ Zeb'ulun is a people that jeoparded their lives to the death; Naph'tali too, on the heights of the field.

rsv@Judges:5:23 @ "Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

rsv@Judges:5:24 @ "Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.

rsv@Judges:5:27 @ He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.

rsv@Judges:5:29 @ Her wisest ladies make answer, nay, she gives answer to herself,

rsv@Judges:6:1 @ The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of Mid'ian seven years.

rsv@Judges:6:2 @ And the hand of Mid'ian prevailed over Israel; and because of Mid'ian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves and the strongholds.

rsv@Judges:6:3 @ For whenever the Israelites put in seed the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East would come up and attack them;

rsv@Judges:6:4 @ they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the land, as far as the neighborhood of Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep or ox or ass.

rsv@Judges:6:5 @ For they would come up with their cattle and their tents, coming like locusts for number; both they and their camels could not be counted; so that they wasted the land as they came in.

rsv@Judges:6:6 @ And Israel was brought very low because of Mid'ian; and the people of Israel cried for help to the LORD.

rsv@Judges:6:7 @ When the people of Israel cried to the LORD on account of the Mid'ianites,

rsv@Judges:6:8 @ the LORD sent a prophet to the people of Israel; and he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage;

rsv@Judges:6:9 @ and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you, and gave you their land;

rsv@Judges:6:10 @ and I said to you, `I am the LORD your God; you shall not pay reverence to the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.' But you have not given heed to my voice."

rsv@Judges:6:11 @ Now the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak at Ophrah, which belonged to Jo'ash the Abiez'rite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Mid'ianites.

rsv@Judges:6:12 @ And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, "The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor."

rsv@Judges:6:14 @ And the LORD turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Mid'ian; do not I send you?"

rsv@Judges:6:15 @ And he said to him, "Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family."

rsv@Judges:6:20 @ And the angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them." And he did so.

rsv@Judges:6:21 @ Then the angel of the LORD reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and there sprang up fire from the rock and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.

rsv@Judges:6:22 @ Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the LORD; and Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."

rsv@Judges:6:24 @ Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiez'rites.

rsv@Judges:6:31 @ But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been pulled down."

rsv@Judges:6:33 @ Then all the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East came together, and crossing the Jordan they encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.

rsv@Judges:6:36 @ Then Gideon said to God, "If thou wilt deliver Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

rsv@Judges:6:37 @ behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that thou wilt deliver Israel by my hand, as thou hast said."

rsv@Judges:7:2 @ The LORD said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Mid'ianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, `My own hand has delivered me.'

rsv@Judges:7:5 @ So he brought the people down to the water; and the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one that laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself; likewise every one that kneels down to drink."

rsv@Judges:7:6 @ And the number of those that lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water.

rsv@Judges:7:7 @ And the LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Mid'ianites into your hand; and let all the others go every man to his home."

rsv@Judges:7:8 @ So he took the jars of the people from their hands, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Mid'ian was below him in the valley.

rsv@Judges:7:12 @ And the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the seashore for multitude.

rsv@Judges:7:13 @ When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade; and he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream; and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Mid'ian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat."

rsv@Judges:7:14 @ And his comrade answered, "This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Jo'ash, a man of Israel; into his hand God has given Mid'ian and all the host."

rsv@Judges:7:15 @ When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped; and he returned to the camp of Israel, and said, "Arise; for the LORD has given the host of Mid'ian into your hand."

rsv@Judges:7:22 @ When they blew the three hundred trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth-shit'tah toward Zer'erah, as far as the border of A'bel-meho'lah, by Tabbath.

rsv@Judges:7:23 @ And the men of Israel were called out from Naph'tali and from Asher and from all Manas'seh, and they pursued after Mid'ian.

rsv@Judges:8:7 @ And Gideon said, "Well then, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmun'na into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers."

rsv@Judges:8:8 @ And from there he went up to Penu'el, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penu'el answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

rsv@Judges:8:9 @ And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

rsv@Judges:8:14 @ And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

rsv@Judges:8:16 @ And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth.

rsv@Judges:8:17 @ And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.

rsv@Judges:8:21 @ Then Zebah and Zalmun'na said, "Rise yourself, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength." And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmun'na; and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

rsv@Judges:8:22 @ Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian."

rsv@Judges:8:24 @ And Gideon said to them, "Let me make a request of you; give me every man of you the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ish'maelites.)

rsv@Judges:8:26 @ And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Mid'ian, and besides the collars that were about the necks of their camels.

rsv@Judges:8:27 @ And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah; and all Israel played the harlot after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.

rsv@Judges:8:28 @ So Mid'ian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

rsv@Judges:8:29 @ Jerubba'al the son of Jo'ash went and dwelt in his own house.

rsv@Judges:8:31 @ And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abim'elech.

rsv@Judges:8:33 @ As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and played the harlot after the Ba'als, and made Ba'al-be'rith their god.

rsv@Judges:8:34 @ And the people of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side;

rsv@Judges:8:35 @ and they did not show kindness to the family of Jerubba'al (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.

rsv@Judges:9:1 @ Now Abim'elech the son of Jerubba'al went to Shechem to his mother's kinsmen and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,

rsv@Judges:9:3 @ And his mother's kinsmen spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the men of Shechem; and their hearts inclined to follow Abim'elech, for they said, "He is our brother."

rsv@Judges:9:4 @ And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Ba'al-be'rith with which Abim'elech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.

rsv@Judges:9:5 @ And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubba'al, seventy men, upon one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubba'al was left, for he hid himself.

rsv@Judges:9:6 @ And all the citizens of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abim'elech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.

rsv@Judges:9:16 @ "Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and honor when you made Abim'elech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubba'al and his house, and have done to him as his deeds deserved--

rsv@Judges:9:18 @ and you have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abim'elech, the son of his maidservant, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your kinsman--

rsv@Judges:9:19 @ if you then have acted in good faith and honor with Jerubba'al and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abim'elech, and let him also rejoice in you;

rsv@Judges:9:20 @ but if not, let fire come out from Abim'elech, and devour the citizens of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abim'elech."

rsv@Judges:9:21 @ And Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abim'elech his brother.

rsv@Judges:9:22 @ Abim'elech ruled over Israel three years.

rsv@Judges:9:23 @ And God sent an evil spirit between Abim'elech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abim'elech;

rsv@Judges:9:24 @ that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubba'al might come and their blood be laid upon Abim'elech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

rsv@Judges:9:25 @ And the men of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountain tops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abim'elech.

rsv@Judges:9:27 @ And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abim'elech.

rsv@Judges:9:28 @ And Ga'al the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abim'elech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubba'al and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?

rsv@Judges:9:29 @ Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, `Increase your army, and come out.'"

rsv@Judges:9:31 @ And he sent messengers to Abim'elech at Aru'mah, saying, "Behold, Ga'al the son of Ebed and his kinsmen have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.

rsv@Judges:9:32 @ Now therefore, go by night, you and the men that are with you, and lie in wait in the fields.

rsv@Judges:9:34 @ And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

rsv@Judges:9:35 @ And Ga'al the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abim'elech and the men that were with him rose from the ambush.

rsv@Judges:9:38 @ Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, `Who is Abim'elech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the men whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them."

rsv@Judges:9:39 @ And Ga'al went out at the head of the men of Shechem, and fought with Abim'elech.

rsv@Judges:9:40 @ And Abim'elech chased him, and he fled before him; and many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.

rsv@Judges:9:41 @ And Abim'elech dwelt at Aru'mah; and Zebul drove out Ga'al and his kinsmen, so that they could not live on at Shechem.

rsv@Judges:9:42 @ On the following day the men went out into the fields. And Abim'elech was told.

rsv@Judges:9:43 @ He took his men and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the fields; and he looked and saw the men coming out of the city, and he rose against them and slew them.

rsv@Judges:9:44 @ Abim'elech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and slew them.

rsv@Judges:9:45 @ And Abim'elech fought against the city all that day; he took the city, and killed the people that were in it; and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.

rsv@Judges:9:46 @ When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

rsv@Judges:9:47 @ Abim'elech was told that all the people of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.

rsv@Judges:9:48 @ And Abim'elech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the men that were with him; and Abim'elech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men that were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste to do, as I have done."

rsv@Judges:9:49 @ So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abim'elech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.

rsv@Judges:9:50 @ Then Abim'elech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

rsv@Judges:9:51 @ But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the people of the city fled to it, all the men and women, and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower.

rsv@Judges:9:52 @ And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

rsv@Judges:9:53 @ And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.

rsv@Judges:9:55 @ And when the men of Israel saw that Abim'elech was dead, they departed every man to his home.

rsv@Judges:9:56 @ Thus God requited the crime of Abim'elech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;

rsv@Judges:10:1 @ After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.

rsv@Judges:10:2 @ And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.

rsv@Judges:10:3 @ After him arose Ja'ir the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.

rsv@Judges:10:6 @ And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.

rsv@Judges:10:7 @ 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 Ammonites,

rsv@Judges:10:8 @ and they crushed and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

rsv@Judges:10:9 @ And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed.

rsv@Judges:10:10 @ And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."

rsv@Judges:10:11 @ And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?

rsv@Judges:10:12 @ The Sido'nians also, and the Amal'ekites, and the Ma'onites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

rsv@Judges:10:13 @ Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.

rsv@Judges:10:14 @ Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."

rsv@Judges:10:15 @ And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."

rsv@Judges:10:16 @ So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.

rsv@Judges:10:17 @ Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.

rsv@Judges:11:3 @ Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows collected round Jephthah, and went raiding with him.

rsv@Judges:11:4 @ After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel.

rsv@Judges:11:5 @ And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;

rsv@Judges:11:7 @ But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in trouble?"

rsv@Judges:11:8 @ And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

rsv@Judges:11:9 @ Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the Ammonites, and the LORD gives them over to me, I will be your head."

rsv@Judges:11:10 @ And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say."

rsv@Judges:11:11 @ So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD at Mizpah.

rsv@Judges:11:13 @ And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel on coming from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably."

rsv@Judges:11:15 @ and said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,

rsv@Judges:11:16 @ but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

rsv@Judges:11:17 @ Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, `Let us pass, we pray, through your land'; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh.

rsv@Judges:11:19 @ Israel then sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, `Let us pass, we pray, through your land to our country.'

rsv@Judges:11:20 @ But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel.

rsv@Judges:11:21 @ And the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country.

rsv@Judges:11:23 @ So then the LORD, the God of Israel, dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel; and are you to take possession of them?

rsv@Judges:11:25 @ Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

rsv@Judges:11:26 @ While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aro'er and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time?

rsv@Judges:11:27 @ I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me; the LORD, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon."

rsv@Judges:11:33 @ And he smote them from Aro'er to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel.

rsv@Judges:11:34 @ Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

rsv@Judges:11:39 @ And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had made. She had never known a man. And it became a custom in Israel

rsv@Judges:11:40 @ that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.

rsv@Judges:12:2 @ And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

rsv@Judges:12:3 @ And when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hand, and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand; why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?"

rsv@Judges:12:6 @ they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right; then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the E'phraimites.

rsv@Judges:12:7 @ Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.

rsv@Judges:12:8 @ After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

rsv@Judges:12:9 @ He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

rsv@Judges:12:11 @ After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

rsv@Judges:12:12 @ Then Elon the Zeb'ulunite died, and was buried at Ai'jalon in the land of Zeb'ulun.

rsv@Judges:12:13 @ After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite judged Israel.

rsv@Judges:12:14 @ He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years.

rsv@Judges:12:15 @ Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite died, and was buried at Pira'thon in the land of E'phraim, in the hill country of the Amal'ekites.

rsv@Judges:13:1 @ And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

rsv@Judges:13:3 @ And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

rsv@Judges:13:5 @ for lo, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines."

rsv@Judges:13:6 @ Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name;

rsv@Judges:13:9 @ And God listened to the voice of Mano'ah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Mano'ah her husband was not with her.

rsv@Judges:13:13 @ And the angel of the LORD said to Mano'ah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

rsv@Judges:13:15 @ Mano'ah said to the angel of the LORD, "Pray, let us detain you, and prepare a kid for you."

rsv@Judges:13:16 @ And the angel of the LORD said to Mano'ah, "If you detain me, I will not eat of your food; but if you make ready a burnt offering, then offer it to the LORD." (For Mano'ah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.)

rsv@Judges:13:17 @ And Mano'ah said to the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?"

rsv@Judges:13:18 @ And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

rsv@Judges:13:20 @ And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar while Mano'ah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

rsv@Judges:13:21 @ The angel of the LORD appeared no more to Mano'ah and to his wife. Then Mano'ah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.

rsv@Judges:13:22 @ And Mano'ah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, for we have seen God."

rsv@Judges:14:3 @ But his father and mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your kinsmen, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me; for she pleases me well."

rsv@Judges:14:4 @ His father and mother did not know that it was from the LORD; for he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

rsv@Judges:14:6 @ and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion asunder as one tears a kid; and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

rsv@Judges:14:7 @ Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

rsv@Judges:14:9 @ He scraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.

rsv@Judges:14:12 @ And Samson said to them, "Let me now put a riddle to you; if you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments;

rsv@Judges:14:13 @ but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments." And they said to him, "Put your riddle, that we may hear it."

rsv@Judges:14:14 @ And he said to them, "Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet." And they could not in three days tell what the riddle was.

rsv@Judges:14:15 @ On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?"

rsv@Judges:14:16 @ And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, "You only hate me, you do not love me; you have put a riddle to my countrymen, and you have not told me what it is." And he said to her, "Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?"

rsv@Judges:14:19 @ And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ash'kelon and killed thirty men of the town, and took their spoil and gave the festal garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father's house.

rsv@Judges:15:3 @ And Samson said to them, "This time I shall be blameless in regard to the Philistines, when I do them mischief."

rsv@Judges:15:5 @ And when he had set fire to the torches, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the olive orchards.

rsv@Judges:15:12 @ And they said to him, "We have come down to bind you, that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines." And Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not fall upon me yourselves."

rsv@Judges:15:14 @ When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the ropes which were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands.

rsv@Judges:15:18 @ And he was very thirsty, and he called on the LORD and said, "Thou hast granted this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and shall I now die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

rsv@Judges:15:20 @ And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

rsv@Judges:16:4 @ After this he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Deli'lah.

rsv@Judges:16:5 @ And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said to her, "Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to subdue him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."

rsv@Judges:16:6 @ And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Please tell me wherein your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you."

rsv@Judges:16:10 @ And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies; please tell me how you might be bound."

rsv@Judges:16:12 @ So Deli'lah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And the men lying in wait were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.

rsv@Judges:16:13 @ And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me, and told me lies; tell me how you might be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and make it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

rsv@Judges:16:14 @ So while he slept, Deli'lah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web.

rsv@Judges:16:18 @ When Deli'lah saw that he had told her all his mind, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up this once, for he has told me all his mind." Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hands.

rsv@Judges:16:20 @ And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free." And he did not know that the LORD had left him.

rsv@Judges:16:26 @ and Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them."

rsv@Judges:16:30 @ And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he bowed with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were in it. So the dead whom he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain during his life.

rsv@Judges:16:31 @ Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Esh'ta-ol in the tomb of Mano'ah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.

rsv@Judges:17:2 @ And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD."

rsv@Judges:17:3 @ And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I consecrate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore I will restore it to you."

rsv@Judges:17:6 @ In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

rsv@Judges:17:10 @ And Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, and a suit of apparel, and your living."

rsv@Judges:17:11 @ And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

rsv@Judges:18:1 @ In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in; for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them.

rsv@Judges:18:7 @ Then the five men departed, and came to La'ish, and saw the people who were there, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sido'nians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth, and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sido'nians and had no dealings with any one.

rsv@Judges:18:15 @ And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

rsv@Judges:18:19 @ And they said to him, "Keep quiet, put your hand upon your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and family in Israel?"

rsv@Judges:18:25 @ And the Danites said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household."

rsv@Judges:18:27 @ And taking what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, the Danites came to La'ish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.

rsv@Judges:18:28 @ And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any one. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt in it.

rsv@Judges:18:29 @ And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was La'ish at the first.

rsv@Judges:18:30 @ And the Danites set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

rsv@Judges:19:1 @ In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

rsv@Judges:19:5 @ And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go."

rsv@Judges:19:12 @ And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel; but we will pass on to Gib'e-ah."

rsv@Judges:19:14 @ So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gib'e-ah, which belongs to Benjamin,

rsv@Judges:19:16 @ And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening; the man was from the hill country of E'phraim, and he was sojourning in Gib'e-ah; the men of the place were Benjaminites.

rsv@Judges:19:22 @ As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, base fellows, beset the house round about, beating on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

rsv@Judges:19:26 @ And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light.

rsv@Judges:19:29 @ And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and laying hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.

rsv@Judges:19:30 @ And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak."

rsv@Judges:20:1 @ Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah.

rsv@Judges:20:2 @ And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.

rsv@Judges:20:3 @ (Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?"

rsv@Judges:20:4 @ And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gib'e-ah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

rsv@Judges:20:6 @ And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed abomination and wantonness in Israel.

rsv@Judges:20:7 @ Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."

rsv@Judges:20:10 @ and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gib'e-ah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have committed in Israel."

rsv@Judges:20:11 @ So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.

rsv@Judges:20:12 @ And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has taken place among you?

rsv@Judges:20:13 @ Now therefore give up the men, the base fellows in Gib'e-ah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel.

rsv@Judges:20:14 @ And the Benjaminites came together out of the cities to Gib'e-ah, to go out to battle against the people of Israel.

rsv@Judges:20:17 @ And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

rsv@Judges:20:18 @ The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."

rsv@Judges:20:19 @ Then the people of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gib'e-ah.

rsv@Judges:20:20 @ And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gib'e-ah.

rsv@Judges:20:21 @ The Benjaminites came out of Gib'e-ah, and felled to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.

rsv@Judges:20:22 @ But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.

rsv@Judges:20:23 @ And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

rsv@Judges:20:24 @ So the people of Israel came near against the Benjaminites the second day.

rsv@Judges:20:25 @ And Benjamin went against them out of Gib'e-ah the second day, and felled to the ground eighteen thousand men of the people of Israel; all these were men who drew the sword.

rsv@Judges:20:26 @ Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept; they sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

rsv@Judges:20:27 @ And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

rsv@Judges:20:28 @ and Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."

rsv@Judges:20:29 @ So Israel set men in ambush round about Gib'e-ah.

rsv@Judges:20:30 @ And the people of Israel went up against the Benjaminites on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gib'e-ah, as at other times.

rsv@Judges:20:31 @ And the Benjaminites went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and as at other times they began to smite and kill some of the people, in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gib'e-ah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel.

rsv@Judges:20:32 @ And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the men of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."

rsv@Judges:20:33 @ And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Ba'al-ta'mar; and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.

rsv@Judges:20:34 @ And there came against Gib'e-ah ten thousand picked men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard; but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them.

rsv@Judges:20:35 @ And the LORD defeated Benjamin before Israel; and the men of Israel destroyed twenty-five thousand one hundred men of Benjamin that day; all these were men who drew the sword.

rsv@Judges:20:36 @ So the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted to the men in ambush whom they had set against Gib'e-ah.

rsv@Judges:20:38 @ Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city

rsv@Judges:20:39 @ the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to smite and kill about thirty men of Israel; they said, "Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle."

rsv@Judges:20:41 @ Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them.

rsv@Judges:20:42 @ Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

rsv@Judges:20:44 @ Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of them men of valor.

rsv@Judges:20:46 @ So all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword, all of them men of valor.

rsv@Judges:20:48 @ And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns which they found they set on fire.

rsv@Judges:21:1 @ Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin."

rsv@Judges:21:2 @ And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

rsv@Judges:21:3 @ And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"

rsv@Judges:21:5 @ And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall be put to death."

rsv@Judges:21:6 @ And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.

rsv@Judges:21:8 @ And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Ja'besh-gil'ead, to the assembly.

rsv@Judges:21:10 @ So the congregation sent thither twelve thousand of their bravest men, and commanded them, "Go and smite the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones.

rsv@Judges:21:15 @ And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Judges:21:16 @ Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"

rsv@Judges:21:17 @ And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

rsv@Judges:21:18 @ Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."

rsv@Judges:21:19 @ So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebo'nah."

rsv@Judges:21:22 @ And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, `Grant them graciously to us; because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'"

rsv@Judges:21:23 @ And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.

rsv@Judges:21:24 @ And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance.

rsv@Judges:21:25 @ In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

rsv@Ruth:1:2 @ The name of the man was Elim'elech and the name of his wife Na'omi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chil'ion; they were Eph'rathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.

rsv@Ruth:1:3 @ But Elim'elech, the husband of Na'omi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

rsv@Ruth:2:1 @ Now Na'omi had a kinsman of her husband's, a man of wealth, of the family of Elim'elech, whose name was Bo'az.

rsv@Ruth:2:2 @ And Ruth the Moabitess said to Na'omi, "Let me go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." And she said to her, "Go, my daughter."

rsv@Ruth:2:3 @ So she set forth and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Bo'az, who was of the family of Elim'elech.

rsv@Ruth:2:8 @ Then Bo'az said to Ruth, "Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my maidens.

rsv@Ruth:2:9 @ Let your eyes be upon the field which they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to molest you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn."

rsv@Ruth:2:10 @ Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, when I am a foreigner?"

rsv@Ruth:2:12 @ The LORD recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!"

rsv@Ruth:2:14 @ And at mealtime Bo'az said to her, "Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the wine." So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her parched grain; and she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over.

rsv@Ruth:2:17 @ So she gleaned in the field until evening; then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

rsv@Ruth:2:20 @ And Na'omi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he by the LORD, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!" Na'omi also said to her, "The man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kin."

rsv@Ruth:2:22 @ And Na'omi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, "It is well, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, lest in another field you be molested."

rsv@Ruth:3:1 @ Then Na'omi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek a home for you, that it may be well with you?

rsv@Ruth:3:3 @ Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

rsv@Ruth:3:4 @ But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do."

rsv@Ruth:3:11 @ And now, my daughter, do not fear, I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of worth.

rsv@Ruth:3:13 @ Remain this night, and in the morning, if he will do the part of the next of kin for you, well; let him do it; but if he is not willing to do the part of the next of kin for you, then, as the LORD lives, I will do the part of the next of kin for you. Lie down until the morning."

rsv@Ruth:3:15 @ And he said, "Bring the mantle you are wearing and hold it out." So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley, and laid it upon her; then she went into the city.

rsv@Ruth:4:2 @ And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here"; so they sat down.

rsv@Ruth:4:3 @ Then he said to the next of kin, "Na'omi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land which belonged to our kinsman Elim'elech.

rsv@Ruth:4:4 @ So I thought I would tell you of it, and say, Buy it in the presence of those sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you." And he said, "I will redeem it."

rsv@Ruth:4:5 @ Then Bo'az said, "The day you buy the field from the hand of Na'omi, you are also buying Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the dead, in order to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance."

rsv@Ruth:4:6 @ Then the next of kin said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it."

rsv@Ruth:4:7 @ Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel.

rsv@Ruth:4:8 @ So when the next of kin said to Bo'az, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.

rsv@Ruth:4:9 @ Then Bo'az said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Na'omi all that belonged to Elim'elech and all that belonged to Chil'ion and to Mahlon.

rsv@Ruth:4:11 @ Then all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Eph'rathah and be renowned in Bethlehem;

rsv@Ruth:4:14 @ Then the women said to Na'omi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next of kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel!

rsv@1Samuel:1:1 @ There was a certain man of Ramatha'im-zo'phim of the hill country of E'phraim, whose name was Elka'nah the son of Jero'ham, son of Eli'hu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an E'phraimite.

rsv@1Samuel:1:2 @ He had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Penin'nah. And Penin'nah had children, but Hannah had no children.

rsv@1Samuel:1:3 @ Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin'ehas, were priests of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:1:4 @ On the day when Elka'nah sacrificed, he would give portions to Penin'nah his wife and to all her sons and daughters;

rsv@1Samuel:1:5 @ and, although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the LORD had closed her womb.

rsv@1Samuel:1:6 @ And her rival used to provoke her sorely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

rsv@1Samuel:1:7 @ So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat.

rsv@1Samuel:1:8 @ And Elka'nah, her husband, said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"

rsv@1Samuel:1:9 @ After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:1:10 @ She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly.

rsv@1Samuel:1:11 @ And she vowed a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy maidservant, and remember me, and not forget thy maidservant, but wilt give to thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head."

rsv@1Samuel:1:12 @ As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.

rsv@1Samuel:1:13 @ Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard; therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.

rsv@1Samuel:1:14 @ And Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you."

rsv@1Samuel:1:15 @ But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman sorely troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:1:16 @ Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."

rsv@1Samuel:1:17 @ Then Eli answered, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have made to him."

rsv@1Samuel:1:18 @ And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your eyes." Then the woman went her way and ate, and her countenance was no longer sad.

rsv@1Samuel:1:19 @ They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elka'nah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her;

rsv@1Samuel:1:20 @ and in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the LORD."

rsv@1Samuel:1:21 @ And the man Elka'nah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.

rsv@1Samuel:1:22 @ But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the LORD, and abide there for ever."

rsv@1Samuel:1:23 @ Elka'nah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you, wait until you have weaned him; only, may the LORD establish his word." So the woman remained and nursed her son, until she weaned him.

rsv@1Samuel:1:24 @ And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine; and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh; and the child was young.

rsv@1Samuel:1:25 @ Then they slew the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.

rsv@1Samuel:1:26 @ And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:1:27 @ For this child I prayed; and the LORD has granted me my petition which I made to him.

rsv@1Samuel:1:28 @ Therefore I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD." And they worshiped the LORD there.

rsv@1Samuel:2:1 @ Hannah also prayed and said, "My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation.

rsv@1Samuel:2:2 @ "There is none holy like the LORD, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.

rsv@1Samuel:2:3 @ Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

rsv@1Samuel:2:4 @ The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength.

rsv@1Samuel:2:5 @ Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.

rsv@1Samuel:2:6 @ The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.

rsv@1Samuel:2:7 @ The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts.

rsv@1Samuel:2:8 @ He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and on them he has set the world.

rsv@1Samuel:2:9 @ "He will guard the feet of his faithful ones; but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might shall a man prevail.

rsv@1Samuel:2:10 @ The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed."

rsv@1Samuel:2:11 @ Then Elka'nah went home to Ramah. And the boy ministered to the LORD, in the presence of Eli the priest.

rsv@1Samuel:2:12 @ Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they had no regard for the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:2:13 @ The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand,

rsv@1Samuel:2:14 @ and he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. So they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

rsv@1Samuel:2:15 @ Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat for the priest to roast; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw."

rsv@1Samuel:2:16 @ And if the man said to him, "Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish," he would say, "No, you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force."

rsv@1Samuel:2:17 @ Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD; for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt.

rsv@1Samuel:2:18 @ Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

rsv@1Samuel:2:19 @ And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year, when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

rsv@1Samuel:2:20 @ Then Eli would bless Elka'nah and his wife, and say, "The LORD give you children by this woman for the loan which she lent to the LORD"; so then they would return to their home.

rsv@1Samuel:2:21 @ And the LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:2:22 @ Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

rsv@1Samuel:2:23 @ And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

rsv@1Samuel:2:24 @ No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading abroad.

rsv@1Samuel:2:25 @ If a man sins against a man, God will mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?" But they would not listen to the voice of their father; for it was the will of the LORD to slay them.

rsv@1Samuel:2:26 @ Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.

rsv@1Samuel:2:27 @ And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, "Thus the LORD has said, `I revealed myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh.

rsv@1Samuel:2:28 @ And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:2:29 @ Why then look with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings which I commanded, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves upon the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?'

rsv@1Samuel:2:30 @ Therefore the LORD the God of Israel declares: `I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me for ever'; but now the LORD declares: `Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

rsv@1Samuel:2:31 @ Behold, the days are coming, when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.

rsv@1Samuel:2:32 @ Then in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity which shall be bestowed upon Israel; and there shall not be an old man in your house for ever.

rsv@1Samuel:2:33 @ The man of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep out his eyes and grieve his heart; and all the increase of your house shall die by the sword of men.

rsv@1Samuel:2:34 @ And this which shall befall your two sons, Hophni and Phin'ehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day.

rsv@1Samuel:2:35 @ And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed for ever.

rsv@1Samuel:2:36 @ And every one who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Put me, I pray you, in one of the priest's places, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"

rsv@1Samuel:3:1 @ Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

rsv@1Samuel:3:2 @ At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place;

rsv@1Samuel:3:3 @ the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down within the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

rsv@1Samuel:3:4 @ Then the LORD called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!"

rsv@1Samuel:3:5 @ and ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down.

rsv@1Samuel:3:6 @ And the LORD called again, "Samuel!" And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."

rsv@1Samuel:3:7 @ Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

rsv@1Samuel:3:8 @ And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy.

rsv@1Samuel:3:9 @ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, `Speak, LORD, for thy servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

rsv@1Samuel:3:10 @ And the LORD came and stood forth, calling as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for thy servant hears."

rsv@1Samuel:3:11 @ Then the LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of every one that hears it will tingle.

rsv@1Samuel:3:12 @ On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.

rsv@1Samuel:3:13 @ And I tell him that I am about to punish his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.

rsv@1Samuel:3:14 @ Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering for ever."

rsv@1Samuel:3:15 @ Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

rsv@1Samuel:3:16 @ But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."

rsv@1Samuel:3:17 @ And Eli said, "What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you."

rsv@1Samuel:3:18 @ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him."

rsv@1Samuel:3:19 @ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

rsv@1Samuel:3:20 @ And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:3:21 @ And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:4:1 @ And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebene'zer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

rsv@1Samuel:4:2 @ The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who slew about four thousand men on the field of battle.

rsv@1Samuel:4:3 @ And when the troops came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD put us to rout today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD here from Shiloh, that he may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies."

rsv@1Samuel:4:4 @ So the people sent to Shiloh, and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin'ehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

rsv@1Samuel:4:5 @ When the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.

rsv@1Samuel:4:6 @ And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp,

rsv@1Samuel:4:7 @ the Philistines were afraid; for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

rsv@1Samuel:4:8 @ Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.

rsv@1Samuel:4:9 @ Take courage, and acquit yourselves like men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; acquit yourselves like men and fight."

rsv@1Samuel:4:10 @ So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home; and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

rsv@1Samuel:4:11 @ And the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin'ehas, were slain.

rsv@1Samuel:4:12 @ A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.

rsv@1Samuel:4:13 @ When he arrived, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out.

rsv@1Samuel:4:14 @ When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, "What is this uproar?" Then the man hastened and came and told Eli.

rsv@1Samuel:4:15 @ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

rsv@1Samuel:4:16 @ And the man said to Eli, "I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today." And he said, "How did it go, my son?"

rsv@1Samuel:4:17 @ He who brought the tidings answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great slaughter among the people; your two sons also, Hophni and Phin'ehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured."

rsv@1Samuel:4:18 @ When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

rsv@1Samuel:4:19 @ Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phin'ehas, was with child, about to give birth. And when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed and gave birth; for her pains came upon her.

rsv@1Samuel:4:20 @ And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, "Fear not, for you have borne a son." But she did not answer or give heed.

rsv@1Samuel:4:21 @ And she named the child Ich'abod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

rsv@1Samuel:4:22 @ And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."

rsv@1Samuel:5:1 @ When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they carried it from Ebene'zer to Ashdod;

rsv@1Samuel:5:2 @ then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon.

rsv@1Samuel:5:3 @ And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.

rsv@1Samuel:5:4 @ But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

rsv@1Samuel:5:5 @ This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

rsv@1Samuel:5:6 @ The hand of the LORD was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.

rsv@1Samuel:5:7 @ And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us; for his hand is heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god."

rsv@1Samuel:5:8 @ So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" They answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath." So they brought the ark of the God of Israel there.

rsv@1Samuel:5:9 @ But after they had brought it around, the hand of the LORD was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that tumors broke out upon them.

rsv@1Samuel:5:10 @ So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, "They have brought around to us the ark of the God of Israel to slay us and our people."

rsv@1Samuel:5:11 @ They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not slay us and our people." For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. The hand of God was very heavy there;

rsv@1Samuel:5:12 @ the men who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

rsv@1Samuel:6:1 @ The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

rsv@1Samuel:6:2 @ And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place."

rsv@1Samuel:6:3 @ They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but by all means return him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand does not turn away from you."

rsv@1Samuel:6:4 @ And they said, "What is the guilt offering that we shall return to him?" They answered, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for the same plague was upon all of you and upon your lords.

rsv@1Samuel:6:5 @ So you must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you and your gods and your land.

rsv@1Samuel:6:6 @ Why should you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he had made sport of them, did not they let the people go, and they departed?

rsv@1Samuel:6:7 @ Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milch cows upon which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.

rsv@1Samuel:6:8 @ And take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart, and put in a box at its side the figures of gold, which you are returning to him as a guilt offering. Then send it off, and let it go its way.

rsv@1Samuel:6:9 @ And watch; if it goes up on the way to its own land, to Beth-she'mesh, then it is he who has done us this great harm; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us, it happened to us by chance."

rsv@1Samuel:6:10 @ The men did so, and took two milch cows and yoked them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

rsv@1Samuel:6:11 @ And they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.

rsv@1Samuel:6:12 @ And the cows went straight in the direction of Beth-she'mesh along one highway, lowing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-she'mesh.

rsv@1Samuel:6:13 @ Now the people of Beth-she'mesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and when they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced to see it.

rsv@1Samuel:6:14 @ The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth-she'mesh, and stopped there. A great stone was there; and they split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:6:15 @ And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box that was beside it, in which were the golden figures, and set them upon the great stone; and the men of Beth-she'mesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices on that day to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:6:16 @ And when the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron.

rsv@1Samuel:6:17 @ These are the golden tumors, which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ash'kelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron;

rsv@1Samuel:6:18 @ also the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and unwalled villages. The great stone, beside which they set down the ark of the LORD, is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-she'mesh.

rsv@1Samuel:6:19 @ And he slew some of the men of Beth-she'mesh, because they looked into the ark of the LORD; he slew seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the LORD had made a great slaughter among the people.

rsv@1Samuel:6:20 @ Then the men of Beth-she'mesh said, "Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?"

rsv@1Samuel:6:21 @ So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kir'iath-je'arim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up to you."

rsv@1Samuel:7:1 @ And the men of Kir'iath-je'arim came and took up the ark of the LORD, and brought it to the house of Abin'adab on the hill; and they consecrated his son, Elea'zar, to have charge of the ark of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:7:2 @ From the day that the ark was lodged at Kir'iath-je'arim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:7:3 @ Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ash'taroth from among you, and direct your heart to the LORD, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."

rsv@1Samuel:7:4 @ So Israel put away the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, and they served the LORD only.

rsv@1Samuel:7:5 @ Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you."

rsv@1Samuel:7:6 @ So they gathered at 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 judged the people of Israel at Mizpah.

rsv@1Samuel:7:7 @ Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it they were afraid of the Philistines.

rsv@1Samuel:7:8 @ And the people of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry to the LORD our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines."

rsv@1Samuel:7:9 @ So Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.

rsv@1Samuel:7:10 @ As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel; but the LORD thundered with a mighty voice that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion; and they were routed before Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:7:11 @ And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.

rsv@1Samuel:7:12 @ Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jesha'nah, and called its name Ebene'zer; for he said, "Hitherto the LORD has helped us."

rsv@1Samuel:7:13 @ So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

rsv@1Samuel:7:14 @ The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel rescued their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.

rsv@1Samuel:7:15 @ Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

rsv@1Samuel:7:16 @ And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all these places.

rsv@1Samuel:7:17 @ Then he would come back to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he administered justice to Israel. And he built there an altar to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:8:1 @ When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:8:2 @ The name of his first-born son was Jo'el, and the name of his second, Abi'jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.

rsv@1Samuel:8:3 @ Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.

rsv@1Samuel:8:4 @ Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,

rsv@1Samuel:8:5 @ and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations."

rsv@1Samuel:8:6 @ But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:8:7 @ And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.

rsv@1Samuel:8:8 @ According to all the deeds which they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you.

rsv@1Samuel:8:9 @ Now then, hearken to their voice; only, you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them."

rsv@1Samuel:8:10 @ So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking a king from him.

rsv@1Samuel:8:11 @ He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots;

rsv@1Samuel:8:12 @ and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

rsv@1Samuel:8:13 @ He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.

rsv@1Samuel:8:14 @ He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.

rsv@1Samuel:8:15 @ He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.

rsv@1Samuel:8:16 @ He will take your menservants and maidservants, and the best of your cattle and your asses, and put them to his work.

rsv@1Samuel:8:17 @ He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.

rsv@1Samuel:8:18 @ And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the LORD will not answer you in that day."

rsv@1Samuel:8:19 @ But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No! but we will have a king over us,

rsv@1Samuel:8:20 @ that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles."

rsv@1Samuel:8:21 @ And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:8:22 @ And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel then said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his city."

rsv@1Samuel:9:1 @ There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abi'el, son of Zeror, son of Beco'rath, son of Aphi'ah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth;

rsv@1Samuel:9:2 @ and he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.

rsv@1Samuel:9:3 @ Now the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the asses."

rsv@1Samuel:9:4 @ And they passed through the hill country of E'phraim and passed through the land of Shal'ishah, but they did not find them. And they passed through the land of Sha'alim, but they were not there. Then they passed through the land of Benjamin, but did not find them.

rsv@1Samuel:9:5 @ When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us go back, lest my father cease to care about the asses and become anxious about us."

rsv@1Samuel:9:6 @ But he said to him, "Behold, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he says comes true. Let us go there; perhaps he can tell us about the journey on which we have set out."

rsv@1Samuel:9:7 @ Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What have we?"

rsv@1Samuel:9:8 @ The servant answered Saul again, "Here, I have with me the fourth part of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God, to tell us our way."

rsv@1Samuel:9:9 @ (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)

rsv@1Samuel:9:10 @ And Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.

rsv@1Samuel:9:11 @ As they went up the hill to the city, they met young maidens coming out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"

rsv@1Samuel:9:12 @ They answered, "He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Make haste; he has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.

rsv@1Samuel:9:13 @ As soon as you enter the city, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those eat who are invited. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately."

rsv@1Samuel:9:14 @ So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.

rsv@1Samuel:9:15 @ Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:

rsv@1Samuel:9:16 @ "Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen the affliction of my people, because their cry has come to me."

rsv@1Samuel:9:17 @ When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, "Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall rule over my people."

rsv@1Samuel:9:18 @ Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate, and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"

rsv@1Samuel:9:19 @ Samuel answered Saul, "I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind.

rsv@1Samuel:9:20 @ As for your asses that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?"

rsv@1Samuel:9:21 @ Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the humblest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?"

rsv@1Samuel:9:22 @ Then Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons.

rsv@1Samuel:9:23 @ And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, `Put it aside.'"

rsv@1Samuel:9:24 @ So the cook took up the leg and the upper portion and set them before Saul; and Samuel said, "See, what was kept is set before you. Eat; because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

rsv@1Samuel:9:25 @ And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul upon the roof, and he lay down to sleep.

rsv@1Samuel:9:26 @ Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul upon the roof, "Up, that I may send you on your way." So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.

rsv@1Samuel:9:27 @ As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God."

rsv@1Samuel:10:1 @ Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the LORD and you will save them from the hand of their enemies round about. And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be prince over his heritage.

rsv@1Samuel:10:2 @ When you depart from me today you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, `The asses which you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the asses and is anxious about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'

rsv@1Samuel:10:3 @ Then you shall go on from there further and come to the oak of Tabor; three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three kids, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

rsv@1Samuel:10:4 @ And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

rsv@1Samuel:10:5 @ After that you shall come to Gib'e-ath-elo'him, where there is a garrison of the Philistines; and there, as you come to the city, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.

rsv@1Samuel:10:6 @ Then the spirit of the LORD will come mightily upon you, and you shall prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

rsv@1Samuel:10:7 @ Now when these signs meet you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.

rsv@1Samuel:10:8 @ And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I am coming to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do."

rsv@1Samuel:10:9 @ When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass that day.

rsv@1Samuel:10:10 @ When they came to Gib'e-ah, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.

rsv@1Samuel:10:11 @ And when all who knew him before saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, "What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"

rsv@1Samuel:10:12 @ And a man of the place answered, "And who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

rsv@1Samuel:10:13 @ When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.

rsv@1Samuel:10:14 @ Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" And he said, "To seek the asses; and when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel."

rsv@1Samuel:10:15 @ And Saul's uncle said, "Pray, tell me what Samuel said to you."

rsv@1Samuel:10:16 @ And Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the asses had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.

rsv@1Samuel:10:17 @ Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah;

rsv@1Samuel:10:18 @ and he said to the people of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.'

rsv@1Samuel:10:19 @ But you have this day rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, `No! but set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands."

rsv@1Samuel:10:20 @ Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.

rsv@1Samuel:10:21 @ He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of the Matrites was taken by lot; finally he brought the family of the Matrites near man by man, and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found.

rsv@1Samuel:10:22 @ So they inquired again of the LORD, "Did the man come hither?" and the LORD said, "Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

rsv@1Samuel:10:23 @ Then they ran and fetched him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

rsv@1Samuel:10:24 @ And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people." And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!"

rsv@1Samuel:10:25 @ Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship; and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

rsv@1Samuel:10:26 @ Saul also went to his home at Gib'e-ah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.

rsv@1Samuel:10:27 @ But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

rsv@1Samuel:11:1 @ Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Ja'besh-gil'ead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you."

rsv@1Samuel:11:2 @ But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus put disgrace upon all Israel."

rsv@1Samuel:11:3 @ The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you."

rsv@1Samuel:11:4 @ When the messengers came to Gib'e-ah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people; and all the people wept aloud.

rsv@1Samuel:11:5 @ Now Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen; and Saul said, "What ails the people, that they are weeping?" So they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

rsv@1Samuel:11:6 @ And the spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.

rsv@1Samuel:11:7 @ He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!" Then the dread of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.

rsv@1Samuel:11:8 @ When he mustered them at Bezek, the men of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

rsv@1Samuel:11:9 @ And they said to the messengers who had come, "Thus shall you say to the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead: `Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.'" When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.

rsv@1Samuel:11:10 @ Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you."

rsv@1Samuel:11:11 @ And on the morrow Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and cut down the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

rsv@1Samuel:11:12 @ Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is it that said, `Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death."

rsv@1Samuel:11:13 @ But Saul said, "Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has wrought deliverance in Israel."

rsv@1Samuel:11:14 @ Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom."

rsv@1Samuel:11:15 @ So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

rsv@1Samuel:12:1 @ And Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and have made a king over you.

rsv@1Samuel:12:2 @ And now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

rsv@1Samuel:12:3 @ Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."

rsv@1Samuel:12:4 @ They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand."

rsv@1Samuel:12:5 @ And he said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is witness."

rsv@1Samuel:12:6 @ And Samuel said to the people, "The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

rsv@1Samuel:12:7 @ Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the saving deeds of the LORD which he performed for you and for your fathers.

rsv@1Samuel:12:8 @ When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

rsv@1Samuel:12:9 @ But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sis'era, commander of the army of Jabin king of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

rsv@1Samuel:12:10 @ And they cried to the LORD, and said, `We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.'

rsv@1Samuel:12:11 @ And the LORD sent Jerubba'al and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.

rsv@1Samuel:12:12 @ And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, `No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the LORD your God was your king.

rsv@1Samuel:12:13 @ And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

rsv@1Samuel:12:14 @ If you will fear the LORD and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well;

rsv@1Samuel:12:15 @ but if you will not hearken to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.

rsv@1Samuel:12:16 @ Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

rsv@1Samuel:12:17 @ Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king."

rsv@1Samuel:12:18 @ So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

rsv@1Samuel:12:19 @ And all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king."

rsv@1Samuel:12:20 @ And Samuel said to the people, "Fear not; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

rsv@1Samuel:12:21 @ and do not turn aside after vain things which cannot profit or save, for they are vain.

rsv@1Samuel:12:22 @ For the LORD will not cast away his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.

rsv@1Samuel:12:23 @ Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

rsv@1Samuel:12:24 @ Only fear the LORD, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

rsv@1Samuel:12:25 @ But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."

rsv@1Samuel:13:1 @ Saul was... years old when he began to reign; and he reigned... and two years over Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:13:2 @ Saul chose three thousand men of Israel; two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gib'e-ah of Benjamin; the rest of the people he sent home, every man to his tent.

rsv@1Samuel:13:3 @ Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines which was at Geba; and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."

rsv@1Samuel:13:4 @ And all Israel heard it said that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. And the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal.

rsv@1Samuel:13:5 @ And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude; they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth-a'ven.

rsv@1Samuel:13:6 @ When the men of Israel saw that they were in straits (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns,

rsv@1Samuel:13:7 @ or crossed the fords of the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

rsv@1Samuel:13:8 @ He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.

rsv@1Samuel:13:9 @ So Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering.

rsv@1Samuel:13:10 @ As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and salute him.

rsv@1Samuel:13:11 @ Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash,

rsv@1Samuel:13:12 @ I said, `Now the Philistines will come down upon me at Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of the LORD'; so I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering."

rsv@1Samuel:13:13 @ And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for ever.

rsv@1Samuel:13:14 @ But now your kingdom shall not continue; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart; and the LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."

rsv@1Samuel:13:15 @ And Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gib'e-ah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

rsv@1Samuel:13:16 @ And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

rsv@1Samuel:13:17 @ And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies; one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shu'al,

rsv@1Samuel:13:18 @ another company turned toward Beth-hor'on, and another company turned toward the border that looks down upon the valley of Zebo'im toward the wilderness.

rsv@1Samuel:13:19 @ Now there was no smith to be found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears";

rsv@1Samuel:13:20 @ but every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle;

rsv@1Samuel:13:21 @ and the charge was a pim for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.

rsv@1Samuel:13:22 @ So on the day of the battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them.

rsv@1Samuel:13:23 @ And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

rsv@1Samuel:14:1 @ One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on yonder side." But he did not tell his father.

rsv@1Samuel:14:2 @ Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gib'e-ah under the pomegranate tree which is at Migron; the people who were with him were about six hundred men,

rsv@1Samuel:14:3 @ and Ahi'jah the son of Ahi'tub, Ich'abod's brother, son of Phin'ehas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

rsv@1Samuel:14:4 @ In the pass, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

rsv@1Samuel:14:5 @ The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

rsv@1Samuel:14:6 @ And Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us; for nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few."

rsv@1Samuel:14:7 @ And his armor-bearer said to him, "Do all that your mind inclines to; behold, I am with you, as is your mind so is mine."

rsv@1Samuel:14:8 @ Then said Jonathan, "Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.

rsv@1Samuel:14:9 @ If they say to us, `Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.

rsv@1Samuel:14:10 @ But if they say, `Come up to us,' then we will go up; for the LORD has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us."

rsv@1Samuel:14:11 @ So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, "Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves."

rsv@1Samuel:14:12 @ And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you a thing." And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Come up after me; for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel."

rsv@1Samuel:14:13 @ Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him;

rsv@1Samuel:14:14 @ and that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, was of about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.

rsv@1Samuel:14:15 @ And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and even the raiders trembled; the earth quaked; and it became a very great panic.

rsv@1Samuel:14:16 @ And the watchmen of Saul in Gib'e-ah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude was surging hither and thither.

rsv@1Samuel:14:17 @ Then Saul said to the people who were with him, "Number and see who has gone from us." And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.

rsv@1Samuel:14:18 @ And Saul said to Ahi'jah, "Bring hither the ark of God." For the ark of God went at that time with the people of Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:14:19 @ And while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more; and Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."

rsv@1Samuel:14:20 @ Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.

rsv@1Samuel:14:21 @ Now the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines before that time and who had gone up with them into the camp, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

rsv@1Samuel:14:22 @ Likewise, when all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in the hill country of E'phraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they too followed hard after them in the battle.

rsv@1Samuel:14:23 @ So the LORD delivered Israel that day; and the battle passed beyond Beth-a'ven.

rsv@1Samuel:14:24 @ And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people tasted food.

rsv@1Samuel:14:25 @ And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.

rsv@1Samuel:14:26 @ And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

rsv@1Samuel:14:27 @ But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; so he put forth the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes became bright.

rsv@1Samuel:14:28 @ Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, `Cursed be the man who eats food this day.'" And the people were faint.

rsv@1Samuel:14:29 @ Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have become bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.

rsv@1Samuel:14:30 @ How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found; for now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great."

rsv@1Samuel:14:31 @ They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ai'jalon. And the people were very faint;

rsv@1Samuel:14:32 @ the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep and oxen and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

rsv@1Samuel:14:33 @ Then they told Saul, "Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD, by eating with the blood." And he said, "You have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone to me here."

rsv@1Samuel:14:34 @ And Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, `Let every man bring his ox or his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and do not sin against the LORD by eating with the blood.'" So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

rsv@1Samuel:14:35 @ And Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first altar that he built to the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:14:36 @ Then Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and despoil them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them." And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." But the priest said, "Let us draw near hither to God."

rsv@1Samuel:14:37 @ And Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel?" But he did not answer him that day.

rsv@1Samuel:14:38 @ And Saul said, "Come hither, all you leaders of the people; and know and see how this sin has arisen today.

rsv@1Samuel:14:39 @ For as the LORD lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

rsv@1Samuel:14:40 @ Then he said to all Israel, "You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side." And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."

rsv@1Samuel:14:41 @ Therefore Saul said, "O LORD God of Israel, why hast thou not answered thy servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O LORD, God of Israel, give Urim; but if this guilt is in thy people Israel, give Thummim." And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.

rsv@1Samuel:14:42 @ Then Saul said, "Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan." And Jonathan was taken.

rsv@1Samuel:14:43 @ Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." And Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand; here I am, I will die."

rsv@1Samuel:14:44 @ And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."

rsv@1Samuel:14:45 @ Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day." So the people ransomed Jonathan, that he did not die.

rsv@1Samuel:14:46 @ Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

rsv@1Samuel:14:47 @ When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; wherever he turned he put them to the worse.

rsv@1Samuel:14:48 @ And he did valiantly, and smote the Amal'ekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

rsv@1Samuel:14:49 @ Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Mal'chishu'a; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;

rsv@1Samuel:14:50 @ and the name of Saul's wife was Ahin'o-am the daughter of Ahim'a-az. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle;

rsv@1Samuel:14:51 @ Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abi'el.

rsv@1Samuel:14:52 @ There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.

rsv@1Samuel:15:1 @ And Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore hearken to the words of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:15:2 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts, `I will punish what Am'alek did to Israel in opposing them on the way, when they came up out of Egypt.

rsv@1Samuel:15:3 @ Now go and smite Am'alek, and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'"

rsv@1Samuel:15:4 @ So Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Tela'im, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.

rsv@1Samuel:15:5 @ And Saul came to the city of Am'alek, and lay in wait in the valley.

rsv@1Samuel:15:6 @ And Saul said to the Ken'ites, "Go, depart, go down from among the Amal'ekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Ken'ites departed from among the Amal'ekites.

rsv@1Samuel:15:7 @ And Saul defeated the Amal'ekites, from Hav'ilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.

rsv@1Samuel:15:8 @ And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

rsv@1Samuel:15:9 @ But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them; all that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.

rsv@1Samuel:15:10 @ The word of the LORD came to Samuel:

rsv@1Samuel:15:11 @ "I repent that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry; and he cried to the LORD all night.

rsv@1Samuel:15:12 @ And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal."

rsv@1Samuel:15:13 @ And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you to the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD."

rsv@1Samuel:15:14 @ And Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"

rsv@1Samuel:15:15 @ Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amal'ekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed."

rsv@1Samuel:15:16 @ Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night." And he said to him, "Say on."

rsv@1Samuel:15:17 @ And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:15:18 @ And the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, `Go, utterly destroy the sinners, the Amal'ekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'

rsv@1Samuel:15:19 @ Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop on the spoil, and do what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"

rsv@1Samuel:15:20 @ And Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, I have gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me, I have brought Agag the king of Am'alek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amal'ekites.

rsv@1Samuel:15:21 @ But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal."

rsv@1Samuel:15:22 @ And Samuel said, "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

rsv@1Samuel:15:23 @ For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king."

rsv@1Samuel:15:24 @ And Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

rsv@1Samuel:15:25 @ Now therefore, I pray, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."

rsv@1Samuel:15:26 @ And Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."

rsv@1Samuel:15:27 @ As Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

rsv@1Samuel:15:28 @ And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

rsv@1Samuel:15:29 @ And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent."

rsv@1Samuel:15:30 @ Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."

rsv@1Samuel:15:31 @ So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:15:32 @ Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amal'ekites." And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."

rsv@1Samuel:15:33 @ And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

rsv@1Samuel:15:34 @ Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gib'e-ah of Saul.

rsv@1Samuel:15:35 @ And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

rsv@1Samuel:16:1 @ The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons."

rsv@1Samuel:16:2 @ And Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, `I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

rsv@1Samuel:16:3 @ And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me him whom I name to you."

rsv@1Samuel:16:4 @ Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?"

rsv@1Samuel:16:5 @ And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD; consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." And he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

rsv@1Samuel:16:6 @ When they came, he looked on Eli'ab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him."

rsv@1Samuel:16:7 @ But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the LORD sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."

rsv@1Samuel:16:8 @ Then Jesse called Abin'adab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."

rsv@1Samuel:16:9 @ Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."

rsv@1Samuel:16:10 @ And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these."

rsv@1Samuel:16:11 @ And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he comes here."

rsv@1Samuel:16:12 @ And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."

rsv@1Samuel:16:13 @ Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

rsv@1Samuel:16:14 @ Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.

rsv@1Samuel:16:15 @ And Saul's servants said to him, "Behold now, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

rsv@1Samuel:16:16 @ Let our lord now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is skilful in playing the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well."

rsv@1Samuel:16:17 @ So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

rsv@1Samuel:16:18 @ One of the young men answered, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence; and the LORD is with him."

rsv@1Samuel:16:19 @ Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."

rsv@1Samuel:16:20 @ And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

rsv@1Samuel:16:21 @ And David came to Saul, and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

rsv@1Samuel:16:22 @ And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."

rsv@1Samuel:16:23 @ And whenever the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:1 @ Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Aze'kah, in E'phes-dam'mim.

rsv@1Samuel:17:2 @ And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.

rsv@1Samuel:17:3 @ And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

rsv@1Samuel:17:4 @ And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

rsv@1Samuel:17:5 @ He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

rsv@1Samuel:17:6 @ And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.

rsv@1Samuel:17:7 @ And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:8 @ He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

rsv@1Samuel:17:9 @ If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us."

rsv@1Samuel:17:10 @ And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."

rsv@1Samuel:17:11 @ When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

rsv@1Samuel:17:12 @ Now David was the son of an Eph'rathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.

rsv@1Samuel:17:13 @ The three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eli'ab the first-born, and next to him Abin'adab, and the third Shammah.

rsv@1Samuel:17:14 @ David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,

rsv@1Samuel:17:15 @ but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

rsv@1Samuel:17:16 @ For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.

rsv@1Samuel:17:17 @ And Jesse said to David his son, "Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;

rsv@1Samuel:17:18 @ also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them."

rsv@1Samuel:17:19 @ Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

rsv@1Samuel:17:20 @ And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took the provisions, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the encampment as the host was going forth to the battle line, shouting the war cry.

rsv@1Samuel:17:21 @ And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.

rsv@1Samuel:17:22 @ And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the ranks, and went and greeted his brothers.

rsv@1Samuel:17:23 @ As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:24 @ All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were much afraid.

rsv@1Samuel:17:25 @ And the men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and the man who kills him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel."

rsv@1Samuel:17:26 @ And David said to the men who stood by him, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"

rsv@1Samuel:17:27 @ And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."

rsv@1Samuel:17:28 @ Now Eli'ab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eli'ab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption, and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the battle."

rsv@1Samuel:17:29 @ And David said, "What have I done now? Was it not but a word?"

rsv@1Samuel:17:30 @ And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way; and the people answered him again as before.

rsv@1Samuel:17:31 @ When the words which David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:32 @ And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

rsv@1Samuel:17:33 @ And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth."

rsv@1Samuel:17:34 @ But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,

rsv@1Samuel:17:35 @ I went after him and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth; and if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him and killed him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:36 @ Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God."

rsv@1Samuel:17:37 @ And David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you!"

rsv@1Samuel:17:38 @ Then Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothed him with a coat of mail.

rsv@1Samuel:17:39 @ And David girded his sword over his armor, and he tried in vain to go, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these; for I am not used to them." And David put them off.

rsv@1Samuel:17:40 @ Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in his shepherd's bag or wallet; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.

rsv@1Samuel:17:41 @ And the Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him.

rsv@1Samuel:17:42 @ And when the Philistine looked, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, ruddy and comely in appearance.

rsv@1Samuel:17:43 @ And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

rsv@1Samuel:17:44 @ The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field."

rsv@1Samuel:17:45 @ Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

rsv@1Samuel:17:46 @ This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down, and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

rsv@1Samuel:17:47 @ and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and he will give you into our hand."

rsv@1Samuel:17:48 @ When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

rsv@1Samuel:17:49 @ And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

rsv@1Samuel:17:50 @ So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; there was no sword in the hand of David.

rsv@1Samuel:17:51 @ Then David ran and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

rsv@1Samuel:17:52 @ And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Sha-ara'im as far as Gath and Ekron.

rsv@1Samuel:17:53 @ And the Israelites came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

rsv@1Samuel:17:54 @ And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

rsv@1Samuel:17:55 @ When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell."

rsv@1Samuel:17:56 @ And the king said, "Inquire whose son the stripling is."

rsv@1Samuel:17:57 @ 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.

rsv@1Samuel:17:58 @ And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."

rsv@1Samuel:18:1 @ When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

rsv@1Samuel:18:2 @ And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.

rsv@1Samuel:18:3 @ Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

rsv@1Samuel:18:4 @ And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his girdle.

rsv@1Samuel:18:5 @ And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him; so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

rsv@1Samuel:18:6 @ As they were coming home, when David returned from slaying the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with timbrels, with songs of joy, and with instruments of music.

rsv@1Samuel:18:7 @ And the women sang to one another as they made merry, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."

rsv@1Samuel:18:8 @ And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; and what more can he have but the kingdom?"

rsv@1Samuel:18:9 @ And Saul eyed David from that day on.

rsv@1Samuel:18:10 @ And on the morrow an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

rsv@1Samuel:18:11 @ and Saul cast the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.

rsv@1Samuel:18:12 @ Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.

rsv@1Samuel:18:13 @ So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

rsv@1Samuel:18:14 @ And David had success in all his undertakings; for the LORD was with him.

rsv@1Samuel:18:15 @ And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him.

rsv@1Samuel:18:16 @ But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

rsv@1Samuel:18:17 @ Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you for a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the LORD'S battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him."

rsv@1Samuel:18:18 @ And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my kinsfolk, my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

rsv@1Samuel:18:19 @ But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to A'driel the Meho'lathite for a wife.

rsv@1Samuel:18:20 @ Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

rsv@1Samuel:18:21 @ Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law."

rsv@1Samuel:18:22 @ And Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David in private and say, `Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you; now then become the king's son-in-law.'"

rsv@1Samuel:18:23 @ And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, "Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man and of no repute?"

rsv@1Samuel:18:24 @ And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak."

rsv@1Samuel:18:25 @ Then Saul said, "Thus shall you say to David, `The king desires no marriage present except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

rsv@1Samuel:18:26 @ And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. Before the time had expired,

rsv@1Samuel:18:27 @ David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines; and David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

rsv@1Samuel:18:28 @ But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that all Israel loved him,

rsv@1Samuel:18:29 @ Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.

rsv@1Samuel:18:30 @ Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

rsv@1Samuel:19:1 @ And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

rsv@1Samuel:19:2 @ And Jonathan told David, "Saul my father seeks to kill you; therefore take heed to yourself in the morning, stay in a secret place and hide yourself;

rsv@1Samuel:19:3 @ and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you; and if I learn anything I will tell you."

rsv@1Samuel:19:4 @ And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been of good service to you;

rsv@1Samuel:19:5 @ for he took his life in his hand and he slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?"

rsv@1Samuel:19:6 @ And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan; Saul swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death."

rsv@1Samuel:19:7 @ And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

rsv@1Samuel:19:8 @ And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and made a great slaughter among them, so that they fled before him.

rsv@1Samuel:19:9 @ Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing the lyre.

rsv@1Samuel:19:10 @ And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear; but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped.

rsv@1Samuel:19:11 @ That night Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, told him, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed."

rsv@1Samuel:19:12 @ So Michal let David down through the window; and he fled away and escaped.

rsv@1Samuel:19:13 @ Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with the clothes.

rsv@1Samuel:19:14 @ And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."

rsv@1Samuel:19:15 @ Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."

rsv@1Samuel:19:16 @ And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.

rsv@1Samuel:19:17 @ Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me thus, and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, `Let me go; why should I kill you?'"

rsv@1Samuel:19:18 @ Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt at Nai'oth.

rsv@1Samuel:19:19 @ And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Nai'oth in Ramah."

rsv@1Samuel:19:20 @ Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

rsv@1Samuel:19:21 @ 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.

rsv@1Samuel:19:22 @ Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu; and he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" And one said, "Behold, they are at Nai'oth in Ramah."

rsv@1Samuel:19:23 @ And he went from there to Nai'oth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied, until he came to Nai'oth in Ramah.

rsv@1Samuel:19:24 @ And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel, and lay naked all that day and all that night. Hence it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:1 @ Then David fled from Nai'oth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:2 @ And he said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me; and why should my father hide this from me? It is not so."

rsv@1Samuel:20:3 @ But David replied, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he thinks, `Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.' But truly, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."

rsv@1Samuel:20:4 @ Then said Jonathan to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

rsv@1Samuel:20:5 @ David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.

rsv@1Samuel:20:6 @ If your father misses me at all, then say, `David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'

rsv@1Samuel:20:7 @ If he says, `Good!' it will be well with your servant; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

rsv@1Samuel:20:8 @ Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a sacred covenant with you. But if there is guilt in me, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:9 @ And Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that evil should come upon you, would I not tell you?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:10 @ Then said David to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:11 @ And Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So they both went out into the field.

rsv@1Samuel:20:12 @ And Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you?

rsv@1Samuel:20:13 @ But should it please my father to do you harm, the LORD do so to Jonathan, and more also, if I do not disclose it to you, and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the LORD be with you, as he has been with my father.

rsv@1Samuel:20:14 @ If I am still alive, show me the loyal love of the LORD, that I may not die;

rsv@1Samuel:20:15 @ and do not cut off your loyalty from my house for ever. When the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth,

rsv@1Samuel:20:16 @ let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may the LORD take vengeance on David's enemies."

rsv@1Samuel:20:17 @ And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

rsv@1Samuel:20:18 @ Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

rsv@1Samuel:20:19 @ And on the third day you will be greatly missed; then go to the place where you hid yourself when the matter was in hand, and remain beside yonder stone heap.

rsv@1Samuel:20:20 @ And I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.

rsv@1Samuel:20:21 @ And behold, I will send the lad, saying, `Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the lad, `Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then you are to come, for, as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.

rsv@1Samuel:20:22 @ But if I say to the youth, `Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go; for the LORD has sent you away.

rsv@1Samuel:20:23 @ And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me for ever."

rsv@1Samuel:20:24 @ So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.

rsv@1Samuel:20:25 @ The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall; Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.

rsv@1Samuel:20:26 @ Yet Saul did not say anything that day; for he thought, "Something has befallen him; he is not clean, surely he is not clean."

rsv@1Samuel:20:27 @ But on the second day, the morrow after the new moon, David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:28 @ Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem;

rsv@1Samuel:20:29 @ he said, `Let me go; for our family holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away, and see my brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table."

rsv@1Samuel:20:30 @ Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?

rsv@1Samuel:20:31 @ For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and fetch him to me, for he shall surely die."

rsv@1Samuel:20:32 @ Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:33 @ But Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.

rsv@1Samuel:20:34 @ And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him.

rsv@1Samuel:20:35 @ In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little lad.

rsv@1Samuel:20:36 @ And he said to his lad, "Run and find the arrows which I shoot." As the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

rsv@1Samuel:20:37 @ And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the lad and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?"

rsv@1Samuel:20:38 @ And Jonathan called after the lad, "Hurry, make haste, stay not." So Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

rsv@1Samuel:20:39 @ But the lad knew nothing; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

rsv@1Samuel:20:40 @ And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, "Go and carry them to the city."

rsv@1Samuel:20:41 @ And as soon as the lad had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times; and they kissed one another, and wept with one another, until David recovered himself.

rsv@1Samuel:20:42 @ Then Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, `The LORD shall be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants, for ever.'" And he rose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.

rsv@1Samuel:21:1 @ Then came David to Nob to Ahim'elech the priest; and Ahim'elech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?"

rsv@1Samuel:21:2 @ And David said to Ahim'elech the priest, "The king has charged me with a matter, and said to me, `Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.' I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place.

rsv@1Samuel:21:3 @ Now then, what have you at hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."

rsv@1Samuel:21:4 @ And the priest answered David, "I have no common bread at hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women."

rsv@1Samuel:21:5 @ And David answered the priest, "Of a truth women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition; the vessels of the young men are holy, even when it is a common journey; how much more today will their vessels be holy?"

rsv@1Samuel:21:6 @ So the priest gave him the holy bread; for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the LORD, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away.

rsv@1Samuel:21:7 @ Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; his name was Do'eg the E'domite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.

rsv@1Samuel:21:8 @ And David said to Ahim'elech, "And have you not here a spear or a sword at hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."

rsv@1Samuel:21:9 @ And the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here." And David said, "There is none like that; give it to me."

rsv@1Samuel:21:10 @ And David rose and fled that day from Saul, and went to A'chish the king of Gath.

rsv@1Samuel:21:11 @ And the servants of A'chish said to him, "Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, `Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

rsv@1Samuel:21:12 @ And David took these words to heart, and was much afraid of A'chish the king of Gath.

rsv@1Samuel:21:13 @ So he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard.

rsv@1Samuel:21:14 @ Then said A'chish to his servants, "Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?

rsv@1Samuel:21:15 @ Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"

rsv@1Samuel:22:1 @ David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

rsv@1Samuel:22:2 @ And every one who was in distress, and every one who was in debt, and every one who was discontented, gathered to him; and he became captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

rsv@1Samuel:22:3 @ And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Pray let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me."

rsv@1Samuel:22:4 @ And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

rsv@1Samuel:22:5 @ Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed, and went into the forest of Hereth.

rsv@1Samuel:22:6 @ Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gib'e-ah, under the tamarisk tree on the height, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

rsv@1Samuel:22:7 @ And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjaminites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

rsv@1Samuel:22:8 @ that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a league with the son of Jesse, none of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day."

rsv@1Samuel:22:9 @ Then answered Do'eg the E'domite, who stood by the servants of Saul, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahim'elech the son of Ahi'tub,

rsv@1Samuel:22:10 @ and he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

rsv@1Samuel:22:11 @ Then the king sent to summon Ahim'elech the priest, the son of Ahi'tub, and all his father's house, the priests who were at Nob; and all of them came to the king.

rsv@1Samuel:22:12 @ And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahi'tub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."

rsv@1Samuel:22:13 @ And Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"

rsv@1Samuel:22:14 @ Then Ahim'elech answered the king, "And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house?

rsv@1Samuel:22:15 @ Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father; for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little."

rsv@1Samuel:22:16 @ And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahim'elech, you and all your father's house."

rsv@1Samuel:22:17 @ And the king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me." But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:22:18 @ Then the king said to Do'eg, "You turn and fall upon the priests." And Do'eg the E'domite turned and fell upon the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

rsv@1Samuel:22:19 @ And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both men and women, children and sucklings, oxen, asses and sheep, he put to the sword.

rsv@1Samuel:22:20 @ But one of the sons of Ahim'elech the son of Ahi'tub, named Abi'athar, escaped and fled after David.

rsv@1Samuel:22:21 @ And Abi'athar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.

rsv@1Samuel:22:22 @ And David said to Abi'athar, "I knew on that day, when Do'eg the E'domite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father's house.

rsv@1Samuel:22:23 @ Stay with me, fear not; for he that seeks my life seeks your life; with me you shall be in safekeeping."

rsv@1Samuel:23:1 @ Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Kei'lah, and are robbing the threshing floors."

rsv@1Samuel:23:2 @ Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Kei'lah."

rsv@1Samuel:23:3 @ But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Kei'lah against the armies of the Philistines?"

rsv@1Samuel:23:4 @ Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, "Arise, go down to Kei'lah; for I will give the Philistines into your hand."

rsv@1Samuel:23:5 @ And David and his men went to Kei'lah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter among them. So David delivered the inhabitants of Kei'lah.

rsv@1Samuel:23:6 @ When Abi'athar the son of Ahim'elech fled to David to Kei'lah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

rsv@1Samuel:23:7 @ Now it was told Saul that David had come to Kei'lah. And Saul said, "God has given him into my hand; for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars."

rsv@1Samuel:23:8 @ And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Kei'lah, to besiege David and his men.

rsv@1Samuel:23:9 @ David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abi'athar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."

rsv@1Samuel:23:10 @ Then said David, "O LORD, the God of Israel, thy servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Kei'lah, to destroy the city on my account.

rsv@1Samuel:23:11 @ Will the men of Kei'lah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant." And the LORD said, "He will come down."

rsv@1Samuel:23:12 @ Then said David, "Will the men of Kei'lah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will surrender you."

rsv@1Samuel:23:13 @ Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Kei'lah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Kei'lah, he gave up the expedition.

rsv@1Samuel:23:14 @ And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

rsv@1Samuel:23:15 @ And David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.

rsv@1Samuel:23:16 @ And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose, and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.

rsv@1Samuel:23:17 @ And he said to him, "Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; Saul my father also knows this."

rsv@1Samuel:23:18 @ And the two of them made a covenant before the LORD; David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.

rsv@1Samuel:23:19 @ Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gib'e-ah, saying, "Does not David hide among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachi'lah, which is south of Jeshi'mon?

rsv@1Samuel:23:20 @ Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."

rsv@1Samuel:23:21 @ And Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD; for you have had compassion on me.

rsv@1Samuel:23:22 @ Go, make yet more sure; know and see the place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for it is told me that he is very cunning.

rsv@1Samuel:23:23 @ See therefore, and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."

rsv@1Samuel:23:24 @ And they arose, and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Ma'on, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshi'mon.

rsv@1Samuel:23:25 @ And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told; therefore he went down to the rock which is in the wilderness of Ma'on. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Ma'on.

rsv@1Samuel:23:26 @ Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was making haste to get away from Saul, as Saul and his men were closing in upon David and his men to capture them,

rsv@1Samuel:23:27 @ when a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Make haste and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land."

rsv@1Samuel:23:28 @ So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.

rsv@1Samuel:23:29 @ And David went up from there, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-ge'di.

rsv@1Samuel:24:1 @ When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-ge'di."

rsv@1Samuel:24:2 @ Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats' Rocks.

rsv@1Samuel:24:3 @ And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

rsv@1Samuel:24:4 @ And the men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the LORD said to you, `Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'" Then David arose and stealthily cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.

rsv@1Samuel:24:5 @ And afterward David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

rsv@1Samuel:24:6 @ He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD'S anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD'S anointed."

rsv@1Samuel:24:7 @ So David persuaded his men with these words, and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave, and went upon his way.

rsv@1Samuel:24:8 @ Afterward David also arose, and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.

rsv@1Samuel:24:9 @ And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, `Behold, David seeks your hurt'?

rsv@1Samuel:24:10 @ Lo, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD gave you today into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill you, but I spared you. I said, `I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.'

rsv@1Samuel:24:11 @ See, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for by the fact that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.

rsv@1Samuel:24:12 @ May the LORD judge between me and you, may the LORD avenge me upon you; but my hand shall not be against you.

rsv@1Samuel:24:13 @ As the proverb of the ancients says, `Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness'; but my hand shall not be against you.

rsv@1Samuel:24:14 @ After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!

rsv@1Samuel:24:15 @ May the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see to it, and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hand."

rsv@1Samuel:24:16 @ When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

rsv@1Samuel:24:17 @ He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

rsv@1Samuel:24:18 @ And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the LORD put me into your hands.

rsv@1Samuel:24:19 @ For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

rsv@1Samuel:24:20 @ And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

rsv@1Samuel:24:21 @ Swear to me therefore by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house."

rsv@1Samuel:24:22 @ And David swore this to Saul. Then Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

rsv@1Samuel:25:1 @ Now Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

rsv@1Samuel:25:2 @ And there was a man in Ma'on, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

rsv@1Samuel:25:3 @ Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Ab'igail. The woman was of good understanding and beautiful, but the man was churlish and ill-behaved; he was a Calebite.

rsv@1Samuel:25:4 @ David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

rsv@1Samuel:25:5 @ So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

rsv@1Samuel:25:6 @ And thus you shall salute him: `Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

rsv@1Samuel:25:7 @ I hear that you have shearers; now your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing, all the time they were in Carmel.

rsv@1Samuel:25:8 @ Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes; for we come on a feast day. Pray, give whatever you have at hand to your servants and to your son David.'"

rsv@1Samuel:25:9 @ When David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David; and then they waited.

rsv@1Samuel:25:10 @ And Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who are breaking away from their masters.

rsv@1Samuel:25:11 @ Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who come from I do not know where?"

rsv@1Samuel:25:12 @ So David's young men turned away, and came back and told him all this.

rsv@1Samuel:25:13 @ And David said to his men, "Every man gird on his sword!" And every man of them girded on his sword; David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage.

rsv@1Samuel:25:14 @ But one of the young men told Ab'igail, Nabal's wife, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.

rsv@1Samuel:25:15 @ Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we did not miss anything when we were in the fields, as long as we went with them;

rsv@1Samuel:25:16 @ they were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

rsv@1Samuel:25:17 @ Now therefore know this and consider what you should do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is so ill-natured that one cannot speak to him."

rsv@1Samuel:25:18 @ Then Ab'igail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skins of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

rsv@1Samuel:25:19 @ And she said to her young men, "Go on before me; behold, I come after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

rsv@1Samuel:25:20 @ And as she rode on the ass, and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.

rsv@1Samuel:25:21 @ Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; and he has returned me evil for good.

rsv@1Samuel:25:22 @ God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."

rsv@1Samuel:25:23 @ When Ab'igail saw David, she made haste, and alighted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed to the ground.

rsv@1Samuel:25:24 @ She fell at his feet and said, "Upon me alone, my lord, be the guilt; pray let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid.

rsv@1Samuel:25:25 @ Let not my lord regard this ill-natured fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I your handmaid did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

rsv@1Samuel:25:26 @ Now then, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, seeing the LORD has restrained you from bloodguilt, and from taking vengeance with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.

rsv@1Samuel:25:27 @ And now let this present which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

rsv@1Samuel:25:28 @ Pray forgive the trespass of your handmaid; for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD; and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.

rsv@1Samuel:25:29 @ If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the LORD your God; and the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.

rsv@1Samuel:25:30 @ And when the LORD has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you prince over Israel,

rsv@1Samuel:25:31 @ my lord shall have no cause of grief, or pangs of conscience, for having shed blood without cause or for my lord taking vengeance himself. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid."

rsv@1Samuel:25:32 @ And David said to Ab'igail, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!

rsv@1Samuel:25:33 @ Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!

rsv@1Samuel:25:34 @ For as surely as the LORD the God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had made haste and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male."

rsv@1Samuel:25:35 @ Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; and he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house; see, I have hearkened to your voice, and I have granted your petition."

rsv@1Samuel:25:36 @ And Ab'igail came to Nabal; and, lo, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light.

rsv@1Samuel:25:37 @ And in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

rsv@1Samuel:25:38 @ And about ten days later the LORD smote Nabal; and he died.

rsv@1Samuel:25:39 @ When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil; the LORD has returned the evil-doing of Nabal upon his own head." Then David sent and wooed Ab'igail, to make her his wife.

rsv@1Samuel:25:40 @ And when the servants of David came to Ab'igail at Carmel, they said to her, "David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife."

rsv@1Samuel:25:41 @ And she rose and bowed with her face to the ground, and said, "Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."

rsv@1Samuel:25:42 @ And Ab'igail made haste and rose and mounted on an ass, and her five maidens attended her; she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

rsv@1Samuel:25:43 @ David also took Ahin'o-am of Jezreel; and both of them became his wives.

rsv@1Samuel:25:44 @ Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of La'ish, who was of Gallim.

rsv@1Samuel:26:1 @ Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gib'e-ah, saying, "Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachi'lah, which is on the east of Jeshi'mon?"

rsv@1Samuel:26:2 @ So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, with three thousand chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

rsv@1Samuel:26:3 @ And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachi'lah, which is beside the road on the east of Jeshi'mon. But David remained in the wilderness; and when he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness,

rsv@1Samuel:26:4 @ David sent out spies, and learned of a certainty that Saul had come.

rsv@1Samuel:26:5 @ Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army; Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him.

rsv@1Samuel:26:6 @ Then David said to Ahim'elech the Hittite, and to Jo'ab's brother Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah, "Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?" And Abi'shai said, "I will go down with you."

rsv@1Samuel:26:7 @ So David and Abi'shai went to the army by night; and there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the army lay around him.

rsv@1Samuel:26:8 @ Then said Abi'shai to David, "God has given your enemy into your hand this day; now therefore let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice."

rsv@1Samuel:26:9 @ But David said to Abi'shai, "Do not destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?"

rsv@1Samuel:26:10 @ And David said, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

rsv@1Samuel:26:11 @ The LORD forbid that I should put forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed; but take now the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go."

rsv@1Samuel:26:12 @ So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head; and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.

rsv@1Samuel:26:13 @ Then David went over to the other side, and stood afar off on the top of the mountain, with a great space between them;

rsv@1Samuel:26:14 @ and David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Will you not answer, Abner?" Then Abner answered, "Who are you that calls to the king?"

rsv@1Samuel:26:15 @ And David said to Abner, "Are you not a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord.

rsv@1Samuel:26:16 @ This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head."

rsv@1Samuel:26:17 @ Saul recognized David's voice, and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."

rsv@1Samuel:26:18 @ And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What guilt is on my hands?

rsv@1Samuel:26:19 @ Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the LORD who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering; but if it is men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the LORD, saying, `Go, serve other gods.'

rsv@1Samuel:26:20 @ Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek my life, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains."

rsv@1Samuel:26:21 @ Then Saul said, "I have done wrong; return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day; behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly."

rsv@1Samuel:26:22 @ And David made answer, "Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

rsv@1Samuel:26:23 @ The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD gave you into my hand today, and I would not put forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.

rsv@1Samuel:26:24 @ Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the LORD, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation."

rsv@1Samuel:26:25 @ Then Saul said to David, "Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

rsv@1Samuel:27:1 @ And David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand."

rsv@1Samuel:27:2 @ So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to A'chish the son of Ma'och, king of Gath.

rsv@1Samuel:27:3 @ And David dwelt with A'chish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahin'o-am of Jezreel, and Ab'igail of Carmel, Nabal's widow.

rsv@1Samuel:27:4 @ And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he sought for him no more.

rsv@1Samuel:27:5 @ Then David said to A'chish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there; for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?"

rsv@1Samuel:27:6 @ So that day A'chish gave him Ziklag; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

rsv@1Samuel:27:7 @ And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

rsv@1Samuel:27:8 @ Now David and his men went up, and made raids upon the Gesh'urites, the Gir'zites, and the Amal'ekites; for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt.

rsv@1Samuel:27:9 @ And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the asses, the camels, and the garments, and came back to A'chish.

rsv@1Samuel:27:10 @ When A'chish asked, "Against whom have you made a raid today?" David would say, "Against the Negeb of Judah," or "Against the Negeb of the Jerah'meelites," or, "Against the Negeb of the Ken'ites."

rsv@1Samuel:27:11 @ And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, thinking, "Lest they should tell about us, and say, `So David has done.'" Such was his custom all the while he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

rsv@1Samuel:27:12 @ And A'chish trusted David, thinking, "He has made himself utterly abhorred by his people Israel; therefore he shall be my servant always."

rsv@1Samuel:28:1 @ In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. And A'chish said to David, "Understand that you and your men are to go out with me in the army."

rsv@1Samuel:28:2 @ David said to A'chish, "Very well, you shall know what your servant can do." And A'chish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life."

rsv@1Samuel:28:3 @ Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the wizards out of the land.

rsv@1Samuel:28:4 @ The Philistines assembled, and came and encamped at Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilbo'a.

rsv@1Samuel:28:5 @ When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

rsv@1Samuel:28:6 @ And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

rsv@1Samuel:28:7 @ Then Saul said to his servants, "Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a medium at Endor."

rsv@1Samuel:28:8 @ So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments, and went, he and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, "Divine for me by a spirit, and bring up for me whomever I shall name to you."

rsv@1Samuel:28:9 @ The woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the wizards from the land. Why then are you laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?"

rsv@1Samuel:28:10 @ But Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."

rsv@1Samuel:28:11 @ Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

rsv@1Samuel:28:12 @ When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul."

rsv@1Samuel:28:13 @ The king said to her, "Have no fear; what do you see?" And the woman said to Saul, "I see a god coming up out of the earth."

rsv@1Samuel:28:14 @ He said to her, "What is his appearance?" And she said, "An old man is coming up; and he is wrapped in a robe." And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.

rsv@1Samuel:28:15 @ Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am in great distress; for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams; therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do."

rsv@1Samuel:28:16 @ And Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy?

rsv@1Samuel:28:17 @ The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me; for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, David.

rsv@1Samuel:28:18 @ Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD, and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Am'alek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.

rsv@1Samuel:28:19 @ Moreover the LORD will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me; the LORD will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines."

rsv@1Samuel:28:20 @ Then Saul fell at once full length upon the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night.

rsv@1Samuel:28:21 @ And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, "Behold, your handmaid has hearkened to you; I have taken my life in my hand, and have hearkened to what you have said to me.

rsv@1Samuel:28:22 @ Now therefore, you also hearken to your handmaid; let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way."

rsv@1Samuel:28:23 @ He refused, and said, "I will not eat." But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened to their words. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

rsv@1Samuel:28:24 @ Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she quickly killed it, and she took flour, and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread of it,

rsv@1Samuel:28:25 @ and she put it before Saul and his servants; and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.

rsv@1Samuel:29:1 @ Now the Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek; and the Israelites were encamped by the fountain which is in Jezreel.

rsv@1Samuel:29:2 @ As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with A'chish,

rsv@1Samuel:29:3 @ the commanders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" And A'chish said to the commanders of the Philistines, "Is not this David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day."

rsv@1Samuel:29:4 @ But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him; and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, "Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him; he shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

rsv@1Samuel:29:5 @ Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances, `Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

rsv@1Samuel:29:6 @ Then A'chish called David and said to him, "As the LORD lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign; for I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless the lords do not approve of you.

rsv@1Samuel:29:7 @ So go back now; and go peaceably, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines."

rsv@1Samuel:29:8 @ And David said to A'chish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service until now, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"

rsv@1Samuel:29:9 @ And A'chish made answer to David, "I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said, `He shall not go up with us to the battle.'

rsv@1Samuel:29:10 @ Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you; and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light."

rsv@1Samuel:29:11 @ So David set out with his men early in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

rsv@1Samuel:30:1 @ Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amal'ekites had made a raid upon the Negeb and upon Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag, and burned it with fire,

rsv@1Samuel:30:2 @ and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great; they killed no one, but carried them off, and went their way.

rsv@1Samuel:30:3 @ And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

rsv@1Samuel:30:4 @ Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.

rsv@1Samuel:30:5 @ David's two wives also had been taken captive, Ahin'o-am of Jezreel, and Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

rsv@1Samuel:30:6 @ And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

rsv@1Samuel:30:7 @ And David said to Abi'athar the priest, the son of Ahim'elech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abi'athar brought the ephod to David.

rsv@1Samuel:30:8 @ And David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue."

rsv@1Samuel:30:9 @ So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.

rsv@1Samuel:30:10 @ But David went on with the pursuit, he and four hundred men; two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.

rsv@1Samuel:30:11 @ They found an Egyptian in the open country, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, they gave him water to drink,

rsv@1Samuel:30:12 @ and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived; for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.

rsv@1Samuel:30:13 @ And David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amal'ekite; and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.

rsv@1Samuel:30:14 @ We had made a raid upon the Negeb of the Cher'ethites and upon that which belongs to Judah and upon the Negeb of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."

rsv@1Samuel:30:15 @ And David said to him, "Will you take me down to this band?" And he said, "Swear to me by God, that you will not kill me, or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band."

rsv@1Samuel:30:16 @ And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

rsv@1Samuel:30:17 @ And David smote them from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled.

rsv@1Samuel:30:18 @ David recovered all that the Amal'ekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

rsv@1Samuel:30:19 @ Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David brought back all.

rsv@1Samuel:30:20 @ David also captured all the flocks and herds; and the people drove those cattle before him, and said, "This is David's spoil."

rsv@1Samuel:30:21 @ Then David came to the two hundred men, who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him; and when David drew near to the people he saluted them.

rsv@1Samuel:30:22 @ Then all the wicked and base fellows among the men who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil which we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart."

rsv@1Samuel:30:23 @ But David said, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us; he has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us.

rsv@1Samuel:30:24 @ Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike."

rsv@1Samuel:30:25 @ And from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

rsv@1Samuel:30:26 @ When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD";

rsv@1Samuel:30:27 @ it was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in Jattir,

rsv@1Samuel:30:28 @ in Aro'er, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemo'a,

rsv@1Samuel:30:29 @ in Racal, in the cities of the Jerah'meelites, in the cities of the Ken'ites,

rsv@1Samuel:30:30 @ in Hormah, in Borash'an, in A'thach,

rsv@1Samuel:30:31 @ in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.

rsv@1Samuel:31:1 @ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilbo'a.

rsv@1Samuel:31:2 @ And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abin'adab and Mal'chishu'a, the sons of Saul.

rsv@1Samuel:31:3 @ The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.

rsv@1Samuel:31:4 @ Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer would not; for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword, and fell upon it.

rsv@1Samuel:31:5 @ And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword, and died with him.

rsv@1Samuel:31:6 @ Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.

rsv@1Samuel:31:7 @ And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

rsv@1Samuel:31:8 @ On the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilbo'a.

rsv@1Samuel:31:9 @ And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to their idols and to the people.

rsv@1Samuel:31:10 @ They put his armor in the temple of Ash'taroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

rsv@1Samuel:31:11 @ But when the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

rsv@1Samuel:31:12 @ all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh and burnt them there.

rsv@1Samuel:31:13 @ And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

rsv@2Samuel:1:1 @ After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amal'ekites, David remained two days in Ziklag;

rsv@2Samuel:1:2 @ and on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance.

rsv@2Samuel:1:3 @ David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel."

rsv@2Samuel:1:4 @ And David said to him, "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, "The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

rsv@2Samuel:1:5 @ Then David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"

rsv@2Samuel:1:6 @ And the young man who told him said, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilbo'a; and there was Saul leaning upon his spear; and lo, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him.

rsv@2Samuel:1:7 @ And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, `Here I am.'

rsv@2Samuel:1:8 @ And he said to me, `Who are you?' I answered him, `I am an Amal'ekite.'

rsv@2Samuel:1:9 @ And he said to me, `Stand beside me and slay me; for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.'

rsv@2Samuel:1:10 @ So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen; and I took the crown which was on his head and the armlet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord."

rsv@2Samuel:1:11 @ Then David took hold of his clothes, and rent them; and so did all the men who were with him;

rsv@2Samuel:1:12 @ and they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

rsv@2Samuel:1:13 @ And David said to the young man who told him, "Where do you come from?" And he answered, "I am the son of a sojourner, an Amal'ekite."

rsv@2Samuel:1:14 @ David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"

rsv@2Samuel:1:15 @ Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, fall upon him." And he smote him so that he died.

rsv@2Samuel:1:16 @ And David said to him, "Your blood be upon your head; for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, `I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'"

rsv@2Samuel:1:17 @ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,

rsv@2Samuel:1:18 @ and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said:

rsv@2Samuel:1:19 @ "Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

rsv@2Samuel:1:20 @ Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ash'kelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

rsv@2Samuel:1:21 @ "Ye mountains of Gilbo'a, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor upsurging of the deep! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

rsv@2Samuel:1:22 @ "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.

rsv@2Samuel:1:23 @ "Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

rsv@2Samuel:1:24 @ "Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you daintily in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

rsv@2Samuel:1:25 @ "How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! "Jonathan lies slain upon thy high places.

rsv@2Samuel:1:26 @ I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

rsv@2Samuel:1:27 @ "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"

rsv@2Samuel:2:1 @ After this David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To Hebron."

rsv@2Samuel:2:2 @ So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahin'o-am of Jezreel, and Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

rsv@2Samuel:2:3 @ And David brought up his men who were with him, every one with his household; and they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:2:4 @ And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, "It was the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead who buried Saul,"

rsv@2Samuel:2:5 @ David sent messengers to the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord, and buried him!

rsv@2Samuel:2:6 @ Now may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you! And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.

rsv@2Samuel:2:7 @ Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."

rsv@2Samuel:2:8 @ Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-bo'sheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahana'im;

rsv@2Samuel:2:9 @ and he made him king over Gilead and the Ash'urites and Jezreel and E'phraim and Benjamin and all Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:2:10 @ Ish-bo'sheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

rsv@2Samuel:2:11 @ And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

rsv@2Samuel:2:12 @ Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bo'sheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahana'im to Gibeon.

rsv@2Samuel:2:13 @ And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah, and the servants of David, went out and met them at 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.

rsv@2Samuel:2:14 @ And Abner said to Jo'ab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Jo'ab said, "Let them arise."

rsv@2Samuel:2:15 @ Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bo'sheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

rsv@2Samuel:2:16 @ And each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his opponent's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Hel'kath-hazzu'rim, which is at Gibeon.

rsv@2Samuel:2:17 @ And the battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

rsv@2Samuel:2:18 @ And the three sons of Zeru'iah were there, Jo'ab, Abi'shai, and As'ahel. Now As'ahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle;

rsv@2Samuel:2:19 @ and As'ahel pursued Abner, and as he went he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

rsv@2Samuel:2:20 @ Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, As'ahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

rsv@2Samuel:2:21 @ Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his spoil." But As'ahel would not turn aside from following him.

rsv@2Samuel:2:22 @ And Abner said again to As'ahel, "Turn aside from following me; why should I smite you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Jo'ab?"

rsv@2Samuel:2:23 @ But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner smote him in the belly with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he fell there, and died where he was. And all who came to the place where As'ahel had fallen and died, stood still.

rsv@2Samuel:2:24 @ But Jo'ab and Abi'shai pursued Abner; and as the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Gi'ah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

rsv@2Samuel:2:25 @ And the Benjaminites gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one band, and took their stand on the top of a hill.

rsv@2Samuel:2:26 @ Then Abner called to Jo'ab, "Shall the sword devour for ever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you bid your people turn from the pursuit of their brethren?"

rsv@2Samuel:2:27 @ And Jo'ab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have given up the pursuit of their brethren in the morning."

rsv@2Samuel:2:28 @ So Jo'ab blew the trumpet; and all the men stopped, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.

rsv@2Samuel:2:29 @ And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; they crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole forenoon they came to Mahana'im.

rsv@2Samuel:2:30 @ Jo'ab returned from the pursuit of Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David's servants nineteen men besides As'ahel.

rsv@2Samuel:2:31 @ But the servants of David had slain of Benjamin three hundred and sixty of Abner's men.

rsv@2Samuel:2:32 @ And they took up As'ahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Jo'ab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:3:1 @ There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

rsv@2Samuel:3:2 @ And sons were born to David at Hebron: his first-born was Amnon, of Ahin'o-am of Jezreel;

rsv@2Samuel:3:3 @ and his second, Chil'e-ab, of Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Ab'salom the son of Ma'acah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

rsv@2Samuel:3:4 @ and the fourth, Adoni'jah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephati'ah the son of Abi'tal;

rsv@2Samuel:3:5 @ and the sixth, Ith're-am, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:3:6 @ While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.

rsv@2Samuel:3:7 @ Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Ai'ah; and Ish-bo'sheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"

rsv@2Samuel:3:8 @ Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bo'sheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head of Judah? This day I keep showing loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman.

rsv@2Samuel:3:9 @ God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him,

rsv@2Samuel:3:10 @ to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beer-sheba."

rsv@2Samuel:3:11 @ And Ish-bo'sheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.

rsv@2Samuel:3:12 @ And Abner sent messengers to David at Hebron, saying, "To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you."

rsv@2Samuel:3:13 @ And he said, "Good; I will make a covenant with you; but one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face."

rsv@2Samuel:3:14 @ Then David sent messengers to Ish-bo'sheth Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed at the price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."

rsv@2Samuel:3:15 @ And Ish-bo'sheth sent, and took her from her husband Pal'ti-el the son of La'ish.

rsv@2Samuel:3:16 @ But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahu'rim. Then Abner said to him, "Go, return"; and he returned.

rsv@2Samuel:3:17 @ And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, "For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you.

rsv@2Samuel:3:18 @ Now then bring it about; for the LORD has promised David, saying, `By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.'"

rsv@2Samuel:3:19 @ Abner also spoke to Benjamin; and then Abner went to tell David at Hebron all that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do.

rsv@2Samuel:3:20 @ When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

rsv@2Samuel:3:21 @ And Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires." So David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

rsv@2Samuel:3:22 @ Just then the servants of David arrived with Jo'ab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

rsv@2Samuel:3:23 @ When Jo'ab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Jo'ab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go, and he has gone in peace."

rsv@2Samuel:3:24 @ Then Jo'ab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?

rsv@2Samuel:3:25 @ You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing."

rsv@2Samuel:3:26 @ When Jo'ab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah; but David did not know about it.

rsv@2Samuel:3:27 @ And when Abner returned to Hebron, Jo'ab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he smote him in the belly, so that he died, for the blood of As'ahel his brother.

rsv@2Samuel:3:28 @ Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, "I and my kingdom are for ever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

rsv@2Samuel:3:29 @ May it fall upon the head of Jo'ab, and upon all his father's house; and may the house of Jo'ab never be without one who has a discharge, or who is leprous, or who holds a spindle, or who is slain by the sword, or who lacks bread!"

rsv@2Samuel:3:30 @ So Jo'ab and Abi'shai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother As'ahel in the battle at Gibeon.

rsv@2Samuel:3:31 @ Then David said to Jo'ab and to all the people who were with him, "Rend your clothes, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier.

rsv@2Samuel:3:32 @ They buried Abner at Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

rsv@2Samuel:3:33 @ And the king lamented for Abner, saying, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?

rsv@2Samuel:3:34 @ Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen." And all the people wept again over him.

rsv@2Samuel:3:35 @ Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!"

rsv@2Samuel:3:36 @ And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as everything that the king did pleased all the people.

rsv@2Samuel:3:37 @ So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's will to slay Abner the son of Ner.

rsv@2Samuel:3:38 @ And the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

rsv@2Samuel:3:39 @ And I am this day weak, though anointed king; these men the sons of Zeru'iah are too hard for me. The LORD requite the evildoer according to his wickedness!"

rsv@2Samuel:4:1 @ When Ish-bo'sheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed.

rsv@2Samuel:4:2 @ Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Ba'anah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Be-er'oth (for Be-er'oth also is reckoned to Benjamin;

rsv@2Samuel:4:3 @ the Be-er'othites fled to Gitta'im, and have been sojourners there to this day).

rsv@2Samuel:4:4 @ Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled; and, as she fled in her haste, he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephib'osheth.

rsv@2Samuel:4:5 @ Now the sons of Rimmon the Be-er'othite, Rechab and Ba'anah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bo'sheth, as he was taking his noonday rest.

rsv@2Samuel:4:6 @ And behold, the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat, but she grew drowsy and slept; so Rechab and Ba'anah his brother slipped in.

rsv@2Samuel:4:7 @ When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him. They took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night,

rsv@2Samuel:4:8 @ and brought the head of Ish-bo'sheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish-bo'sheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; the LORD has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring."

rsv@2Samuel:4:9 @ But David answered Rechab and Ba'anah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Be-er'othite, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity,

rsv@2Samuel:4:10 @ when one told me, `Behold, Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and slew him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

rsv@2Samuel:4:11 @ How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous man in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood at your hand, and destroy you from the earth?"

rsv@2Samuel:4:12 @ And David commanded his young men, and they killed them, and cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bo'sheth, and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:5:1 @ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

rsv@2Samuel:5:2 @ In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD said to you, `You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"

rsv@2Samuel:5:3 @ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:5:4 @ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

rsv@2Samuel:5:5 @ At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

rsv@2Samuel:5:6 @ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jeb'usites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off"--thinking, "David cannot come in here."

rsv@2Samuel:5:7 @ Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

rsv@2Samuel:5:8 @ And David said on that day, "Whoever would smite the Jeb'usites, let him get up the water shaft to attack the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul." Therefore it is said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house."

rsv@2Samuel:5:9 @ And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built the city round about from the Millo inward.

rsv@2Samuel:5:10 @ And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him.

rsv@2Samuel:5:11 @ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.

rsv@2Samuel:5:12 @ And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:5:13 @ And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.

rsv@2Samuel:5:14 @ And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Sham'mu-a, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

rsv@2Samuel:5:15 @ Ibhar, Eli'shu-a, Nepheg, Japhi'a,

rsv@2Samuel:5:16 @ Eli'shama, Eli'ada, and Eliph'elet.

rsv@2Samuel:5:17 @ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; but David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

rsv@2Samuel:5:18 @ Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the valley of Reph'aim.

rsv@2Samuel:5:19 @ And David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou give them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up; for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand."

rsv@2Samuel:5:20 @ And David came to Ba'al-pera'zim, and David defeated them there; and he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a bursting flood." Therefore the name of that place is called Ba'al-pera'zim.

rsv@2Samuel:5:21 @ And the Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

rsv@2Samuel:5:22 @ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread out in the valley of Reph'aim.

rsv@2Samuel:5:23 @ And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, "You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.

rsv@2Samuel:5:24 @ And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then bestir yourself; for then the LORD has gone out before you to smite the army of the Philistines."

rsv@2Samuel:5:25 @ And David did as the LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.

rsv@2Samuel:6:1 @ David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

rsv@2Samuel:6:2 @ And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Ba'ale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.

rsv@2Samuel:6:3 @ And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abin'adab which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahi'o, the sons of Abin'adab, were driving the new cart

rsv@2Samuel:6:4 @ with the ark of God; and Ahi'o went before the ark.

rsv@2Samuel:6:5 @ And David and all the house of Israel were making merry before the LORD with all their might, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.

rsv@2Samuel:6:6 @ And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.

rsv@2Samuel:6:7 @ And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there because he put forth his hand to the ark; and he died there beside the ark of God.

rsv@2Samuel:6:8 @ And David was angry because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzzah; and that place is called Pe'rez-uz'zah, to this day.

rsv@2Samuel:6:9 @ And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

rsv@2Samuel:6:10 @ So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David; but David took it aside to the house of O'bed-e'dom the Gittite.

rsv@2Samuel:6:11 @ And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of O'bed-e'dom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed O'bed-e'dom and all his household.

rsv@2Samuel:6:12 @ And it was told King David, "The LORD has blessed the household of O'bed-e'dom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of O'bed-e'dom to the city of David with rejoicing;

rsv@2Samuel:6:13 @ and when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

rsv@2Samuel:6:14 @ And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

rsv@2Samuel:6:15 @ So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the horn.

rsv@2Samuel:6:16 @ As the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

rsv@2Samuel:6:17 @ And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

rsv@2Samuel:6:18 @ And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts,

rsv@2Samuel:6:19 @ and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people departed, each to his house.

rsv@2Samuel:6:20 @ And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' maids, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"

rsv@2Samuel:6:21 @ And David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the LORD--and I will make merry before the LORD.

rsv@2Samuel:6:22 @ I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes; but by the maids of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor."

rsv@2Samuel:6:23 @ And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

rsv@2Samuel:7:1 @ Now when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

rsv@2Samuel:7:2 @ the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent."

rsv@2Samuel:7:3 @ And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you."

rsv@2Samuel:7:4 @ But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,

rsv@2Samuel:7:5 @ "Go and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in?

rsv@2Samuel:7:6 @ I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling.

rsv@2Samuel:7:7 @ In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'

rsv@2Samuel:7:8 @ Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel;

rsv@2Samuel:7:9 @ and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

rsv@2Samuel:7:10 @ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly,

rsv@2Samuel:7:11 @ from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house.

rsv@2Samuel:7:12 @ When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

rsv@2Samuel:7:13 @ He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

rsv@2Samuel:7:14 @ I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men;

rsv@2Samuel:7:15 @ but I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.

rsv@2Samuel:7:16 @ And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.'"

rsv@2Samuel:7:17 @ In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

rsv@2Samuel:7:18 @ Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

rsv@2Samuel:7:19 @ And yet this was a small thing in thy eyes, O Lord GOD; thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast shown me future generations, O Lord GOD!

rsv@2Samuel:7:20 @ And what more can David say to thee? For thou knowest thy servant, O Lord GOD!

rsv@2Samuel:7:21 @ Because of thy promise, and according to thy own heart, thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

rsv@2Samuel:7:22 @ Therefore thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like thee, and there is no God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

rsv@2Samuel:7:23 @ What other nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name, and doing for them great and terrible things, by driving out before his people a nation and its gods?

rsv@2Samuel:7:24 @ And thou didst establish for thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O LORD, didst become their God.

rsv@2Samuel:7:25 @ And now, O LORD God, confirm for ever the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, and do as thou hast spoken;

rsv@2Samuel:7:26 @ and thy name will be magnified for ever, saying, `The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and the house of thy servant David will be established before thee.

rsv@2Samuel:7:27 @ For thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast made this revelation to thy servant, saying, `I will build you a house'; therefore thy servant has found courage to pray this prayer to thee.

rsv@2Samuel:7:28 @ And now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant;

rsv@2Samuel:7:29 @ now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken, and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever."

rsv@2Samuel:8:1 @ After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Meth'eg-am'mah out of the hand of the Philistines.

rsv@2Samuel:8:2 @ And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

rsv@2Samuel:8:3 @ David also defeated Hadade'zer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphra'tes.

rsv@2Samuel:8:4 @ And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots.

rsv@2Samuel:8:5 @ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadade'zer king of Zobah, David slew twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

rsv@2Samuel:8:6 @ Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

rsv@2Samuel:8:7 @ And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadade'zer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:8:8 @ And from Betah and from Bero'thai, cities of Hadade'zer, King David took very much bronze.

rsv@2Samuel:8:9 @ When To'i king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadade'zer,

rsv@2Samuel:8:10 @ To'i sent his son Joram to King David, to greet him, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadade'zer and defeated him; for Hadade'zer had often been at war with To'i. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze;

rsv@2Samuel:8:11 @ these also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold which he dedicated from all the nations he subdued,

rsv@2Samuel:8:12 @ from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Am'alek, and from the spoil of Hadade'zer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

rsv@2Samuel:8:13 @ And David won a name for himself. When he returned, he slew eighteen thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt.

rsv@2Samuel:8:14 @ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the E'domites became David's servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

rsv@2Samuel:8:15 @ So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people.

rsv@2Samuel:8:16 @ And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah was over the army; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;

rsv@2Samuel:8:17 @ and Zadok the son of Ahi'tub and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar were priests; and Serai'ah was secretary;

rsv@2Samuel:8:18 @ and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was over the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites; and David's sons were priests.

rsv@2Samuel:9:1 @ And David said, "Is there still any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

rsv@2Samuel:9:2 @ Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" And he said, "Your servant is he."

rsv@2Samuel:9:3 @ And the king said, "Is there not still some one of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?" Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet."

rsv@2Samuel:9:4 @ The king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "He is in the house of Machir the son of Am'miel, at Lo-debar."

rsv@2Samuel:9:5 @ Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Am'miel, at Lo-debar.

rsv@2Samuel:9:6 @ And Mephib'osheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, "Mephib'osheth!" And he answered, "Behold, your servant."

rsv@2Samuel:9:7 @ And David said to him, "Do not fear; for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat at my table always."

rsv@2Samuel:9:8 @ And he did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon a dead dog such as I?"

rsv@2Samuel:9:9 @ Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's son.

rsv@2Samuel:9:10 @ And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him, and shall bring in the produce, that your master's son may have bread to eat; but Mephib'osheth your master's son shall always eat at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

rsv@2Samuel:9:11 @ Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do." So Mephib'osheth ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons.

rsv@2Samuel:9:12 @ And Mephib'osheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in Ziba's house became Mephib'osheth's servants.

rsv@2Samuel:9:13 @ So Mephib'osheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet.

rsv@2Samuel:10:1 @ After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Samuel:10:2 @ And David said, "I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me." So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites.

rsv@2Samuel:10:3 @ But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

rsv@2Samuel:10:4 @ So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off half the beard of each, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away.

rsv@2Samuel:10:5 @ When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."

rsv@2Samuel:10:6 @ When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-re'hob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Ma'acah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.

rsv@2Samuel:10:7 @ And when David heard of it, he sent Jo'ab and all the host of the mighty men.

rsv@2Samuel:10:8 @ And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Ma'acah, were by themselves in the open country.

rsv@2Samuel:10:9 @ When Jo'ab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the picked men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Syrians;

rsv@2Samuel:10:10 @ the rest of his men he put in the charge of Abi'shai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites.

rsv@2Samuel:10:11 @ And he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

rsv@2Samuel:10:12 @ Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what seems good to him."

rsv@2Samuel:10:13 @ So Jo'ab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

rsv@2Samuel:10:14 @ And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abi'shai, and entered the city. Then Jo'ab returned from fighting against the Ammonites, and came to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:10:15 @ But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

rsv@2Samuel:10:16 @ And Hadade'zer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphra'tes; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadade'zer at their head.

rsv@2Samuel:10:17 @ And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians arrayed themselves against David, and fought with him.

rsv@2Samuel:10:18 @ And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he died there.

rsv@2Samuel:10:19 @ And when all the kings who were servants of Hadade'zer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel, and became subject to them. So the Syrians feared to help the Ammonites any more.

rsv@2Samuel:11:1 @ In the spring of the year, the time when kings go forth to battle, David sent Jo'ab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:11:2 @ It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

rsv@2Samuel:11:3 @ And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathshe'ba, the daughter of Eli'am, the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite?"

rsv@2Samuel:11:4 @ So David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.

rsv@2Samuel:11:5 @ And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, "I am with child."

rsv@2Samuel:11:6 @ So David sent word to Jo'ab, "Send me Uri'ah the Hittite." And Jo'ab sent Uri'ah to David.

rsv@2Samuel:11:7 @ When Uri'ah came to him, David asked how Jo'ab was doing, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

rsv@2Samuel:11:8 @ Then David said to Uri'ah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." And Uri'ah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king.

rsv@2Samuel:11:9 @ But Uri'ah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

rsv@2Samuel:11:10 @ When they told David, "Uri'ah did not go down to his house," David said to Uri'ah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"

rsv@2Samuel:11:11 @ Uri'ah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths; and my lord Jo'ab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing."

rsv@2Samuel:11:12 @ Then David said to Uri'ah, "Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart." So Uri'ah remained in Jerusalem that day, and the next.

rsv@2Samuel:11:13 @ And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

rsv@2Samuel:11:14 @ In the morning David wrote a letter to Jo'ab, and sent it by the hand of Uri'ah.

rsv@2Samuel:11:15 @ In the letter he wrote, "Set Uri'ah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die."

rsv@2Samuel:11:16 @ And as Jo'ab was besieging the city, he assigned Uri'ah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.

rsv@2Samuel:11:17 @ And the men of the city came out and fought with Jo'ab; and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uri'ah the Hittite was slain also.

rsv@2Samuel:11:18 @ Then Jo'ab sent and told David all the news about the fighting;

rsv@2Samuel:11:19 @ and he instructed the messenger, "When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king,

rsv@2Samuel:11:20 @ then, if the king's anger rises, and if he says to you, `Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?

rsv@2Samuel:11:21 @ Who killed Abim'elech the son of Jerub'besheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' then you shall say, `Your servant Uri'ah the Hittite is dead also.'"

rsv@2Samuel:11:22 @ So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Jo'ab had sent him to tell.

rsv@2Samuel:11:23 @ The messenger said to David, "The men gained an advantage over us, and came out against us in the field; but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

rsv@2Samuel:11:24 @ Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall; some of the king's servants are dead; and your servant Uri'ah the Hittite is dead also."

rsv@2Samuel:11:25 @ David said to the messenger, "Thus shall you say to Jo'ab, `Do not let this matter trouble you, for the sword devours now one and now another; strengthen your attack upon the city, and overthrow it.' And encourage him."

rsv@2Samuel:11:26 @ When the wife of Uri'ah heard that Uri'ah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.

rsv@2Samuel:11:27 @ And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

rsv@2Samuel:12:1 @ And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.

rsv@2Samuel:12:2 @ The rich man had very many flocks and herds;

rsv@2Samuel:12:3 @ but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his morsel, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him.

rsv@2Samuel:12:4 @ Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb, and prepared it for the man who had come to him."

rsv@2Samuel:12:5 @ Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die;

rsv@2Samuel:12:6 @ and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

rsv@2Samuel:12:7 @ Nathan said to David, "You are the man. Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;

rsv@2Samuel:12:8 @ and I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.

rsv@2Samuel:12:9 @ Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uri'ah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.

rsv@2Samuel:12:10 @ Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite to be your wife.'

rsv@2Samuel:12:11 @ Thus says the LORD, `Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

rsv@2Samuel:12:12 @ For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"

rsv@2Samuel:12:13 @ David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

rsv@2Samuel:12:14 @ Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child that is born to you shall die."

rsv@2Samuel:12:15 @ Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uri'ah's wife bore to David, and it became sick.

rsv@2Samuel:12:16 @ David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.

rsv@2Samuel:12:17 @ And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

rsv@2Samuel:12:18 @ On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, "Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us; how then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm."

rsv@2Samuel:12:19 @ But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead."

rsv@2Samuel:12:20 @ Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the LORD, and worshiped; he then went to his own house; and when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

rsv@2Samuel:12:21 @ Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while it was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food."

rsv@2Samuel:12:22 @ He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, `Who knows whether the LORD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?'

rsv@2Samuel:12:23 @ But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

rsv@2Samuel:12:24 @ Then David comforted his wife, Bathshe'ba, and went in to her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him,

rsv@2Samuel:12:25 @ and sent a message by Nathan the prophet; so he called his name Jedidi'ah, because of the LORD.

rsv@2Samuel:12:26 @ Now Jo'ab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and took the royal city.

rsv@2Samuel:12:27 @ And Jo'ab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.

rsv@2Samuel:12:28 @ Now, then, gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called by my name."

rsv@2Samuel:12:29 @ So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

rsv@2Samuel:12:30 @ And he took the crown of their king from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

rsv@2Samuel:12:31 @ And he brought forth the people who were in it, and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them toil at the brickkilns; and thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:13:1 @ Now Ab'salom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her.

rsv@2Samuel:13:2 @ And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.

rsv@2Samuel:13:3 @ But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jon'adab, the son of Shim'e-ah, David's brother; and Jon'adab was a very crafty man.

rsv@2Samuel:13:4 @ And he said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Ab'salom's sister."

rsv@2Samuel:13:5 @ Jon'adab said to him, "Lie down on your bed, and pretend to be ill; and when your father comes to see you, say to him, `Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.'"

rsv@2Samuel:13:6 @ So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Pray let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."

rsv@2Samuel:13:7 @ Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."

rsv@2Samuel:13:8 @ So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, where he was lying down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

rsv@2Samuel:13:9 @ And she took the pan and emptied it out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "Send out every one from me." So every one went out from him.

rsv@2Samuel:13:10 @ Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

rsv@2Samuel:13:11 @ But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."

rsv@2Samuel:13:12 @ She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me; for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this wanton folly.

rsv@2Samuel:13:13 @ As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the wanton fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."

rsv@2Samuel:13:14 @ But he would not listen to her; and being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

rsv@2Samuel:13:15 @ Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone."

rsv@2Samuel:13:16 @ But she said to him, "No, my brother; for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other which you did to me." But he would not listen to her.

rsv@2Samuel:13:17 @ He called the young man who served him and said, "Put this woman out of my presence, and bolt the door after her."

rsv@2Samuel:13:18 @ Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves; for thus were the virgin daughters of the king clad of old. So his servant put her out, and bolted the door after her.

rsv@2Samuel:13:19 @ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent the long robe which she wore; and she laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying aloud as she went.

rsv@2Samuel:13:20 @ And her brother Ab'salom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister; he is your brother; do not take this to heart." So Tamar dwelt, a desolate woman, in her brother Ab'salom's house.

rsv@2Samuel:13:21 @ When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

rsv@2Samuel:13:22 @ But Ab'salom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Ab'salom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

rsv@2Samuel:13:23 @ After two full years Ab'salom had sheepshearers at Ba'al-ha'zor, which is near E'phraim, and Ab'salom invited all the king's sons.

rsv@2Samuel:13:24 @ And Ab'salom came to the king, and said, "Behold, your servant has sheepshearers; pray let the king and his servants go with your servant."

rsv@2Samuel:13:25 @ But the king said to Ab'salom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing.

rsv@2Samuel:13:26 @ Then Ab'salom said, "If not, pray let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"

rsv@2Samuel:13:27 @ But Ab'salom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

rsv@2Samuel:13:28 @ Then Ab'salom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, `Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant."

rsv@2Samuel:13:29 @ So the servants of Ab'salom did to Amnon as Ab'salom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled.

rsv@2Samuel:13:30 @ While they were on the way, tidings came to David, "Ab'salom has slain all the king's sons, and not one of them is left."

rsv@2Samuel:13:31 @ Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants who were standing by rent their garments.

rsv@2Samuel:13:32 @ But Jon'adab the son of Shim'e-ah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead, for by the command of Ab'salom this has been determined from the day he forced his sister Tamar.

rsv@2Samuel:13:33 @ Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon alone is dead."

rsv@2Samuel:13:34 @ But Ab'salom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, many people were coming from the Horona'im road by the side of the mountain.

rsv@2Samuel:13:35 @ And Jon'adab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about."

rsv@2Samuel:13:36 @ And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.

rsv@2Samuel:13:37 @ But Ab'salom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammi'hud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day.

rsv@2Samuel:13:38 @ So Ab'salom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

rsv@2Samuel:13:39 @ And the spirit of the king longed to go forth to Ab'salom; for he was comforted about Amnon, seeing he was dead.

rsv@2Samuel:14:1 @ Now Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah perceived that the king's heart went out to Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:14:2 @ And Jo'ab sent to Teko'a, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;

rsv@2Samuel:14:3 @ and go to the king, and speak thus to him." So Jo'ab put the words in her mouth.

rsv@2Samuel:14:4 @ When the woman of Teko'a came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, "Help, O king."

rsv@2Samuel:14:5 @ And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.

rsv@2Samuel:14:6 @ And your handmaid had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field; there was no one to part them, and one struck the other and killed him.

rsv@2Samuel:14:7 @ And now the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say, `Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew'; and so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant upon the face of the earth."

rsv@2Samuel:14:8 @ Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."

rsv@2Samuel:14:9 @ And the woman of Teko'a said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless."

rsv@2Samuel:14:10 @ The king said, "If any one says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."

rsv@2Samuel:14:11 @ Then she said, "Pray let the king invoke the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood slay no more, and my son be not destroyed." He said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."

rsv@2Samuel:14:12 @ Then the woman said, "Pray let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."

rsv@2Samuel:14:13 @ And the woman said, "Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again.

rsv@2Samuel:14:14 @ We must all die, we are like water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; but God will not take away the life of him who devises means not to keep his banished one an outcast.

rsv@2Samuel:14:15 @ Now I have come to say this to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid; and your handmaid thought, `I will speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

rsv@2Samuel:14:16 @ For the king will hear, and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.'

rsv@2Samuel:14:17 @ And your handmaid thought, `The word of my lord the king will set me at rest'; for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The LORD your God be with you!"

rsv@2Samuel:14:18 @ Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

rsv@2Samuel:14:19 @ The king said, "Is the hand of Jo'ab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Jo'ab who bade me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.

rsv@2Samuel:14:20 @ In order to change the course of affairs your servant Jo'ab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth."

rsv@2Samuel:14:21 @ Then the king said to Jo'ab, "Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Ab'salom."

rsv@2Samuel:14:22 @ And Jo'ab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king; and Jo'ab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant."

rsv@2Samuel:14:23 @ So Jo'ab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Ab'salom to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:14:24 @ And the king said, "Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Ab'salom dwelt apart in his own house, and did not come into the king's presence.

rsv@2Samuel:14:25 @ Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his beauty as Ab'salom; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

rsv@2Samuel:14:26 @ And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

rsv@2Samuel:14:27 @ There were born to Ab'salom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.

rsv@2Samuel:14:28 @ So Ab'salom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

rsv@2Samuel:14:29 @ Then Ab'salom sent for Jo'ab, to send him to the king; but Jo'ab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Jo'ab would not come.

rsv@2Samuel:14:30 @ Then he said to his servants, "See, Jo'ab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Ab'salom's servants set the field on fire.

rsv@2Samuel:14:31 @ Then Jo'ab arose and went to Ab'salom at his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"

rsv@2Samuel:14:32 @ Ab'salom answered Jo'ab, "Behold, I sent word to you, `Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still." Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king; and if there is guilt in me, let him kill me.'"

rsv@2Samuel:14:33 @ Then Jo'ab went to the king, and told him; and he summoned Ab'salom. So he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:15:1 @ After this Ab'salom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

rsv@2Samuel:15:2 @ And Ab'salom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate; and when any man had a suit to come before the king for judgment, Ab'salom would call to him, and say, "From what city are you?" And when he said, "Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,"

rsv@2Samuel:15:3 @ Ab'salom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear you."

rsv@2Samuel:15:4 @ Ab'salom said moreover, "Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a suit or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice."

rsv@2Samuel:15:5 @ And whenever a man came near to do obeisance to him, he would put out his hand, and take hold of him, and kiss him.

rsv@2Samuel:15:6 @ Thus Ab'salom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Ab'salom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:15:7 @ And at the end of four years Ab'salom said to the king, "Pray let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:15:8 @ For your servant vowed a vow while I dwelt at Geshur in Aram, saying, `If the LORD will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to the LORD.'"

rsv@2Samuel:15:9 @ The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose, and went to Hebron.

rsv@2Samuel:15:10 @ But Ab'salom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, `Ab'salom is king at Hebron!'"

rsv@2Samuel:15:11 @ With Ab'salom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their simplicity, and knew nothing.

rsv@2Samuel:15:12 @ And while Ab'salom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahith'ophel the Gi'lonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Ab'salom kept increasing.

rsv@2Samuel:15:13 @ And a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Ab'salom."

rsv@2Samuel:15:14 @ Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee; or else there will be no escape for us from Ab'salom; go in haste, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword."

rsv@2Samuel:15:15 @ And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides."

rsv@2Samuel:15:16 @ So the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.

rsv@2Samuel:15:17 @ And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they halted at the last house.

rsv@2Samuel:15:18 @ And all his servants passed by him; and all the Cher'ethites, and all the Pel'ethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.

rsv@2Samuel:15:19 @ Then the king said to It'tai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Go back, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile from your home.

rsv@2Samuel:15:20 @ You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, seeing I go I know not where? Go back, and take your brethren with you; and may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you."

rsv@2Samuel:15:21 @ But It'tai answered the king, "As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be."

rsv@2Samuel:15:22 @ And David said to It'tai, "Go then, pass on." So It'tai the Gittite passed on, with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.

rsv@2Samuel:15:23 @ And all the country wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.

rsv@2Samuel:15:24 @ And Abi'athar came up, and lo, Zadok came also, with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God, until the people had all passed out of the city.

rsv@2Samuel:15:25 @ Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his habitation;

rsv@2Samuel:15:26 @ but if he says, `I have no pleasure in you,' behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him."

rsv@2Samuel:15:27 @ The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Look, go back to the city in peace, you and Abi'athar, with your two sons, Ahim'a-az your son, and Jonathan the son of Abi'athar.

rsv@2Samuel:15:28 @ See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."

rsv@2Samuel:15:29 @ So Zadok and Abi'athar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they remained there.

rsv@2Samuel:15:30 @ But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered; and all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.

rsv@2Samuel:15:31 @ And it was told David, "Ahith'ophel is among the conspirators with Ab'salom." And David said, "O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahith'ophel into foolishness."

rsv@2Samuel:15:32 @ When David came to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent and earth upon his head.

rsv@2Samuel:15:33 @ David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.

rsv@2Samuel:15:34 @ But if you return to the city, and say to Ab'salom, `I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,' then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahith'ophel.

rsv@2Samuel:15:35 @ Are not Zadok and Abi'athar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abi'athar the priests.

rsv@2Samuel:15:36 @ Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahim'a-az, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abi'athar's son; and by them you shall send to me everything you hear."

rsv@2Samuel:15:37 @ So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, just as Ab'salom was entering Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:16:1 @ When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephib'osheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

rsv@2Samuel:16:2 @ And the king said to Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The asses are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who faint in the wilderness to drink."

rsv@2Samuel:16:3 @ And the king said, "And where is your master's son?" Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, `Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.'"

rsv@2Samuel:16:4 @ Then the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that belonged to Mephib'osheth is now yours." And Ziba said, "I do obeisance; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king."

rsv@2Samuel:16:5 @ When King David came to Bahu'rim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shim'e-i, the son of Gera; and as he came he cursed continually.

rsv@2Samuel:16:6 @ And he threw stones at David, and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

rsv@2Samuel:16:7 @ And Shim'e-i said as he cursed, "Begone, begone, you man of blood, you worthless fellow!

rsv@2Samuel:16:8 @ The LORD has avenged upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Ab'salom. See, your ruin is on you; for you are a man of blood."

rsv@2Samuel:16:9 @ Then Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head."

rsv@2Samuel:16:10 @ But the king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeru'iah? If he is cursing because the LORD has said to him, `Curse David,' who then shall say, `Why have you done so?'"

rsv@2Samuel:16:11 @ And David said to Abi'shai and to all his servants, "Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has bidden him.

rsv@2Samuel:16:12 @ It may be that the LORD will look upon my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me with good for this cursing of me today."

rsv@2Samuel:16:13 @ So David and his men went on the road, while Shim'e-i went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him and flung dust.

rsv@2Samuel:16:14 @ And the king, and all the people who were with him, arrived weary at the Jordan; and there he refreshed himself.

rsv@2Samuel:16:15 @ Now Ab'salom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahith'ophel with him.

rsv@2Samuel:16:16 @ And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Ab'salom, Hushai said to Ab'salom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"

rsv@2Samuel:16:17 @ And Ab'salom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?"

rsv@2Samuel:16:18 @ And Hushai said to Ab'salom, "No; for whom the LORD and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.

rsv@2Samuel:16:19 @ And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you."

rsv@2Samuel:16:20 @ Then Ab'salom said to Ahith'ophel, "Give your counsel; what shall we do?"

rsv@2Samuel:16:21 @ Ahith'ophel said to Ab'salom, "Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened."

rsv@2Samuel:16:22 @ So they pitched a tent for Ab'salom upon the roof; and Ab'salom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:16:23 @ Now in those days the counsel which Ahith'ophel gave was as if one consulted the oracle of God; so was all the counsel of Ahith'ophel esteemed, both by David and by Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:17:1 @ Moreover Ahith'ophel said to Ab'salom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.

rsv@2Samuel:17:2 @ I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged, and throw him into a panic; and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down the king only,

rsv@2Samuel:17:3 @ and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all the people will be at peace."

rsv@2Samuel:17:4 @ And the advice pleased Ab'salom and all the elders of Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:17:5 @ Then Ab'salom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."

rsv@2Samuel:17:6 @ And when Hushai came to Ab'salom, Ab'salom said to him, "Thus has Ahith'ophel spoken; shall we do as he advises? If not, you speak."

rsv@2Samuel:17:7 @ Then Hushai said to Ab'salom, "This time the counsel which Ahith'ophel has given is not good."

rsv@2Samuel:17:8 @ Hushai said moreover, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.

rsv@2Samuel:17:9 @ Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits, or in some other place. And when some of the people fall at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, `There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Ab'salom.'

rsv@2Samuel:17:10 @ Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men.

rsv@2Samuel:17:11 @ But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beer-sheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person.

rsv@2Samuel:17:12 @ So we shall come upon him in some place where he is to be found, and we shall light upon him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and all the men with him not one will be left.

rsv@2Samuel:17:13 @ If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it into the valley, until not even a pebble is to be found there."

rsv@2Samuel:17:14 @ And Ab'salom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahith'ophel." For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahith'ophel, so that the LORD might bring evil upon Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:17:15 @ Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abi'athar the priests, "Thus and so did Ahith'ophel counsel Ab'salom and the elders of Israel; and thus and so have I counseled.

rsv@2Samuel:17:16 @ Now therefore send quickly and tell David, `Do not lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.'"

rsv@2Samuel:17:17 @ Now Jonathan and Ahim'a-az were waiting at En-ro'gel; a maidservant used to go and tell them, and they would go and tell King David; for they must not be seen entering the city.

rsv@2Samuel:17:18 @ But a lad saw them, and told Ab'salom; so both of them went away quickly, and came to the house of a man at Bahu'rim, who had a well in his courtyard; and they went down into it.

rsv@2Samuel:17:19 @ And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and scattered grain upon it; and nothing was known of it.

rsv@2Samuel:17:20 @ When Ab'salom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahim'a-az and Jonathan?" And the woman said to them, "They have gone over the brook of water." And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:17:21 @ After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, "Arise, and go quickly over the water; for thus and so has Ahith'ophel counseled against you."

rsv@2Samuel:17:22 @ Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan; by daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

rsv@2Samuel:17:23 @ When Ahith'ophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

rsv@2Samuel:17:24 @ Then David came to Mahana'im. And Ab'salom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:17:25 @ Now Ab'salom had set Ama'sa over the army instead of Jo'ab. Ama'sa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ish'maelite, who had married Ab'igal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeru'iah, Jo'ab's mother.

rsv@2Samuel:17:26 @ And Israel and Ab'salom encamped in the land of Gilead.

rsv@2Samuel:17:27 @ When David came to Mahana'im, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Am'miel from Lo-debar, and Barzil'lai the Gileadite from Ro'gelim,

rsv@2Samuel:17:28 @ brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans and lentils,

rsv@2Samuel:17:29 @ honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat; for they said, "The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness."

rsv@2Samuel:18:1 @ Then David mustered the men who were with him, and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

rsv@2Samuel:18:2 @ And David sent forth the army, one third under the command of Jo'ab, one third under the command of Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah, Jo'ab's brother, and one third under the command of It'tai the Gittite. And the king said to the men, "I myself will also go out with you."

rsv@2Samuel:18:3 @ But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore it is better that you send us help from the city."

rsv@2Samuel:18:4 @ The king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

rsv@2Samuel:18:5 @ And the king ordered Jo'ab and Abi'shai and It'tai, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Ab'salom." And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:18:6 @ So the army went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was fought in the forest of E'phraim.

rsv@2Samuel:18:7 @ And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the slaughter there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.

rsv@2Samuel:18:8 @ The battle spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.

rsv@2Samuel:18:9 @ And Ab'salom chanced to meet the servants of David. Ab'salom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.

rsv@2Samuel:18:10 @ And a certain man saw it, and told Jo'ab, "Behold, I saw Ab'salom hanging in an oak."

rsv@2Samuel:18:11 @ Jo'ab said to the man who told him, "What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a girdle."

rsv@2Samuel:18:12 @ But the man said to Jo'ab, "Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abi'shai and It'tai, `For my sake protect the young man Ab'salom.'

rsv@2Samuel:18:13 @ On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof."

rsv@2Samuel:18:14 @ Jo'ab said, "I will not waste time like this with you." And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Ab'salom, while he was still alive in the oak.

rsv@2Samuel:18:15 @ And ten young men, Jo'ab's armor-bearers, surrounded Ab'salom and struck him, and killed him.

rsv@2Samuel:18:16 @ Then Jo'ab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel; for Jo'ab restrained them.

rsv@2Samuel:18:17 @ And they took Ab'salom, and threw him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones; and all Israel fled every one to his own home.

rsv@2Samuel:18:18 @ Now Ab'salom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar which is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance"; he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Ab'salom's monument to this day.

rsv@2Samuel:18:19 @ Then said Ahi'ma-az the son of Zadok, "Let me run, and carry tidings to the king that the LORD has delivered him from the power of his enemies."

rsv@2Samuel:18:20 @ And Jo'ab said to him, "You are not to carry tidings today; you may carry tidings another day, but today you shall carry no tidings, because the king's son is dead."

rsv@2Samuel:18:21 @ Then Jo'ab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed before Jo'ab, and ran.

rsv@2Samuel:18:22 @ Then Ahi'ma-az the son of Zadok said again to Jo'ab, "Come what may, let me also run after the Cushite." And Jo'ab said, "Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the tidings?"

rsv@2Samuel:18:23 @ "Come what may," he said, "I will run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Ahi'ma-az ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.

rsv@2Samuel:18:24 @ Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.

rsv@2Samuel:18:25 @ And the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth." And he came apace, and drew near.

rsv@2Samuel:18:26 @ And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gate and said, "See, another man running alone!" The king said, "He also brings tidings."

rsv@2Samuel:18:27 @ And the watchman said, "I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahi'ma-az the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good tidings."

rsv@2Samuel:18:28 @ Then Ahi'ma-az cried out to the king, "All is well." And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth, and said, "Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king."

rsv@2Samuel:18:29 @ And the king said, "Is it well with the young man Ab'salom?" Ahi'ma-az answered, "When Jo'ab sent your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was."

rsv@2Samuel:18:30 @ And the king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." So he turned aside, and stood still.

rsv@2Samuel:18:31 @ And behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, "Good tidings for my lord the king! For the LORD has delivered you this day from the power of all who rose up against you."

rsv@2Samuel:18:32 @ The king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Ab'salom?" And the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you for evil, be like that young man."

rsv@2Samuel:18:33 @ And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, "O my son Ab'salom, my son, my son Ab'salom! Would I had died instead of you, O Ab'salom, my son, my son!"

rsv@2Samuel:19:1 @ It was told Jo'ab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Ab'salom."

rsv@2Samuel:19:2 @ So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."

rsv@2Samuel:19:3 @ And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.

rsv@2Samuel:19:4 @ The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Ab'salom, O Ab'salom, my son, my son!"

rsv@2Samuel:19:5 @ Then Jo'ab came into the house to the king, and said, "You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives and your concubines,

rsv@2Samuel:19:6 @ because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you; for today I perceive that if Ab'salom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased.

rsv@2Samuel:19:7 @ Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night; and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now."

rsv@2Samuel:19:8 @ Then the king arose, and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate"; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his own home.

rsv@2Samuel:19:9 @ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and saved us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land from Ab'salom.

rsv@2Samuel:19:10 @ But Ab'salom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:11 @ And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abi'athar the priests, "Say to the elders of Judah, `Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king?

rsv@2Samuel:19:12 @ You are my kinsmen, you are my bone and my flesh; why then should you be the last to bring back the king?'

rsv@2Samuel:19:13 @ And say to Ama'sa, `Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of my army henceforth in place of Jo'ab.'"

rsv@2Samuel:19:14 @ And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, "Return, both you and all your servants."

rsv@2Samuel:19:15 @ So the king came back to the Jordan; and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.

rsv@2Samuel:19:16 @ And Shim'e-i the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahu'rim, made haste to come down with the men of Judah to meet King David;

rsv@2Samuel:19:17 @ and with him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan before the king,

rsv@2Samuel:19:18 @ and they crossed the ford to bring over the king's household, and to do his pleasure. And Shim'e-i the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was about to cross the Jordan,

rsv@2Samuel:19:19 @ and said to the king, "Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem; let not the king bear it in mind.

rsv@2Samuel:19:20 @ For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."

rsv@2Samuel:19:21 @ Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah answered, "Shall not Shim'e-i be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:22 @ But David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeru'iah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall any one be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:23 @ And the king said to Shim'e-i, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.

rsv@2Samuel:19:24 @ And Mephib'osheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.

rsv@2Samuel:19:25 @ And when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephib'osheth?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:26 @ He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said to him, `Saddle an ass for me, that I may ride upon it and go with the king.' For your servant is lame.

rsv@2Samuel:19:27 @ He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.

rsv@2Samuel:19:28 @ For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king; but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:29 @ And the king said to him, "Why speak any more of your affairs? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land."

rsv@2Samuel:19:30 @ And Mephib'osheth said to the king, "Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home."

rsv@2Samuel:19:31 @ Now Barzil'lai the Gileadite had come down from Ro'gelim; and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.

rsv@2Samuel:19:32 @ Barzil'lai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahana'im; for he was a very wealthy man.

rsv@2Samuel:19:33 @ And the king said to Barzil'lai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem."

rsv@2Samuel:19:34 @ But Barzil'lai said to the king, "How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

rsv@2Samuel:19:35 @ I am this day eighty years old; can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

rsv@2Samuel:19:36 @ Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king recompense me with such a reward?

rsv@2Samuel:19:37 @ Pray let your servant return, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do for him whatever seems good to you."

rsv@2Samuel:19:38 @ And the king answered, "Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you; and all that you desire of me I will do for you."

rsv@2Samuel:19:39 @ Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Barzil'lai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.

rsv@2Samuel:19:40 @ The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; all the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way.

rsv@2Samuel:19:41 @ Then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:42 @ All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is near of kin to us. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?"

rsv@2Samuel:19:43 @ And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?" But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:20:1 @ Now there happened to be there a worthless fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"

rsv@2Samuel:20:2 @ So all the men of Israel withdrew from David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Samuel:20:3 @ And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house, and put them in a house under guard, and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.

rsv@2Samuel:20:4 @ Then the king said to Ama'sa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."

rsv@2Samuel:20:5 @ So Ama'sa went to summon Judah; but he delayed beyond the set time which had been appointed him.

rsv@2Samuel:20:6 @ And David said to Abi'shai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Ab'salom; take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and cause us trouble."

rsv@2Samuel:20:7 @ And there went out after Abi'shai, Jo'ab and the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites, and all the mighty men; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

rsv@2Samuel:20:8 @ When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Ama'sa came to meet them. Now Jo'ab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a girdle with a sword in its sheath fastened upon his loins, and as he went forward it fell out.

rsv@2Samuel:20:9 @ And Jo'ab said to Ama'sa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And Jo'ab took Ama'sa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

rsv@2Samuel:20:10 @ But Ama'sa did not observe the sword which was in Jo'ab's hand; so Jo'ab struck him with it in the body, and shed his bowels to the ground, without striking a second blow; and he died. Then Jo'ab and Abi'shai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

rsv@2Samuel:20:11 @ And one of Jo'ab's men took his stand by Ama'sa, and said, "Whoever favors Jo'ab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Jo'ab."

rsv@2Samuel:20:12 @ And Ama'sa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And any one who came by, seeing him, stopped; and when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Ama'sa out of the highway into the field, and threw a garment over him.

rsv@2Samuel:20:13 @ When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Jo'ab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

rsv@2Samuel:20:14 @ And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-ma'acah; and all the Bichrites assembled, and followed him in.

rsv@2Samuel:20:15 @ And all the men who were with Jo'ab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-ma'acah; they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and they were battering the wall, to throw it down.

rsv@2Samuel:20:16 @ Then a wise woman called from the city, "Hear! Hear! Tell Jo'ab, `Come here, that I may speak to you.'"

rsv@2Samuel:20:17 @ And he came near her; and the woman said, "Are you Jo'ab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your maidservant." And he answered, "I am listening."

rsv@2Samuel:20:18 @ Then she said, "They were wont to say in old time, `Let them but ask counsel at Abel'; and so they settled a matter.

rsv@2Samuel:20:19 @ I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel; you seek to destroy a city which is a mother in Israel; why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?"

rsv@2Samuel:20:20 @ Jo'ab answered, "Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy!

rsv@2Samuel:20:21 @ That is not true. But a man of the hill country of E'phraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David; give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city." And the woman said to Jo'ab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."

rsv@2Samuel:20:22 @ Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Jo'ab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Jo'ab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

rsv@2Samuel:20:23 @ Now Jo'ab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was in command of the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites;

rsv@2Samuel:20:24 @ and Ador'am was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was the recorder;

rsv@2Samuel:20:25 @ and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abi'athar were priests;

rsv@2Samuel:20:26 @ and Ira the Ja'irite was also David's priest.

rsv@2Samuel:21:1 @ Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, "There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gib'eonites to death."

rsv@2Samuel:21:2 @ So the king called the Gib'eonites. Now the Gib'eonites were not of the people of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to slay them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.

rsv@2Samuel:21:3 @ And David said to the Gib'eonites, "What shall I do for you? And how shall I make expiation, that you may bless the heritage of the LORD?"

rsv@2Samuel:21:4 @ The Gib'eonites said to him, "It is not a matter of silver 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, "What do you say that I shall do for you?"

rsv@2Samuel:21:5 @ They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,

rsv@2Samuel:21:6 @ let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them up before the LORD at Gibeon on the mountain of the LORD." And the king said, "I will give them."

rsv@2Samuel:21:7 @ But the king spared Mephib'osheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the LORD which was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

rsv@2Samuel:21:8 @ The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, whom she bore to Saul, Armo'ni and Mephib'osheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to A'dri-el the son of Barzil'lai the Meho'lathite;

rsv@2Samuel:21:9 @ and he gave them into the hands of the Gib'eonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.

rsv@2Samuel:21:10 @ Then Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah took sackcloth, and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens; and she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.

rsv@2Samuel:21:11 @ When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, the concubine of Saul, had done,

rsv@2Samuel:21:12 @ David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilbo'a;

rsv@2Samuel:21:13 @ and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

rsv@2Samuel:21:14 @ And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded supplications for the land.

rsv@2Samuel:21:15 @ The Philistines had war again with Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines; and David grew weary.

rsv@2Samuel:21:16 @ And Ish'bi-be'nob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was girded with a new sword, thought to kill David.

rsv@2Samuel:21:17 @ But Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah came to his aid, and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men adjured him, "You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel."

rsv@2Samuel:21:18 @ After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; then Sib'becai the Hu'shathite slew Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants.

rsv@2Samuel:21:19 @ And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'areor'egim, the Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

rsv@2Samuel:21:20 @ And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also was descended from the giants.

rsv@2Samuel:21:21 @ And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-i, David's brother, slew him.

rsv@2Samuel:21:22 @ These four were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

rsv@2Samuel:22:1 @ And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

rsv@2Samuel:22:2 @ He said, "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,

rsv@2Samuel:22:3 @ my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; thou savest me from violence.

rsv@2Samuel:22:4 @ I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

rsv@2Samuel:22:5 @ "For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me;

rsv@2Samuel:22:6 @ the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:7 @ "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.

rsv@2Samuel:22:8 @ "Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

rsv@2Samuel:22:9 @ Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.

rsv@2Samuel:22:10 @ He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

rsv@2Samuel:22:11 @ He rode on a cherub, and flew; he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

rsv@2Samuel:22:12 @ He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.

rsv@2Samuel:22:13 @ Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.

rsv@2Samuel:22:14 @ The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.

rsv@2Samuel:22:15 @ And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.

rsv@2Samuel:22:16 @ Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

rsv@2Samuel:22:17 @ "He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

rsv@2Samuel:22:18 @ He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:19 @ They came upon me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was my stay.

rsv@2Samuel:22:20 @ He brought me forth into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:21 @ "The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:22 @ For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

rsv@2Samuel:22:23 @ For all his ordinances were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.

rsv@2Samuel:22:24 @ I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.

rsv@2Samuel:22:25 @ Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.

rsv@2Samuel:22:26 @ "With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;

rsv@2Samuel:22:27 @ with the pure thou dost show thyself pure, and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.

rsv@2Samuel:22:28 @ Thou dost deliver a humble people, but thy eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.

rsv@2Samuel:22:29 @ Yea, thou art my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness.

rsv@2Samuel:22:30 @ Yea, by thee I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

rsv@2Samuel:22:31 @ This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

rsv@2Samuel:22:32 @ "For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

rsv@2Samuel:22:33 @ This God is my strong refuge, and has made my way safe.

rsv@2Samuel:22:34 @ He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights.

rsv@2Samuel:22:35 @ He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

rsv@2Samuel:22:36 @ Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy help made me great.

rsv@2Samuel:22:37 @ Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;

rsv@2Samuel:22:38 @ I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.

rsv@2Samuel:22:39 @ I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.

rsv@2Samuel:22:40 @ For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:41 @ Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.

rsv@2Samuel:22:42 @ They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

rsv@2Samuel:22:43 @ I beat them fine as the dust of the earth, I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.

rsv@2Samuel:22:44 @ "Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples; thou didst keep me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:45 @ Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

rsv@2Samuel:22:46 @ Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their fastnesses.

rsv@2Samuel:22:47 @ "The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

rsv@2Samuel:22:48 @ the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me,

rsv@2Samuel:22:49 @ who brought me out from my enemies; thou didst exalt me above my adversaries, thou didst deliver me from men of violence.

rsv@2Samuel:22:50 @ "For this I will extol thee, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to thy name.

rsv@2Samuel:22:51 @ Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David, and his descendants for ever."

rsv@2Samuel:23:1 @ Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:

rsv@2Samuel:23:2 @ "The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me, his word is upon my tongue.

rsv@2Samuel:23:3 @ The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,

rsv@2Samuel:23:4 @ he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth upon a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

rsv@2Samuel:23:5 @ Yea, does not my house stand so with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?

rsv@2Samuel:23:6 @ But godless men are all like thorns that are thrown away; for they cannot be taken with the hand;

rsv@2Samuel:23:7 @ but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire."

rsv@2Samuel:23:8 @ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshe'beth a Tah-che'monite; he was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he slew at one time.

rsv@2Samuel:23:9 @ And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea'zar the son of Dodo, son of Aho'hi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.

rsv@2Samuel:23:10 @ He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand cleaved to the sword; and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.

rsv@2Samuel:23:11 @ And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Har'arite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the men fled from the Philistines.

rsv@2Samuel:23:12 @ But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory.

rsv@2Samuel:23:13 @ And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Reph'aim.

rsv@2Samuel:23:14 @ David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

rsv@2Samuel:23:15 @ And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"

rsv@2Samuel:23:16 @ Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,

rsv@2Samuel:23:17 @ and said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

rsv@2Samuel:23:18 @ Now Abi'shai, the brother of Jo'ab, the son of Zeru'iah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and slew them, and won a name beside the three.

rsv@2Samuel:23:19 @ He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.

rsv@2Samuel:23:20 @ And Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

rsv@2Samuel:23:21 @ And he slew an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benai'ah went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

rsv@2Samuel:23:22 @ These things did Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

rsv@2Samuel:23:23 @ He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.

rsv@2Samuel:23:24 @ As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was one of the thirty; Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

rsv@2Samuel:23:25 @ Shammah of Harod, Eli'ka of Harod,

rsv@2Samuel:23:26 @ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a,

rsv@2Samuel:23:27 @ Abi-e'zer, of An'athoth, Mebun'nai the Hu'shathite,

rsv@2Samuel:23:28 @ Zalmon the Aho'hite, Ma'harai of Netoph'ah,

rsv@2Samuel:23:29 @ Heleb the son of Ba'anah of Netoph'ah, It'tai the son of Ri'bai of Gib'e-ah of the Benjaminites,

rsv@2Samuel:23:30 @ Benai'ah of Pira'thon, Hid'dai of the brooks of Ga'ash,

rsv@2Samuel:23:31 @ Abi-al'bon the Ar'bathite, Az'maveth of Bahu'rim,

rsv@2Samuel:23:32 @ Eli'ahba of Sha-al'bon, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

rsv@2Samuel:23:33 @ Shammah the Har'arite, Ahi'am the son of Sharar the Har'arite,

rsv@2Samuel:23:34 @ Eliph'elet the son of Ahas'bai of Ma'acah, Eli'am the son of Ahith'ophel of Gilo,

rsv@2Samuel:23:35 @ Hezro of Carmel, Pa'arai the Arbite,

rsv@2Samuel:23:36 @ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

rsv@2Samuel:23:37 @ Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,

rsv@2Samuel:23:38 @ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

rsv@2Samuel:23:39 @ Uri'ah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

rsv@2Samuel:24:1 @ Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah."

rsv@2Samuel:24:2 @ So the king said to Jo'ab and the commanders of the army, who were with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people."

rsv@2Samuel:24:3 @ But Jo'ab said to the king, "May the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"

rsv@2Samuel:24:4 @ But the king's word prevailed against Jo'ab and the commanders of the army. So Jo'ab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel.

rsv@2Samuel:24:5 @ They crossed the Jordan, and began from Aro'er, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley, toward Gad and on to Jazer.

rsv@2Samuel:24:6 @ Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they went around to Sidon,

rsv@2Samuel:24:7 @ and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites; and they went out to the Negeb of Judah at Beer-sheba.

rsv@2Samuel:24:8 @ So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

rsv@2Samuel:24:9 @ And Jo'ab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

rsv@2Samuel:24:10 @ But David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, I pray thee, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly."

rsv@2Samuel:24:11 @ And when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

rsv@2Samuel:24:12 @ "Go and say to David, `Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you."

rsv@2Samuel:24:13 @ So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, "Shall three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me."

rsv@2Samuel:24:14 @ Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress; let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man."

rsv@2Samuel:24:15 @ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time; and there died of the people from Dan to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

rsv@2Samuel:24:16 @ And when the angel stretched forth his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented of the evil, and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, "It is enough; now stay your hand." And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Arau'nah the Jeb'usite.

rsv@2Samuel:24:17 @ Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was smiting the people, and said, "Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me and against my father's house."

rsv@2Samuel:24:18 @ And Gad came that day to David, and said to him, "Go up, rear an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Arau'nah the Jeb'usite."

rsv@2Samuel:24:19 @ So David went up at Gad's word, as the LORD commanded.

rsv@2Samuel:24:20 @ And when Arau'nah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him; and Arau'nah went forth, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.

rsv@2Samuel:24:21 @ And Arau'nah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" David said, "To buy the threshing floor of you, in order to build an altar to the LORD, that the plague may be averted from the people."

rsv@2Samuel:24:22 @ Then Arau'nah said to David, "Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him; here are the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.

rsv@2Samuel:24:23 @ All this, O king, Arau'nah gives to the king." And Arau'nah said to the king, "The LORD your God accept you."

rsv@2Samuel:24:24 @ But the king said to Arau'nah, "No, but I will buy it of you for a price; I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

rsv@2Samuel:24:25 @ And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD heeded supplications for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel.

rsv@1Kings:1:3 @ So they sought for a beautiful maiden throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Ab'ishag the Shu'nammite, and brought her to the king.

rsv@1Kings:1:5 @ Now Adoni'jah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king"; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

rsv@1Kings:1:7 @ He conferred with Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah and with Abi'athar the priest; and they followed Adoni'jah and helped him.

rsv@1Kings:1:9 @ Adoni'jah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fatlings by the Serpent's Stone, which is beside En-ro'gel, and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,

rsv@1Kings:1:12 @ Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

rsv@1Kings:1:20 @ And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

rsv@1Kings:1:30 @ as I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, `Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead'; even so will I do this day."

rsv@1Kings:1:34 @ and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet, and say, `Long live King Solomon!'

rsv@1Kings:1:35 @ You shall then come up after him, and he shall 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."

rsv@1Kings:1:38 @ So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites, went down and caused Solomon to ride on King David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

rsv@1Kings:1:44 @ and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king's mule;

rsv@1Kings:1:47 @ Moreover the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, `Your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

rsv@1Kings:1:48 @ And the king also said, `Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted one of my offspring to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.'"

rsv@1Kings:2:2 @ "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man,

rsv@1Kings:2:4 @ that the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, `If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.'

rsv@1Kings:2:5 @ "Moreover you know also what Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Ama'sa the son of Jether, whom he murdered, avenging in time of peace blood which had been shed in war, and putting innocent blood upon the girdle about my loins, and upon the sandals on my feet.

rsv@1Kings:2:11 @ And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

rsv@1Kings:2:15 @ He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign; however the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:2:18 @ Bathshe'ba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king."

rsv@1Kings:2:22 @ King Solomon answered his mother, "And why do you ask Ab'ishag the Shu'nammite for Adoni'jah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and on his side are Abi'athar the priest and Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah."

rsv@1Kings:2:27 @ So Solomon expelled Abi'athar from being priest to the LORD, thus fulfilling the word of the LORD which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

rsv@1Kings:2:32 @ The LORD will bring back his bloody deeds upon his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and slew with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Ama'sa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

rsv@1Kings:2:36 @ Then the king sent and summoned Shim'e-i, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and do not go forth from there to any place whatever.

rsv@1Kings:2:38 @ And Shim'e-i said to the king, "What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do." So Shim'e-i dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

rsv@1Kings:3:11 @ And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right,

rsv@1Kings:3:17 @ The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.

rsv@1Kings:3:18 @ Then on the third day after I was delivered, this woman also gave birth; and we were alone; there was no one else with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

rsv@1Kings:3:21 @ When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I looked at it closely in the morning, behold, it was not the child that I had borne."

rsv@1Kings:3:28 @ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him, to render justice.

rsv@1Kings:4:1 @ King Solomon was king over all Israel,

rsv@1Kings:4:3 @ Elihor'eph and Ahi'jah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;

rsv@1Kings:4:7 @ Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each man had to make provision for one month in the year.

rsv@1Kings:4:10 @ Ben-hesed, in Arub'both (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);

rsv@1Kings:4:12 @ Ba'ana the son of Ahi'lud, in Ta'anach, Megid'do, and all Beth-she'an which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-she'an to A'bel-meho'lah, as far as the other side of Jok'meam;

rsv@1Kings:4:18 @ Shim'e-i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

rsv@1Kings:4:20 @ Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy.

rsv@1Kings:4:23 @ ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

rsv@1Kings:4:25 @ And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.

rsv@1Kings:4:26 @ Solomon also had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

rsv@1Kings:5:13 @ King Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all Israel; and the levy numbered thirty thousand men.

rsv@1Kings:5:14 @ And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in relays; they would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home; Adoni'ram was in charge of the levy.

rsv@1Kings:6:1 @ In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:6:13 @ And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel."

rsv@1Kings:6:22 @ And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

rsv@1Kings:6:31 @ For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts formed a pentagon.

rsv@1Kings:6:38 @ And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.

rsv@1Kings:7:8 @ His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage.

rsv@1Kings:7:15 @ He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference; it was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers; the second pillar was the same.

rsv@1Kings:7:25 @ It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

rsv@1Kings:7:26 @ Its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held two thousand baths.

rsv@1Kings:7:28 @ This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames

rsv@1Kings:7:29 @ and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Upon the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work.

rsv@1Kings:7:30 @ Moreover each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and at the four corners were supports for a laver. The supports were cast, with wreaths at the side of each.

rsv@1Kings:7:31 @ Its opening was within a crown which projected upward one cubit; its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings; and its panels were square, not round.

rsv@1Kings:7:32 @ And the four wheels were underneath the panels; the axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

rsv@1Kings:7:33 @ The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs, were all cast.

rsv@1Kings:7:35 @ And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it.

rsv@1Kings:7:36 @ And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.

rsv@1Kings:7:38 @ And he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver held forty baths, each laver measured four cubits, and there was a laver for each of the ten stands.

rsv@1Kings:7:40 @ Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD:

rsv@1Kings:7:44 @ and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.

rsv@1Kings:7:45 @ Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the LORD, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze.

rsv@1Kings:7:47 @ And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not found out.

rsv@1Kings:7:48 @ So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,

rsv@1Kings:7:51 @ Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:8:1 @ Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

rsv@1Kings:8:2 @ And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Eth'anim, which is the seventh month.

rsv@1Kings:8:3 @ And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

rsv@1Kings:8:4 @ And they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

rsv@1Kings:8:5 @ And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

rsv@1Kings:8:9 @ There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

rsv@1Kings:8:12 @ Then Solomon said, "The LORD has set the sun in the heavens, but has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

rsv@1Kings:8:13 @ I have built thee an exalted house, a place for thee to dwell in for ever."

rsv@1Kings:8:14 @ Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

rsv@1Kings:8:15 @ And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

rsv@1Kings:8:16 @ `Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city in all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.'

rsv@1Kings:8:17 @ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:8:18 @ But the LORD said to David my father, `Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

rsv@1Kings:8:19 @ nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.'

rsv@1Kings:8:20 @ Now the LORD has fulfilled his promise which he made; for I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:8:22 @ Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

rsv@1Kings:8:23 @ and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to thy servants who walk before thee with all their heart;

rsv@1Kings:8:25 @ Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father what thou hast promised him, saying, `There shall never fail you a man before me to sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.'

rsv@1Kings:8:26 @ Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.

rsv@1Kings:8:27 @ "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

rsv@1Kings:8:30 @ And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant and of thy people Israel, when they pray toward this place; yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

rsv@1Kings:8:33 @ "When thy people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against thee, if they turn again to thee, and acknowledge thy name, and pray and make supplication to thee in this house;

rsv@1Kings:8:34 @ then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.

rsv@1Kings:8:36 @ then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, thy people Israel, when thou dost teach them the good way in which they should walk; and grant rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people as an inheritance.

rsv@1Kings:8:38 @ whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by any man or by all thy people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house;

rsv@1Kings:8:39 @ then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and render to each whose heart thou knowest, according to all his ways (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men);

rsv@1Kings:8:41 @ "Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of thy people Israel, comes from a far country for thy name's sake

rsv@1Kings:8:43 @ hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to thee; in order that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name and fear thee, as do thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

rsv@1Kings:8:47 @ yet if they lay it to heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to thee in the land of their captors, saying, `We have sinned, and have acted perversely and wickedly';

rsv@1Kings:8:49 @ then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause

rsv@1Kings:8:52 @ Let thy eyes be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to thee.

rsv@1Kings:8:54 @ Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven;

rsv@1Kings:8:55 @ and he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

rsv@1Kings:8:56 @ "Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised; not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he uttered by Moses his servant.

rsv@1Kings:8:59 @ Let these words of mine, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires;

rsv@1Kings:8:62 @ Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:8:63 @ Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:8:65 @ So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days.

rsv@1Kings:8:66 @ On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.

rsv@1Kings:9:5 @ then I will establish your royal throne over Israel for ever, as I promised David your father, saying, `There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel.'

rsv@1Kings:9:7 @ then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and the house which I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight; and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

rsv@1Kings:9:16 @ (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burnt it with fire, and had slain the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife;

rsv@1Kings:9:20 @ All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, who were not of the people of Israel--

rsv@1Kings:9:21 @ their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to destroy utterly--these Solomon made a forced levy of slaves, and so they are to this day.

rsv@1Kings:9:22 @ But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves; they were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen.

rsv@1Kings:9:26 @ King Solomon built a fleet of ships at E'zion-ge'ber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

rsv@1Kings:10:2 @ She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

rsv@1Kings:10:7 @ but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me; your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report which I heard.

rsv@1Kings:10:9 @ Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD loved Israel for ever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness."

rsv@1Kings:10:16 @ King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

rsv@1Kings:10:17 @ And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

rsv@1Kings:10:20 @ while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.

rsv@1Kings:10:21 @ All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver, it was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.

rsv@1Kings:10:23 @ Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

rsv@1Kings:10:26 @ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

rsv@1Kings:10:29 @ A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

rsv@1Kings:11:2 @ from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods"; Solomon clung to these in love.

rsv@1Kings:11:9 @ And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

rsv@1Kings:11:11 @ Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this has been your mind and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant.

rsv@1Kings:11:16 @ (for Jo'ab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

rsv@1Kings:11:23 @ God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eli'ada, who had fled from his master Hadade'zer king of Zobah.

rsv@1Kings:11:24 @ And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the slaughter by David; and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, and made him king in Damascus.

rsv@1Kings:11:25 @ He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing mischief as Hadad did; and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

rsv@1Kings:11:29 @ And at that time, when Jerobo'am went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahi'jah the Shi'lonite found him on the road. Now Ahi'jah had clad himself with a new garment; and the two of them were alone in the open country.

rsv@1Kings:11:30 @ Then Ahi'jah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.

rsv@1Kings:11:31 @ And he said to Jerobo'am, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and will give you ten tribes

rsv@1Kings:11:32 @ (but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),

rsv@1Kings:11:34 @ Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

rsv@1Kings:11:37 @ And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.

rsv@1Kings:11:38 @ And if you will hearken to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

rsv@1Kings:11:42 @ And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

rsv@1Kings:12:1 @ Rehobo'am went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

rsv@1Kings:12:3 @ And they sent and called him; and Jerobo'am and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehobo'am,

rsv@1Kings:12:6 @ Then King Rehobo'am took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?"

rsv@1Kings:12:8 @ But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

rsv@1Kings:12:13 @ And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,

rsv@1Kings:12:14 @ he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

rsv@1Kings:12:16 @ And when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them, the people answered the king, "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel departed to their tents.

rsv@1Kings:12:17 @ But Rehobo'am reigned over the people of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.

rsv@1Kings:12:18 @ Then King Rehobo'am sent Ador'am, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehobo'am made haste to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

rsv@1Kings:12:19 @ So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

rsv@1Kings:12:20 @ And when all Israel heard that Jerobo'am had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

rsv@1Kings:12:21 @ When Rehobo'am came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehobo'am the son of Solomon.

rsv@1Kings:12:24 @ `Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your kinsmen the people of Israel. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they hearkened to the word of the LORD, and went home again, according to the word of the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:12:25 @ Then Jerobo'am built Shechem in the hill country of E'phraim, and dwelt there; and he went out from there and built Penu'el.

rsv@1Kings:12:28 @ So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

rsv@1Kings:12:29 @ And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Daniel.

rsv@1Kings:12:30 @ And this thing became a sin, for the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Daniel.

rsv@1Kings:12:32 @ And Jerobo'am appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices upon the altar; so he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

rsv@1Kings:12:33 @ He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the people of Israel, and went up to the altar to burn incense.

rsv@1Kings:13:1 @ And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jerobo'am was standing by the altar to burn incense.

rsv@1Kings:13:4 @ And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jerobo'am stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Lay hold of him." And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.

rsv@1Kings:13:7 @ And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."

rsv@1Kings:13:10 @ So he went another way, and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.

rsv@1Kings:13:11 @ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words also which he had spoken to the king, they told to their father.

rsv@1Kings:13:18 @ And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, `Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him.

rsv@1Kings:13:25 @ And behold, men passed by, and saw the body thrown in the road, and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

rsv@1Kings:13:32 @ For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Sama'ria, shall surely come to pass."

rsv@1Kings:14:1 @ At that time Abi'jah the son of Jerobo'am fell sick.

rsv@1Kings:14:2 @ And Jerobo'am said to his wife, "Arise, and disguise yourself, that it be not known that you are the wife of Jerobo'am, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahi'jah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people.

rsv@1Kings:14:3 @ Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what shall happen to the child."

rsv@1Kings:14:7 @ Go, tell Jerobo'am, `Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you leader over my people Israel,

rsv@1Kings:14:9 @ but you have done evil above all that were before you and have gone and made for yourself other gods, and molten images, provoking me to anger, and have cast me behind your back;

rsv@1Kings:14:10 @ therefore behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jerobo'am, and will cut off from Jerobo'am every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will utterly consume the house of Jerobo'am, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone.

rsv@1Kings:14:11 @ Any one belonging to Jerobo'am who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat; for the LORD has spoken it."'

rsv@1Kings:14:13 @ And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jerobo'am shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something pleasing to the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jerobo'am.

rsv@1Kings:14:14 @ Moreover the LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jerobo'am today. And henceforth

rsv@1Kings:14:15 @ the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and scatter them beyond the Euphra'tes, because they have made their Ashe'rim, provoking the LORD to anger.

rsv@1Kings:14:16 @ And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jerobo'am, which he sinned and which he made Israel to sin."

rsv@1Kings:14:18 @ And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahi'jah the prophet.

rsv@1Kings:14:19 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jerobo'am, how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:14:21 @ Now Rehobo'am the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehobo'am was forty-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. His mother's name was Na'amah the Ammonitess.

rsv@1Kings:14:23 @ For they also built for themselves high places, and pillars, and Ashe'rim on every high hill and under every green tree;

rsv@1Kings:14:24 @ and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:14:26 @ he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house; he took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made;

rsv@1Kings:14:27 @ and King Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

rsv@1Kings:15:4 @ Nevertheless for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;

rsv@1Kings:15:9 @ In the twentieth year of Jerobo'am king of Israel Asa began to reign over Judah,

rsv@1Kings:15:14 @ But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days.

rsv@1Kings:15:15 @ And he brought into the house of the LORD the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

rsv@1Kings:15:16 @ And there was war between Asa and Ba'asha king of Israel all their days.

rsv@1Kings:15:17 @ Ba'asha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

rsv@1Kings:15:18 @ Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hands of his servants; and King Asa sent them to Ben-ha'dad the son of Tabrim'mon, the son of He'zi-on, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

rsv@1Kings:15:19 @ "Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father: behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Ba'asha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

rsv@1Kings:15:20 @ And Ben-ha'dad hearkened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, A'bel-beth-ma'acah, and all Chin'neroth, with all the land of Naph'tali.

rsv@1Kings:15:21 @ And when Ba'asha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he dwelt in Tirzah.

rsv@1Kings:15:25 @ Nadab the son of Jerobo'am began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.

rsv@1Kings:15:26 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@1Kings:15:27 @ Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah, of the house of Is'sachar, conspired against him; and Ba'asha struck him down at Gib'bethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gib'bethon.

rsv@1Kings:15:30 @ it was for the sins of Jerobo'am which he sinned and which he made Israel to sin, and because of the anger to which he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:15:31 @ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:15:32 @ And there was war between Asa and Ba'asha king of Israel all their days.

rsv@1Kings:15:33 @ In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.

rsv@1Kings:15:34 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jerobo'am and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@1Kings:16:2 @ "Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jerobo'am, and have made my people Israel to sin, provoking me to anger with their sins,

rsv@1Kings:16:4 @ Any one belonging to Ba'asha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one of his who dies in the field the birds of the air shall eat."

rsv@1Kings:16:5 @ Now the rest of the acts of Ba'asha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:16:6 @ And Ba'asha slept with his fathers, and was buried at Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@1Kings:16:8 @ In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Ba'asha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.

rsv@1Kings:16:9 @ But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. When he was at Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah,

rsv@1Kings:16:11 @ When he began to reign, as soon as he had seated himself on his throne, he killed all the house of Ba'asha; he did not leave him a single male of his kinsmen or his friends.

rsv@1Kings:16:13 @ for all the sins of Ba'asha and the sins of Elah his son which they sinned, and which they made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

rsv@1Kings:16:14 @ Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:16:15 @ In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gib'bethon, which belonged to the Philistines,

rsv@1Kings:16:16 @ and the troops who were encamped heard it said, "Zimri has conspired, and he has killed the king"; therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

rsv@1Kings:16:17 @ So Omri went up from Gib'bethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

rsv@1Kings:16:18 @ And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house, and burned the king's house over him with fire, and died,

rsv@1Kings:16:19 @ because of his sins which he committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of Jerobo'am, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin.

rsv@1Kings:16:20 @ Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy which he made, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:16:21 @ Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts; half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

rsv@1Kings:16:23 @ In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and reigned for twelve years; six years he reigned in Tirzah.

rsv@1Kings:16:26 @ For he walked in all the way of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, and in the sins which he made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger by their idols.

rsv@1Kings:16:27 @ Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:16:29 @ In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Sama'ria twenty-two years.

rsv@1Kings:16:31 @ And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, he took for wife Jez'ebel the daughter of Ethba'al king of the Sido'nians, and went and served Ba'al, and worshiped him.

rsv@1Kings:16:33 @ And Ahab made an Ashe'rah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

rsv@1Kings:16:34 @ In his days Hi'el of Bethel built Jericho; he laid its foundation at the cost of Abi'ram his first-born, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

rsv@1Kings:17:1 @ Now Eli'jah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

rsv@1Kings:17:3 @ "Depart from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan.

rsv@1Kings:17:5 @ So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.

rsv@1Kings:17:9 @ "Arise, go to Zar'ephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you."

rsv@1Kings:17:10 @ So he arose and went to Zar'ephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."

rsv@1Kings:17:11 @ And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."

rsv@1Kings:17:12 @ And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a cruse; and now, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

rsv@1Kings:17:13 @ And Eli'jah said to her, "Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son.

rsv@1Kings:17:14 @ For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, `The jar of meal shall not be spent, and the cruse of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"

rsv@1Kings:17:15 @ And she went and did as Eli'jah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days.

rsv@1Kings:17:16 @ The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Eli'jah.

rsv@1Kings:17:18 @ And she said to Eli'jah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!"

rsv@1Kings:17:21 @ Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's soul come into him again."

rsv@1Kings:17:22 @ And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Eli'jah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

rsv@1Kings:17:23 @ And Eli'jah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Eli'jah said, "See, your son lives."

rsv@1Kings:17:24 @ And the woman said to Eli'jah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth."

rsv@1Kings:18:1 @ After many days the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah, in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."

rsv@1Kings:18:2 @ So Eli'jah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Sama'ria.

rsv@1Kings:18:4 @ and when Jez'ebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadi'ah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

rsv@1Kings:18:6 @ So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadi'ah went in another direction by himself.

rsv@1Kings:18:7 @ And as Obadi'ah was on the way, behold, Eli'jah met him; and Obadi'ah recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, "Is it you, my lord Eli'jah?"

rsv@1Kings:18:8 @ And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, `Behold, Eli'jah is here.'"

rsv@1Kings:18:11 @ And now you say, `Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Eli'jah is here."'

rsv@1Kings:18:12 @ And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you whither I know not; and so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have revered the LORD from my youth.

rsv@1Kings:18:13 @ Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jez'ebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

rsv@1Kings:18:14 @ And now you say, `Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Eli'jah is here"'; and he will kill me."

rsv@1Kings:18:15 @ And Eli'jah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."

rsv@1Kings:18:16 @ So Obadi'ah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Eli'jah.

rsv@1Kings:18:17 @ When Ahab saw Eli'jah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?"

rsv@1Kings:18:18 @ And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and followed the Ba'als.

rsv@1Kings:18:19 @ Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the four hundred and fifty prophets of Ba'al and the four hundred prophets of Ashe'rah, who eat at Jez'ebel's table."

rsv@1Kings:18:20 @ So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel, and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.

rsv@1Kings:18:21 @ And Eli'jah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Ba'al, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.

rsv@1Kings:18:22 @ Then Eli'jah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Ba'al's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

rsv@1Kings:18:23 @ Let two bulls be given to us; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it; and I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, and put no fire to it.

rsv@1Kings:18:24 @ And you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God who answers by fire, he is God." And all the people answered, "It is well spoken."

rsv@1Kings:18:25 @ Then Eli'jah said to the prophets of Ba'al, "Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it."

rsv@1Kings:18:27 @ And at noon Eli'jah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."

rsv@1Kings:18:28 @ And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.

rsv@1Kings:18:30 @ Then Eli'jah said to all the people, "Come near to me"; and all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been thrown down;

rsv@1Kings:18:31 @ Eli'jah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, "Israel shall be your name";

rsv@1Kings:18:36 @ And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Eli'jah the prophet came near and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

rsv@1Kings:18:38 @ Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

rsv@1Kings:18:39 @ And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God."

rsv@1Kings:18:40 @ And Eli'jah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Ba'al; let not one of them escape." And they seized them; and Eli'jah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

rsv@1Kings:18:41 @ And Eli'jah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of the rushing of rain."

rsv@1Kings:18:42 @ So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Eli'jah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

rsv@1Kings:18:45 @ And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

rsv@1Kings:18:46 @ And the hand of the LORD was on Eli'jah; and he girded up his loins and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

rsv@1Kings:19:1 @ Ahab told Jez'ebel all that Eli'jah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

rsv@1Kings:19:2 @ Then Jez'ebel sent a messenger to Eli'jah, saying, "So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow."

rsv@1Kings:19:3 @ Then he was afraid, and he arose and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

rsv@1Kings:19:4 @ But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am no better than my fathers."

rsv@1Kings:19:5 @ And he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat."

rsv@1Kings:19:7 @ And the angel of the LORD came again a second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you."

rsv@1Kings:19:9 @ And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?"

rsv@1Kings:19:10 @ He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

rsv@1Kings:19:13 @ And when Eli'jah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?"

rsv@1Kings:19:14 @ He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

rsv@1Kings:19:15 @ And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, you shall anoint Haz'ael to be king over Syria;

rsv@1Kings:19:16 @ and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel; and Eli'sha the son of Shaphat of A'bel-meho'lah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place.

rsv@1Kings:19:17 @ And him who escapes from the sword of Haz'ael shall Jehu slay; and him who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Eli'sha slay.

rsv@1Kings:19:18 @ Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Ba'al, and every mouth that has not kissed him."

rsv@1Kings:19:19 @ So he departed from there, and found Eli'sha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Eli'jah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him.

rsv@1Kings:19:20 @ And he left the oxen, and ran after Eli'jah, and said, "Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again; for what have I done to you?"

rsv@1Kings:19:21 @ And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Eli'jah, and ministered to him.

rsv@1Kings:20:2 @ And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-ha'dad:

rsv@1Kings:20:4 @ And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."

rsv@1Kings:20:5 @ The messengers came again, and said, "Thus says Ben-ha'dad: `I sent to you, saying, "Deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children";

rsv@1Kings:20:6 @ nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants, and lay hands on whatever pleases them, and take it away.'"

rsv@1Kings:20:7 @ Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him."

rsv@1Kings:20:8 @ And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not heed or consent."

rsv@1Kings:20:9 @ So he said to the messengers of Ben-ha'dad, "Tell my lord the king, `All that you first demanded of your servant I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" And the messengers departed and brought him word again.

rsv@1Kings:20:11 @ And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, `Let not him that girds on his armor boast himself as he that puts it off.'"

rsv@1Kings:20:13 @ And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

rsv@1Kings:20:15 @ Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand.

rsv@1Kings:20:16 @ And they went out at noon, while Ben-ha'dad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.

rsv@1Kings:20:20 @ And each killed his man; the Syrians fled and Israel pursued them, but Ben-ha'dad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

rsv@1Kings:20:21 @ And the king of Israel went out, and captured the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

rsv@1Kings:20:22 @ Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do; for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you."

rsv@1Kings:20:23 @ And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

rsv@1Kings:20:25 @ and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they." And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.

rsv@1Kings:20:26 @ In the spring Ben-ha'dad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

rsv@1Kings:20:27 @ And the people of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them; the people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country.

rsv@1Kings:20:28 @ And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, `Because the Syrians have said, "The LORD is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys," therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"

rsv@1Kings:20:29 @ And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the people of Israel smote of the Syrians a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

rsv@1Kings:20:30 @ And the rest fled into the city of Aphek; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left. Ben-ha'dad also fled, and entered an inner chamber in the city.

rsv@1Kings:20:31 @ And his servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."

rsv@1Kings:20:32 @ So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-ha'dad says, `Pray, let me live.'" And he said, "Does he still live? He is my brother."

rsv@1Kings:20:34 @ And Ben-ha'dad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Sama'ria." And Ahab said, "I will let you go on these terms." So he made a covenant with him and let him go.

rsv@1Kings:20:35 @ And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the LORD, "Strike me, I pray." But the man refused to strike him.

rsv@1Kings:20:38 @ So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

rsv@1Kings:20:39 @ And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me, and said, `Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

rsv@1Kings:20:40 @ And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

rsv@1Kings:20:41 @ Then he made haste to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

rsv@1Kings:20:43 @ And the king of Israel went to his house resentful and sullen, and came to Sama'ria.

rsv@1Kings:21:1 @ Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Sama'ria.

rsv@1Kings:21:4 @ And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.

rsv@1Kings:21:5 @ But Jez'ebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"

rsv@1Kings:21:6 @ And he said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, `Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it'; and he answered, `I will not give you my vineyard.'"

rsv@1Kings:21:7 @ And Jez'ebel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."

rsv@1Kings:21:8 @ So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who dwelt with Naboth in his city.

rsv@1Kings:21:10 @ and set two base fellows opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, `You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out, and stone him to death."

rsv@1Kings:21:11 @ And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jez'ebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters which she had sent to them,

rsv@1Kings:21:13 @ And the two base fellows came in and sat opposite him; and the base fellows brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death with stones.

rsv@1Kings:21:14 @ Then they sent to Jez'ebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned; he is dead."

rsv@1Kings:21:15 @ As soon as Jez'ebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jez'ebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead."

rsv@1Kings:21:16 @ And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

rsv@1Kings:21:17 @ Then the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,

rsv@1Kings:21:18 @ "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Sama'ria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession.

rsv@1Kings:21:20 @ Ahab said to Eli'jah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD.

rsv@1Kings:21:21 @ Behold, I will bring evil upon you; I will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel;

rsv@1Kings:21:22 @ and I will make your house like the house of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, and like the house of Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin.

rsv@1Kings:21:23 @ And of Jez'ebel the LORD also said, `The dogs shall eat Jez'ebel within the bounds of Jezreel.'

rsv@1Kings:21:24 @ Any one belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one of his who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat."

rsv@1Kings:21:25 @ (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab, whom Jez'ebel his wife incited.

rsv@1Kings:21:26 @ He did very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.)

rsv@1Kings:21:28 @ And the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,

rsv@1Kings:21:29 @ "Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the evil upon his house."

rsv@1Kings:22:1 @ For three years Syria and Israel continued without war.

rsv@1Kings:22:2 @ But in the third year Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:22:3 @ And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"

rsv@1Kings:22:4 @ And he said to Jehosh'aphat, "Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?" And Jehosh'aphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

rsv@1Kings:22:5 @ And Jehosh'aphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD."

rsv@1Kings:22:6 @ Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I forbear?" And they said, "Go up; for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."

rsv@1Kings:22:8 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micai'ah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil." And Jehosh'aphat said, "Let not the king say so."

rsv@1Kings:22:9 @ Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micai'ah the son of Imlah."

rsv@1Kings:22:10 @ Now the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Sama'ria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

rsv@1Kings:22:11 @ And Zedeki'ah the son of Chena'anah made for himself horns of iron, and said, "Thus says the LORD, `With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.'"

rsv@1Kings:22:17 @ And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, `These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'"

rsv@1Kings:22:18 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"

rsv@1Kings:22:25 @ And Micai'ah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself."

rsv@1Kings:22:26 @ And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micai'ah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Jo'ash the king's son;

rsv@1Kings:22:27 @ and say, `Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with scant fare of bread and water, until I come in peace."'"

rsv@1Kings:22:29 @ So the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

rsv@1Kings:22:30 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes." And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

rsv@1Kings:22:31 @ Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel."

rsv@1Kings:22:32 @ And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehosh'aphat, they said, "It is surely the king of Israel." So they turned to fight against him; and Jehosh'aphat cried out.

rsv@1Kings:22:33 @ And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

rsv@1Kings:22:34 @ But a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate; therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn about, and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded."

rsv@1Kings:22:38 @ And they washed the chariot by the pool of Sama'ria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the harlots washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD which he had spoken.

rsv@1Kings:22:39 @ Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@1Kings:22:41 @ Jehosh'aphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:22:44 @ Jehosh'aphat also made peace with the king of Israel.

rsv@1Kings:22:51 @ Ahazi'ah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria in the seventeenth year of Jehosh'aphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.

rsv@1Kings:22:52 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

rsv@1Kings:22:53 @ He served Ba'al and worshiped him, and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his father had done.

rsv@2Kings:1:1 @ After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

rsv@2Kings:1:2 @ Now Ahazi'ah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Sama'ria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness."

rsv@2Kings:1:3 @ But the angel of the LORD said to Eli'jah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Sama'ria, and say to them, `Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron?'

rsv@2Kings:1:4 @ Now therefore thus says the LORD, `You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'" So Eli'jah went.

rsv@2Kings:1:6 @ And they said to him, "There came a man to meet us, and said to us, `Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but shall surely die.'"

rsv@2Kings:1:8 @ They answered him, "He wore a garment of haircloth, with a girdle of leather about his loins." And he said, "It is Eli'jah the Tishbite."

rsv@2Kings:1:9 @ Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Eli'jah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "O man of God, the king says, `Come down.'"

rsv@2Kings:1:10 @ But Eli'jah answered the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

rsv@2Kings:1:12 @ But Eli'jah answered them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

rsv@2Kings:1:13 @ Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Eli'jah, and entreated him, "O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

rsv@2Kings:1:15 @ Then the angel of the LORD said to Eli'jah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down with him to the king,

rsv@2Kings:1:16 @ and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, `Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron,--is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?--therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'"

rsv@2Kings:1:17 @ So he died according to the word of the LORD which Eli'jah had spoken. Jeho'ram, his brother, became king in his stead in the second year of Jeho'ram the son of Jehosh'aphat, king of Judah, because Ahazi'ah had no son.

rsv@2Kings:1:18 @ Now the rest of the acts of Ahazi'ah which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:2:1 @ Now when the LORD was about to take Eli'jah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Eli'jah and Eli'sha were on their way from Gilgal.

rsv@2Kings:2:2 @ And Eli'jah said to Eli'sha, "Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Eli'sha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

rsv@2Kings:2:3 @ And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Eli'sha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he said, "Yes, I know it; hold your peace."

rsv@2Kings:2:4 @ Eli'jah said to him, "Eli'sha, tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho.

rsv@2Kings:2:5 @ The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Eli'sha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know it; hold your peace."

rsv@2Kings:2:6 @ Then Eli'jah said to him, "Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

rsv@2Kings:2:8 @ Then Eli'jah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.

rsv@2Kings:2:9 @ When they had crossed, Eli'jah said to Eli'sha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." And Eli'sha said, "I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit."

rsv@2Kings:2:11 @ And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli'jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

rsv@2Kings:2:12 @ And Eli'sha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.

rsv@2Kings:2:13 @ And he took up the mantle of Eli'jah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

rsv@2Kings:2:14 @ Then he took the mantle of Eli'jah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, "Where is the LORD, the God of Eli'jah?" And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other; and Eli'sha went over.

rsv@2Kings:2:15 @ Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him over against them, they said, "The spirit of Eli'jah rests on Eli'sha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

rsv@2Kings:2:19 @ Now the men of the city said to Eli'sha, "Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful."

rsv@2Kings:2:22 @ So the water has been wholesome to this day, according to the word which Eli'sha spoke.

rsv@2Kings:2:23 @ He went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!"

rsv@2Kings:2:25 @ From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and thence he returned to Sama'ria.

rsv@2Kings:3:1 @ In the eighteenth year of Jehosh'aphat king of Judah, Jeho'ram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned twelve years.

rsv@2Kings:3:3 @ Nevertheless he clung to the sin of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.

rsv@2Kings:3:4 @ Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he had to deliver annually to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

rsv@2Kings:3:5 @ But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:3:6 @ So King Jeho'ram marched out of Sama'ria at that time and mustered all Israel.

rsv@2Kings:3:7 @ And he went and sent word to Jehosh'aphat king of Judah, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you go with me to battle against Moab?" And he said, "I will go; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

rsv@2Kings:3:9 @ So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the beasts which followed them.

rsv@2Kings:3:10 @ Then the king of Israel said, "Alas! The LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab."

rsv@2Kings:3:11 @ And Jehosh'aphat said, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Eli'sha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Eli'jah."

rsv@2Kings:3:12 @ And Jehosh'aphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

rsv@2Kings:3:13 @ And Eli'sha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother." But the king of Israel said to him, "No; it is the LORD who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab."

rsv@2Kings:3:14 @ And Eli'sha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I have regard for Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you, nor see you.

rsv@2Kings:3:15 @ But now bring me a minstrel." And when the minstrel played, the power of the LORD came upon him.

rsv@2Kings:3:19 @ and you shall conquer every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop up all springs of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones."

rsv@2Kings:3:23 @ And they said, "This is blood; the kings have surely fought together, and slain one another. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!"

rsv@2Kings:3:24 @ But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and attacked the Moabites, till they fled before them; and they went forward, slaughtering the Moabites as they went.

rsv@2Kings:3:25 @ And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone, until it was covered; they stopped every spring of water, and felled all the good trees; till only its stones were left in Kir-har'eseth, and the slingers surrounded and conquered it.

rsv@2Kings:3:27 @ Then he took his eldest son who was to reign in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there came great wrath upon Israel; and they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.

rsv@2Kings:4:1 @ Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Eli'sha, "Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves."

rsv@2Kings:4:2 @ And Eli'sha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil."

rsv@2Kings:4:3 @ Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels of all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few.

rsv@2Kings:4:4 @ Then go in, and shut the door upon yourself and your sons, and pour into all these vessels; and when one is full, set it aside."

rsv@2Kings:4:5 @ So she went from him and shut the door upon herself and her sons; and as she poured they brought the vessels to her.

rsv@2Kings:4:6 @ When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another." Then the oil stopped flowing.

rsv@2Kings:4:7 @ She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest."

rsv@2Kings:4:8 @ One day Eli'sha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food.

rsv@2Kings:4:13 @ And he said to him, "Say now to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?" She answered, "I dwell among my own people."

rsv@2Kings:4:14 @ And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Geha'zi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

rsv@2Kings:4:17 @ But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Eli'sha had said to her.

rsv@2Kings:4:23 @ And he said, "Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath." She said, "It will be well."

rsv@2Kings:4:24 @ Then she saddled the ass, and she said to her servant, "Urge the beast on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you."

rsv@2Kings:4:25 @ So she set out, and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Geha'zi his servant, "Look, yonder is the Shu'nammite;

rsv@2Kings:4:26 @ run at once to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?" And she answered, "It is well."

rsv@2Kings:4:30 @ Then the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.

rsv@2Kings:4:32 @ When Eli'sha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.

rsv@2Kings:4:34 @ Then he went up and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.

rsv@2Kings:4:35 @ Then he got up again, and walked once to and fro in the house, and went up, and stretched himself upon him; the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

rsv@2Kings:4:37 @ She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took up her son and went out.

rsv@2Kings:4:38 @ And Eli'sha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets."

rsv@2Kings:4:39 @ One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of pottage, not knowing what they were.

rsv@2Kings:4:42 @ A man came from Ba'al-shal'ishah, bringing the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Eli'sha said, "Give to the men, that they may eat."

rsv@2Kings:5:2 @ Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little maid from the land of Israel, and she waited on Na'aman's wife.

rsv@2Kings:5:4 @ So Na'aman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the maiden from the land of Israel."

rsv@2Kings:5:5 @ And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten festal garments.

rsv@2Kings:5:6 @ And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, "When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Na'aman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy."

rsv@2Kings:5:7 @ And when the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me."

rsv@2Kings:5:8 @ But when Eli'sha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you rent your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel."

rsv@2Kings:5:9 @ So Na'aman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the door of Eli'sha's house.

rsv@2Kings:5:10 @ And Eli'sha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean."

rsv@2Kings:5:11 @ But Na'aman was angry, and went away, saying, "Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.

rsv@2Kings:5:12 @ Are not Aba'na and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.

rsv@2Kings:5:14 @ So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

rsv@2Kings:5:15 @ Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him; and he said, "Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant."

rsv@2Kings:5:18 @ In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter."

rsv@2Kings:5:20 @ Geha'zi, the servant of Eli'sha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Na'aman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him, and get something from him."

rsv@2Kings:5:21 @ So Geha'zi followed Na'aman. And when Na'aman saw some one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is all well?"

rsv@2Kings:5:22 @ And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me to say, `There have just now come to me from the hill country of E'phraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; pray, give them a talent of silver and two festal garments.'"

rsv@2Kings:5:25 @ He went in, and stood before his master, and Eli'sha said to him, "Where have you been, Geha'zi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere."

rsv@2Kings:6:1 @ Now the sons of the prophets said to Eli'sha, "See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us.

rsv@2Kings:6:2 @ Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there." And he answered, "Go."

rsv@2Kings:6:5 @ But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water; and he cried out, "Alas, my master! It was borrowed."

rsv@2Kings:6:8 @ Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, "At such and such a place shall be my camp."

rsv@2Kings:6:9 @ But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there."

rsv@2Kings:6:10 @ And the king of Israel sent to the place of which the man of God told him. Thus he used to warn him, so that he saved himself there more than once or twice.

rsv@2Kings:6:11 @ And the mind of the king of Syria was greatly troubled because of this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me who of us is for the king of Israel?"

rsv@2Kings:6:12 @ And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Eli'sha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber."

rsv@2Kings:6:17 @ Then Eli'sha prayed, and said, "O LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Eli'sha.

rsv@2Kings:6:18 @ And when the Syrians came down against him, Eli'sha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray thee, with blindness." So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Eli'sha.

rsv@2Kings:6:19 @ And Eli'sha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city; follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." And he led them to Sama'ria.

rsv@2Kings:6:20 @ As soon as they entered Sama'ria, Eli'sha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." So the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and lo, they were in the midst of Sama'ria.

rsv@2Kings:6:21 @ When the king of Israel saw them he said to Eli'sha, "My father, shall I slay them? Shall I slay them?"

rsv@2Kings:6:23 @ So he prepared for them a great feast; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians came no more on raids into the land of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:6:25 @ And there was a great famine in Sama'ria, as they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver.

rsv@2Kings:6:26 @ Now as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!"

rsv@2Kings:6:27 @ And he said, "If the LORD will not help you, whence shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?"

rsv@2Kings:6:31 @ and he said, "May God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Eli'sha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today."

rsv@2Kings:6:32 @ Eli'sha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence; but before the messenger arrived Eli'sha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"

rsv@2Kings:7:1 @ But Eli'sha said, "Hear the word of the LORD: thus says the LORD, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine meal shall be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Sama'ria."

rsv@2Kings:7:2 @ Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" But he said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it."

rsv@2Kings:7:6 @ For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots, and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us."

rsv@2Kings:7:9 @ Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news; if we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."

rsv@2Kings:7:12 @ And the king rose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have prepared against us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, `When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'"

rsv@2Kings:7:13 @ And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel that have already perished; let us send and see."

rsv@2Kings:7:16 @ Then the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine meal was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:7:18 @ For when the man of God had said to the king, "Two measures of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a measure of fine meal for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Sama'ria,"

rsv@2Kings:7:19 @ the captain had answered the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" And he had said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it."

rsv@2Kings:8:1 @ Now Eli'sha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, "Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can; for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

rsv@2Kings:8:4 @ Now the king was talking with Geha'zi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me all the great things that Eli'sha has done."

rsv@2Kings:8:5 @ And while he was telling the king how Eli'sha had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and her land. And Geha'zi said, "My lord, O king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Eli'sha restored to life."

rsv@2Kings:8:6 @ And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed an official for her, saying, "Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now."

rsv@2Kings:8:7 @ Now Eli'sha came to Damascus. Ben-ha'dad the king of Syria was sick; and when it was told him, "The man of God has come here,"

rsv@2Kings:8:8 @ the king said to Haz'ael, "Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, saying, `Shall I recover from this sickness?'"

rsv@2Kings:8:9 @ So Haz'ael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camel loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, "Your son Ben-ha'dad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, `Shall I recover from this sickness?'"

rsv@2Kings:8:10 @ And Eli'sha said to him, "Go, say to him, `You shall certainly recover'; but the LORD has shown me that he shall certainly die."

rsv@2Kings:8:12 @ And Haz'ael said, "Why does my lord weep?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel; you will set on fire their fortresses, and you will slay their young men with the sword, and dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child."

rsv@2Kings:8:13 @ And Haz'ael said, "What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Eli'sha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you are to be king over Syria."

rsv@2Kings:8:14 @ Then he departed from Eli'sha, and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Eli'sha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me that you would certainly recover."

rsv@2Kings:8:15 @ But on the morrow he took the coverlet and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Haz'ael became king in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:8:16 @ In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jeho'ram the son of Jehosh'aphat, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:8:18 @ And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:8:25 @ In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahazi'ah the son of Jeho'ram, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:8:26 @ Ahazi'ah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athali'ah; she was a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:8:28 @ He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against Haz'ael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, where the Syrians wounded Joram.

rsv@2Kings:8:29 @ And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Haz'ael king of Syria. And Ahazi'ah the son of Jeho'ram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

rsv@2Kings:9:1 @ Then Eli'sha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

rsv@2Kings:9:2 @ And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehosh'aphat, son of Nimshi; and go in and bid him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber.

rsv@2Kings:9:3 @ Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, `Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not tarry."

rsv@2Kings:9:6 @ So he arose, and went into the house; and the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel.

rsv@2Kings:9:7 @ And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge on Jez'ebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:9:8 @ For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

rsv@2Kings:9:10 @ And the dogs shall eat Jez'ebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door, and fled.

rsv@2Kings:9:11 @ When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk."

rsv@2Kings:9:12 @ And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, `Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'"

rsv@2Kings:9:14 @ Thus Jehu the son of Jehosh'aphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Haz'ael king of Syria;

rsv@2Kings:9:15 @ but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Haz'ael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, "If this is your mind, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel."

rsv@2Kings:9:16 @ Then Jehu mounted his chariot, and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahazi'ah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram.

rsv@2Kings:9:17 @ Now the watchman was standing 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 a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, `Is it peace?'"

rsv@2Kings:9:21 @ Joram said, "Make ready." And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahazi'ah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

rsv@2Kings:9:22 @ And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace can there be, so long as the harlotries and the sorceries of your mother Jez'ebel are so many?"

rsv@2Kings:9:25 @ Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, "Take him up, and cast him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the LORD uttered this oracle against him:

rsv@2Kings:9:26 @ `As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons--says the LORD--I will requite you on this plot of ground.' Now therefore take him up and cast him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the LORD."

rsv@2Kings:9:29 @ In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahazi'ah began to reign over Judah.

rsv@2Kings:9:30 @ When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jez'ebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out of the window.

rsv@2Kings:9:36 @ When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Eli'jah the Tishbite, `In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jez'ebel;

rsv@2Kings:9:37 @ and the corpse of Jez'ebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jez'ebel.'"

rsv@2Kings:10:1 @ Now Ahab had seventy sons in Sama'ria. So Jehu wrote letters, and sent them to Sama'ria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,

rsv@2Kings:10:3 @ select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."

rsv@2Kings:10:5 @ So he who was over the palace, and he who was over the city, together with the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and we will do all that you bid us. We will not make any one king; do whatever is good in your eyes."

rsv@2Kings:10:6 @ Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time." Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing them up.

rsv@2Kings:10:7 @ And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons, and slew them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.

rsv@2Kings:10:10 @ Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the LORD has done what he said by his servant Eli'jah."

rsv@2Kings:10:11 @ So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

rsv@2Kings:10:17 @ And when he came to Sama'ria, he slew all that remained to Ahab in Sama'ria, till he had wiped them out, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke to Eli'jah.

rsv@2Kings:10:21 @ And Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Ba'al came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And they entered the house of Ba'al, and the house of Ba'al was filled from one end to the other.

rsv@2Kings:10:28 @ Thus Jehu wiped out Ba'al from Israel.

rsv@2Kings:10:29 @ But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and in Daniel.

rsv@2Kings:10:30 @ And the LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."

rsv@2Kings:10:31 @ But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD the God of Israel with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jerobo'am, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:10:32 @ In those days the LORD began to cut off parts of Israel. Haz'ael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:

rsv@2Kings:10:34 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:10:36 @ The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Sama'ria was twenty-eight years.

rsv@2Kings:11:10 @ And the priest delivered to the captains the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the LORD;

rsv@2Kings:12:3 @ Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.

rsv@2Kings:12:12 @ and to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the LORD, and for any outlay upon the repairs of the house.

rsv@2Kings:12:13 @ But there were not made for the house of the LORD basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the LORD,

rsv@2Kings:12:15 @ And they did not ask an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly.

rsv@2Kings:12:16 @ The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

rsv@2Kings:12:17 @ At that time Haz'ael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. But when Haz'ael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,

rsv@2Kings:12:18 @ Jeho'ash king of Judah took all the votive gifts that Jehosh'aphat and Jeho'ram and Ahazi'ah, his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own votive gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent these to Haz'ael king of Syria. Then Haz'ael went away from Jerusalem.

rsv@2Kings:13:1 @ In the twenty-third year of Jo'ash the son of Ahazi'ah, king of Judah, Jeho'ahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned seventeen years.

rsv@2Kings:13:2 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them.

rsv@2Kings:13:3 @ And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Haz'ael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'ael.

rsv@2Kings:13:4 @ Then Jeho'ahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

rsv@2Kings:13:5 @ (Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians; and the people of Israel dwelt in their homes as formerly.

rsv@2Kings:13:6 @ Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jerobo'am, which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Ashe'rah also remained in Sama'ria.)

rsv@2Kings:13:8 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jeho'ahaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:13:10 @ In the thirty-seventh year of Jo'ash king of Judah Jeho'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned sixteen years.

rsv@2Kings:13:11 @ He also did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them.

rsv@2Kings:13:12 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jo'ash, and all that he did, and the might with which he fought against Amazi'ah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:13:13 @ So Jo'ash slept with his fathers, and Jerobo'am sat upon his throne; and Jo'ash was buried in Sama'ria with the kings of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:13:14 @ Now when Eli'sha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Jo'ash king of Israel went down to him, and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

rsv@2Kings:13:15 @ And Eli'sha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows"; so he took a bow and arrows.

rsv@2Kings:13:16 @ Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow"; and he drew it. And Eli'sha laid his hands upon the king's hands.

rsv@2Kings:13:17 @ And he said, "Open the window eastward"; and he opened it. Then Eli'sha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The LORD's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them."

rsv@2Kings:13:18 @ And he said, "Take the arrows"; and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them"; and he struck three times, and stopped.

rsv@2Kings:13:20 @ So Eli'sha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year.

rsv@2Kings:13:21 @ And as a man was being buried, lo, a marauding band was seen and the man was cast into the grave of Eli'sha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Eli'sha, he revived, and stood on his feet.

rsv@2Kings:13:22 @ Now Haz'ael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jeho'ahaz.

rsv@2Kings:13:24 @ When Haz'ael king of Syria died, Ben-ha'dad his son became king in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:13:25 @ Then Jeho'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz took again from Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'ael the cities which he had taken from Jeho'ahaz his father in war. Three times Jo'ash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:14:1 @ In the second year of Jo'ash the son of Jo'ahaz, king of Israel, Amazi'ah the son of Jo'ash, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:14:7 @ He killed ten thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Jok'the-el, which is its name to this day.

rsv@2Kings:14:8 @ Then Amazi'ah sent messengers to Jeho'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face."

rsv@2Kings:14:9 @ And Jeho'ash king of Israel sent word to Amazi'ah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, `Give your daughter to my son for a wife'; and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.

rsv@2Kings:14:11 @ But Amazi'ah would not listen. So Jeho'ash king of Israel went up, and he and Amazi'ah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-she'mesh, which belongs to Judah.

rsv@2Kings:14:12 @ And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

rsv@2Kings:14:13 @ And Jeho'ash king of Israel captured Amazi'ah king of Judah, the son of Jeho'ash, son of Ahazi'ah, at Beth-she'mesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the E'phraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

rsv@2Kings:14:14 @ And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Sama'ria.

rsv@2Kings:14:15 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jeho'ash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amazi'ah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:14:16 @ And Jeho'ash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Sama'ria with the kings of Israel; and Jerobo'am his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:14:17 @ Amazi'ah the son of Jo'ash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jeho'ash son of Jeho'ahaz, king of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:14:22 @ He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

rsv@2Kings:14:23 @ In the fifteenth year of Amazi'ah the son of Jo'ash, king of Judah, Jerobo'am the son of Jo'ash, king of Israel, began to reign in Sama'ria, and he reigned forty-one years.

rsv@2Kings:14:24 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:14:25 @ He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amit'tai, the prophet, who was from Gath-he'pher.

rsv@2Kings:14:26 @ For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel.

rsv@2Kings:14:27 @ But the LORD had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jerobo'am the son of Jo'ash.

rsv@2Kings:14:28 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jerobo'am, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:14:29 @ And Jerobo'am slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechari'ah his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:15:1 @ In the twenty-seventh year of Jerobo'am king of Israel Azari'ah the son of Amazi'ah, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:15:4 @ Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

rsv@2Kings:15:5 @ And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.

rsv@2Kings:15:8 @ In the thirty-eighth year of Azari'ah king of Judah Zechari'ah the son of Jerobo'am reigned over Israel in Sama'ria six months.

rsv@2Kings:15:9 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:15:11 @ Now the rest of the deeds of Zechari'ah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:15:12 @ (This was the promise of the LORD which he gave to Jehu, "Your sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." And so it came to pass.)

rsv@2Kings:15:15 @ Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum, and the conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:15:17 @ In the thirty-ninth year of Azari'ah king of Judah Men'ahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Sama'ria.

rsv@2Kings:15:18 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:15:19 @ Pul the king of Assyria came against the land; and Men'ahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold of the royal power.

rsv@2Kings:15:20 @ Men'ahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and did not stay there in the land.

rsv@2Kings:15:21 @ Now the rest of the deeds of Men'ahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

rsv@2Kings:15:23 @ In the fiftieth year of Azari'ah king of Judah Pekahi'ah the son of Men'ahem began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned two years.

rsv@2Kings:15:24 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not turn away from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:15:25 @ And Pekah the son of Remali'ah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the Gileadites, and slew him in Sama'ria, in the citadel of the king's house; he slew him, and reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:15:26 @ Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahi'ah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:15:27 @ In the fifty-second year of Azari'ah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remali'ah began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and reigned twenty years.

rsv@2Kings:15:28 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.

rsv@2Kings:15:29 @ In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tig'lath-pile'ser king of Assyria came and captured I'jon, A'bel-beth-ma'acah, Jan-o'ah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naph'tali; and he carried the people captive to Assyria.

rsv@2Kings:15:30 @ Then Hoshe'a the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remali'ah, and struck him down, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzzi'ah.

rsv@2Kings:15:31 @ Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:15:32 @ In the second year of Pekah the son of Remali'ah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzzi'ah, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:15:35 @ Nevertheless the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:16:3 @ but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:16:5 @ Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remali'ah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem, and they besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.

rsv@2Kings:16:6 @ At that time the king of Edom recovered Elath for Edom, and drove the men of Judah from Elath; and the E'domites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day.

rsv@2Kings:16:7 @ So Ahaz sent messengers to Tig'lath-pile'ser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up, and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me."

rsv@2Kings:16:10 @ When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tig'lath-pile'ser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uri'ah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details.

rsv@2Kings:17:1 @ In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah Hoshe'a the son of Elah began to reign in Sama'ria over Israel, and he reigned nine years.

rsv@2Kings:17:2 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

rsv@2Kings:17:6 @ In the ninth year of Hoshe'a the king of Assyria captured Sama'ria, and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

rsv@2Kings:17:7 @ And this was so, because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods

rsv@2Kings:17:8 @ and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs which the kings of Israel had introduced.

rsv@2Kings:17:9 @ And the people of Israel did secretly against the LORD their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places at all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city;

rsv@2Kings:17:10 @ they set up for themselves pillars and Ashe'rim on every high hill and under every green tree;

rsv@2Kings:17:13 @ Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets."

rsv@2Kings:17:14 @ But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

rsv@2Kings:17:16 @ And they forsook all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made for themselves molten images of two calves; and they made an Ashe'rah, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Ba'al.

rsv@2Kings:17:17 @ And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings, and used divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.

rsv@2Kings:17:18 @ Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight; none was left but the tribe of Judah only.

rsv@2Kings:17:19 @ Judah also did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced.

rsv@2Kings:17:20 @ And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel, and afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

rsv@2Kings:17:21 @ When he had torn Israel from the house of David they made Jerobo'am the son of Nebat king. And Jerobo'am drove Israel from following the LORD and made them commit great sin.

rsv@2Kings:17:22 @ The people of Israel walked in all the sins which Jerobo'am did; they did not depart from them,

rsv@2Kings:17:23 @ until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

rsv@2Kings:17:24 @ And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sephar-va'im, and placed them in the cities of Sama'ria instead of the people of Israel; and they took possession of Sama'ria, and dwelt in its cities.

rsv@2Kings:17:25 @ And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

rsv@2Kings:17:27 @ Then the king of Assyria commanded, "Send there one of the priests whom you carried away thence; and let him go and dwell there, and teach them the law of the god of the land."

rsv@2Kings:17:28 @ So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Sama'ria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:17:29 @ But every nation still made gods of its own, and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they dwelt;

rsv@2Kings:17:31 @ and the Av'vites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sephar'vites burned their children in the fire to Adram'melech and Anam'melech, the gods of Sephar-va'im.

rsv@2Kings:17:32 @ They also feared the LORD, and appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places.

rsv@2Kings:17:34 @ To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes or the ordinances or the law or the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.

rsv@2Kings:17:35 @ The LORD made a covenant with them, and commanded them, "You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them or serve them or sacrifice to them;

rsv@2Kings:17:36 @ but you shall fear the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm; you shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice.

rsv@2Kings:17:39 @ but you shall fear the LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies."

rsv@2Kings:18:1 @ In the third year of Hoshe'a son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezeki'ah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.

rsv@2Kings:18:4 @ He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Ashe'rah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had burned incense to it; it was called Nehush'tan.

rsv@2Kings:18:5 @ He trusted in the LORD the God of Israel; so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

rsv@2Kings:18:6 @ For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments which the LORD commanded Moses.

rsv@2Kings:18:7 @ And the LORD was with him; wherever he went forth, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria, and would not serve him.

rsv@2Kings:18:9 @ In the fourth year of King Hezeki'ah, which was the seventh year of Hoshe'a son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmane'ser king of Assyria came up against Sama'ria and besieged it

rsv@2Kings:18:10 @ and at the end of three years he took it. In the sixth year of Hezeki'ah, which was the ninth year of Hoshe'a king of Israel, Sama'ria was taken.

rsv@2Kings:18:11 @ The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

rsv@2Kings:18:17 @ And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab'saris, and the Rab'shakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezeki'ah at Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Fuller's Field.

rsv@2Kings:18:18 @ And when they called for the king, there came out to them Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the secretary, and Jo'ah the son of Asaph, the recorder.

rsv@2Kings:18:20 @ Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? On whom do you now rely, that you have rebelled against me?

rsv@2Kings:18:21 @ Behold, you are relying now on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

rsv@2Kings:18:22 @ But if you say to me, "We rely on the LORD our God," is it not he whose high places and altars Hezeki'ah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, "You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem"?

rsv@2Kings:18:24 @ How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

rsv@2Kings:18:26 @ Then Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, and Shebnah, and Jo'ah, said to the Rab'shakeh, "Pray, speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it; do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

rsv@2Kings:18:29 @ Thus says the king: `Do not let Hezeki'ah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

rsv@2Kings:18:30 @ Do not let Hezeki'ah make you to rely on the LORD by saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'

rsv@2Kings:18:32 @ until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, that you may live, and not die. And do not listen to Hezeki'ah when he misleads you by saying, The LORD will deliver us.

rsv@2Kings:18:33 @ Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

rsv@2Kings:18:34 @ Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharva'im, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Sama'ria out of my hand?

rsv@2Kings:18:35 @ Who among all the gods of the countries have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'"

rsv@2Kings:18:37 @ Then Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Jo'ah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezeki'ah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of the Rab'shakeh.

rsv@2Kings:19:1 @ When King Hezeki'ah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:19:2 @ And he sent Eli'akim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.

rsv@2Kings:19:10 @ "Thus shall you speak to Hezeki'ah king of Judah: `Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

rsv@2Kings:19:11 @ Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. And shall you be delivered?

rsv@2Kings:19:12 @ Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations which my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar?

rsv@2Kings:19:15 @ And Hezeki'ah prayed before the LORD, and said: "O LORD the God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, thou art the God, thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

rsv@2Kings:19:20 @ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezeki'ah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennach'erib king of Assyria I have heard.

rsv@2Kings:19:22 @ "Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!

rsv@2Kings:19:23 @ By your messengers you have mocked the LORD, and you have said, `With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon; I felled its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses; I entered its farthest retreat, its densest forest.

rsv@2Kings:19:24 @ I dug wells and drank foreign waters, and I dried up with the sole of my foot all the streams of Egypt.'

rsv@2Kings:19:26 @ while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field, and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops; blighted before it is grown?

rsv@2Kings:19:29 @ "And this shall be the sign for you: this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same; then in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

rsv@2Kings:19:32 @ "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.

rsv@2Kings:19:35 @ And that night the angel of the LORD went forth, and slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

rsv@2Kings:19:36 @ Then Sennach'erib king of Assyria departed, and went home, and dwelt at Nin'eveh.

rsv@2Kings:19:37 @ And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adram'melech and Share'zer, his sons, slew him with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ar'arat. And Esarhad'don his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Kings:20:6 @ And I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake."

rsv@2Kings:20:13 @ And Hezeki'ah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses; there was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezeki'ah did not show them.

rsv@2Kings:21:1 @ Manas'seh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Heph'zibah.

rsv@2Kings:21:2 @ And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:21:3 @ For he rebuilt the high places which Hezeki'ah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Ba'al, and made an Ashe'rah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.

rsv@2Kings:21:7 @ And the graven image of Ashe'rah that he had made he set in the house of which the LORD said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever;

rsv@2Kings:21:8 @ and I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them."

rsv@2Kings:21:9 @ But they did not listen, and Manas'seh seduced them to do more evil than the nations had done whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Kings:21:12 @ therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such evil that the ears of every one who hears of it will tingle.

rsv@2Kings:22:6 @ that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, as well as for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.

rsv@2Kings:22:7 @ But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money which is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly."

rsv@2Kings:22:9 @ And Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD."

rsv@2Kings:22:14 @ So Hilki'ah the priest, and Ahi'kam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asai'ah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they talked with her.

rsv@2Kings:22:15 @ And she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: `Tell the man who sent you to me,

rsv@2Kings:22:18 @ But as to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words which you have heard,

rsv@2Kings:22:19 @ because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the LORD.

rsv@2Kings:23:1 @ Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him.

rsv@2Kings:23:4 @ And the king commanded Hilki'ah, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels made for Ba'al, for Ashe'rah, and for all the host of heaven; he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

rsv@2Kings:23:5 @ And he deposed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places at the cities of Judah and round about Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Ba'al, to the sun, and the moon, and the constellations, and all the host of the heavens.

rsv@2Kings:23:11 @ And he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

rsv@2Kings:23:13 @ And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ash'toreth the abomination of the Sido'nians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

rsv@2Kings:23:15 @ Moreover the altar at Bethel, the high place erected by Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, that altar with the high place he pulled down and he broke in pieces its stones, crushing them to dust; also he burned the Ashe'rah.

rsv@2Kings:23:17 @ Then he said, "What is yonder monument that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted these things which you have done against the altar at Bethel."

rsv@2Kings:23:19 @ And all the shrines also of the high places that were in the cities of Sama'ria, which kings of Israel had made, provoking the LORD to anger, Josi'ah removed; he did to them according to all that he had done at Bethel.

rsv@2Kings:23:22 @ For no such passover had been kept since the days of the judges who judged Israel, or during all the days of the kings of Israel or of the kings of Judah;

rsv@2Kings:23:27 @ And the LORD said, "I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there."

rsv@2Kings:23:34 @ And Pharaoh Neco made Eli'akim the son of Josi'ah king in the place of Josi'ah his father, and changed his name to Jehoi'akim. But he took Jeho'ahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.

rsv@2Kings:23:36 @ Jehoi'akim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebi'dah the daughter of Pedai'ah of Rumah.

rsv@2Kings:24:1 @ In his days Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoi'akim became his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.

rsv@2Kings:24:3 @ Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the LORD, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manas'seh, according to all that he had done,

rsv@2Kings:24:7 @ And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphra'tes.

rsv@2Kings:24:8 @ Jehoi'achin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehush'ta the daughter of Elna'than of Jerusalem.

rsv@2Kings:24:12 @ and Jehoi'achin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign,

rsv@2Kings:24:13 @ and carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the LORD, which Solomon king of Israel had made, as the LORD had foretold.

rsv@2Kings:24:18 @ Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamu'tal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

rsv@2Kings:24:20 @ For because of the anger of the LORD it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedeki'ah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

rsv@2Kings:25:2 @ So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedeki'ah.

rsv@2Kings:25:14 @ And they took away the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service,

rsv@2Kings:25:16 @ As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.

rsv@2Kings:25:23 @ Now when all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedali'ah governor, they came with their men to Gedali'ah at Mizpah, namely, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, and Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, and Serai'ah the son of Tanhu'meth the Netoph'athite, and Ja-azani'ah the son of the Ma-ac'athite.

rsv@2Kings:25:24 @ And Gedali'ah swore to them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid because of the Chalde'an officials; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."

rsv@2Kings:25:25 @ But in the seventh month, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, son of Eli'shama, of the royal family, came with ten men, and attacked and killed Gedali'ah and the Jews and the Chalde'ans who were with him at Mizpah.

rsv@2Kings:25:27 @ And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoi'achin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-mero'dach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoi'achin king of Judah from prison;

rsv@1Chronicles:1:2 @ Kenan, Ma-hal'alel, Jared;

rsv@1Chronicles:1:3 @ Enoch, Methu'selah, Lamech;

rsv@1Chronicles:1:7 @ The sons of Javan: Eli'shah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Ro'danim.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:17 @ The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpach'shad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:18 @ Arpach'shad was the father of Shelah; and Shelah was the father of Eber.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:19 @ To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother Joktan.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:20 @ Joktan was the father of Almo'dad, Sheleph, Hazarma'veth, Jerah,

rsv@1Chronicles:1:22 @ Ebal, Abim'a-el, Sheba,

rsv@1Chronicles:1:24 @ Shem, Arpach'shad, Shelah;

rsv@1Chronicles:1:25 @ Eber, Peleg, Re'u;

rsv@1Chronicles:1:28 @ The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ish'mael.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:29 @ These are their genealogies: the first-born of Ish'mael, Neba'ioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

rsv@1Chronicles:1:31 @ Jetur, Naphish, and Ked'emah. These are the sons of Ish'mael.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:33 @ The sons of Mid'ian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Elda'ah. All these were the descendants of Ketu'rah.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:34 @ Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:35 @ The sons of Esau: Eli'phaz, Reu'el, Je'ush, Jalam, and Korah.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:36 @ The sons of Eli'phaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Am'alek.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:37 @ The sons of Reu'el: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:43 @ These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela the son of Be'or, the name of whose city was Din'habah.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:44 @ When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:50 @ When Ba'al-ha'nan died, Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pa'i, and his wife's name Mehet'abel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me'zahab.

rsv@1Chronicles:1:52 @ Oholiba'mah, Elah, Pinon,

rsv@1Chronicles:1:54 @ Mag'di-el, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:1 @ These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Is'sachar, Zeb'ulun,

rsv@1Chronicles:2:3 @ The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three Bath-shu'a the Canaanitess bore to him. Now Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:7 @ The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted thing;

rsv@1Chronicles:2:9 @ The sons of Hezron, that were born to him: Jerah'meel, Ram, and Chelu'bai.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:13 @ Jesse was the father of Eli'ab his first-born, Abin'adab the second, Shim'ea the third,

rsv@1Chronicles:2:14 @ Nethan'el the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

rsv@1Chronicles:2:16 @ and their sisters were Zeru'iah and Ab'igail. The sons of Zeru'iah: Abi'shai, Jo'ab, and As'ahel, three.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:17 @ Ab'igail bore Ama'sa, and the father of Ama'sa was Jether the Ish'maelite.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:20 @ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bez'alel.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:25 @ The sons of Jerah'meel, the first-born of Hezron: Ram, his first-born, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahi'jah.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:26 @ Jerah'meel also had another wife, whose name was At'arah; she was the mother of Onam.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:27 @ The sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerah'meel: Ma'az, Jamin, and Eker.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:30 @ The sons of Nadab: Seled and Ap'pa-im; and Seled died childless.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:33 @ The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerah'meel.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:39 @ Azari'ah was the father of Helez, and Helez of Ele-a'sah.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:40 @ Ele-a'sah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:41 @ Shallum was the father of Jekami'ah, and Jekami'ah of Eli'shama.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:42 @ The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerah'meel: Mare'shah his first-born, who was the father of Ziph. The sons of Mare'shah: Hebron.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:47 @ The sons of Jah'dai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Sha'aph.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:51 @ Salma, the father of Bethelem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

rsv@1Chronicles:2:55 @ The families also of the scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Ti'rathites, the Shim'e-athites, and the Su'cathites. These are the Ken'ites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

rsv@1Chronicles:3:1 @ These are the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, by Ahin'o-am the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, by Ab'igail the Car'melitess,

rsv@1Chronicles:3:5 @ These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shim'e-a, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shu'a, the daughter of Am'mi-el;

rsv@1Chronicles:3:6 @ then Ibhar, Eli'shama, Eliph'elet,

rsv@1Chronicles:3:8 @ Eli'shama, Eli'ada, and Eliph'elet, nine.

rsv@1Chronicles:3:17 @ and the sons of Jeconi'ah, the captive: Sheal'tiel his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:3:19 @ and the sons of Pedai'ah: Zerub'babel and Shim'e-i; and the sons of Zerub'babel: Meshul'lam and Hanani'ah, and Shelo'mith was their sister;

rsv@1Chronicles:3:20 @ and Hashu'bah, Ohel, Berechi'ah, Hasadi'ah, and Ju'shab-he'sed, five.

rsv@1Chronicles:3:21 @ The sons of Hanani'ah: Pelati'ah and Jeshai'ah, his son Rephai'ah, his son Arnan, his son Obadi'ah, his son Shecani'ah.

rsv@1Chronicles:3:23 @ The sons of Neari'ah: Eli-o-e'nai, Hizki'ah, and Azri'kam, three.

rsv@1Chronicles:3:24 @ The sons of Eli-o-e'nai: Hod'avi'ah, Eli'ashib, Pelai'ah, Akkub, Joha'nan, Delai'ah, and Ana'ni, seven.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:3 @ These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelpo'ni,

rsv@1Chronicles:4:4 @ and Penu'el was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the first-born of Eph'rathah, the father of Bethlehem.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:5 @ Ashhur, the father of Teko'a, had two wives, Helah and Na'arah;

rsv@1Chronicles:4:7 @ The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:8 @ Koz was the father of Anub, Zobe'bah, and the families of Ahar'hel the son of Harum.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:10 @ Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:11 @ Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:13 @ The sons of Kenaz: Oth'ni-el and Serai'ah; and the sons of Oth'ni-el: Hathath and Meo'nothai.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:15 @ The sons of Caleb the son of Jephun'neh: Iru, Elah, and Na'am; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:16 @ The sons of Jehal'lelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tir'i-a, and As'arel.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:18 @ And his Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jeku'thiel the father of Zano'ah.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:21 @ The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, La'adah the father of Mare'shah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbe'a;

rsv@1Chronicles:4:23 @ These were the potters and inhabitants of Neta'im and Gede'rah; they dwelt there with the king for his work.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:24 @ The sons of Simeon: Nem'uel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Sha'ul;

rsv@1Chronicles:4:26 @ The sons of Mishma: Ham'mu-el his son, Zac'cur his son, Shim'e-i his son.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:28 @ They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Mola'dah, Ha'zar-shu'al,

rsv@1Chronicles:4:30 @ Bethu'el, Hormah, Ziklag,

rsv@1Chronicles:4:35 @ Jo'el, Jehu the son of Joshibi'ah, son of Serai'ah, son of As'i-el,

rsv@1Chronicles:4:36 @ Eli-o-e'nai, Ja-ako'bah, Jeshohai'ah, Asai'ah, Ad'i-el, Jesim'iel, Benai'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:4:40 @ where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

rsv@1Chronicles:4:42 @ And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Se'ir, having as their leaders Pelati'ah, Ne-ari'ah, Rephai'ah, and Uz'ziel, the sons of Ishi;

rsv@1Chronicles:4:43 @ and they destroyed the remnant of the Amal'ekites that had escaped, and they have dwelt there to this day.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:1 @ The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but because he polluted his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright;

rsv@1Chronicles:5:2 @ though Judah became strong among his brothers and a prince was from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

rsv@1Chronicles:5:3 @ the sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:4 @ The sons of Jo'el: Shemai'ah his son, Gog his son, Shim'e-i his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:5:7 @ And his kinsmen by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Je-i'el, and Zechari'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:5:8 @ and Bela the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Jo'el, who dwelt in Aro'er, as far as Nebo and Ba'al-me'on.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:9 @ He also dwelt to the east as far as the entrance of the desert this side of the Euphra'tes, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:10 @ And in the days of Saul they made war on the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the region east of Gilead.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:11 @ The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Sal'ecah:

rsv@1Chronicles:5:12 @ Jo'el the chief, Shapham the second, Ja'nai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:13 @ And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael, Meshul'lam, Sheba, Jo'rai, Jacan, Zi'a, and Eber, seven.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:14 @ These were the sons of Ab'ihail the son of Huri, son of Jaro'ah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshish'ai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;

rsv@1Chronicles:5:15 @ Ahi the son of Ab'di-el, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers' houses;

rsv@1Chronicles:5:16 @ and they dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon to their limits.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:17 @ All of these were enrolled by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo'am king of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:18 @ The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh had valiant men, who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, ready for service.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:20 @ and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:21 @ They carried off their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men alive.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:22 @ For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the exile.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:23 @ The members of the half-tribe of Manas'seh dwelt in the land; they were very numerous from Bashan to Ba'al-her'mon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:24 @ These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eli'el, Az'ri-el, Jeremiah, Hodavi'ah, and Jah'di-el, mighty warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

rsv@1Chronicles:5:26 @ So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of Til'gath-pilne'ser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:2 @ The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:3 @ The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:4 @ Elea'zar was the father of Phin'ehas, Phin'ehas of Abishu'a,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:18 @ The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:23 @ Elka'nah his son, Ebi'asaph his son, Assir his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:24 @ Tahath his son, Uri'el his son, Uzzi'ah his son, and Sha'ul his son.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:25 @ The sons of Elka'nah: Ama'sai and Ahi'moth,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:26 @ Elka'nah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:27 @ Eli'ab his son, Jero'ham his son, Elka'nah his son.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:28 @ The sons of Samuel: Jo'el his first-born, the second Abi'jah.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:33 @ These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Ko'hathites: Heman the singer the son of Jo'el, son of Samuel,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:34 @ son of Elka'nah, son of Jero'ham, son of Eli'el, son of To'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:35 @ son of Zuph, son of Elka'nah, son of Mahath, son of Ama'sai,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:36 @ son of Elka'nah, son of Jo'el, son of Azari'ah, son of Zephani'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:38 @ son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;

rsv@1Chronicles:6:39 @ and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechi'ah, son of Shim'e-a,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:40 @ son of Michael, son of Ba-ase'iah, son of Malchi'jah,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:49 @ But Aaron and his sons made offerings upon the altar of burnt offering and upon the altar of incense for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:50 @ These are the sons of Aaron: Elea'zar his son, Phin'ehas his son, Abishu'a his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:54 @ These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of Ko'hathites, for theirs was the lot,

rsv@1Chronicles:6:56 @ but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:63 @ To the Merar'ites according to their families were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zeb'ulun.

rsv@1Chronicles:6:64 @ So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:2 @ The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephai'ah, Je'ri-el, Jah'mai, Ibsam, and Shem'uel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being twenty-two thousand six hundred.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:3 @ The sons of Uzzi: Izrahi'ah. And the sons of Izrahi'ah: Michael, Obadi'ah, Jo'el, and Isshi'ah, five, all of them chief men;

rsv@1Chronicles:7:5 @ Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Is'sachar were in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:6 @ The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jedi'a-el, three.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:7 @ The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uz'ziel, Jer'imoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors; and their enrollment by genealogies was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:8 @ The sons of Becher: Zemi'rah, Jo'ash, Elie'zer, Eli-o-e'nai, Omri, Jer'emoth, Abi'jah, An'athoth, and Al'emeth. All these were the sons of Becher;

rsv@1Chronicles:7:10 @ The sons of Jedi'a-el: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Je'ush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chena'anah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahish'ahar.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:11 @ All these were the sons of Jedi'a-el according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand and two hundred, ready for service in war.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:13 @ The sons of Naph'tali: Jah'zi-el, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the offspring of Bilhah.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:14 @ The sons of Manas'seh: As'ri-el, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:15 @ And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Ma'acah. And the name of the second was Zeloph'ehad; and Zeloph'ehad had daughters.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:20 @ The sons of E'phraim: Shuthe'lah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Ele-a'dah his son, Tahath his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:7:25 @ Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:7:26 @ Ladan his son, Ammi'hud his son, Eli'shama his son,

rsv@1Chronicles:7:28 @ Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Na'aran, and westward Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;

rsv@1Chronicles:7:29 @ also along the borders of the Manas'sites, Beth-she'an and its towns, Ta'anach and its towns, Megid'do and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:31 @ The sons of Beri'ah: Heber and Mal'chi-el, who was the father of Bir'zaith.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:35 @ The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

rsv@1Chronicles:7:39 @ The sons of Ulla: Arah, Han'niel, and Rizi'a.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:1 @ Benjamin was the father of Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, Ahar'ah the third,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:3 @ And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abi'hud,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:11 @ He also had sons by Hushim: Abi'tub and Elpa'al.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:12 @ The sons of Elpa'al: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:16 @ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beri'ah.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:18 @ Ish'merai, Izli'ah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpa'al.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:20 @ Eli-e'nai, Zil'lethai, Eli'el,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:22 @ Ishpan, Eber, Eli'el,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:24 @ Hanani'ah, Elam, Anthothi'jah,

rsv@1Chronicles:8:25 @ Iphdei'ah, and Penu'el were the sons of Shashak.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:27 @ Ja-areshi'ah, Eli'jah, and Zichri were the sons of Jero'ham.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:28 @ These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:29 @ Je-i'el the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Ma'acah.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:32 @ and Mikloth (he was the father of Shim'e-ah). Now these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:35 @ The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tare'a, and Ahaz.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:37 @ Moza was the father of Bin'e-a; Raphah was his son, Ele-a'sah his son, Azel his son.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:38 @ Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azri'kam, Bo'cheru, Ish'mael, She-ari'ah, Obadi'ah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

rsv@1Chronicles:8:39 @ The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Je'ush the second, and Eliph'elet the third.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:1 @ So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:2 @ Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:3 @ And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, E'phraim, and Manas'seh dwelt in Jerusalem:

rsv@1Chronicles:9:6 @ Of the sons of Zerah: Jeu'el and their kinsmen, six hundred and ninety.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:8 @ Ibne'iah the son of Jero'ham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshul'lam the son of Shephati'ah, son of Reu'el, son of Ibni'jah;

rsv@1Chronicles:9:12 @ and Adai'ah the son of Jero'ham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchi'jah, and Ma'asai the son of Ad'i-el, son of Jah'zerah, son of Meshul'lam, son of Meshil'lemith, son of Immer;

rsv@1Chronicles:9:16 @ and Obadi'ah the son of Shemai'ah, son of Galal, son of Jedu'thun, and Berechi'ah the son of Asa, son of Elka'nah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netoph'athites.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:20 @ And Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar was the ruler over them in time past; the LORD was with him.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:21 @ Zechari'ah the son of Meshelemi'ah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:22 @ All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:33 @ Now these are the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, dwelling in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:35 @ In Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Je-i'el, and the name of his wife was Ma'acah,

rsv@1Chronicles:9:38 @ and Mikloth was the father of Shim'e-am; and these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:41 @ The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahr'e-a, and Ahaz;

rsv@1Chronicles:9:43 @ Moza was the father of Bin'e-a; and Rephai'ah was his son, Ele-a'sah his son, Azel his son.

rsv@1Chronicles:9:44 @ Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azri'kam, Bo'cheru, Ish'mael, She-ari'ah, Obadi'ah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

rsv@1Chronicles:10:1 @ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilbo'a.

rsv@1Chronicles:10:4 @ Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer would not; for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword, and fell upon it.

rsv@1Chronicles:10:5 @ And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword, and died.

rsv@1Chronicles:10:7 @ And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:1 @ Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:2 @ In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, `You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.'"

rsv@1Chronicles:11:3 @ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:4 @ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus, where the Jeb'usites were, the inhabitants of the land.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:5 @ The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:7 @ And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:10 @ Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:11 @ This is an account of David's mighty men: Jasho'be-am, a Hach'monite, was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against three hundred whom he slew at one time.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:12 @ And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea'zar the son of Dodo, the Aho'hite.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:17 @ And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"

rsv@1Chronicles:11:18 @ Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But David would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:20 @ Now Abi'shai, the brother of Jo'ab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and slew them, and won a name beside the three.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:22 @ And Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

rsv@1Chronicles:11:26 @ The mighty men of the armies were As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab, Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:27 @ Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pel'onite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:30 @ Ma'harai of Netoph'ah, Heled the son of Ba'anah of Netoph'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:32 @ Hurai of the brooks of Ga'ash, Abi'el the Ar'bathite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:33 @ Az'maveth of Baha'rum, Eli'ahba of Sha-al'bon,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:35 @ Ahi'am the son of Sachar the Har'arite, Eli'phal the son of Ur,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:36 @ Hepher the Meche'rathite, Ahi'jah the Pel'onite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:37 @ Hezro of Carmel, Na'arai the son of Ezbai,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:38 @ Jo'el the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:39 @ Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:44 @ Uzzi'a the Ash'terathite, Shama and Je-i'el the sons of Hotham the Aro'erite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:45 @ Jedi'a-el the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:46 @ Eli'el the Ma'havite, and Jer'ibai, and Joshavi'ah, the sons of El'na-am, and Ithmah the Mo'abite,

rsv@1Chronicles:11:47 @ Eli'el, and Obed, and Ja-asi'el the Mezo'ba-ite.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:1 @ Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:3 @ The chief was Ahi-e'zer, then Jo'ash, both sons of Shema'ah of Gib'e-ah; also Je'zi-el and Pelet the sons of Az'maveth; Ber'acah, Jehu of An'athoth,

rsv@1Chronicles:12:4 @ Ishma'iah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jaha'ziel, Joha'nan, Joz'abad of Gede'rah,

rsv@1Chronicles:12:5 @ Elu'zai, Jer'imoth, Beali'ah, Shemari'ah, Shephati'ah the Har'uphite;

rsv@1Chronicles:12:6 @ Elka'nah, Isshi'ah, Az'arel, Jo-e'zer, and Jasho'be-am, the Ko'rahites;

rsv@1Chronicles:12:8 @ From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains:

rsv@1Chronicles:12:9 @ Ezer the chief, Obadi'ah second, Eli'ab third,

rsv@1Chronicles:12:11 @ Attai sixth, Eli'el seventh,

rsv@1Chronicles:12:12 @ Joha'nan eighth, Elza'bad ninth,

rsv@1Chronicles:12:13 @ Jeremiah tenth, Mach'bannai eleventh.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:17 @ David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be knit to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you."

rsv@1Chronicles:12:18 @ Then the Spirit came upon Ama'sai, chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David; and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers! For your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them officers of his troops.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:19 @ Some of the men of Manas'seh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, "At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.")

rsv@1Chronicles:12:20 @ As he went to Ziklag these men of Manas'seh deserted to him: Adnah, Joz'abad, Jedi'a-el, Michael, Joz'abad, Eli'hu, and Zil'lethai, chiefs of thousands in Manas'seh.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:21 @ They helped David against the band of raiders; for they were all mighty men of valor, and were commanders in the army.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:22 @ For from day to day men kept coming to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:24 @ The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred armed troops.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:32 @ Of Is'sachar men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, two hundred chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:33 @ Of Zeb'ulun fifty thousand seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:34 @ Of Naph'tali a thousand commanders with whom were thirty-seven thousand men armed with shield and spear.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:38 @ All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with full intent to make David king over all Israel; likewise all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king.

rsv@1Chronicles:12:40 @ And also their neighbors, from as far as Is'sachar and Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali, came bringing food on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of meal, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:13:2 @ And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brethren who remain in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasture lands, that they may come together to us.

rsv@1Chronicles:13:5 @ So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kir'iath-je'arim.

rsv@1Chronicles:13:6 @ And David and all Israel went up to Ba'alah, that is, to Kir'iath-je'arim which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD who sits enthroned above the cherubim.

rsv@1Chronicles:13:8 @ And David and all Israel were making merry before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

rsv@1Chronicles:14:2 @ And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:14:5 @ Ibhar, Eli'shu-a, El'pelet,

rsv@1Chronicles:14:7 @ Eli'shama, Beeli'ada, and Eliph'elet.

rsv@1Chronicles:14:8 @ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard of it and went out against them.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:1 @ David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:3 @ And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:5 @ of the sons of Kohath, Uri'el the chief, with a hundred and twenty of his brethren;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:7 @ of the sons of Gershom, Jo'el the chief, with a hundred and thirty of his brethren;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:8 @ of the sons of Eli-za'phan, Shemai'ah the chief, with two hundred of his brethren;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:9 @ of the sons of Hebron, Eli'el the chief, with eighty of his brethren;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:10 @ of the sons of Uz'ziel, Ammin'adab the chief, with a hundred and twelve of his brethren.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:11 @ Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abi'athar, and the Levites Uri'el, Asai'ah, Jo'el, Shemai'ah, Eli'el, and Ammin'adab,

rsv@1Chronicles:15:12 @ and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:14 @ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:17 @ So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Jo'el; and of his brethren Asaph the son of Berechi'ah; and of the sons of Merar'i, their brethren, Ethan the son of Kusha'iah;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:18 @ and with them their brethren of the second order, Zechari'ah, Ja-a'ziel, Shemi'ramoth, Jehi'el, Unni, Eli'ab, Benai'ah, Ma-asei'ah, Mattithi'ah, Eliph'elehu, and Miknei'ah, and the gatekeepers O'bed-e'dom and Je-i'el.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:20 @ Zechari'ah, A'zi-el, Shemi'ramoth, Jehi'el, Unni, Eli'ab, Ma-asei'ah, and Benai'ah were to play harps according to Al'amoth;

rsv@1Chronicles:15:21 @ but Mattithi'ah, Eliph'elehu, Miknei'ah, O'bed-e'dom, Je-i'el, and Azazi'ah were to lead with lyres according to the Shem'inith.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:23 @ Berechi'ah and Elka'nah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:24 @ Shebani'ah, Josh'aphat, Nethan'el, Ama'sai, Zechari'ah, Benai'ah, and Elie'zer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. O'bed-e'dom and Jehi'ah also were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:25 @ So David and the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of O'bed-e'dom with rejoicing.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:26 @ And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

rsv@1Chronicles:15:28 @ So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:3 @ and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:4 @ Moreover he appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:5 @ Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechari'ah, Je-i'el, Shemi'ramoth, Jehi'el, Mattithi'ah, Eli'ab, Benai'ah, O'bed-e'dom, and Je-i'el, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

rsv@1Chronicles:16:6 @ and Benai'ah and Jaha'ziel the priests were to blow trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:9 @ Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!

rsv@1Chronicles:16:17 @ which he confirmed as a statute to Jacob, as an everlasting covenant to Israel,

rsv@1Chronicles:16:23 @ Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:24 @ Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

rsv@1Chronicles:16:25 @ For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:32 @ Let the sea roar, and all that fills it, let the field exult, and everything in it!

rsv@1Chronicles:16:35 @ Say also: "Deliver us, O God of our salvation, and gather and save us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:36 @ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!" Then all the people said "Amen!" and praised the LORD.

rsv@1Chronicles:16:40 @ to offer burnt offerings to the LORD upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the LORD which he commanded Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:17:1 @ Now when David dwelt in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."

rsv@1Chronicles:17:4 @ "Go and tell my servant David, `Thus says the LORD: You shall not build me a house to dwell in.

rsv@1Chronicles:17:5 @ For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I led up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling.

rsv@1Chronicles:17:6 @ In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'

rsv@1Chronicles:17:7 @ Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel;

rsv@1Chronicles:17:9 @ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly,

rsv@1Chronicles:17:10 @ from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I declare to you that the LORD will build you a house.

rsv@1Chronicles:17:21 @ What other nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for thyself a name for great and terrible things, in driving out nations before thy people whom thou didst redeem from Egypt?

rsv@1Chronicles:17:22 @ And thou didst make thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O LORD, didst become their God.

rsv@1Chronicles:17:24 @ and thy name will be established and magnified for ever, saying, `The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,' and the house of thy servant David will be established before thee.

rsv@1Chronicles:18:5 @ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadade'zer king of Zobah, David slew twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

rsv@1Chronicles:18:7 @ And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadade'zer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

rsv@1Chronicles:18:8 @ And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadade'zer, David took very much bronze; with it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.

rsv@1Chronicles:18:14 @ So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

rsv@1Chronicles:18:16 @ and Zadok the son of Ahi'tub and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;

rsv@1Chronicles:18:17 @ and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was over the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:6 @ When the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopota'mia, from Aram-ma'acah, and from Zobah.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:9 @ And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:10 @ When Jo'ab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the picked men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Syrians;

rsv@1Chronicles:19:12 @ And he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:16 @ But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphra'tes, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadade'zer at their head.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:17 @ And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and crossed the Jordan, and came to them, and drew up his forces against them. And when David set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:18 @ And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand foot soldiers, and killed also Shophach the commander of their army.

rsv@1Chronicles:19:19 @ And when the servants of Hadade'zer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and became subject to him. So the Syrians were not willing to help the Ammonites any more.

rsv@1Chronicles:20:5 @ And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'ir slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

rsv@1Chronicles:20:7 @ And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-a, David's brother, slew him.

rsv@1Chronicles:20:8 @ These were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:1 @ Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:2 @ So David said to Jo'ab and the commanders of the army, "Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number."

rsv@1Chronicles:21:3 @ But Jo'ab said, "May the LORD add to his people a hundred times as many as they are! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord's servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should he bring guilt upon Israel?"

rsv@1Chronicles:21:4 @ But the king's word prevailed against Jo'ab. So Jo'ab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:5 @ And Jo'ab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and in Judah four hundred and seventy thousand who drew the sword.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:7 @ But God was displeased with this thing, and he smote Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:12 @ either three years of famine; or three months of devastation by your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, pestilence upon the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' Now decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me."

rsv@1Chronicles:21:14 @ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel; and there fell seventy thousand men of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:15 @ And God sent the angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but when he was about to destroy it, the LORD saw, and he repented of the evil; and he said to the destroying angel, "It is enough; now stay your hand." And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jeb'usite.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:16 @ And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:18 @ Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and rear an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jeb'usite.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:20 @ Now Ornan was threshing wheat; he turned and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:25 @ So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the site.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:27 @ Then the LORD commanded the angel; and he put his sword back into its sheath.

rsv@1Chronicles:21:30 @ but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:1 @ Then David said, "Here shall be the house of the LORD God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel."

rsv@1Chronicles:22:2 @ David commanded to gather together the aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:3 @ David also provided great stores of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,

rsv@1Chronicles:22:6 @ Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:9 @ Behold, a son shall be born to you; he shall be a man of peace. I will give him peace from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:10 @ He shall build a house for my name. He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel for ever.'

rsv@1Chronicles:22:12 @ Only, may the LORD grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:13 @ Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong, and of good courage. Fear not; be not dismayed.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:17 @ David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

rsv@1Chronicles:22:18 @ "Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD and his people.

rsv@1Chronicles:22:19 @ Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the LORD."

rsv@1Chronicles:23:1 @ When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:2 @ David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:8 @ The sons of Ladan: Jehi'el the chief, and Zetham, and Jo'el, three.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:9 @ The sons of Shim'e-i: Shelo'moth, Ha'zi-el, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:12 @ The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel, four.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:15 @ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Elie'zer.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:16 @ The sons of Gershom: Sheb'uel the chief.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:17 @ The sons of Elie'zer: Rehabi'ah the chief; Elie'zer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabi'ah were very many.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:18 @ The sons of Izhar: Shelo'mith the chief.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:19 @ The sons of Hebron: Jeri'ah the chief, Amari'ah the second, Jaha'ziel the third, and Jekame'am the fourth.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:20 @ The sons of Uz'ziel: Micah the chief and Isshi'ah the second.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:21 @ The sons of Merar'i: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Elea'zar and Kish.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:22 @ Elea'zar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them.

rsv@1Chronicles:23:25 @ For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given peace to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem for ever.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:1 @ The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:2 @ But Nadab and Abi'hu died before their father, and had no children, so Elea'zar and Ith'amar became the priests.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:3 @ With the help of Zadok of the sons of Elea'zar, and Ahim'elech of the sons of Ith'amar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:4 @ Since more chief men were found among the sons of Elea'zar than among the sons of Ith'amar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Elea'zar, and eight of the sons of Ith'amar.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:5 @ They organized them by lot, all alike, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both the sons of Elea'zar and the sons of Ith'amar.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:6 @ And the scribe Shemai'ah the son of Nethan'el, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one father's house being chosen for Elea'zar and one chosen for Ith'amar.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:7 @ The first lot fell to Jehoi'arib, the second to Jedai'ah,

rsv@1Chronicles:24:12 @ the eleventh to Eli'ashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

rsv@1Chronicles:24:16 @ the nineteenth to Pethahi'ah, the twentieth to Jehez'kel,

rsv@1Chronicles:24:18 @ the twenty-third to Delai'ah, the twenty-fourth to Ma-azi'ah.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:19 @ These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the LORD according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:20 @ And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shu'ba-el; of the sons of Shu'ba-el, Jehde'iah.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:22 @ Of the Iz'harites, Shelo'moth; of the sons of Shelo'moth, Jahath.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:23 @ The sons of Hebron: Jeri'ah the chief, Amari'ah the second, Jaha'ziel the third, Jekame'am the fourth.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:24 @ The sons of Uz'ziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:28 @ Of Mahli: Elea'zar, who had no sons.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:29 @ Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerah'meel.

rsv@1Chronicles:24:31 @ These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brethren the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahim'elech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites.

rsv@1Chronicles:25:4 @ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukki'ah, Mattani'ah, Uz'ziel, Shebu'el, and Jer'imoth, Hanani'ah, Hana'ni, Eli'athah, Giddal'ti, and Romam'ti-e'zer, Joshbekash'ah, Mallo'thi, Hothir, Maha'zi-oth.

rsv@1Chronicles:25:9 @ The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedali'ah, to him and his brethren and his sons, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:10 @ the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:11 @ the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:12 @ the fifth to Nethani'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:13 @ the sixth to Bukki'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:14 @ the seventh to Jeshare'lah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:15 @ the eighth to Jeshai'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:16 @ the ninth to Mattani'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:17 @ the tenth to Shim'e-i, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:18 @ the eleventh to Az'arel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:19 @ the twelfth to Hashabi'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:20 @ to the thirteenth, Shu'ba-el, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:21 @ to the fourteenth, Mattithi'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:22 @ to the fifteenth, to Jer'emoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:23 @ to the sixteenth, to Hanani'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:24 @ to the seventeenth, to Joshbekash'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:25 @ to the eighteenth, to Hana'ni, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:26 @ to the nineteenth, to Mallo'thi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:27 @ to the twentieth, to Eli'athah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:28 @ to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:29 @ to the twenty-second, to Giddal'ti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:30 @ to the twenty-third, to Maha'zi-oth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

rsv@1Chronicles:25:31 @ to the twenty-fourth, to Romam'ti-e'zer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:1 @ As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Ko'rahites, Meshelemi'ah the son of Ko're, of the sons of Asaph.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:2 @ And Meshelemi'ah had sons: Zechari'ah the first-born, Jedi'a-el the second, Zebadi'ah the third, Jath'ni-el the fourth,

rsv@1Chronicles:26:3 @ Elam the fifth, Jehoha'nan the sixth, Eli-e-ho-e'nai the seventh.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:4 @ And O'bed-e'dom had sons: Shemai'ah the first-born, Jehoz'abad the second, Jo'ah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethan'el the fifth,

rsv@1Chronicles:26:5 @ Am'mi-el the sixth, Is'sachar the seventh, Pe-ul'lethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:7 @ The sons of Shemai'ah: Othni, Reph'a-el, Obed, and Elza'bad, whose brethren were able men, Eli'hu and Semachi'ah.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:9 @ And Meshelemi'ah had sons and brethren, able men, eighteen.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:14 @ The lot for the east fell to Shelemi'ah. They cast lots also for his son Zechari'ah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:17 @ On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the storehouse;

rsv@1Chronicles:26:21 @ The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehi'eli.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:22 @ The sons of Jehi'eli, Zetham and Jo'el his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:24 @ and Sheb'uel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:25 @ His brethren: from Elie'zer were his son Rehabi'ah, and his son Jeshai'ah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelo'moth.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:26 @ This Shelo'moth and his brethren were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:28 @ Also all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah had dedicated--all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelo'moth and his brethren.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:29 @ Of the Iz'harites, Chenani'ah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

rsv@1Chronicles:26:30 @ Of the He'bronites, Hashabi'ah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:1 @ This is the list of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering twenty-four thousand:

rsv@1Chronicles:27:2 @ Jasho'beam the son of Zab'di-el was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:7 @ As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was fourth, for the fourth month, and his son Zebadi'ah after him; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:10 @ Seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pel'onite, of the sons of E'phraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:14 @ Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benai'ah of Pira'thon, of the sons of E'phraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:15 @ Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netoph'athite, of Oth'ni-el; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:16 @ Over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites Elie'zer the son of Zichri was chief officer; for the Simeonites, Shephati'ah the son of Ma'acah;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:17 @ for Levi, Hashabi'ah the son of Kem'uel; for Aaron, Zadok;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:18 @ for Judah, Eli'hu, one of David's brothers; for Is'sachar, Omri the son of Michael;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:19 @ for Zeb'ulun, Ishma'iah the son of Obadi'ah; for Naph'tali, Jer'emoth the son of Az'riel;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:20 @ for the E'phraimites, Hoshe'a the son of Azazi'ah; for the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Jo'el the son of Pedai'ah;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:21 @ for the half-tribe of Manas'seh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechari'ah; for Benjamin, Ja-a'si-el the son of Abner;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:22 @ for Dan, Az'arel the son of Jero'ham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:23 @ David did not number those below twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:24 @ Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah began to number, but did not finish; yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:25 @ Over the king's treasuries was Az'maveth the son of Ad'i-el; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzzi'ah;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:26 @ and over those who did the work of the field for tilling the soil was Ezri the son of Chelub;

rsv@1Chronicles:27:27 @ and over the vineyards was Shim'e-i the Ra'mathite; and over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:30 @ Over the camels was Obil the Ish'maelite; and over the she-asses was Jehde'iah the Meron'othite. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:32 @ Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe; he and Jehi'el the son of Hach'moni attended the king's sons.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:33 @ Ahith'ophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

rsv@1Chronicles:27:34 @ Ahith'ophel was succeeded by Jehoi'ada the son of Benai'ah, and Abi'athar. Jo'ab was commander of the king's army.

rsv@1Chronicles:28:1 @ David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the seasoned warriors.

rsv@1Chronicles:28:4 @ Yet the LORD God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel for ever; for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:28:5 @ And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:28:8 @ Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.

rsv@1Chronicles:28:13 @ for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the LORD; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the LORD,

rsv@1Chronicles:28:14 @ the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service,

rsv@1Chronicles:29:5 @ and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the LORD?"

rsv@1Chronicles:29:8 @ And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, in the care of Jehi'el the Gershonite.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:9 @ Then the people rejoiced because these had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the LORD; David the king also rejoiced greatly.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:10 @ Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly; and David said: "Blessed art thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:17 @ I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen thy people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to thee.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:18 @ O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep for ever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of thy people, and direct their hearts toward thee.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:21 @ And they performed sacrifices to the LORD, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the LORD, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;

rsv@1Chronicles:29:23 @ Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:25 @ And the LORD gave Solomon great repute in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:26 @ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:27 @ The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

rsv@1Chronicles:29:29 @ Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of Gad the seer,

rsv@1Chronicles:29:30 @ with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the circumstances that came upon him and upon Israel, and upon all the kingdoms of the countries.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:1 @ Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:2 @ Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:5 @ Moreover the bronze altar that Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the LORD. And Solomon and the assembly sought the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:11 @ God answered Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may rule my people over whom I have made you king,

rsv@2Chronicles:1:13 @ So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:14 @ Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:1:17 @ They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

rsv@2Chronicles:2:1 @ Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

rsv@2Chronicles:2:3 @ And Solomon sent word to Huram the king of Tyre: "As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

rsv@2Chronicles:2:4 @ Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of incense of sweet spices before him, and for the continual offering of the showbread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the LORD our God, as ordained for ever for Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:2:12 @ Huram also said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

rsv@2Chronicles:2:17 @ Then Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census of them which David his father had taken; and there were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.

rsv@2Chronicles:3:9 @ The weight of the nails was one shekel to fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

rsv@2Chronicles:4:4 @ It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

rsv@2Chronicles:4:5 @ Its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held over three thousand baths.

rsv@2Chronicles:4:11 @ Huram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God:

rsv@2Chronicles:4:15 @ and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it.

rsv@2Chronicles:4:16 @ The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:1 @ Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:2 @ Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:3 @ And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast which is in the seventh month.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:4 @ And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:5 @ And they brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:6 @ And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:10 @ There was nothing in the ark except the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

rsv@2Chronicles:5:11 @ Now when the priests came out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to their divisions;

rsv@2Chronicles:5:13 @ and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever," the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

rsv@2Chronicles:6:1 @ Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:2 @ I have built thee an exalted house, a place for thee to dwell in for ever."

rsv@2Chronicles:6:3 @ Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:4 @ And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

rsv@2Chronicles:6:5 @ `Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city in all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel;

rsv@2Chronicles:6:6 @ but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'

rsv@2Chronicles:6:7 @ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:8 @ But the LORD said to David my father, `Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

rsv@2Chronicles:6:9 @ nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.'

rsv@2Chronicles:6:10 @ Now the LORD has fulfilled his promise which he made; for I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:11 @ And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which he made with the people of Israel."

rsv@2Chronicles:6:12 @ Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:13 @ Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court; and he stood upon it. Then he knelt upon his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

rsv@2Chronicles:6:14 @ and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to thy servants who walk before thee with all their heart;

rsv@2Chronicles:6:16 @ Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father what thou hast promised him, saying, `There shall never fail you a man before me to sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.'

rsv@2Chronicles:6:17 @ Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:18 @ "But will God dwell indeed with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

rsv@2Chronicles:6:21 @ And hearken thou to the supplications of thy servant and of thy people Israel, when they pray toward this place; yea, hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:24 @ "If thy people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against thee, when they turn again and acknowledge thy name, and pray and make supplication to thee in this house,

rsv@2Chronicles:6:25 @ then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:27 @ then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, thy people Israel, when thou dost teach them the good way in which they should walk; and grant rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people as an inheritance.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:29 @ whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by any man or by all thy people Israel, each knowing his own affliction, and his own sorrow and stretching out his hands toward this house;

rsv@2Chronicles:6:30 @ then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each whose heart thou knowest, according to all his ways (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of the children of men);

rsv@2Chronicles:6:32 @ "Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of thy people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and thy outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house,

rsv@2Chronicles:6:33 @ hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to thee; in order that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name and fear thee, as do thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

rsv@2Chronicles:6:37 @ yet if they lay it to heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to thee in the land of their captivity, saying, `We have sinned, and have acted perversely and wickedly';

rsv@2Chronicles:6:39 @ then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:3 @ When all the children of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD upon the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the earth on the pavement, and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever."

rsv@2Chronicles:7:6 @ The priests stood at their posts; the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the LORD which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD--for his steadfast love endures for ever--whenever David offered praises by their ministry; opposite them the priests sounded trumpets; and all Israel stood.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:8 @ At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:9 @ And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:10 @ On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that the LORD had shown to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:12 @ Then the LORD appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:14 @ if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

rsv@2Chronicles:7:18 @ then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, `There shall not fail you a man to rule Israel.'

rsv@2Chronicles:8:2 @ Solomon rebuilt the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them.

rsv@2Chronicles:8:7 @ All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, who were not of Israel,

rsv@2Chronicles:8:8 @ from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed--these Solomon made a forced levy and so they are to this day.

rsv@2Chronicles:8:9 @ But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen.

rsv@2Chronicles:8:11 @ Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy."

rsv@2Chronicles:8:17 @ Then Solomon went to E'zion-ge'ber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:1 @ Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:6 @ but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it; and behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report which I heard.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:8 @ Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them for ever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness."

rsv@2Chronicles:9:15 @ King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:16 @ And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:19 @ while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:20 @ All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:22 @ Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:25 @ And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:9:30 @ Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:1 @ Rehobo'am went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:3 @ And they sent and called him; and Jerobo'am and all Israel came and said to Rehobo'am,

rsv@2Chronicles:10:6 @ Then King Rehobo'am took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?"

rsv@2Chronicles:10:8 @ But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:13 @ And the king answered them harshly, and forsaking the counsel of the old men,

rsv@2Chronicles:10:14 @ King Rehobo'am spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

rsv@2Chronicles:10:16 @ And when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them, the people answered the king, "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So all Israel departed to their tents.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:17 @ But Rehobo'am reigned over the people of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:18 @ Then King Rehobo'am sent Hador'am, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehobo'am made haste to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:10:19 @ So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:1 @ When Rehobo'am came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah, and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehobo'am.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:3 @ "Say to Rehobo'am the son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

rsv@2Chronicles:11:5 @ Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:12 @ And he put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:13 @ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all places where they lived.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:16 @ And those who had set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:18 @ Rehobo'am took as wife Ma'halath the daughter of Jer'imoth the son of David, and of Ab'ihail the daughter of Eli'ab the son of Jesse;

rsv@2Chronicles:11:20 @ After her he took Ma'acah the daughter of Ab'salom, who bore him Abi'jah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelo'mith.

rsv@2Chronicles:11:23 @ And he dealt wisely, and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities; and he gave them abundant provisions, and procured wives for them.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:1 @ When the rule of Rehobo'am was established and was strong, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:3 @ with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt--Libyans, Suk'ki-im, and Ethiopians.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:6 @ Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."

rsv@2Chronicles:12:7 @ When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemai'ah: "They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:8 @ Nevertheless they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."

rsv@2Chronicles:12:9 @ So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house; he took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made;

rsv@2Chronicles:12:10 @ and King Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:12 @ And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction; moreover, conditions were good in Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:12:13 @ So King Rehobo'am established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehobo'am was forty-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. His mother's name was Na'amah the Ammonitess.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:2 @ He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micai'ah the daughter of U'riel of Gib'e-ah. Now there was war between Abi'jah and Jerobo'am.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:4 @ Then Abi'jah stood up on Mount Zemara'im which is in the hill country of E'phraim, and said, "Hear me, O Jerobo'am and all Israel!

rsv@2Chronicles:13:5 @ Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel for ever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

rsv@2Chronicles:13:6 @ Yet Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord;

rsv@2Chronicles:13:7 @ and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehobo'am the son of Solomon, when Rehobo'am was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:9 @ Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are no gods.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:12 @ Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers; for you cannot succeed."

rsv@2Chronicles:13:15 @ Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated Jerobo'am and all Israel before Abi'jah and Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:16 @ The men of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into their hand.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:17 @ Abi'jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand picked men.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:18 @ Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD, the God of their fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:13:19 @ And Abi'jah pursued Jerobo'am, and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages and Jesha'nah with its villages and Ephron with its villages.

rsv@2Chronicles:14:8 @ And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, armed with bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand men from Benjamin, that carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor.

rsv@2Chronicles:14:11 @ And Asa cried to the LORD his God, "O LORD, there is none like thee to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee."

rsv@2Chronicles:14:13 @ Asa and the people that were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive; for they were broken before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much booty.

rsv@2Chronicles:14:15 @ And they smote the tents of those who had cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:15:3 @ For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

rsv@2Chronicles:15:4 @ but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

rsv@2Chronicles:15:9 @ And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from E'phraim, Manas'seh, and Simeon who were sojourning with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

rsv@2Chronicles:15:13 @ and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

rsv@2Chronicles:15:17 @ But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was blameless all his days.

rsv@2Chronicles:15:18 @ And he brought into the house of God the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:1 @ In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Ba'asha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:2 @ Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Ben-ha'dad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

rsv@2Chronicles:16:3 @ "Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father; behold, I am sending to you silver and gold; go, break your league with Ba'asha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

rsv@2Chronicles:16:4 @ And Ben-ha'dad hearkened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered I'jon, Dan, A'bel-ma'im, and all the store-cities of Naph'tali.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:7 @ At that time Hana'ni the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:8 @ Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with exceedingly many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your hand.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:9 @ For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show his might in behalf of those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars."

rsv@2Chronicles:16:10 @ Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the stocks, in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:11 @ The acts of Asa, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:12 @ In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe; yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but sought help from physicians.

rsv@2Chronicles:16:14 @ They buried him in the tomb which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier which had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.

rsv@2Chronicles:17:1 @ Jehosh'aphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:17:4 @ but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the ways of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:17:7 @ In the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Ben-hail, Obadi'ah, Zechari'ah, Nethan'el, and Micai'ah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

rsv@2Chronicles:17:8 @ and with them the Levites, Shemai'ah, Nethani'ah, Zebadi'ah, As'ahel, Shemi'ramoth, Jehon'athan, Adoni'jah, Tobi'jah, and Tobadoni'jah; and with these Levites, the priests Eli'shama and Jeho'ram.

rsv@2Chronicles:17:10 @ And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehosh'aphat.

rsv@2Chronicles:17:17 @ Of Benjamin: Eli'ada, a mighty man of valor, with two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield,

rsv@2Chronicles:18:3 @ Ahab king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?" He answered him, "I am as you are, my people as your people. We will be with you in the war."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:4 @ And Jehosh'aphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:5 @ Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I forbear?" And they said, "Go up; for God will give it into the hand of the king."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:7 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micai'ah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil." And Jehosh'aphat said, "Let not the king say so."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:8 @ Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micai'ah the son of Imlah."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:9 @ Now the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes; and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Sama'ria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

rsv@2Chronicles:18:10 @ And Zedeki'ah the son of Chena'anah made for himself horns of iron, and said, "Thus says the LORD, `With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.'"

rsv@2Chronicles:18:16 @ And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, `These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'"

rsv@2Chronicles:18:17 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"

rsv@2Chronicles:18:19 @ and the LORD said, `Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another.

rsv@2Chronicles:18:24 @ And Micai'ah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:25 @ And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micai'ah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Jo'ash the king's son;

rsv@2Chronicles:18:26 @ and say, `Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with scant fare of bread and water, until I return in peace.'"

rsv@2Chronicles:18:28 @ So the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

rsv@2Chronicles:18:29 @ And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes." And the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into battle.

rsv@2Chronicles:18:30 @ Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:31 @ And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehosh'aphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel." So they turned to fight against him; and Jehosh'aphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him,

rsv@2Chronicles:18:32 @ for when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

rsv@2Chronicles:18:33 @ But a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate; therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn about, and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded."

rsv@2Chronicles:18:34 @ And the battle grew hot that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; then at sunset he died.

rsv@2Chronicles:19:2 @ But Jehu the son of Hana'ni the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehosh'aphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:19:3 @ Nevertheless some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Ashe'rahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."

rsv@2Chronicles:19:4 @ Jehosh'aphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill country of E'phraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:19:8 @ Moreover in Jerusalem Jehosh'aphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the LORD and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:19:11 @ And behold, Amari'ah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadi'ah the son of Ish'mael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters; and the Levites will serve you as officers. Deal courageously, and may the LORD be with the upright!"

rsv@2Chronicles:20:3 @ Then Jehosh'aphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:4 @ And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:7 @ Didst thou not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it for ever to the descendants of Abraham thy friend?

rsv@2Chronicles:20:8 @ And they have dwelt in it, and have built thee in it a sanctuary for thy name, saying,

rsv@2Chronicles:20:10 @ And now behold, the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Se'ir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, and whom they avoided and did not destroy--

rsv@2Chronicles:20:14 @ And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jaha'ziel the son of Zechari'ah, son of Benai'ah, son of Je-i'el, son of Mattani'ah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:16 @ Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz; you will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeru'el.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:18 @ Then Jehosh'aphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:19 @ And the Levites, of the Ko'hathites and the Kor'ahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:20 @ And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Teko'a; and as they went out, Jehosh'aphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed."

rsv@2Chronicles:20:21 @ And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and praise him in holy array, as they went before the army, and say, "Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures for ever."

rsv@2Chronicles:20:23 @ For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Se'ir, destroying them utterly, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Se'ir, they all helped to destroy one another.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:25 @ When Jehosh'aphat and his people came to take the spoil from them, they found cattle in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:29 @ And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:34 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jehosh'aphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hana'ni, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:35 @ After this Jehosh'aphat king of Judah joined with Ahazi'ah king of Israel, who did wickedly.

rsv@2Chronicles:20:37 @ Then Elie'zer the son of Do-dav'ahu of Mare'shah prophesied against Jehosh'aphat, saying, "Because you have joined with Ahazi'ah, the LORD will destroy what you have made." And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:2 @ He had brothers, the sons of Jehosh'aphat: Azari'ah, Jehi'el, Zechari'ah, Azari'ah, Michael, and Shephati'ah; all these were the sons of Jehosh'aphat king of Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:4 @ When Jeho'ram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he slew all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:6 @ And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done; for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:12 @ And a letter came to him from Eli'jah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, `Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehosh'aphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

rsv@2Chronicles:21:13 @ but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, as the house of Ahab led Israel into unfaithfulness, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than yourself;

rsv@2Chronicles:21:15 @ and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.'"

rsv@2Chronicles:21:17 @ and they came up against Judah, and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jeho'ahaz, his youngest son.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:18 @ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

rsv@2Chronicles:21:19 @ In course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:22:3 @ He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.

rsv@2Chronicles:22:4 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done; for after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing.

rsv@2Chronicles:22:5 @ He even followed their counsel, and went with Jeho'ram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Haz'ael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram,

rsv@2Chronicles:22:6 @ and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Haz'ael king of Syria. And Ahazi'ah the son of Jeho'ram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

rsv@2Chronicles:23:1 @ But in the seventh year Jehoi'ada took courage, and entered into a compact with the commanders of hundreds, Azari'ah the son of Jero'ham, Ish'mael the son of Jehoha'nan, Azari'ah the son of Obed, Ma-asei'ah the son of Adai'ah, and Elisha'phat the son of Zichri.

rsv@2Chronicles:23:2 @ And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:23:9 @ And Jehoi'ada the priest delivered to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of God;

rsv@2Chronicles:23:13 @ and when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. And Athali'ah rent her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!"

rsv@2Chronicles:23:16 @ And Jehoi'ada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the LORD's people.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:5 @ And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that you hasten the matter." But the Levites did not hasten it.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:6 @ So the king summoned Jehoi'ada the chief, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the LORD, on the congregation of Israel for the tent of testimony?"

rsv@2Chronicles:24:9 @ And proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:14 @ And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoi'ada, and with it were made utensils for the house of the LORD, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoi'ada.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:16 @ And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:24 @ Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Jo'ash.

rsv@2Chronicles:24:25 @ When they had departed from him, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoi'ada the priest, and slew him on his bed. So he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:2 @ And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not with a blameless heart.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:5 @ Then Amazi'ah assembled the men of Judah, and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were three hundred thousand picked men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:6 @ He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:7 @ But a man of God came to him and said, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel, with all these E'phraimites.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:8 @ But if you suppose that in this way you will be strong for war, God will cast you down before the enemy; for God has power to help or to cast down."

rsv@2Chronicles:25:9 @ And Amazi'ah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this."

rsv@2Chronicles:25:13 @ But the men of the army whom Amazi'ah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Sama'ria to Beth-hor'on, and killed three thousand people in them, and took much spoil.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:15 @ Therefore the LORD was angry with Amazi'ah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you resorted to the gods of a people, which did not deliver their own people from your hand?"

rsv@2Chronicles:25:16 @ But as he was speaking the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."

rsv@2Chronicles:25:17 @ Then Amazi'ah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Jo'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face."

rsv@2Chronicles:25:18 @ And Jo'ash the king of Israel sent word to Amazi'ah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, `Give your daughter to my son for a wife'; and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:21 @ So Jo'ash king of Israel went up; and he and Amazi'ah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-she'mesh, which belongs to Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:22 @ And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:23 @ And Jo'ash king of Israel captured Amazi'ah king of Judah, the son of Jo'ash, son of Ahazi'ah, at Beth-she'mesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the E'phraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:24 @ And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, and O'bed-e'dom with them; he seized also the treasuries of the king's house, and hostages, and he returned to Sama'ria.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:25 @ Amazi'ah the son of Jo'ash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jo'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz, king of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:25:26 @ Now the rest of the deeds of Amazi'ah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

rsv@2Chronicles:26:2 @ He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:5 @ He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechari'ah, who instructed him in the fear of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:6 @ He went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:7 @ God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabs that dwelt in Gurba'al, and against the Me-u'nites.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:11 @ Moreover Uzzi'ah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Je-i'el the secretary and Ma-asei'ah the officer, under the direction of Hanani'ah, one of the king's commanders.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:13 @ Under their command was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:14 @ And Uzzi'ah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:15 @ In Jerusalem he made engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:20 @ And Azari'ah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they thrust him out quickly, and he himself hastened to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:21 @ And King Uzzi'ah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper dwelt in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the LORD. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land.

rsv@2Chronicles:26:23 @ And Uzzi'ah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field which belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Chronicles:27:3 @ He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and did much building on the wall of Ophel.

rsv@2Chronicles:27:7 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:2 @ but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made molten images for the Ba'als;

rsv@2Chronicles:28:3 @ and he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:5 @ Therefore the LORD his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with great slaughter.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:7 @ And Zichri, a mighty man of E'phraim, slew Ma-asei'ah the king's son and Azri'kam the commander of the palace and Elka'nah the next in authority to the king.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:8 @ The men of Israel took captive two hundred thousand of their kinsfolk, women, sons, and daughters; they also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Sama'ria.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:13 @ and said to them, "You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the LORD in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel."

rsv@2Chronicles:28:16 @ At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:19 @ For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had dealt wantonly in Judah and had been faithless to the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:21 @ For Ahaz took from the house of the LORD and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria; but it did not help him.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:23 @ For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:24 @ And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:26 @ Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:28:27 @ And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezeki'ah his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:5 @ and said to them, "Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the holy place.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:7 @ They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:10 @ Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:12 @ Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Ama'sai, and Jo'el the son of Azari'ah, of the sons of the Ko'hathites; and of the sons of Merar'i, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azari'ah the son of Jehal'lelel; and of the Gershonites, Jo'ah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Jo'ah;

rsv@2Chronicles:29:13 @ and of the sons of Eli-za'phan, Shimri and Jeu'el; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechari'ah and Mattani'ah;

rsv@2Chronicles:29:14 @ and of the sons of Heman, Jehu'el and Shim'e-i; and of the sons of Jedu'thun, Shemai'ah and Uz'ziel.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:15 @ They gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:24 @ and the priests killed them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:27 @ Then Hezeki'ah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the LORD began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:29 @ When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:31 @ Then Hezeki'ah said, "You have now consecrated yourselves to the LORD; come near, bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD." And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings; and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

rsv@2Chronicles:29:34 @ But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had sanctified themselves their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:1 @ Hezeki'ah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to E'phraim and Manas'seh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover to the LORD the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:2 @ For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the passover in the second month--

rsv@2Chronicles:30:3 @ for they could not keep it in its time because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem--

rsv@2Chronicles:30:5 @ So they decreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that the people should come and keep the passover to the LORD the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; for they had not kept it in great numbers as prescribed.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:6 @ So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his princes, as the king had commanded, saying, "O people of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:8 @ Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:11 @ Only a few men of Asher, of Manas'seh, and of Zeb'ulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:15 @ And they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were put to shame, so that they sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:17 @ For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had to kill the passover lamb for every one who was not clean, to make it holy to the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:18 @ For a multitude of the people, many of them from E'phraim, Manas'seh, Is'sachar, and Zeb'ulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the passover otherwise than as prescribed. For Hezeki'ah had prayed for them, saying, "The good LORD pardon every one

rsv@2Chronicles:30:21 @ And the people 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, singing with all their might to the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:24 @ For Hezeki'ah king of Judah gave the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for offerings, and the princes gave the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. And the priests sanctified themselves in great numbers.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:25 @ The whole assembly of Judah, and the priests and the Levites, and the whole assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel, and the sojourners who dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

rsv@2Chronicles:30:26 @ So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:1 @ Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and hewed down the Ashe'rim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in E'phraim and Manas'seh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:4 @ And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the law of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:5 @ As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:6 @ And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the dedicated things which had been consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them in heaps.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:8 @ When Hezeki'ah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:13 @ while Jehi'el, Azazi'ah, Nahath, As'ahel, Jer'imoth, Jo'zabad, Eli'el, Ismachi'ah, Mahath, and Benai'ah were overseers assisting Conani'ah and Shim'e-i his brother, by the appointment of Hezeki'ah the king and Azari'ah the chief officer of the house of God.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:18 @ The priests were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole multitude; for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy.

rsv@2Chronicles:31:19 @ And for the sons of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of common land belonging to their cities, there were men in the several cities who were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to every one among the Levites who was enrolled.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:1 @ After these things and these acts of faithfulness Sennach'erib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:3 @ he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:5 @ He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall; and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:8 @ With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezeki'ah king of Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:10 @ "Thus says Sennach'erib king of Assyria, `On what are you relying, that you stand siege in Jerusalem?

rsv@2Chronicles:32:11 @ Is not Hezeki'ah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, "The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria"?

rsv@2Chronicles:32:13 @ Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand?

rsv@2Chronicles:32:14 @ Who among all the gods of those nations which my fathers utterly destroyed was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand?

rsv@2Chronicles:32:15 @ Now therefore do not let Hezeki'ah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!'"

rsv@2Chronicles:32:17 @ And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the LORD the God of Israel and to speak against him, saying, "Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezeki'ah will not deliver his people from my hand."

rsv@2Chronicles:32:21 @ And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:26 @ But Hezeki'ah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezeki'ah.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:27 @ And Hezeki'ah had very great riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels;

rsv@2Chronicles:32:28 @ storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:29 @ He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very great possessions.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:31 @ And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to try him and to know all that was in his heart.

rsv@2Chronicles:32:32 @ Now the rest of the acts of Hezeki'ah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:1 @ Manas'seh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:2 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:7 @ And the image of the idol which he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever;

rsv@2Chronicles:33:8 @ and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land which I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the ordinances given through Moses."

rsv@2Chronicles:33:9 @ Manas'seh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:12 @ And when he was in distress he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:14 @ Afterwards he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it round Ophel, and raised it to a very great height; he also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:16 @ He also restored the altar of the LORD and offered upon it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving; and he commanded Judah to serve the LORD the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:17 @ Nevertheless the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:18 @ Now the rest of the acts of Manas'seh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:19 @ And his prayer, and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Ashe'rim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers.

rsv@2Chronicles:33:23 @ And he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manas'seh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:3 @ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Ashe'rim, and the graven and the molten images.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:7 @ he broke down the altars, and beat the Ashe'rim and the images into powder, and hewed down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:9 @ They came to Hilki'ah the high priest and delivered the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had collected from Manas'seh and E'phraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:10 @ They delivered it to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD gave it for repairing and restoring the house.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:17 @ They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen."

rsv@2Chronicles:34:21 @ "Go, inquire of the LORD for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do according to all that is written in this book."

rsv@2Chronicles:34:22 @ So Hilki'ah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:23 @ And she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: `Tell the man who sent you to me,

rsv@2Chronicles:34:26 @ But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words which you have heard,

rsv@2Chronicles:34:27 @ because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me, and have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:29 @ Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:34:33 @ And Josi'ah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the LORD their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the LORD the God of their fathers.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:3 @ And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the LORD, "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built; you need no longer carry it upon your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and his people Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:4 @ Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, following the directions of David king of Israel and the directions of Solomon his son.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:6 @ And kill the passover lamb, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of the LORD by Moses."

rsv@2Chronicles:35:8 @ And his princes contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilki'ah, Zechari'ah, and Jehi'el, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover offerings two thousand six hundred lambs and kids and three hundred bulls.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:9 @ Conani'ah also, and Shemai'ah and Nethan'el his brothers, and Hashabi'ah and Je-i'el and Jo'zabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the passover offerings five thousand lambs and kids and five hundred bulls.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:14 @ And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:17 @ And the people of Israel who were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:18 @ No passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet; none of the kings of Israel had kept such a passover as was kept by Josi'ah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:22 @ Nevertheless Josi'ah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but joined battle in the plain of Megid'do.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:25 @ Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josi'ah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josi'ah in their laments to this day. They made these an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.

rsv@2Chronicles:35:27 @ and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:4 @ And the king of Egypt made Eli'akim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoi'akim; but Neco took Jeho'ahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:5 @ Jehoi'akim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:7 @ Nebuchadnez'zar also carried part of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and put them in his palace in Babylon.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:8 @ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoi'akim, and the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoi'achin his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:10 @ In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnez'zar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the LORD, and made his brother Zedeki'ah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:11 @ Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:12 @ He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:13 @ He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnez'zar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:15 @ The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place;

rsv@2Chronicles:36:18 @ And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.

rsv@2Chronicles:36:19 @ And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious vessels.

rsv@Ezra:1:3 @ Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel-- he is the God who is in Jerusalem;

rsv@Ezra:1:6 @ and all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered.

rsv@Ezra:1:7 @ Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the LORD which Nebuchadnez'zar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.

rsv@Ezra:1:10 @ thirty bowls of gold, two thousand four hundred and ten bowls of silver, and a thousand other vessels;

rsv@Ezra:1:11 @ all the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred and sixty-nine. All these did Shesh-baz'zar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezra:2:2 @ They came with Zerub'babel, Jeshua, Nehemi'ah, Serai'ah, Re-el-ai'ah, Mor'decai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigva'i, Rehum, and Ba'anah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

rsv@Ezra:2:6 @ The sons of Pa'hath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Jo'ab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

rsv@Ezra:2:7 @ The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

rsv@Ezra:2:16 @ The sons of Ater, namely of Hezeki'ah, ninety-eight.

rsv@Ezra:2:18 @ The sons of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.

rsv@Ezra:2:28 @ The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.

rsv@Ezra:2:31 @ The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

rsv@Ezra:2:40 @ The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kad'mi-el, of the sons of Hodavi'ah, seventy-four.

rsv@Ezra:2:47 @ the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Re-ai'ah,

rsv@Ezra:2:56 @ the sons of Ja'alah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

rsv@Ezra:2:59 @ The following were those who came up from Tel-me'lah, Tel-har'sha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:

rsv@Ezra:2:60 @ the sons of Delai'ah, the sons of Tobi'ah, and the sons of Neko'da, six hundred and fifty-two.

rsv@Ezra:2:67 @ their camels were four hundred and thirty-five, and their asses were six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

rsv@Ezra:2:70 @ The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and its vicinity; and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all Israel in their towns.

rsv@Ezra:3:1 @ When the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezra:3:2 @ Then arose Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

rsv@Ezra:3:8 @ Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el and Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their brethren, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of the LORD.

rsv@Ezra:3:9 @ And Jeshua with his sons and his kinsmen, and Kad'mi-el and his sons, the sons of Judah, together took the oversight of the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Hen'adad and the Levites, their sons and kinsmen.

rsv@Ezra:3:10 @ And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the directions of David king of Israel;

rsv@Ezra:3:11 @ and they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever toward Israel." And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

rsv@Ezra:4:1 @ Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel,

rsv@Ezra:4:2 @ they approached Zerub'babel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, "Let us build with you; for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of E'sar-had'don king of Assyria who brought us here."

rsv@Ezra:4:3 @ But Zerub'babel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us."

rsv@Ezra:4:5 @ and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

rsv@Ezra:4:7 @ And in the days of Ar-ta-xerx'es, Bishlam and Mith'redath and Tab'eel and the rest of their associates wrote to Ar-ta-xerx'es king of Persia; the letter was written in Aramaic and translated.

rsv@Ezra:4:9 @ then wrote Rehum the commander, Shim'shai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the governors, the officials, the Persians, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites,

rsv@Ezra:4:12 @ be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city; they are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

rsv@Ezra:4:15 @ in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste.

rsv@Ezra:4:19 @ And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it.

rsv@Ezra:5:1 @ Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechari'ah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.

rsv@Ezra:5:2 @ Then Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el and Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

rsv@Ezra:5:5 @ But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them till a report should reach Darius and then answer be returned by letter concerning it.

rsv@Ezra:5:9 @ Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, `Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

rsv@Ezra:5:11 @ And this was their reply to us: `We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

rsv@Ezra:5:14 @ And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnez'zar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Shesh-baz'zar, whom he had made governor;

rsv@Ezra:5:15 @ and he said to him, "Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple which is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site."

rsv@Ezra:6:5 @ And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnez'zar took out of the temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; you shall put them in the house of God."

rsv@Ezra:6:7 @ let the work on this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.

rsv@Ezra:6:8 @ Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God; the cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River.

rsv@Ezra:6:12 @ May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people that shall put forth a hand to alter this, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence."

rsv@Ezra:6:14 @ And the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechari'ah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Ar-ta-xerx'es king of Persia;

rsv@Ezra:6:16 @ And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

rsv@Ezra:6:17 @ They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Ezra:6:20 @ For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they killed the passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves;

rsv@Ezra:6:21 @ it was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the pollutions of the peoples of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@Ezra:6:22 @ And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for the LORD had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

rsv@Ezra:7:5 @ son of Abi'shu-a, son of Phin'ehas, son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron the chief priest--

rsv@Ezra:7:6 @ this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses which the LORD the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

rsv@Ezra:7:7 @ And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Ar-ta-xerx'es the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants.

rsv@Ezra:7:10 @ For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach his statutes and ordinances in Israel.

rsv@Ezra:7:11 @ This is a copy of the letter which King Ar-ta-xerx'es gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, learned in matters of the commandments of the LORD and his statutes for Israel:

rsv@Ezra:7:13 @ I make a decree that any one of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

rsv@Ezra:7:14 @ For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand,

rsv@Ezra:7:15 @ and also to convey the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

rsv@Ezra:7:19 @ The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezra:7:20 @ And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which you have occasion to provide, you may provide it out of the king's treasury.

rsv@Ezra:7:28 @ and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

rsv@Ezra:8:2 @ Of the sons of Phin'ehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ith'amar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush,

rsv@Ezra:8:4 @ Of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab, Eli-e-ho-e'nai the son of Zerahi'ah, and with him two hundred men.

rsv@Ezra:8:5 @ Of the sons of Zattu, Shecani'ah the son of Jaha'ziel, and with him three hundred men.

rsv@Ezra:8:7 @ Of the sons of Elam, Jeshai'ah the son of Athali'ah, and with him seventy men.

rsv@Ezra:8:8 @ Of the sons of Shephati'ah, Zebadi'ah the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.

rsv@Ezra:8:9 @ Of the sons of Jo'ab, Obadi'ah the son of Jehi'el, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.

rsv@Ezra:8:10 @ Of the sons of Bani, Shelo'mith the son of Josiphi'ah, and with him a hundred and sixty men.

rsv@Ezra:8:13 @ Of the sons of Adoni'kam, those who came later, their names being Eliph'elet, Jeu'el, and Shemai'ah, and with them sixty men.

rsv@Ezra:8:16 @ Then I sent for Elie'zer, Ar'i-el, Shemai'ah, Elna'than, Jarib, Elna'than, Nathan, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam, leading men, and for Joi'arib and Elna'than, who were men of insight,

rsv@Ezra:8:17 @ and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphi'a, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brethren the temple servants at the place Casiphi'a, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.

rsv@Ezra:8:18 @ And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebi'ah with his sons and kinsmen, eighteen;

rsv@Ezra:8:21 @ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Aha'va, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

rsv@Ezra:8:24 @ Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebi'ah, Hashabi'ah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.

rsv@Ezra:8:25 @ And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered;

rsv@Ezra:8:26 @ I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,

rsv@Ezra:8:27 @ twenty bowls of gold worth a thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.

rsv@Ezra:8:28 @ And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

rsv@Ezra:8:29 @ Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD."

rsv@Ezra:8:30 @ So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

rsv@Ezra:8:31 @ Then we departed from the river Aha'va on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.

rsv@Ezra:8:33 @ On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Mer'emoth the priest, son of Uri'ah, and with him was Elea'zar the son of Phin'ehas, and with them were the Levites, Jo'zabad the son of Jeshua and No-adi'ah the son of Bin'nui.

rsv@Ezra:8:35 @ At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve he-goats; all this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

rsv@Ezra:8:36 @ They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River; and they aided the people and the house of God.

rsv@Ezra:9:1 @ After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, the Jeb'usites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

rsv@Ezra:9:2 @ For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons; so that the holy race has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost."

rsv@Ezra:9:4 @ Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered round me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice.

rsv@Ezra:9:5 @ And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garments and my mantle rent, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

rsv@Ezra:9:15 @ O LORD the God of Israel, thou art just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as at this day. Behold, we are before thee in our guilt, for none can stand before thee because of this."

rsv@Ezra:10:1 @ While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

rsv@Ezra:10:2 @ And Shecani'ah the son of Jehi'el, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

rsv@Ezra:10:3 @ Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

rsv@Ezra:10:5 @ Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.

rsv@Ezra:10:6 @ Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God, and went to the chamber of Jehoha'nan the son of Eli'ashib, where he spent the night, neither eating bread nor drinking water; for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.

rsv@Ezra:10:8 @ and that if any one did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles.

rsv@Ezra:10:10 @ And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have trespassed and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel.

rsv@Ezra:10:11 @ Now then make confession to the LORD the God of your fathers, and do his will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives."

rsv@Ezra:10:14 @ Let our officials stand for the whole assembly; let all in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders and judges of every city, till the fierce wrath of our God over this matter be averted from us."

rsv@Ezra:10:15 @ Only Jonathan the son of As'ahel and Jahzei'ah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshul'lum and Shab'bethai the Levite supported them.

rsv@Ezra:10:16 @ Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter;

rsv@Ezra:10:18 @ Of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women were found Ma-asei'ah, Elie'zer, Jarib, and Gedali'ah, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak and his brethren.

rsv@Ezra:10:19 @ They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.

rsv@Ezra:10:21 @ Of the sons of Harim: Ma-asei'ah, Eli'jah, Shemai'ah, Jehi'el, and Uzzi'ah.

rsv@Ezra:10:22 @ Of the sons of Pashhur: Eli-o-e'nai, Ma-asei'ah, Ish'mael, Nethan'el, Jo'zabad, and Ela'sah.

rsv@Ezra:10:23 @ Of the Levites: Jo'zabad, Shim'e-i, Kelai'ah (that is, Keli'ta), Petha-hi'ah, Judah, and Elie'zer.

rsv@Ezra:10:24 @ Of the singers: Eli'ashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

rsv@Ezra:10:25 @ And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Rami'ah, Izzi'ah, Malchi'jah, Mi'jamin, Elea'zar, Hashabi'ah, and Benai'ah.

rsv@Ezra:10:26 @ Of the sons of Elam: Mattani'ah, Zechari'ah, Jehi'el, Abdi, Jer'emoth, and Eli'jah.

rsv@Ezra:10:27 @ Of the sons of Zattu: Eli-o-e'nai, Eli'ashib, Mattani'ah, Jer'emoth, Zabad, and Azi'za.

rsv@Ezra:10:30 @ Of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab: Adna, Chelal, Benai'ah, Ma-asei'ah, Mattani'ah, Bez'alel, Bin'nui, and Manas'seh.

rsv@Ezra:10:31 @ Of the sons of Harim: Elie'zer, Isshi'jah, Malchi'jah, Shemai'ah, Shim'e-on,

rsv@Ezra:10:33 @ Of the sons of Hashum: Matte'nai, Mat'tattah, Zabad, Eliph'elet, Jer'emai, Manas'seh, and Shim'e-i.

rsv@Ezra:10:34 @ Of the sons of Bani: Ma-ada'i, Amram, Uel,

rsv@Ezra:10:35 @ Benai'ah, Bedei'ah, Chel'uhi,

rsv@Ezra:10:36 @ Vani'ah, Mer'emoth, Eli'ashib,

rsv@Ezra:10:39 @ Shelemi'ah, Nathan, Adai'ah,

rsv@Ezra:10:41 @ Az'arel, Shelemi'ah, Shemari'ah,

rsv@Ezra:10:43 @ Of the sons of Nebo: Je-i'el, Mattithi'ah, Zabad, Zebi'na, Jaddai, Jo'el, and Benai'ah.

rsv@Nehemiah:1:6 @ let thy ear be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant which I now pray before thee day and night for the people of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Yea, I and my father's house have sinned.

rsv@Nehemiah:1:9 @ but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your dispersed be under the farthest skies, I will gather them thence and bring them to the place which I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.'

rsv@Nehemiah:1:11 @ O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and give success to thy servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cupbearer to the king.

rsv@Nehemiah:2:2 @ And the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart." Then I was very much afraid.

rsv@Nehemiah:2:10 @ But when Sanbal'lat the Hor'onite and Tobi'ah the servant, the Ammonite, heard this, it displeased them greatly that some one had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

rsv@Nehemiah:2:13 @ I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Jackal's Well and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which had been destroyed by fire.

rsv@Nehemiah:2:19 @ But when Sanbal'lat the Hor'onite and Tobi'ah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they derided us and despised us and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

rsv@Nehemiah:3:1 @ Then Eli'ashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors; they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hanan'el.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:4 @ And next to them Mer'emoth the son of Uri'ah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshul'lam the son of Berechi'ah, son of Meshez'abel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Ba'ana repaired.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:7 @ And next to them repaired Melati'ah the Gib'eonite and Jadon the Mero'nothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, who were under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province Beyond the River.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:8 @ Next to them Uz'ziel the son of Harhai'ah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hanani'ah, one of the perfumers, repaired; and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:15 @ And Shallum the son of Colho'zeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:20 @ After him Baruch the son of Zab'bai repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of Eli'ashib the high priest.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:21 @ After him Mer'emoth the son of Uri'ah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eli'ashib to the end of the house of Eli'ashib.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:26 @ and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:27 @ After him the Teko'ites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.

rsv@Nehemiah:3:30 @ After him Hanani'ah the son of Shelemi'ah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshul'lam the son of Berechi'ah repaired opposite his chamber.

rsv@Nehemiah:4:16 @ From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah,

rsv@Nehemiah:4:17 @ who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were laden in such a way that each with one hand labored on the work and with the other held his weapon.

rsv@Nehemiah:4:19 @ And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, "The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

rsv@Nehemiah:4:21 @ So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn till the stars came out.

rsv@Nehemiah:5:3 @ There were also those who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine."

rsv@Nehemiah:5:4 @ And there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax upon our fields and our vineyards.

rsv@Nehemiah:5:5 @ Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children are as their children; yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved; but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards."

rsv@Nehemiah:5:7 @ I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his brother." And I held a great assembly against them,

rsv@Nehemiah:5:8 @ and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brethren who have been sold to the nations; but you even sell your brethren that they may be sold to us!" They were silent, and could not find a word to say.

rsv@Nehemiah:5:11 @ Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the hundredth of money, grain, wine, and oil which you have been exacting of them."

rsv@Nehemiah:5:14 @ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Ar-ta-xerx'es the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren ate the food allowance of the governor.

rsv@Nehemiah:5:15 @ The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens upon the people, and took from them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

rsv@Nehemiah:5:16 @ I also held to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

rsv@Nehemiah:6:6 @ In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall; and you wish to become their king, according to this report.

rsv@Nehemiah:6:7 @ And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, `There is a king in Judah.' And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. So now come, and let us take counsel together."

rsv@Nehemiah:6:10 @ Now when I went into the house of Shemai'ah the son of Delai'ah, son of Mehet'abel, who was shut up, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill you, at night they are coming to kill you."

rsv@Nehemiah:6:15 @ So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

rsv@Nehemiah:6:16 @ And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations round about us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem; for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:7 @ They came with Zerub'babel, Jeshua, Nehemi'ah, Azari'ah, Raami'ah, Naham'ani, Mor'decai, Bilshan, Mis'pereth, Bigva'i, Nehum, Ba'anah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

rsv@Nehemiah:7:11 @ The sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Jo'ab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:12 @ The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:21 @ The sons of Ater, namely of Hezeki'ah, ninety-eight.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:24 @ The sons of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:32 @ The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:34 @ The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:39 @ The priests: the sons of Jedai'ah, namely the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:43 @ The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kad'mi-el of the sons of Ho'devah, seventy-four.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:49 @ the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,

rsv@Nehemiah:7:58 @ the sons of Ja'ala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

rsv@Nehemiah:7:61 @ The following were those who came up from Tel-me'lah, Tel-har'sha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:

rsv@Nehemiah:7:62 @ the sons of Delai'ah, the sons of Tobi'ah, the sons of Neko'da, six hundred and forty-two.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:69 @ their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and their asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

rsv@Nehemiah:7:73 @ So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. And when the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their towns.

rsv@Nehemiah:8:1 @ And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had given to Israel.

rsv@Nehemiah:8:4 @ And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden pulpit which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithi'ah, Shema, Anai'ah, Uri'ah, Hilki'ah, and Ma-asei'ah on his right hand; and Pedai'ah, Mish'a-el, Malchi'jah, Hashum, Hash-bad'danah, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam on his left hand.

rsv@Nehemiah:8:7 @ Also Jesh'ua, Bani, Sherebi'ah, Jamin, Akkub, Shab'bethai, Hodi'ah, Ma-asei'ah, Keli'ta, Azari'ah, Jo'zabad, Hanan, Pelai'ah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the law, while the people remained in their places.

rsv@Nehemiah:8:14 @ And they found it written in the law that the LORD had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,

rsv@Nehemiah:8:16 @ So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of E'phraim.

rsv@Nehemiah:8:17 @ And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and dwelt in the booths; for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:1 @ Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth upon their heads.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:2 @ And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:4 @ Upon the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kad'mi-el, Shebani'ah, Bunni, Sherebi'ah, Bani, and Chena'ni; and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:5 @ Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kad'mi-el, Bani, Hashabnei'ah, Sherebi'ah, Hodi'ah, Shebani'ah, and Pethahi'ah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise."

rsv@Nehemiah:9:15 @ Thou didst give them bread from heaven for their hunger and bring forth water for them from the rock for their thirst, and thou didst tell them to go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:18 @ Even when they had made for themselves a molten calf and said, `This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies,

rsv@Nehemiah:9:21 @ Forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:25 @ And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance; so they ate, and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:26 @ "Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against thee and cast thy law behind their back and killed thy prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to thee, and they committed great blasphemies.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:28 @ But after they had rest they did evil again before thee, and thou didst abandon them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; yet when they turned and cried to thee thou didst hear from heaven, and many times thou didst deliver them according to thy mercies.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:31 @ Nevertheless in thy great mercies thou didst not make an end of them or forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

rsv@Nehemiah:9:37 @ And its rich yield goes to the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; they have power also over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress."

rsv@Nehemiah:10:6 @ Daniel, Gin'nethon, Baruch,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:9 @ And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azani'ah, Bin'nui of the sons of Hen'adad, Kad'mi-el;

rsv@Nehemiah:10:10 @ and their brethren, Shebani'ah, Hodi'ah, Keli'ta, Pelai'ah, Hanan,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:14 @ The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pa'hath-mo'ab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:21 @ Meshez'abel, Zadok, Jad'du-a,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:22 @ Pelati'ah, Hanan, Anai'ah,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:28 @ The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,

rsv@Nehemiah:10:31 @ and if the peoples of the land bring in wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the sabbath or on a holy day; and we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.

rsv@Nehemiah:10:32 @ We also lay upon ourselves the obligation to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

rsv@Nehemiah:10:33 @ for the showbread, the continual cereal offering, the continual burnt offering, the sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

rsv@Nehemiah:10:35 @ We obligate ourselves to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the LORD;

rsv@Nehemiah:10:39 @ For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:3 @ These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah every one lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:4 @ And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athai'ah the son of Uzzi'ah, son of Zechari'ah, son of Amari'ah, son of Shephati'ah, son of Mahal'alel, of the sons of Perez;

rsv@Nehemiah:11:7 @ And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshul'lam, son of Jo'ed, son of Pedai'ah, son of Kolai'ah, son of Ma-asei'ah, son of I'thi-el, son of Jeshai'ah.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:9 @ Jo'el the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassen'u-ah was second over the city.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:12 @ and their brethren who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adai'ah the son of Jero'ham, son of Pelali'ah, son of Amzi, son of Zechari'ah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchi'jah,

rsv@Nehemiah:11:13 @ and his brethren, heads of fathers' houses, two hundred and forty-two; and Amash'sai, the son of Az'arel, son of Ah'zai, son of Meshil'lemoth, son of Immer,

rsv@Nehemiah:11:14 @ and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred and twenty-eight; their overseer was Zab'diel the son of Haggedo'lim.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:20 @ And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:21 @ But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:24 @ And Pethahi'ah the son of Meshez'abel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:25 @ And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kir'iath-ar'ba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekab'zeel and its villages,

rsv@Nehemiah:11:26 @ and in Jeshua and in Mola'dah and Beth-pelet,

rsv@Nehemiah:11:30 @ Zano'ah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Aze'kah and its villages. So they encamped from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

rsv@Nehemiah:11:31 @ The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Ai'ja, Bethel and its villages,

rsv@Nehemiah:12:1 @ These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jeshua: Serai'ah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

rsv@Nehemiah:12:8 @ And the Levites: Jeshua, Bin'nui, Kad'mi-el, Sherebi'ah, Judah, and Mattani'ah, who with his brethren was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:10 @ And Jeshua was the father of Joi'akim, Joi'akim the father of Eli'ashib, Eli'ashib the father of Joi'ada,

rsv@Nehemiah:12:15 @ of Harim, Adna; of Merai'oth, Hel'kai;

rsv@Nehemiah:12:21 @ of Hilki'ah, Hashabi'ah; of Jedai'ah, Nethan'el.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:22 @ As for the Levites, in the days of Eli'ashib, Joi'ada, Joha'nan, and Jad'du-a, there were recorded the heads of fathers' houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:23 @ The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Joha'nan the son of Eli'ashib.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:24 @ And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabi'ah, Sherebi'ah, and Jeshua the son of Kad'mi-el, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch corresponding to watch.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:27 @ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:29 @ also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Az'maveth; for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:30 @ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:36 @ and his kinsmen, Shemai'ah, Az'arel, Mil'alai, Gil'alai, Ma'ai, Nethan'el, Judah, and Hana'ni, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe went before them.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:39 @ and above the Gate of E'phraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hanan'el and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:41 @ and the priests Eli'akim, Ma-asei'ah, Mini'amin, Micai'ah, Eli-o-e'nai, Zechari'ah, and Hanani'ah, with trumpets;

rsv@Nehemiah:12:42 @ and Ma-asei'ah, Shemai'ah, Elea'zar, Uzzi, Jehoha'nan, Malchi'jah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahi'ah as their leader.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:44 @ On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.

rsv@Nehemiah:12:47 @ And all Israel in the days of Zerub'babel and in the days of Nehemi'ah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:2 @ for they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them-- yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:3 @ When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:4 @ Now before this, Eli'ashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was connected with Tobi'ah,

rsv@Nehemiah:13:5 @ prepared for Tobi'ah a large chamber where they had previously put the cereal offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:7 @ and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eli'ashib had done for Tobi'ah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:9 @ Then I gave orders and they cleansed the chambers; and I brought back thither the vessels of the house of God, with the cereal offering and the frankincense.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:10 @ I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them; so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each to his field.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:13 @ And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemi'ah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedai'ah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattani'ah, for they were counted faithful; and their duty was to distribute to their brethren.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:18 @ Did not your fathers act in this way, and did not our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath."

rsv@Nehemiah:13:20 @ Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:22 @ And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of thy steadfast love.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:25 @ And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair; and I made them take oath in the name of God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:26 @ Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless foreign women made even him to sin.

rsv@Nehemiah:13:28 @ And one of the sons of Jehoi'ada, the son of Eli'ashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanbal'lat the Hor'onite; therefore I chased him from me.

rsv@Esther:1:8 @ And drinking was according to the law, no one was compelled; for the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do as every man desired.

rsv@Esther:1:9 @ Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasu-e'rus.

rsv@Esther:1:18 @ This very day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's behavior will be telling it to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty.

rsv@Esther:2:7 @ He had brought up Hadas'sah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother; the maiden was beautiful and lovely, and when her father and her mother died, Mor'decai adopted her as his own daughter.

rsv@Esther:2:12 @ Now when the turn came for each maiden to go in to King Ahasu-e'rus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women--

rsv@Esther:2:14 @ In the evening she went, and in the morning she came back to the second harem in custody of Sha-ash'gaz the king's eunuch who was in charge of the concubines; she did not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.

rsv@Esther:3:7 @ In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasu-e'rus, they cast Pur, that is the lot, before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.

rsv@Esther:3:13 @ Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

rsv@Esther:4:14 @ For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

rsv@Esther:5:2 @ and when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.

rsv@Esther:5:10 @ Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and his wife Zeresh.

rsv@Esther:5:12 @ And Haman added, "Even Queen Esther let no one come with the king to the banquet she prepared but myself. And tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king.

rsv@Esther:5:14 @ Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mor'decai hanged upon it; then go merrily with the king to the dinner." This counsel pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.

rsv@Esther:6:6 @ So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"

rsv@Esther:6:7 @ and Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

rsv@Esther:6:9 @ and let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble princes; let him array the man whom the king delights to honor, and let him conduct the man on horseback through the open square of the city, proclaiming before him: `Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.'"

rsv@Esther:6:11 @ So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he arrayed Mor'decai and made him ride through the open square of the city, proclaiming, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor."

rsv@Esther:6:13 @ And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mor'decai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him."

rsv@Esther:7:4 @ For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have held my peace; for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king."

rsv@Esther:8:3 @ Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet and besought him with tears to avert the evil design of Haman the Ag'agite and the plot which he had devised against the Jews.

rsv@Esther:8:4 @ And the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,

rsv@Esther:8:12 @ upon one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasu-e'rus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.

rsv@Esther:8:13 @ A copy of what was written was to be issued as a decree in every province, and by proclamation to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to avenge themselves upon their enemies.

rsv@Esther:8:17 @ And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and his edict came, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

rsv@Esther:9:1 @ Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be executed, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to get the mastery over them, but which had been changed to a day when the Jews should get the mastery over their foes,

rsv@Esther:9:3 @ All the princes of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal officials also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mor'decai had fallen upon them.

rsv@Esther:9:6 @ In Susa the capital itself the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men,

rsv@Esther:9:16 @ Now the other Jews who were in the king's provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies, and slew seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they laid no hands on the plunder.

rsv@Esther:9:22 @ as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending choice portions to one another and gifts to the poor.

rsv@Esther:9:27 @ the Jews ordained and took it upon themselves and their descendants and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year,

rsv@Esther:9:31 @ that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mor'decai the Jew and Queen Esther enjoined upon the Jews, and as they had laid down for themselves and for their descendants, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.

rsv@Esther:10:3 @ For Mor'decai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasu-e'rus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brethren, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.

rsv@Job:1:1 @ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

rsv@Job:1:3 @ He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.

rsv@Job:1:6 @ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.

rsv@Job:1:8 @ And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"

rsv@Job:1:12 @ And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself do not put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

rsv@Job:1:13 @ Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

rsv@Job:1:15 @ and the Sabe'ans fell upon them and took them, and slew the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

rsv@Job:1:16 @ While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

rsv@Job:1:17 @ While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, "The Chalde'ans formed three companies, and made a raid upon the camels and took them, and slew the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

rsv@Job:1:18 @ While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

rsv@Job:1:19 @ and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

rsv@Job:1:20 @ Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, and worshiped.

rsv@Job:2:1 @ Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

rsv@Job:2:3 @ And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause."

rsv@Job:2:8 @ And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes.

rsv@Job:2:11 @ Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eli'phaz the Te'manite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Na'amathite. They made an appointment together to come to condole with him and comfort him.

rsv@Job:3:5 @ Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

rsv@Job:3:9 @ Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning;

rsv@Job:3:14 @ with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,

rsv@Job:3:16 @ Or why was I not as a hidden untimely birth, as infants that never see the light?

rsv@Job:4:1 @ Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered:

rsv@Job:4:4 @ Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.

rsv@Job:4:11 @ The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

rsv@Job:4:18 @ Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error;

rsv@Job:4:19 @ how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth.

rsv@Job:5:2 @ Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

rsv@Job:5:3 @ I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

rsv@Job:5:4 @ His sons are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.

rsv@Job:5:9 @ who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number:

rsv@Job:5:10 @ he gives rain upon the earth and sends waters upon the fields;

rsv@Job:5:19 @ He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven there shall no evil touch you.

rsv@Job:5:23 @ For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

rsv@Job:6:6 @ Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the slime of the purslane?

rsv@Job:6:13 @ In truth I have no help in me, and any resource is driven from me.

rsv@Job:6:16 @ which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself.

rsv@Job:6:19 @ The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope.

rsv@Job:7:1 @ "Has not man a hard service upon earth, and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

rsv@Job:7:2 @ Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,

rsv@Job:8:4 @ If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the power of their transgression.

rsv@Job:8:6 @ if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and reward you with a rightful habitation.

rsv@Job:8:10 @ Will they not teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their understanding?

rsv@Job:8:20 @ "Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.

rsv@Job:9:4 @ He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength --who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?--

rsv@Job:9:10 @ who does great things beyond understanding, and marvelous things without number.

rsv@Job:9:13 @ "God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab.

rsv@Job:9:16 @ If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

rsv@Job:9:20 @ Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.

rsv@Job:9:21 @ I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life.

rsv@Job:9:22 @ It is all one; therefore I say, he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.

rsv@Job:9:30 @ If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

rsv@Job:9:35 @ Then I would speak without fear of him, for I am not so in myself.

rsv@Job:10:7 @ although thou knowest that I am not guilty, and there is none to deliver out of thy hand?

rsv@Job:10:16 @ And if I lift myself up, thou dost hunt me like a lion, and again work wonders against me;

rsv@Job:11:6 @ and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.

rsv@Job:11:14 @ If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tents.

rsv@Job:11:15 @ Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure, and will not fear.

rsv@Job:12:3 @ But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

rsv@Job:12:4 @ I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called upon God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.

rsv@Job:12:7 @ "But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

rsv@Job:12:13 @ "With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.

rsv@Job:12:15 @ If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.

rsv@Job:12:17 @ He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.

rsv@Job:12:20 @ He deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away the discernment of the elders.

rsv@Job:12:21 @ He pours contempt on princes, and looses the belt of the strong.

rsv@Job:13:7 @ Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him?

rsv@Job:13:9 @ Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?

rsv@Job:13:10 @ He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.

rsv@Job:13:20 @ Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from thy face:

rsv@Job:14:6 @ look away from him, and desist, that he may enjoy, like a hireling, his day.

rsv@Job:14:14 @ If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come.

rsv@Job:14:22 @ He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself."

rsv@Job:15:1 @ Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered:

rsv@Job:15:2 @ "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?

rsv@Job:15:8 @ Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself+?

rsv@Job:15:22 @ He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is destined for the sword.

rsv@Job:15:26 @ running stubbornly against him with a thick-bossed shield;

rsv@Job:15:31 @ Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness will be his recompense.

rsv@Job:16:7 @ Surely now God has worn me out; he has made desolate all my company.

rsv@Job:16:8 @ And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness has risen up against me, it testifies to my face.

rsv@Job:16:10 @ Men have gaped at me with their mouth, they have struck me insolently upon the cheek, they mass themselves together against me.

rsv@Job:16:16 @ My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is deep darkness;

rsv@Job:17:2 @ Surely there are mockers about me, and my eye dwells on their provocation.

rsv@Job:17:3 @ "Lay down a pledge for me with thyself; who is there that will give surety for me?

rsv@Job:17:8 @ Upright men are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.

rsv@Job:18:4 @ You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you, or the rock be removed out of its place?

rsv@Job:18:9 @ A trap seizes him by the heel, a snare lays hold of him.

rsv@Job:18:11 @ Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.

rsv@Job:18:15 @ In his tent dwells that which is none of his; brimstone is scattered upon his habitation.

rsv@Job:18:21 @ Surely such are the dwellings of the ungodly, such is the place of him who knows not God."

rsv@Job:19:4 @ And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself.

rsv@Job:19:5 @ If indeed you magnify yourselves against me, and make my humiliation an argument against me,

rsv@Job:20:15 @ He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.

rsv@Job:20:20 @ "Because his greed knew no rest, he will not save anything in which he delights.

rsv@Job:20:23 @ To fill his belly to the full God will send his fierce anger into him, and rain it upon him as his food.

rsv@Job:21:16 @ Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

rsv@Job:21:19 @ You say, `God stores up their iniquity for their sons.' Let him recompense it to themselves, that they may know it.

rsv@Job:21:28 @ For you say, `r you say, "Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked dwelt?'

rsv@Job:21:29 @ Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony

rsv@Job:22:1 @ Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered:

rsv@Job:22:2 @ "Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

rsv@Job:22:3 @ Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

rsv@Job:22:7 @ You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

rsv@Job:22:8 @ The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man dwelt in it.

rsv@Job:22:10 @ Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden terror overwhelms you;

rsv@Job:22:18 @ Yet he filled their houses with good things-- but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

rsv@Job:22:23 @ If you return to the Almighty and humble yourself, if you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,

rsv@Job:22:26 @ then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God.

rsv@Job:22:30 @ He delivers the innocent man; you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

rsv@Job:23:11 @ My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.

rsv@Job:24:4 @ They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

rsv@Job:24:6 @ They gather their fodder in the field and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man.

rsv@Job:24:8 @ They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and cling to the rock for want of shelter.

rsv@Job:24:12 @ From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God pays no attention to their prayer.

rsv@Job:24:13 @ "There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.

rsv@Job:24:16 @ In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.

rsv@Job:26:2 @ "How you have helped him who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!

rsv@Job:26:3 @ How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

rsv@Job:26:4 @ With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you?

rsv@Job:26:5 @ The shades below tremble, the waters and their inhabitants.

rsv@Job:27:10 @ Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

rsv@Job:27:12 @ Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

rsv@Job:28:1 @ "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.

rsv@Job:28:2 @ Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.

rsv@Job:28:4 @ They open shafts in a valley away from where men live; they are forgotten by travelers, they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

rsv@Job:28:10 @ He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

rsv@Job:28:17 @ Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

rsv@Job:29:12 @ because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless who had none to help him.

rsv@Job:29:21 @ "Men listened to me, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

rsv@Job:29:25 @ I chose their way, and sat as chief, and I dwelt like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.

rsv@Job:30:4 @ they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of the broom.

rsv@Job:30:6 @ In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

rsv@Job:30:8 @ A senseless, a disreputable brood, they have been whipped out of the land.

rsv@Job:30:21 @ Thou hast turned cruel to me; with the might of thy hand thou dost persecute me.

rsv@Job:30:24 @ "Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand, and in his disaster cry for help?

rsv@Job:30:28 @ I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

rsv@Job:31:16 @ "If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

rsv@Job:31:17 @ or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

rsv@Job:31:21 @ if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw help in the gate;

rsv@Job:31:36 @ Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;

rsv@Job:31:39 @ if I have eaten its yield without payment, and caused the death of its owners;

rsv@Job:32:2 @ Then Eli'hu the son of Bar'achel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God;

rsv@Job:32:4 @ Now Eli'hu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

rsv@Job:32:5 @ And when Eli'hu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry.

rsv@Job:32:6 @ And Eli'hu the son of Bar'achel the Buzite answered: "I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.

rsv@Job:32:20 @ I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer.

rsv@Job:32:22 @ For I do not know how to flatter, else would my Maker soon put an end to me.

rsv@Job:33:3 @ My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

rsv@Job:33:8 @ "Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the sound of your words.

rsv@Job:33:23 @ If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him;

rsv@Job:33:24 @ and he is gracious to him, and says, `eliver him from going down into the Pit, I have found a ransom;

rsv@Job:34:1 @ Then Eli'hu said:

rsv@Job:34:4 @ Let us choose what is right; let us determine among ourselves what is good.

rsv@Job:34:9 @ For he has said, `r he has said, "It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.'

rsv@Job:34:14 @ If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath,

rsv@Job:34:22 @ There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.

rsv@Job:34:37 @ For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God."

rsv@Job:35:1 @ And Eli'hu said:

rsv@Job:35:8 @ Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man.

rsv@Job:35:9 @ "Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.

rsv@Job:35:13 @ Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it.

rsv@Job:36:1 @ And Eli'hu continued, and said:

rsv@Job:36:13 @ "The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

rsv@Job:36:15 @ He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity.

rsv@Job:38:2 @ "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

rsv@Job:38:4 @ "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

rsv@Job:38:5 @ Who determined its measurements--surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

rsv@Job:38:15 @ From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

rsv@Job:38:19 @ "Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness,

rsv@Job:38:25 @ "Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain, and a way for the thunderbolt,

rsv@Job:39:3 @ when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young?

rsv@Job:39:6 @ to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place?

rsv@Job:39:16 @ She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear;

rsv@Job:39:18 @ When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider.

rsv@Job:39:23 @ Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear and the javelin.

rsv@Job:39:25 @ When the trumpet sounds, he says `trumpet sounds, he says "Aha!' He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

rsv@Job:39:28 @ On the rock he dwells and makes his home in the fastness of the rocky crag.

rsv@Job:40:10 @ "Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.

rsv@Job:40:13 @ Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.

rsv@Job:40:16 @ Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.

rsv@Job:40:20 @ For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.

rsv@Job:41:15 @ His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal.

rsv@Job:41:18 @ His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.

rsv@Job:41:25 @ When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves.

rsv@Job:41:26 @ Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail; nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.

rsv@Job:41:29 @ Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins.

rsv@Job:41:30 @ His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire.

rsv@Job:42:3 @ `ho is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

rsv@Job:42:6 @ therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

rsv@Job:42:7 @ After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eli'phaz the Te'manite: "My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

rsv@Job:42:8 @ Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has."

rsv@Job:42:9 @ So Eli'phaz the Te'manite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Na'amathite went and did what the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job's prayer.

rsv@Job:42:12 @ And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

rsv@Psalms:1:1 @ Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

rsv@Psalms:1:2 @ but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

rsv@Psalms:1:3 @ He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

rsv@Psalms:2:2 @ The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying,

rsv@Psalms:2:7 @ I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son, today I have begotten you.

rsv@Psalms:2:9 @ You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

rsv@Psalms:3:3 @ many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:3:4 @ But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

rsv@Psalms:3:5 @ I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:3:7 @ I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.

rsv@Psalms:3:8 @ Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked. [ (Psalms strkjv@3:9) Deliverance belongs to the LORD; thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah] ]

rsv@Psalms:4:3 @ O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:4:4 @ But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.

rsv@Psalms:4:5 @ Be angry, but sin not; commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:4:8 @ Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. [ (Psalms strkjv@4:9) In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety. ]

rsv@Psalms:5:5 @ For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not sojourn with thee.

rsv@Psalms:5:11 @ Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against thee.

rsv@Psalms:5:12 @ But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee. [ (Psalms strkjv@5:13) For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield. ]

rsv@Psalms:6:4 @ My soul also is sorely troubled. But thou, O LORD--how long?

rsv@Psalms:6:5 @ Turn, O LORD, save my life; deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love.

rsv@Psalms:6:10 @ The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD accepts my prayer. [ (Psalms strkjv@6:11) All my enemies shall be ashamed and sorely troubled; they shall turn back, and be put to shame in a moment. ]

rsv@Psalms:7:2 @ O LORD my God, in thee do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me,

rsv@Psalms:7:6 @ let the enemy pursue me and overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground, and lay my soul in the dust. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:7:7 @ Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies; awake, O my God; thou hast appointed a judgment.

rsv@Psalms:7:11 @ My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

rsv@Psalms:8:8 @ all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,

rsv@Psalms:9:2 @ I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds.

rsv@Psalms:9:12 @ Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!

rsv@Psalms:9:15 @ that I may recount all thy praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in thy deliverance.

rsv@Psalms:9:17 @ The LORD has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. [Higgaion. Selah]

rsv@Psalms:9:20 @ Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before thee! [ (Psalms strkjv@9:21) Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! [Selah] ]

rsv@Psalms:10:1 @ Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?

rsv@Psalms:10:14 @ Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayest take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

rsv@Psalms:11:5 @ The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids test, the children of men.

rsv@Psalms:12:2 @ Help, LORD; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

rsv@Psalms:14:3 @ The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any that act wisely, that seek after God.

rsv@Psalms:14:7 @ You would confound the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge. [ (Psalms strkjv@14:8) O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad. ]

rsv@Psalms:15:2 @ O LORD, who shall sojourn in thy tent? Who shall dwell on thy holy hill?

rsv@Psalms:15:3 @ He who walks blamelessly, and does what is right, and speaks truth from his heart;

rsv@Psalms:16:4 @ As for the saints in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.

rsv@Psalms:16:8 @ I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.

rsv@Psalms:16:10 @ Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure.

rsv@Psalms:17:6 @ My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.

rsv@Psalms:17:14 @ Arise, O LORD! confront them, overthrow them! Deliver my life from the wicked by thy sword,

rsv@Psalms:17:15 @ from men by thy hand, O LORD, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes. [ (Psalms strkjv@17:16) As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with beholding thy form. ]

rsv@Psalms:18:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

rsv@Psalms:18:3 @ The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

rsv@Psalms:18:7 @ In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

rsv@Psalms:18:8 @ Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

rsv@Psalms:18:16 @ Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

rsv@Psalms:18:18 @ He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

rsv@Psalms:18:20 @ He brought me forth into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

rsv@Psalms:18:24 @ I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.

rsv@Psalms:18:26 @ With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;

rsv@Psalms:18:27 @ with the pure thou dost show thyself pure; and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.

rsv@Psalms:18:28 @ For thou dost deliver a humble people; but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down.

rsv@Psalms:18:31 @ This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

rsv@Psalms:18:36 @ Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me, and thy help made me great.

rsv@Psalms:18:39 @ I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.

rsv@Psalms:18:42 @ They cried for help, but there was none to save, they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

rsv@Psalms:18:44 @ Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples; thou didst make me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.

rsv@Psalms:18:49 @ who delivered me from my enemies; yea, thou didst exalt me above my adversaries; thou didst deliver me from men of violence.

rsv@Psalms:19:2 @ The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

rsv@Psalms:19:14 @ Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. [ (Psalms strkjv@19:15) Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. ]

rsv@Psalms:20:3 @ May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion!

rsv@Psalms:20:4 @ May he remember all your offerings, and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:20:7 @ Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.

rsv@Psalms:21:2 @ In thy strength the king rejoices, O LORD; and in thy help how greatly he exults!

rsv@Psalms:21:3 @ Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:21:6 @ His glory is great through thy help; splendor and majesty thou dost bestow upon him.

rsv@Psalms:22:2 @ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

rsv@Psalms:22:4 @ Yet thou art holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:22:5 @ In thee our fathers trusted; they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

rsv@Psalms:22:9 @ "He committed his cause to the LORD; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"

rsv@Psalms:22:12 @ Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is none to help.

rsv@Psalms:22:15 @ I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my breast;

rsv@Psalms:22:20 @ But thou, O LORD, be not far off! O thou my help, hasten to my aid!

rsv@Psalms:22:21 @ Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!

rsv@Psalms:22:23 @ I will tell of thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee:

rsv@Psalms:22:24 @ You who fear the LORD, praise him! all you sons of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you sons of Israel!

rsv@Psalms:22:29 @ For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.

rsv@Psalms:22:30 @ Yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and he who cannot keep himself alive.

rsv@Psalms:22:31 @ Posterity shall serve him; men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation, [ (Psalms strkjv@22:32) and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, that he has wrought it. ]

rsv@Psalms:23:6 @ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows. [ (Psalms strkjv@23:7) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. ]

rsv@Psalms:24:2 @ The earth is the LORD's and the fulness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein;

rsv@Psalms:24:7 @ Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:24:10 @ Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. [ (Psalms strkjv@24:11) Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! [Selah] ]

rsv@Psalms:25:14 @ He himself shall abide in prosperity, and his children shall possess the land.

rsv@Psalms:25:17 @ Turn thou to me, and be gracious to me; for I am lonely and afflicted.

rsv@Psalms:25:18 @ Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distresses.

rsv@Psalms:25:21 @ Oh guard my life, and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

rsv@Psalms:25:22 @ May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for thee. [ (Psalms strkjv@25:23) Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. ]

rsv@Psalms:26:8 @ singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all thy wondrous deeds.

rsv@Psalms:26:9 @ O LORD, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwells.

rsv@Psalms:26:12 @ But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. [ (Psalms strkjv@26:13) My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the LORD. ]

rsv@Psalms:27:5 @ One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

rsv@Psalms:27:6 @ For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent, he will set me high upon a rock.

rsv@Psalms:27:7 @ And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the LORD.

rsv@Psalms:27:10 @ Hide not thy face from me. Turn not thy servant away in anger, thou who hast been my help. Cast me not off, forsake me not, O God of my salvation!

rsv@Psalms:27:12 @ Teach me thy way, O LORD; and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

rsv@Psalms:27:14 @ I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! [ (Psalms strkjv@27:15) Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the LORD! ]

rsv@Psalms:28:3 @ Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to thee for help, as I lift up my hands toward thy most holy sanctuary.

rsv@Psalms:28:8 @ The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

rsv@Psalms:30:3 @ O LORD my God, I cried to thee for help, and thou hast healed me.

rsv@Psalms:30:10 @ "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness?

rsv@Psalms:30:11 @ Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! O LORD, be thou my helper!"

rsv@Psalms:31:2 @ In thee, O LORD, do I seek refuge; let me never be put to shame; in thy righteousness deliver me!

rsv@Psalms:31:9 @ and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

rsv@Psalms:31:13 @ I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.

rsv@Psalms:31:16 @ My times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors!

rsv@Psalms:31:21 @ In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men; thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues.

rsv@Psalms:31:23 @ I had said in my alarm, "I am driven far from thy sight." But thou didst hear my supplications, when I cried to thee for help.

rsv@Psalms:32:5 @ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:32:6 @ I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:32:8 @ Thou art a hiding place for me, thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with deliverance. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:32:9 @ I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

rsv@Psalms:32:10 @ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not keep with you.

rsv@Psalms:33:2 @ Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

rsv@Psalms:33:10 @ The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

rsv@Psalms:33:11 @ The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

rsv@Psalms:33:16 @ A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

rsv@Psalms:33:19 @ that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.

rsv@Psalms:33:20 @ Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.

rsv@Psalms:34:1 @ A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

rsv@Psalms:34:5 @ I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

rsv@Psalms:34:8 @ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

rsv@Psalms:34:18 @ When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

rsv@Psalms:34:20 @ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

rsv@Psalms:35:3 @ Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help!

rsv@Psalms:35:4 @ Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, "I am your deliverance!"

rsv@Psalms:35:6 @ Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them on!

rsv@Psalms:35:7 @ Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them!

rsv@Psalms:35:10 @ Then my soul shall rejoice in the LORD, exulting in his deliverance.

rsv@Psalms:35:11 @ All my bones shall say, "O LORD, who is like thee, thou who deliverest the weak from him who is too strong for him, the weak and needy from him who despoils him?"

rsv@Psalms:35:14 @ But I, when they were sick-- I wore sackcloth, I afflicted myself with fasting. I prayed with head bowed on my bosom,

rsv@Psalms:35:24 @ Bestir thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and my Lord!

rsv@Psalms:35:26 @ Let them not say to themselves, "Aha, we have our heart's desire!" Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up."

rsv@Psalms:35:27 @ Let them be put to shame and confusion altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me!

rsv@Psalms:35:28 @ Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad, and say evermore, "Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!" [ (Psalms strkjv@35:29) Then my tongue shall tell of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. ]

rsv@Psalms:36:3 @ For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

rsv@Psalms:36:4 @ The words of his mouth are mischief and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

rsv@Psalms:36:5 @ He plots mischief while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he spurns not evil.

rsv@Psalms:36:9 @ They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.

rsv@Psalms:37:2 @ Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!

rsv@Psalms:37:4 @ Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.

rsv@Psalms:37:5 @ Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

rsv@Psalms:37:8 @ Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

rsv@Psalms:37:9 @ Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

rsv@Psalms:37:11 @ Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.

rsv@Psalms:37:12 @ But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

rsv@Psalms:37:19 @ The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;

rsv@Psalms:37:24 @ The steps of a man are from the LORD, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;

rsv@Psalms:37:30 @ The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.

rsv@Psalms:37:38 @ Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace.

rsv@Psalms:37:40 @ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble. [ (Psalms strkjv@37:41) The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him. ]

rsv@Psalms:38:22 @ Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me! [ (Psalms strkjv@38:23) Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! ]

rsv@Psalms:39:3 @ I was dumb and silent, I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse,

rsv@Psalms:39:6 @ Behold, thou hast made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in thy sight. Surely every man stands as a mere breath! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:39:7 @ Surely man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nought are they in turmoil; man heaps up, and knows not who will gather!

rsv@Psalms:39:9 @ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Make me not the scorn of the fool!

rsv@Psalms:39:12 @ When thou dost chasten man with rebukes for sin, thou dost consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely every man is a mere breath! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:40:6 @ Thou hast multiplied, O LORD my God, thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us; none can compare with thee! Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered.

rsv@Psalms:40:9 @ I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart."

rsv@Psalms:40:10 @ I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, as thou knowest, O LORD.

rsv@Psalms:40:11 @ I have not hid thy saving help within my heart, I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation.

rsv@Psalms:40:14 @ Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

rsv@Psalms:40:17 @ But may all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; may those who love thy salvation say continually, "Great is the LORD!" [ (Psalms strkjv@40:18) As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord takes thought for me. Thou art my help and my deliverer; do not tarry, O my God! ]

rsv@Psalms:41:2 @ Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble;

rsv@Psalms:41:7 @ And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

rsv@Psalms:41:10 @ Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

rsv@Psalms:41:13 @ But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever. [ (Psalms strkjv@41:14) Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. ]

rsv@Psalms:42:6 @ Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help

rsv@Psalms:42:11 @ As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, "Where is your God?" [ (Psalms strkjv@42:12) Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. ]

rsv@Psalms:43:1 @ Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from deceitful and unjust men deliver me!

rsv@Psalms:43:3 @ Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me, let them bring me to thy holy hill and to thy dwelling!

rsv@Psalms:43:5 @ Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

rsv@Psalms:44:4 @ for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance; for thou didst delight in them.

rsv@Psalms:44:9 @ In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to thy name for ever. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:44:24 @ Rouse thyself! Why sleepest thou, O Lord? Awake! Do not cast us off for ever!

rsv@Psalms:44:26 @ For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body cleaves to the ground. [ (Psalms strkjv@44:27) Rise up, come to our help! Deliver us for the sake of thy steadfast love! ]

rsv@Psalms:45:8 @ you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows;

rsv@Psalms:45:17 @ Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. [ (Psalms strkjv@45:18) I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever. ]

rsv@Psalms:46:2 @ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

rsv@Psalms:46:4 @ though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:46:6 @ God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God will help her right early.

rsv@Psalms:46:7 @ The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

rsv@Psalms:46:8 @ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:46:11 @ "Be still, and know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth!" [ (Psalms strkjv@46:12) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah] ]

rsv@Psalms:47:5 @ He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:47:9 @ God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. [ (Psalms strkjv@47:10) The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! ]

rsv@Psalms:48:3 @ beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.

rsv@Psalms:48:4 @ Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.

rsv@Psalms:48:9 @ As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes for ever. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:48:14 @ consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation [ (Psalms strkjv@48:15) that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide for ever. ]

rsv@Psalms:49:8 @ Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,

rsv@Psalms:49:12 @ Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.

rsv@Psalms:49:14 @ This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:49:16 @ But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:49:19 @ Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,

rsv@Psalms:50:7 @ The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:50:8 @ "Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

rsv@Psalms:50:12 @ I know all the birds of the air, and all that moves in the field is mine.

rsv@Psalms:50:13 @ "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world and all that is in it is mine.

rsv@Psalms:50:16 @ and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."

rsv@Psalms:50:22 @ These things you have done and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you, and lay the charge before you.

rsv@Psalms:50:23 @ "Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I rend, and there be none to deliver! [ (Psalms strkjv@50:24) He who brings thanksgiving as his sacrifice honors me; to him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God!" ]

rsv@Psalms:51:5 @ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, so that thou art justified in thy sentence and blameless in thy judgment.

rsv@Psalms:51:15 @ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of thy deliverance.

rsv@Psalms:51:17 @ For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.

rsv@Psalms:51:19 @ Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, [ (Psalms strkjv@51:20) then wilt thou delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on thy altar. ]

rsv@Psalms:52:1 @ To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech."

rsv@Psalms:52:4 @ You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:52:6 @ But God will break you down for ever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:53:6 @ There they are, in great terror, in terror such as has not been! For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them. [ (Psalms strkjv@53:7) O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad. ]

rsv@Psalms:54:4 @ For insolent men have risen against me, ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before them. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:54:5 @ Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

rsv@Psalms:54:7 @ With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to thee; I will give thanks to thy name, O LORD, for it is good. [ (Psalms strkjv@54:8) For thou hast delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. ]

rsv@Psalms:55:2 @ Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication!

rsv@Psalms:55:6 @ Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me.

rsv@Psalms:55:8 @ yea, I would wander afar, I would lodge in the wilderness, [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:55:9 @ I would haste to find me a shelter from the raging wind and tempest."

rsv@Psalms:55:15 @ We used to hold sweet converse together; within God's house we walked in fellowship.

rsv@Psalms:55:19 @ He will deliver my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me.

rsv@Psalms:55:20 @ God will give ear, and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old; because they keep no law, and do not fear God. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:56:7 @ They band themselves together, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they have waited for my life,

rsv@Psalms:56:13 @ My vows to thee I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings to thee. [ (Psalms strkjv@56:14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death, yea, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. ]

rsv@Psalms:57:4 @ He will send from heaven and save me, he will put to shame those who trample upon me. [Selah] God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

rsv@Psalms:57:7 @ They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:57:8 @ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!

rsv@Psalms:58:9 @ Let them be like the snail which dissolves into slime, like the untimely birth that never sees the sun.

rsv@Psalms:58:10 @ Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

rsv@Psalms:58:11 @ The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. [ (Psalms strkjv@58:12) Men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth." ]

rsv@Psalms:59:2 @ Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, protect me from those who rise up against me,

rsv@Psalms:59:3 @ deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.

rsv@Psalms:59:4 @ For, lo, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men band themselves against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

rsv@Psalms:59:5 @ for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!

rsv@Psalms:59:6 @ Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:59:8 @ There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips-- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"

rsv@Psalms:59:12 @ Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

rsv@Psalms:59:14 @ consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more, that men may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:60:1 @ To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

rsv@Psalms:60:4 @ Thou hast made thy people suffer hard things; thou hast given us wine to drink that made us reel.

rsv@Psalms:60:5 @ Thou hast set up a banner for those who fear thee, to rally to it from the bow. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:60:6 @ That thy beloved may be delivered, give victory by thy right hand and answer us!

rsv@Psalms:60:8 @ Gilead is mine; Manas'seh is mine; E'phraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

rsv@Psalms:60:12 @ O grant us help against the foe, for vain is the help of man! [ (Psalms strkjv@60:13) With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. ]

rsv@Psalms:61:5 @ Let me dwell in thy tent for ever! Oh to be safe under the shelter of thy wings! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:62:5 @ They only plan to thrust him down from his eminence. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:62:8 @ On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

rsv@Psalms:62:9 @ Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:62:10 @ Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.

rsv@Psalms:62:12 @ Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God; [ (Psalms strkjv@62:13) and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work. ]

rsv@Psalms:63:8 @ for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.

rsv@Psalms:64:5 @ shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.

rsv@Psalms:64:10 @ Then all men will fear; they will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done. [ (Psalms strkjv@64:11) Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory! ]

rsv@Psalms:65:5 @ Blessed is he whom thou dost choose and bring near, to dwell in thy courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple!

rsv@Psalms:65:6 @ By dread deeds thou dost answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the farthest seas;

rsv@Psalms:65:9 @ so that those who dwell at earth's farthest bounds are afraid at thy signs; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

rsv@Psalms:65:13 @ The pastures of the wilderness drip, the hills gird themselves with joy, [ (Psalms strkjv@65:14) the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. ]

rsv@Psalms:66:5 @ All the earth worships thee; they sing praises to thee, sing praises to thy name." [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:66:8 @ who rules by his might for ever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations-- let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:66:16 @ I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:66:17 @ Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.

rsv@Psalms:67:2 @ May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:67:5 @ Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:67:7 @ The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us. [ (Psalms strkjv@67:8) God has blessed us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! ]

rsv@Psalms:68:3 @ As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!

rsv@Psalms:68:7 @ God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

rsv@Psalms:68:8 @ O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness, [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:68:9 @ the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, at the presence of God; yon Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:68:11 @ thy flock found a dwelling in it; in thy goodness, O God, thou didst provide for the needy.

rsv@Psalms:68:15 @ When the Almighty scattered kings there, snow fell on Zalmon.

rsv@Psalms:68:17 @ Why look you with envy, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount which God desired for his abode, yea, where the LORD will dwell for ever?

rsv@Psalms:68:19 @ Thou didst ascend the high mount, leading captives in thy train, and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

rsv@Psalms:68:20 @ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:68:21 @ Our God is a God of salvation; and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

rsv@Psalms:68:26 @ the singers in front, the minstrels last, between them maidens playing timbrels:

rsv@Psalms:68:27 @ "Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel's fountain!"

rsv@Psalms:68:31 @ Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.

rsv@Psalms:68:33 @ Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord, [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:68:35 @ Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies. [ (Psalms strkjv@68:36) Terrible is God in his sanctuary, the God of Israel, he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! ]

rsv@Psalms:69:7 @ Let not those who hope in thee be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:69:14 @ But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy steadfast love answer me. With thy faithful help

rsv@Psalms:69:15 @ rescue me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.

rsv@Psalms:69:26 @ May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents.

rsv@Psalms:69:36 @ For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; and his servants shall dwell there and possess it; [ (Psalms strkjv@69:37) the children of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it. ]

rsv@Psalms:70:2 @ Be pleased, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

rsv@Psalms:70:5 @ May all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee! May those who love thy salvation say evermore, "God is great!" [ (Psalms strkjv@70:6) But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not tarry! ]

rsv@Psalms:71:2 @ In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline thy ear to me, and save me!

rsv@Psalms:71:4 @ Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

rsv@Psalms:71:11 @ and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."

rsv@Psalms:71:12 @ O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!

rsv@Psalms:71:15 @ My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

rsv@Psalms:71:22 @ I will also praise thee with the harp for thy faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to thee with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:71:24 @ And my tongue will talk of thy righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disgraced who sought to do me hurt.

rsv@Psalms:72:5 @ May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor!

rsv@Psalms:72:13 @ For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.

rsv@Psalms:72:17 @ May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may men blossom forth from the cities like the grass of the field!

rsv@Psalms:72:18 @ May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!

rsv@Psalms:72:19 @ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

rsv@Psalms:73:3 @ But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had well nigh slipped.

rsv@Psalms:73:8 @ Their eyes swell out with fatness, their hearts overflow with follies.

rsv@Psalms:73:24 @ Nevertheless I am continually with thee; thou dost hold my right hand.

rsv@Psalms:73:25 @ Thou dost guide me with thy counsel, and afterward thou wilt receive me to glory.

rsv@Psalms:73:28 @ For lo, those who are far from thee shall perish; thou dost put an end to those who are false to thee. [ (Psalms strkjv@73:29) But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works. ]

rsv@Psalms:74:3 @ Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thy heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where thou hast dwelt.

rsv@Psalms:74:6 @ At the upper entrance they hacked the wooden trellis with axes.

rsv@Psalms:74:8 @ They set thy sanctuary on fire; to the ground they desecrated the dwelling place of thy name.

rsv@Psalms:74:9 @ They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

rsv@Psalms:74:20 @ Do not deliver the soul of thy dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of thy poor for ever.

rsv@Psalms:75:4 @ When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:75:9 @ For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; and he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.

rsv@Psalms:76:2 @ In Judah God is known, his name is great in Israel.

rsv@Psalms:76:3 @ His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.

rsv@Psalms:76:4 @ There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:76:10 @ when God arose to establish judgment to save all the oppressed of the earth. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:76:11 @ Surely the wrath of men shall praise thee; the residue of wrath thou wilt gird upon thee.

rsv@Psalms:77:4 @ I think of God, and I moan; I meditate, and my spirit faints. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:77:5 @ Thou dost hold my eyelids from closing; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

rsv@Psalms:77:10 @ Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:77:16 @ Thou didst with thy arm redeem thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:78:5 @ We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders which he has wrought.

rsv@Psalms:78:6 @ He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children;

rsv@Psalms:78:7 @ that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,

rsv@Psalms:78:9 @ and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

rsv@Psalms:78:13 @ In the sight of their fathers he wrought marvels in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zo'an.

rsv@Psalms:78:18 @ Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

rsv@Psalms:78:22 @ Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob, his anger mounted against Israel;

rsv@Psalms:78:26 @ Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.

rsv@Psalms:78:30 @ And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.

rsv@Psalms:78:32 @ the anger of God rose against them and he slew the strongest of them, and laid low the picked men of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:78:33 @ In spite of all this they still sinned; despite his wonders they did not believe.

rsv@Psalms:78:41 @ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!

rsv@Psalms:78:42 @ They tested him again and again, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:78:44 @ when he wrought his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the fields of Zo'an.

rsv@Psalms:78:50 @ He let loose on them his fierce anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.

rsv@Psalms:78:54 @ He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

rsv@Psalms:78:56 @ He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

rsv@Psalms:78:57 @ Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,

rsv@Psalms:78:60 @ When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.

rsv@Psalms:78:61 @ He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among men,

rsv@Psalms:78:62 @ and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

rsv@Psalms:78:65 @ Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.

rsv@Psalms:78:72 @ from tending the ewes that had young he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob his people, of Israel his inheritance. [ (Psalms strkjv@78:73) With upright heart he tended them, and guided them with skilful hand. ]

rsv@Psalms:79:10 @ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake!

rsv@Psalms:80:2 @ Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

rsv@Psalms:80:7 @ Thou dost make us the scorn of our neighbors; and our enemies laugh among themselves.

rsv@Psalms:80:14 @ The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.

rsv@Psalms:80:18 @ But let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself!

rsv@Psalms:81:3 @ Raise a song, sound the timbrel, the sweet lyre with the harp.

rsv@Psalms:81:5 @ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

rsv@Psalms:81:7 @ "I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.

rsv@Psalms:81:8 @ In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Mer'ibah. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:81:9 @ Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

rsv@Psalms:81:12 @ "But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would have none of me.

rsv@Psalms:81:13 @ So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.

rsv@Psalms:81:14 @ O that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

rsv@Psalms:82:3 @ "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:82:5 @ Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

rsv@Psalms:82:8 @ nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince." [ (Psalms strkjv@82:9) Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations! ]

rsv@Psalms:83:5 @ They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"

rsv@Psalms:83:7 @ the tents of Edom and the Ish'maelites, Moab and the Hagrites,

rsv@Psalms:83:9 @ Assyria also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:83:13 @ who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God."

rsv@Psalms:84:2 @ How lovely is thy dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!

rsv@Psalms:84:4 @ Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.

rsv@Psalms:84:5 @ Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:84:9 @ O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:84:10 @ Behold our shield, O God; look upon the face of thine anointed!

rsv@Psalms:84:11 @ For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

rsv@Psalms:84:12 @ For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly. [ (Psalms strkjv@84:13) O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee! ]

rsv@Psalms:85:3 @ Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:85:10 @ Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

rsv@Psalms:85:13 @ Yea, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. [ (Psalms strkjv@85:14) Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way. ]

rsv@Psalms:86:14 @ For great is thy steadfast love toward me; thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

rsv@Psalms:86:17 @ Turn to me and take pity on me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. [ (Psalms strkjv@86:18) Show me a sign of thy favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me. ]

rsv@Psalms:87:3 @ the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

rsv@Psalms:87:4 @ Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:87:6 @ And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.

rsv@Psalms:87:7 @ The LORD records as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." [Selah] [ (Psalms strkjv@87:8) Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you." ]

rsv@Psalms:88:2 @ O LORD, my God, I call for help by day; I cry out in the night before thee.

rsv@Psalms:88:8 @ Thy wrath lies heavy upon me, and thou dost overwhelm me with all thy waves. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:88:11 @ Dost thou work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise up to praise thee? [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:88:13 @ Are thy wonders known in the darkness, or thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness?

rsv@Psalms:88:16 @ Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer thy terrors; I am helpless.

rsv@Psalms:89:5 @ `your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:89:19 @ For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:89:38 @ Like the moon it shall be established for ever; it shall stand firm while the skies endure." [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:89:46 @ Thou hast cut short the days of his youth; thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:89:47 @ How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire?

rsv@Psalms:89:49 @ What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:90:2 @ LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

rsv@Psalms:90:8 @ For we are consumed by thy anger; by thy wrath we are overwhelmed.

rsv@Psalms:91:1 @ He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,

rsv@Psalms:91:3 @ For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;

rsv@Psalms:91:4 @ he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

rsv@Psalms:91:11 @ For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways.

rsv@Psalms:91:14 @ Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.

rsv@Psalms:92:4 @ to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.

rsv@Psalms:94:17 @ If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.

rsv@Psalms:94:18 @ When I thought, "My foot slips," thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.

rsv@Psalms:95:6 @ O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

rsv@Psalms:96:2 @ Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.

rsv@Psalms:96:3 @ Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

rsv@Psalms:96:12 @ let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

rsv@Psalms:97:5 @ The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

rsv@Psalms:97:10 @ The LORD loves those who hate evil; he preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

rsv@Psalms:98:2 @ O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.

rsv@Psalms:98:4 @ He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.

rsv@Psalms:98:6 @ Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!

rsv@Psalms:98:8 @ Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it!

rsv@Psalms:99:6 @ Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.

rsv@Psalms:101:3 @ I will give heed to the way that is blameless. Oh when wilt thou come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;

rsv@Psalms:101:7 @ I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.

rsv@Psalms:101:8 @ No man who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no man who utters lies shall continue in my presence. [ (Psalms strkjv@101:9) Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD. ]

rsv@Psalms:102:8 @ I lie awake, I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.

rsv@Psalms:102:28 @ but thou art the same, and thy years have no end. [ (Psalms strkjv@102:29) The children of thy servants shall dwell secure; their posterity shall be established before thee. ]

rsv@Psalms:103:8 @ He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:103:16 @ As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;

rsv@Psalms:103:21 @ Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word!

rsv@Psalms:104:2 @ who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,

rsv@Psalms:104:11 @ they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.

rsv@Psalms:105:2 @ Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!

rsv@Psalms:105:10 @ which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

rsv@Psalms:105:20 @ The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free;

rsv@Psalms:105:22 @ to instruct his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

rsv@Psalms:105:23 @ Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

rsv@Psalms:105:28 @ He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.

rsv@Psalms:105:37 @ Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.

rsv@Psalms:106:4 @ Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people; help me when thou deliverest them;

rsv@Psalms:106:7 @ Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.

rsv@Psalms:106:10 @ So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy.

rsv@Psalms:106:12 @ Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

rsv@Psalms:106:13 @ But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

rsv@Psalms:106:28 @ Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Pe'or, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

rsv@Psalms:106:43 @ Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.

rsv@Psalms:106:44 @ Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

rsv@Psalms:106:45 @ He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

rsv@Psalms:106:46 @ He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.

rsv@Psalms:106:48 @ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!

rsv@Psalms:107:4 @ Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;

rsv@Psalms:107:6 @ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;

rsv@Psalms:107:7 @ he led them by a straight way, till they reached a city to dwell in.

rsv@Psalms:107:11 @ for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

rsv@Psalms:107:12 @ Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.

rsv@Psalms:107:13 @ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;

rsv@Psalms:107:19 @ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;

rsv@Psalms:107:20 @ he sent forth his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.

rsv@Psalms:107:22 @ And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

rsv@Psalms:107:26 @ They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;

rsv@Psalms:107:27 @ they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.

rsv@Psalms:107:28 @ Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;

rsv@Psalms:107:32 @ Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

rsv@Psalms:107:36 @ And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;

rsv@Psalms:107:37 @ they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.

rsv@Psalms:108:2 @ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Awake, my soul!

rsv@Psalms:108:7 @ That thy beloved may be delivered, give help by thy right hand, and answer me!

rsv@Psalms:108:9 @ Gilead is mine; Manas'seh is mine; E'phraim is my helmet; Judah my scepter.

rsv@Psalms:108:13 @ O grant us help against the foe, for vain is the help of man! [ (Psalms strkjv@108:14) With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. ]

rsv@Psalms:109:19 @ He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!

rsv@Psalms:109:20 @ May it be like a garment which he wraps round him, like a belt with which he daily girds himself!

rsv@Psalms:109:22 @ But thou, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for thy name's sake; because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!

rsv@Psalms:109:27 @ Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to thy steadfast love!

rsv@Psalms:110:4 @ Your people will offer themselves freely on the day you lead your host upon the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning like dew your youth will come to you.

rsv@Psalms:110:5 @ The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchiz'edek."

rsv@Psalms:112:1 @ Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments!

rsv@Psalms:112:5 @ It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.

rsv@Psalms:112:9 @ He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.

rsv@Psalms:112:10 @ The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked man comes to nought.

rsv@Psalms:114:1 @ When Israel went forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

rsv@Psalms:114:2 @ Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

rsv@Psalms:115:6 @ They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.

rsv@Psalms:115:7 @ They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.

rsv@Psalms:115:9 @ O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

rsv@Psalms:115:10 @ O house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

rsv@Psalms:115:11 @ You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

rsv@Psalms:115:12 @ The LORD has been mindful of us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

rsv@Psalms:116:8 @ For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;

rsv@Psalms:118:2 @ Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures for ever."

rsv@Psalms:118:7 @ The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

rsv@Psalms:118:13 @ I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

rsv@Psalms:118:18 @ The LORD has chastened me sorely, but he has not given me over to death.

rsv@Psalms:118:23 @ This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

rsv@Psalms:119:1 @ Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!

rsv@Psalms:119:14 @ In the way of thy testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.

rsv@Psalms:119:16 @ I will delight in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.

rsv@Psalms:119:24 @ Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors.

rsv@Psalms:119:28 @ My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to thy word!

rsv@Psalms:119:35 @ Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for I delight in it.

rsv@Psalms:119:47 @ for I find my delight in thy commandments, which I love.

rsv@Psalms:119:60 @ I hasten and do not delay to keep thy commandments.

rsv@Psalms:119:65 @ Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word.

rsv@Psalms:119:66 @ Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in thy commandments.

rsv@Psalms:119:70 @ their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in thy law.

rsv@Psalms:119:77 @ Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

rsv@Psalms:119:80 @ May my heart be blameless in thy statutes, that I may not be put to shame!

rsv@Psalms:119:86 @ All thy commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

rsv@Psalms:119:92 @ If thy law had not been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.

rsv@Psalms:119:107 @ I am sorely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to thy word!

rsv@Psalms:119:114 @ Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.

rsv@Psalms:119:140 @ Thy promise is well tried, and thy servant loves it.

rsv@Psalms:119:143 @ Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but thy commandments are my delight.

rsv@Psalms:119:147 @ I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in thy words.

rsv@Psalms:119:153 @ Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.

rsv@Psalms:119:170 @ Let my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy word.

rsv@Psalms:119:173 @ Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.

rsv@Psalms:119:174 @ I long for thy salvation, O LORD, and thy law is my delight.

rsv@Psalms:119:175 @ Let me live, that I may praise thee, and let thy ordinances help me.

rsv@Psalms:120:3 @ "Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue."

rsv@Psalms:120:6 @ Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

rsv@Psalms:120:7 @ Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace. [ (Psalms strkjv@120:8) I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war! ]

rsv@Psalms:121:2 @ I lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence does my help come?

rsv@Psalms:121:3 @ My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

rsv@Psalms:121:5 @ Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

rsv@Psalms:122:5 @ to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

rsv@Psalms:124:2 @ If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say--

rsv@Psalms:124:8 @ We have escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! [ (Psalms strkjv@124:9) Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. ]

rsv@Psalms:125:5 @ Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! [ (Psalms strkjv@125:6) But those who turn aside upon their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be in Israel! ]

rsv@Psalms:127:3 @ It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

rsv@Psalms:128:3 @ You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

rsv@Psalms:128:6 @ The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! [ (Psalms strkjv@128:7) May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel! ]

rsv@Psalms:129:2 @ "Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth," let Israel now say--

rsv@Psalms:129:3 @ "Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

rsv@Psalms:130:8 @ O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plenteous redemption. [ (Psalms strkjv@130:9) And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ]

rsv@Psalms:131:2 @ O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.

rsv@Psalms:131:3 @ But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul. [ (Psalms strkjv@131:4) O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. ]

rsv@Psalms:132:5 @ I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

rsv@Psalms:132:6 @ until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."

rsv@Psalms:132:7 @ Lo, we heard of it in Eph'rathah, we found it in the fields of Ja'ar.

rsv@Psalms:132:8 @ "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"

rsv@Psalms:132:15 @ "This is my resting place for ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

rsv@Psalms:132:18 @ There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. [ (Psalms strkjv@132:19) His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shed its luster." ]

rsv@Psalms:133:2 @ Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

rsv@Psalms:135:4 @ For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.

rsv@Psalms:135:12 @ and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.

rsv@Psalms:135:19 @ O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD!

rsv@Psalms:135:21 @ Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!

rsv@Psalms:136:11 @ and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures for ever;

rsv@Psalms:136:14 @ and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures for ever;

rsv@Psalms:136:22 @ a heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

rsv@Psalms:138:8 @ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou dost preserve my life; thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand delivers me. [ (Psalms strkjv@138:9) The LORD will fulfil his purpose for me; thy steadfast love, O LORD, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of thy hands. ]

rsv@Psalms:139:10 @ If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

rsv@Psalms:139:15 @ I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are thy works! Thou knowest me right well;

rsv@Psalms:139:16 @ my frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.

rsv@Psalms:139:17 @ Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

rsv@Psalms:139:21 @ men who maliciously defy thee, who lift themselves up against thee for evil!

rsv@Psalms:140:2 @ Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,

rsv@Psalms:140:4 @ They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the poison of vipers. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:140:6 @ Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:140:8 @ O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

rsv@Psalms:140:9 @ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot! [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:140:10 @ Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

rsv@Psalms:140:13 @ I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy. [ (Psalms strkjv@140:14) Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence. ]

rsv@Psalms:141:5 @ Incline not my heart to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties!

rsv@Psalms:141:9 @ But my eyes are toward thee, O LORD God; in thee I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!

rsv@Psalms:142:3 @ I pour out my complaint before him, I tell my trouble before him.

rsv@Psalms:142:7 @ Give heed to my cry; for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me! [ (Psalms strkjv@142:8) Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to thy name! The righteous will surround me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me. ]

rsv@Psalms:143:7 @ I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. [Selah]

rsv@Psalms:143:10 @ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge!

rsv@Psalms:143:11 @ Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path!

rsv@Psalms:144:3 @ my rock and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues the peoples under him.

rsv@Psalms:144:8 @ Stretch forth thy hand from on high, rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of aliens,

rsv@Psalms:144:12 @ Rescue me from the cruel sword, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

rsv@Psalms:144:14 @ may our garners be full, providing all manner of store; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

rsv@Psalms:145:12 @ They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and tell of thy power,

rsv@Psalms:146:3 @ Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

rsv@Psalms:146:5 @ Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

rsv@Psalms:147:2 @ The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

rsv@Psalms:147:7 @ Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God upon the lyre!

rsv@Psalms:147:10 @ His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;

rsv@Psalms:147:17 @ He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?

rsv@Psalms:147:18 @ He sends forth his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.

rsv@Psalms:147:19 @ He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and ordinances to Israel.

rsv@Psalms:148:2 @ Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!

rsv@Psalms:148:14 @ He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the LORD!

rsv@Psalms:149:2 @ Let Israel be glad in his Maker, let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King!

rsv@Psalms:149:3 @ Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with timbrel and lyre!

rsv@Psalms:150:4 @ Praise him with timbrel and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!

rsv@Proverbs:1:1 @ The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

rsv@Proverbs:1:22 @ "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

rsv@Proverbs:1:25 @ and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,

rsv@Proverbs:1:30 @ would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof,

rsv@Proverbs:1:33 @ but he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil."

rsv@Proverbs:2:7 @ he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

rsv@Proverbs:2:12 @ delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech,

rsv@Proverbs:2:14 @ who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;

rsv@Proverbs:3:2 @ for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will they give you.

rsv@Proverbs:3:5 @ Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.

rsv@Proverbs:3:12 @ for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

rsv@Proverbs:3:15 @ She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

rsv@Proverbs:3:23 @ Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.

rsv@Proverbs:3:29 @ Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you.

rsv@Proverbs:5:15 @ Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

rsv@Proverbs:5:17 @ Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

rsv@Proverbs:5:19 @ a lovely hind, a graceful doe. Let her affection fill you at all times with delight, be infatuated always with her love.

rsv@Proverbs:6:3 @ then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go, hasten, and importune your neighbor.

rsv@Proverbs:6:4 @ Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber;

rsv@Proverbs:6:5 @ save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

rsv@Proverbs:6:25 @ Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;

rsv@Proverbs:6:32 @ He who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.

rsv@Proverbs:7:18 @ Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love.

rsv@Proverbs:7:21 @ With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.

rsv@Proverbs:8:11 @ for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

rsv@Proverbs:8:12 @ I, wisdom, dwell in prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

rsv@Proverbs:8:14 @ I have counsel and sound wisdom, I have insight, I have strength.

rsv@Proverbs:8:19 @ My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

rsv@Proverbs:8:26 @ before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world.

rsv@Proverbs:8:30 @ then I was beside him, like a master workman; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,

rsv@Proverbs:8:31 @ rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the sons of men.

rsv@Proverbs:8:36 @ but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death."

rsv@Proverbs:9:7 @ He who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

rsv@Proverbs:9:12 @ If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

rsv@Proverbs:10:2 @ Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

rsv@Proverbs:10:9 @ He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

rsv@Proverbs:10:30 @ The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

rsv@Proverbs:11:1 @ A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.

rsv@Proverbs:11:4 @ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

rsv@Proverbs:11:5 @ The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

rsv@Proverbs:11:6 @ The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

rsv@Proverbs:11:8 @ The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.

rsv@Proverbs:11:9 @ With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

rsv@Proverbs:11:10 @ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

rsv@Proverbs:11:12 @ He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

rsv@Proverbs:11:14 @ Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

rsv@Proverbs:11:17 @ A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

rsv@Proverbs:11:20 @ Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.

rsv@Proverbs:11:21 @ Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.

rsv@Proverbs:11:24 @ One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

rsv@Proverbs:11:25 @ A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

rsv@Proverbs:11:26 @ The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

rsv@Proverbs:12:5 @ The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are treacherous.

rsv@Proverbs:12:6 @ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.

rsv@Proverbs:12:9 @ Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.

rsv@Proverbs:12:10 @ A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

rsv@Proverbs:12:22 @ Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

rsv@Proverbs:13:13 @ He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

rsv@Proverbs:13:23 @ The fallow ground of the poor yields much food, but it is swept away through injustice.

rsv@Proverbs:13:25 @ The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

rsv@Proverbs:14:15 @ The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.

rsv@Proverbs:14:16 @ A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.

rsv@Proverbs:14:35 @ A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

rsv@Proverbs:15:8 @ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

rsv@Proverbs:15:19 @ The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.

rsv@Proverbs:15:22 @ Without counsel plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.

rsv@Proverbs:15:32 @ He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.

rsv@Proverbs:16:1 @ The plans of the mind belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

rsv@Proverbs:16:13 @ Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.

rsv@Proverbs:17:1 @ Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

rsv@Proverbs:17:2 @ A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

rsv@Proverbs:17:11 @ An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

rsv@Proverbs:17:14 @ The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

rsv@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

rsv@Proverbs:18:7 @ A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

rsv@Proverbs:18:8 @ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

rsv@Proverbs:18:15 @ An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

rsv@Proverbs:18:19 @ A brother helped is like a strong city, but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

rsv@Proverbs:18:20 @ From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

rsv@Proverbs:19:8 @ He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.

rsv@Proverbs:19:13 @ A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

rsv@Proverbs:19:19 @ A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

rsv@Proverbs:20:3 @ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

rsv@Proverbs:20:11 @ Even a child makes himself known by his acts, whether what he does is pure and right.

rsv@Proverbs:20:15 @ There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

rsv@Proverbs:20:17 @ Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

rsv@Proverbs:20:18 @ Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.

rsv@Proverbs:20:22 @ Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will help you.

rsv@Proverbs:20:26 @ A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.

rsv@Proverbs:20:28 @ Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.

rsv@Proverbs:21:5 @ The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.

rsv@Proverbs:21:13 @ He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.

rsv@Proverbs:21:20 @ Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

rsv@Proverbs:21:23 @ He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

rsv@Proverbs:21:30 @ No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the LORD.

rsv@Proverbs:21:31 @ The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.

rsv@Proverbs:22:3 @ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

rsv@Proverbs:22:5 @ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from them.

rsv@Proverbs:22:10 @ Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.

rsv@Proverbs:22:25 @ lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

rsv@Proverbs:23:3 @ Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

rsv@Proverbs:23:5 @ When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

rsv@Proverbs:23:6 @ Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;

rsv@Proverbs:23:8 @ You will vomit up the morsels which you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.

rsv@Proverbs:23:10 @ Do not remove an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless;

rsv@Proverbs:23:18 @ Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

rsv@Proverbs:23:23 @ Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

rsv@Proverbs:23:27 @ For a harlot is a deep pit; an adventuress is a narrow well.

rsv@Proverbs:23:35 @ "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."

rsv@Proverbs:24:6 @ for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

rsv@Proverbs:24:15 @ Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;

rsv@Proverbs:24:19 @ Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked;

rsv@Proverbs:24:25 @ but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will be upon them.

rsv@Proverbs:24:27 @ Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.

rsv@Proverbs:24:30 @ I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man without sense;

rsv@Proverbs:25:4 @ Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;

rsv@Proverbs:25:6 @ Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;

rsv@Proverbs:25:9 @ Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not disclose another's secret;

rsv@Proverbs:25:17 @ Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

rsv@Proverbs:25:28 @ A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

rsv@Proverbs:26:2 @ Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

rsv@Proverbs:26:4 @ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.

rsv@Proverbs:26:7 @ Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

rsv@Proverbs:26:17 @ He who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

rsv@Proverbs:26:20 @ For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

rsv@Proverbs:26:21 @ As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

rsv@Proverbs:26:22 @ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

rsv@Proverbs:26:23 @ Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

rsv@Proverbs:26:25 @ when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;

rsv@Proverbs:27:4 @ Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?

rsv@Proverbs:27:12 @ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

rsv@Proverbs:27:23 @ Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;

rsv@Proverbs:27:26 @ the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;

rsv@Proverbs:28:5 @ Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.

rsv@Proverbs:28:10 @ He who misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit; but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

rsv@Proverbs:28:12 @ When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

rsv@Proverbs:28:16 @ A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

rsv@Proverbs:28:17 @ If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.

rsv@Proverbs:28:18 @ He who walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.

rsv@Proverbs:28:26 @ He who trusts in his own mind is a fool; but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

rsv@Proverbs:28:28 @ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

rsv@Proverbs:29:10 @ Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless, and the wicked seek his life.

rsv@Proverbs:29:15 @ The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

rsv@Proverbs:29:17 @ Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

rsv@Proverbs:30:1 @ The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa. The man says to Ith'i-el, to Ith'i-el and Ucal:

rsv@Proverbs:30:2 @ Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.

rsv@Proverbs:30:4 @ Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

rsv@Proverbs:30:5 @ Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

rsv@Proverbs:30:10 @ Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

rsv@Proverbs:30:13 @ There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!

rsv@Proverbs:30:29 @ Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:

rsv@Proverbs:30:32 @ If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.

rsv@Proverbs:31:1 @ The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him:

rsv@Proverbs:31:4 @ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink;

rsv@Proverbs:31:10 @ A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

rsv@Proverbs:31:16 @ She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

rsv@Proverbs:31:22 @ She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

rsv@Proverbs:31:23 @ Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

rsv@Proverbs:31:24 @ She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers girdles to the merchant.

rsv@Proverbs:31:27 @ She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

rsv@Proverbs:31:29 @ "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."

rsv@Ecclesiastes:1:12 @ I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:1:16 @ I said to myself, "I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:1 @ I said to myself, "Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:4 @ I made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself;

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:5 @ I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:6 @ I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:8 @ I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces; I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, man's delight.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:13 @ Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:2:15 @ Then I said to myself, "What befalls the fool will befall me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:3:12 @ I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;

rsv@Ecclesiastes:4:8 @ a person who has no one, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:4:10 @ For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:4:15 @ I saw all the living who move about under the sun, as well as that youth, who was to stand in his place;

rsv@Ecclesiastes:4:16 @ there was no end of all the people; he was over all of them. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:5:4 @ When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:5:9 @ But in all, a king is an advantage to a land with cultivated fields.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:6:3 @ If a man begets a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but he does not enjoy life's good things, and also has no burial, I say that an untimely birth is better off than he.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:6:8 @ For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

rsv@Ecclesiastes:6:12 @ For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?

rsv@Ecclesiastes:7:7 @ Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe corrupts the mind.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:7:14 @ In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:7:16 @ Be not righteous overmuch, and do not make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?

rsv@Ecclesiastes:7:20 @ Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:7:22 @ your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:3 @ go from his presence, do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:7 @ For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be?

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:8 @ No man has power to retain the spirit, or authority over the day of death; there is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:12 @ Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him;

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:13 @ but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:8:15 @ And I commend enjoyment, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink, and enjoy himself, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of life which God gives him under the sun.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:9:11 @ Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:9:15 @ But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:10:10 @ If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps one to succeed.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:10:14 @ A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?

rsv@Ecclesiastes:10:20 @ Even in your thought, do not curse the king, nor in your bedchamber curse the rich; for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:11:3 @ If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

rsv@Ecclesiastes:12:5 @ they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along and desire fails; because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets;

rsv@Ecclesiastes:12:6 @ before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

rsv@Songs:1:5 @ I am very dark, but comely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

rsv@Songs:1:7 @ Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who wanders beside the flocks of your companions?

rsv@Songs:1:10 @ Your cheeks are comely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.

rsv@Songs:1:13 @ My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.

rsv@Songs:1:14 @ My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Enge'di.

rsv@Songs:1:16 @ Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;

rsv@Songs:2:3 @ As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

rsv@Songs:2:7 @ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it please.

rsv@Songs:2:8 @ The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.

rsv@Songs:2:9 @ My beloved is like a gazelle, or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice.

rsv@Songs:2:10 @ My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;

rsv@Songs:2:14 @ O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is comely.

rsv@Songs:2:16 @ My beloved is mine and I am his, he pastures his flock among the lilies.

rsv@Songs:2:17 @ Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle, or a young stag upon rugged mountains.

rsv@Songs:3:4 @ Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

rsv@Songs:3:5 @ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it please.

rsv@Songs:3:7 @ Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! About it are sixty mighty men of the mighty men of Israel,

rsv@Songs:3:9 @ King Solomon made himself a palanquin from the wood of Lebanon.

rsv@Songs:4:3 @ Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.

rsv@Songs:4:4 @ Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an arsenal, whereon hang a thousand bucklers, all of them shields of warriors.

rsv@Songs:4:5 @ Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that feed among the lilies.

rsv@Songs:4:9 @ You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride, you have ravished my heart with a glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

rsv@Songs:4:15 @ a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

rsv@Songs:4:16 @ Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its fragrance be wafted abroad. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits.

rsv@Songs:5:2 @ I slept, but my heart was awake. Hark! my beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one; for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night."

rsv@Songs:5:4 @ My beloved put his hand to the latch, and my heart was thrilled within me.

rsv@Songs:5:5 @ I arose to open to my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, upon the handles of the bolt.

rsv@Songs:5:6 @ I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone. My soul failed me when he spoke. I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.

rsv@Songs:5:8 @ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.

rsv@Songs:5:9 @ What is your beloved more than another beloved, O fairest among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you thus adjure us?

rsv@Songs:5:10 @ My beloved is all radiant and ruddy, distinguished among ten thousand.

rsv@Songs:5:13 @ His cheeks are like beds of spices, yielding fragrance. His lips are lilies, distilling liquid myrrh.

rsv@Songs:5:14 @ His arms are rounded gold, set with jewels. His body is ivory work, encrusted with sapphires.

rsv@Songs:5:16 @ His speech is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

rsv@Songs:6:1 @ Whither has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Whither has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

rsv@Songs:6:2 @ My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

rsv@Songs:6:3 @ I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

rsv@Songs:6:4 @ You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

rsv@Songs:7:1 @ How graceful are your feet in sandals, O queenly maiden! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.

rsv@Songs:7:2 @ Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies.

rsv@Songs:7:3 @ Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.

rsv@Songs:7:5 @ Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses.

rsv@Songs:7:6 @ How fair and pleasant you are, O loved one, delectable maiden!

rsv@Songs:7:7 @ You are stately as a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters.

rsv@Songs:7:10 @ I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me.

rsv@Songs:7:11 @ Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields, and lodge in the villages;

rsv@Songs:7:13 @ The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and over our doors are all choice fruits, new as well as old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.

rsv@Songs:8:5 @ Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in travail with you, there she who bore you was in travail.

rsv@Songs:8:6 @ Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame.

rsv@Songs:8:12 @ My vineyard, my very own, is for myself; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.

rsv@Songs:8:13 @ O you who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice; let me hear it.

rsv@Songs:8:14 @ Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices.

rsv@Isaiah:1:2 @ Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.

rsv@Isaiah:1:3 @ The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand."

rsv@Isaiah:1:4 @ Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.

rsv@Isaiah:1:5 @ Why will you still be smitten, that you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

rsv@Isaiah:1:8 @ And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.

rsv@Isaiah:1:11 @ "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

rsv@Isaiah:1:16 @ Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil,

rsv@Isaiah:1:20 @ But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

rsv@Isaiah:1:23 @ Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.

rsv@Isaiah:1:24 @ Therefore the Lord says, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will vent my wrath on my enemies, and avenge myself on my foes.

rsv@Isaiah:1:25 @ I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.

rsv@Isaiah:1:26 @ And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city."

rsv@Isaiah:1:28 @ But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together, and those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

rsv@Isaiah:1:29 @ For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted; and you shall blush for the gardens which you have chosen.

rsv@Isaiah:2:20 @ In that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,

rsv@Isaiah:3:2 @ the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

rsv@Isaiah:3:3 @ the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.

rsv@Isaiah:3:5 @ And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.

rsv@Isaiah:3:9 @ Their partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

rsv@Isaiah:3:10 @ Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

rsv@Isaiah:3:14 @ The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

rsv@Isaiah:3:19 @ the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs;

rsv@Isaiah:3:24 @ Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

rsv@Isaiah:4:2 @ In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:4:6 @ It will be for a shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

rsv@Isaiah:5:1 @ Let me sing for my beloved a love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

rsv@Isaiah:5:2 @ He digged it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

rsv@Isaiah:5:4 @ What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?

rsv@Isaiah:5:5 @ And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

rsv@Isaiah:5:7 @ For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, a cry!

rsv@Isaiah:5:8 @ Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.

rsv@Isaiah:5:9 @ The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

rsv@Isaiah:5:10 @ For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah."

rsv@Isaiah:5:12 @ They have lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts; but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands.

rsv@Isaiah:5:16 @ But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.

rsv@Isaiah:5:19 @ who say: "Let him make haste, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!"

rsv@Isaiah:5:24 @ Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:5:28 @ their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind.

rsv@Isaiah:6:5 @ And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"

rsv@Isaiah:6:13 @ And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains standing when it is felled." The holy seed is its stump.

rsv@Isaiah:7:1 @ In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzzi'ah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remali'ah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it.

rsv@Isaiah:7:3 @ And the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go forth to meet Ahaz, you and She'ar-jash'ub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field,

rsv@Isaiah:7:6 @ "Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Ta'be-el as king in the midst of it,"

rsv@Isaiah:7:9 @ And the head of E'phraim is Sama'ria, and the head of Sama'ria is the son of Remali'ah. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.'"

rsv@Isaiah:7:14 @ Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman'u-el.

rsv@Isaiah:7:23 @ In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns.

rsv@Isaiah:8:1 @ Then the LORD said to me, "Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters, `Belonging to Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz.'"

rsv@Isaiah:8:2 @ And I got reliable witnesses, Uri'ah the priest and Zechari'ah the son of Jeberechi'ah, to attest for me.

rsv@Isaiah:8:6 @ "Because this people have refused the waters of Shilo'ah that flow gently, and melt in fear before Rezin and the son of Remali'ah;

rsv@Isaiah:8:7 @ therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory; and it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks;

rsv@Isaiah:8:8 @ and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck; and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Imman'u-el."

rsv@Isaiah:8:9 @ Be broken, you peoples, and be dismayed; give ear, all you far countries; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed.

rsv@Isaiah:8:10 @ Take counsel together, but it will come to nought; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

rsv@Isaiah:8:14 @ And he will become a sanctuary, and a stone of offense, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

rsv@Isaiah:8:18 @ Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

rsv@Isaiah:8:20 @ To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for this word which they speak there is no dawn.

rsv@Isaiah:9:2 @ The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.

rsv@Isaiah:9:5 @ For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.

rsv@Isaiah:9:6 @ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

rsv@Isaiah:9:8 @ The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will light upon Israel;

rsv@Isaiah:9:12 @ The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.

rsv@Isaiah:9:14 @ So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day--

rsv@Isaiah:9:15 @ the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;

rsv@Isaiah:9:19 @ Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no man spares his brother.

rsv@Isaiah:10:3 @ What will you do on the day of punishment, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?

rsv@Isaiah:10:15 @ Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!

rsv@Isaiah:10:17 @ The light of Israel will become a fire, and his Holy One a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.

rsv@Isaiah:10:20 @ In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them, but will lean upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

rsv@Isaiah:10:22 @ For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness.

rsv@Isaiah:10:24 @ Therefore thus says the Lord, the LORD of hosts: "O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they smite with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did.

rsv@Isaiah:10:26 @ And the LORD of hosts will wield against them a scourge, as when he smote Mid'ian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt.

rsv@Isaiah:11:2 @ And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:11:3 @ And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;

rsv@Isaiah:11:6 @ The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.

rsv@Isaiah:11:10 @ In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples; him shall the nations seek, and his dwellings shall be glorious.

rsv@Isaiah:11:11 @ In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

rsv@Isaiah:11:12 @ He will raise an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

rsv@Isaiah:11:15 @ And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt; and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching wind, and smite it into seven channels that men may cross dryshod.

rsv@Isaiah:11:16 @ And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant which is left of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

rsv@Isaiah:12:3 @ With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

rsv@Isaiah:12:6 @ Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."

rsv@Isaiah:13:3 @ I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.

rsv@Isaiah:13:7 @ Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt,

rsv@Isaiah:13:9 @ Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it.

rsv@Isaiah:13:10 @ For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising and the moon will not shed its light.

rsv@Isaiah:13:14 @ And like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none to gather them, every man will turn to his own people, and every man will flee to his own land.

rsv@Isaiah:13:17 @ Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.

rsv@Isaiah:13:20 @ It will never be inhabited or dwelt in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.

rsv@Isaiah:13:21 @ But wild beasts will lie down there, and its houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there satyrs will dance.

rsv@Isaiah:14:1 @ The LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and aliens will join them and will cleave to the house of Jacob.

rsv@Isaiah:14:2 @ And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female slaves; they will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.

rsv@Isaiah:14:6 @ that smote the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

rsv@Isaiah:14:14 @ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.'

rsv@Isaiah:14:19 @ but you are cast out, away from your sepulchre, like a loathed untimely birth, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the Pit, like a dead body trodden under foot.

rsv@Isaiah:14:31 @ Wail, O gate; cry, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks."

rsv@Isaiah:15:3 @ in the streets they gird on sackcloth; on the housetops and in the squares every one wails and melts in tears.

rsv@Isaiah:15:4 @ Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out, their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembles.

rsv@Isaiah:15:5 @ My heart cries out for Moab; his fugitives flee to Zo'ar, to Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horona'im they raise a cry of destruction;

rsv@Isaiah:16:1 @ They have sent lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.

rsv@Isaiah:16:3 @ "Give counsel, grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; hide the outcasts, betray not the fugitive;

rsv@Isaiah:16:8 @ For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its branches, which reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; its shoots spread abroad and passed over the sea.

rsv@Isaiah:16:9 @ Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Ele-a'leh; for upon your fruit and your harvest the battle shout has fallen.

rsv@Isaiah:16:10 @ And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field; and in the vineyards no songs are sung, no shouts are raised; no treader treads out wine in the presses; the vintage shout is hushed.

rsv@Isaiah:16:12 @ And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

rsv@Isaiah:16:14 @ But now the LORD says, "In three years, like the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who survive will be very few and feeble."

rsv@Isaiah:17:3 @ The fortress will disappear from E'phraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Syria will be like the glory of the children of Israel, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Isaiah:17:6 @ Gleanings will be left in it, as when an olive tree is beaten-- two or three berries in the top of the highest bough, four or five on the branches of a fruit tree, says the LORD God of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:17:7 @ In that day men will regard their Maker, and their eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel;

rsv@Isaiah:17:9 @ In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the Hivites and the Amorites, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation.

rsv@Isaiah:18:2 @ which sends ambassadors by the Nile, in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation, tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.

rsv@Isaiah:18:3 @ All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, hear!

rsv@Isaiah:18:4 @ For thus the LORD said to me: "I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."

rsv@Isaiah:19:1 @ An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

rsv@Isaiah:19:11 @ The princes of Zo'an are utterly foolish; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?

rsv@Isaiah:19:12 @ Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.

rsv@Isaiah:19:13 @ The princes of Zo'an have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.

rsv@Isaiah:19:20 @ It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry to the LORD because of oppressors he will send them a savior, and will defend and deliver them.

rsv@Isaiah:19:21 @ And the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians; and the Egyptians will know the LORD in that day and worship with sacrifice and burnt offering, and they will make vows to the LORD and perform them.

rsv@Isaiah:19:24 @ In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,

rsv@Isaiah:19:25 @ whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my heritage."

rsv@Isaiah:20:6 @ And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, `Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?'"

rsv@Isaiah:21:2 @ A stern vision is told to me; the plunderer plunders, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam, lay siege, O Media; all the sighing she has caused I bring to an end.

rsv@Isaiah:21:4 @ My mind reels, horror has appalled me; the twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.

rsv@Isaiah:21:5 @ They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes, oil the shield!

rsv@Isaiah:21:7 @ When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, riders on asses, riders on camels, let him listen diligently, very diligently."

rsv@Isaiah:21:10 @ O my threshed and winnowed one, what I have heard from the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, I announce to you.

rsv@Isaiah:21:16 @ For thus the Lord said to me, "Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end;

rsv@Isaiah:21:17 @ and the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken."

rsv@Isaiah:22:6 @ And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

rsv@Isaiah:22:14 @ The LORD of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: "Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you till you die," says the Lord GOD of hosts.

rsv@Isaiah:22:16 @ What have you to do here and whom have you here, that you have hewn here a tomb for yourself, you who hew a tomb on the height, and carve a habitation for yourself in the rock?

rsv@Isaiah:22:20 @ In that day I will call my servant Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah,

rsv@Isaiah:22:24 @ And they will hang on him the whole weight of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons.

rsv@Isaiah:23:16 @ "Take a harp, go about the city, O forgotten harlot! Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered."

rsv@Isaiah:23:18 @ Her merchandise and her hire will be dedicated to the LORD; it will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:24:2 @ And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

rsv@Isaiah:24:8 @ The mirth of the timbrels is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.

rsv@Isaiah:24:15 @ Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; in the coastlands of the sea, to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:24:23 @ Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem and before his elders he will manifest his glory.

rsv@Isaiah:25:4 @ For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

rsv@Isaiah:25:6 @ On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wine on the lees well refined.

rsv@Isaiah:26:7 @ The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous.

rsv@Isaiah:26:10 @ If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals perversely and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:26:18 @ we were with child, we writhed, we have as it were brought forth wind. We have wrought no deliverance in the earth, and the inhabitants of the world have not fallen.

rsv@Isaiah:26:19 @ Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise. O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For thy dew is a dew of light, and on the land of the shades thou wilt let it fall.

rsv@Isaiah:26:20 @ Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the wrath is past.

rsv@Isaiah:27:6 @ In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.

rsv@Isaiah:27:12 @ In that day from the river Euphra'tes to the Brook of Egypt the LORD will thresh out the grain, and you will be gathered one by one, O people of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:28:7 @ These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused with wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.

rsv@Isaiah:28:15 @ Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter";

rsv@Isaiah:28:16 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: `He who believes will not be in haste.'

rsv@Isaiah:28:17 @ And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will overwhelm the shelter."

rsv@Isaiah:28:18 @ Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it.

rsv@Isaiah:28:20 @ For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.

rsv@Isaiah:28:25 @ When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, sow cummin, and put in wheat in rows and barley in its proper place, and spelt as the border?

rsv@Isaiah:28:27 @ Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cummin; but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cummin with a rod.

rsv@Isaiah:28:28 @ Does one crush bread grain? No, he does not thresh it for ever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it.

rsv@Isaiah:28:29 @ This also comes from the LORD of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

rsv@Isaiah:29:1 @ Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts run their round.

rsv@Isaiah:29:2 @ Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be moaning and lamentation, and she shall be to me like an Ariel.

rsv@Isaiah:29:7 @ And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, all that fight against her and her stronghold and distress her, shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.

rsv@Isaiah:29:9 @ Stupefy yourselves and be in a stupor, blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink!

rsv@Isaiah:29:14 @ therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people, wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid."

rsv@Isaiah:29:15 @ Woe to those who hide deep from the LORD their counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"

rsv@Isaiah:29:17 @ Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?

rsv@Isaiah:29:19 @ The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:29:23 @ For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:30:1 @ "Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "who carry out a plan, but not mine; and who make a league, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin;

rsv@Isaiah:30:2 @ who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my counsel, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

rsv@Isaiah:30:3 @ Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.

rsv@Isaiah:30:5 @ every one comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace."

rsv@Isaiah:30:6 @ An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the viper and the flying serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of asses, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.

rsv@Isaiah:30:7 @ For Egypt's help is worthless and empty, therefore I have called her "Rahab who sits still."

rsv@Isaiah:30:9 @ For they are a rebellious people, lying sons, sons who will not hear the instruction of the LORD;

rsv@Isaiah:30:11 @ leave the way, turn aside from the path, let us hear no more of the Holy One of Israel."

rsv@Isaiah:30:12 @ Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, "Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on them;

rsv@Isaiah:30:14 @ and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel which is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a sherd is found with which to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern."

rsv@Isaiah:30:15 @ For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." And you would not,

rsv@Isaiah:30:18 @ Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

rsv@Isaiah:30:19 @ Yea, O people in Zion who dwell at Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you.

rsv@Isaiah:30:20 @ And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.

rsv@Isaiah:30:24 @ and the oxen and the asses that till the ground will eat salted provender, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

rsv@Isaiah:30:29 @ You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:30:32 @ And every stroke of the staff of punishment which the LORD lays upon them will be to the sound of timbrels and lyres; battling with brandished arm he will fight with them.

rsv@Isaiah:31:1 @ Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!

rsv@Isaiah:31:2 @ And yet he is wise and brings disaster, he does not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the helpers of those who work iniquity.

rsv@Isaiah:31:3 @ The Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together.

rsv@Isaiah:31:5 @ Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will spare and rescue it.

rsv@Isaiah:31:6 @ Turn to him from whom you have deeply revolted, O people of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:32:11 @ Tremble, you women who are at ease, shudder, you complacent ones; strip, and make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.

rsv@Isaiah:32:12 @ Beat upon your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,

rsv@Isaiah:32:15 @ until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.

rsv@Isaiah:32:16 @ Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.

rsv@Isaiah:32:18 @ My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

rsv@Isaiah:33:1 @ Woe to you, destroyer, who yourself have not been destroyed; you treacherous one, with whom none has dealt treacherously! When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have made an end of dealing treacherously, you will be dealt with treacherously.

rsv@Isaiah:33:3 @ At the thunderous noise peoples flee, at the lifting up of thyself nations are scattered;

rsv@Isaiah:33:5 @ The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness;

rsv@Isaiah:33:9 @ The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

rsv@Isaiah:33:10 @ "Now I will arise," says the LORD, "now I will lift myself up; now I will be exalted.

rsv@Isaiah:33:14 @ The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?"

rsv@Isaiah:33:16 @ he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him, his water will be sure.

rsv@Isaiah:33:21 @ But there the LORD in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, nor stately ship can pass.

rsv@Isaiah:33:24 @ And no inhabitant will say, "I am sick"; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

rsv@Isaiah:34:11 @ But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plummet of chaos over its nobles.

rsv@Isaiah:34:14 @ And wild beasts shall meet with hyenas, the satyr shall cry to his fellow; yea, there shall the night hag alight, and find for herself a resting place.

rsv@Isaiah:34:17 @ He has cast the lot for them, his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.

rsv@Isaiah:35:2 @ it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.

rsv@Isaiah:36:2 @ And the king of Assyria sent the Rab'shakeh from Lachish to King Hezeki'ah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field.

rsv@Isaiah:36:3 @ And there came out to him Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Jo'ah the son of Asaph, the recorder.

rsv@Isaiah:36:5 @ Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? On whom do you now rely, that you have rebelled against me?

rsv@Isaiah:36:6 @ Behold, you are relying on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

rsv@Isaiah:36:7 @ But if you say to me, "We rely on the LORD our God," is it not he whose high places and altars Hezeki'ah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, "You shall worship before this altar"?

rsv@Isaiah:36:9 @ How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

rsv@Isaiah:36:11 @ Then Eli'akim, Shebna, and Jo'ah said to the Rab'shakeh, "Pray, speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

rsv@Isaiah:36:14 @ Thus says the king: `Do not let Hezeki'ah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you.

rsv@Isaiah:36:15 @ Do not let Hezeki'ah make you rely on the LORD by saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."

rsv@Isaiah:36:18 @ Beware lest Hezeki'ah mislead you by saying, "The LORD will deliver us." Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

rsv@Isaiah:36:19 @ Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharva'im? Have they delivered Sama'ria out of my hand?

rsv@Isaiah:36:20 @ Who among all the gods of these countries have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'"

rsv@Isaiah:36:22 @ Then Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Jo'ah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezeki'ah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of the Rab'shakeh.

rsv@Isaiah:37:1 @ When King Hezeki'ah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:37:2 @ And he sent Eli'akim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, clothed with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.

rsv@Isaiah:37:10 @ "Thus shall you speak to Hezeki'ah king of Judah: `Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

rsv@Isaiah:37:11 @ Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. And shall you be delivered?

rsv@Isaiah:37:12 @ Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations which my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar?

rsv@Isaiah:37:16 @ "O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, thou art the God, thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

rsv@Isaiah:37:21 @ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezeki'ah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennach'erib king of Assyria,

rsv@Isaiah:37:23 @ `Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!

rsv@Isaiah:37:24 @ By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon; I felled its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses; I came to its remotest height, its densest forest.

rsv@Isaiah:37:25 @ I dug wells and drank waters, and I dried up with the sole of my foot all the streams of Egypt.

rsv@Isaiah:37:27 @ while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops, blighted before it is grown.

rsv@Isaiah:37:30 @ "And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same; then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

rsv@Isaiah:37:33 @ "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield, or cast up a siege mound against it.

rsv@Isaiah:37:36 @ And the angel of the LORD went forth, and slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

rsv@Isaiah:37:37 @ Then Sennach'erib king of Assyria departed, and went home and dwelt at Nin'eveh.

rsv@Isaiah:37:38 @ And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adram'melech and Share'zer, his sons, slew him with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ar'arat. And E'sar-had'don his son reigned in his stead.

rsv@Isaiah:38:6 @ I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and defend this city.

rsv@Isaiah:38:12 @ My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent; like a weaver I have rolled up my life; he cuts me off from the loom; from day to night thou dost bring me to an end;

rsv@Isaiah:38:13 @ I cry for help until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night thou dost bring me to an end.

rsv@Isaiah:38:15 @ But what can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. All my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.

rsv@Isaiah:38:17 @ Lo, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but thou hast held back my life from the pit of destruction, for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

rsv@Isaiah:39:2 @ And Hezeki'ah welcomed them; and he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezeki'ah did not show them.

rsv@Isaiah:40:4 @ Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.

rsv@Isaiah:40:6 @ A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.

rsv@Isaiah:40:7 @ The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people is grass.

rsv@Isaiah:40:13 @ Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or as his counselor has instructed him?

rsv@Isaiah:40:16 @ Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.

rsv@Isaiah:40:22 @ It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;

rsv@Isaiah:40:24 @ Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.

rsv@Isaiah:40:27 @ Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hid from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"?

rsv@Isaiah:41:3 @ He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod.

rsv@Isaiah:41:6 @ Every one helps his neighbor, and says to his brother, "Take courage!"

rsv@Isaiah:41:8 @ But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;

rsv@Isaiah:41:10 @ fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

rsv@Isaiah:41:13 @ For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I will help you."

rsv@Isaiah:41:14 @ Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the LORD; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:41:16 @ You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

rsv@Isaiah:41:17 @ When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

rsv@Isaiah:41:20 @ that men may see and know, may consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.

rsv@Isaiah:41:22 @ Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come.

rsv@Isaiah:41:23 @ Tell us what is to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; do good, or do harm, that we may be dismayed and terrified.

rsv@Isaiah:41:28 @ But when I look there is no one; among these there is no counselor who, when I ask, gives an answer.

rsv@Isaiah:41:29 @ Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their molten images are empty wind.

rsv@Isaiah:42:1 @ Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations.

rsv@Isaiah:42:9 @ Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."

rsv@Isaiah:42:11 @ Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

rsv@Isaiah:42:13 @ The LORD goes forth like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his fury; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.

rsv@Isaiah:42:14 @ For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp and pant.

rsv@Isaiah:42:16 @ And I will lead the blind in a way that they know not, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.

rsv@Isaiah:42:24 @ Who gave up Jacob to the spoiler, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, in whose ways they would not walk, and whose law they would not obey?

rsv@Isaiah:43:1 @ But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

rsv@Isaiah:43:2 @ When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

rsv@Isaiah:43:3 @ For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.

rsv@Isaiah:43:10 @ "You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.

rsv@Isaiah:43:13 @ "I am God, and also henceforth I am He; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work and who can hinder it?"

rsv@Isaiah:43:14 @ Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon and break down all the bars, and the shouting of the Chalde'ans will be turned to lamentations.

rsv@Isaiah:43:15 @ I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King."

rsv@Isaiah:43:21 @ the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.

rsv@Isaiah:43:22 @ "Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel!

rsv@Isaiah:43:28 @ Therefore I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, I delivered Jacob to utter destruction and Israel to reviling.

rsv@Isaiah:44:1 @ "But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!

rsv@Isaiah:44:2 @ Thus says the LORD who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshu'run whom I have chosen.

rsv@Isaiah:44:5 @ This one will say, `I am the LORD's,' another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, `The LORD's,' and surname himself by the name of Israel."

rsv@Isaiah:44:6 @ Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.

rsv@Isaiah:44:7 @ Who is like me? Let him proclaim it, let him declare and set it forth before me. Who has announced from of old the things to come? Let them tell us what is yet to be.

rsv@Isaiah:44:9 @ All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.

rsv@Isaiah:44:11 @ Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are but men; let them all assemble, let them stand forth, they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together.

rsv@Isaiah:44:13 @ The carpenter stretches a line, he marks it out with a pencil; he fashions it with planes, and marks it with a compass; he shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.

rsv@Isaiah:44:15 @ Then it becomes fuel for a man; he takes a part of it and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread; also he makes a god and worships it, he makes it a graven image and falls down before it.

rsv@Isaiah:44:16 @ Half of it he burns in the fire; over the half he eats flesh, he roasts meat and is satisfied; also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!"

rsv@Isaiah:44:17 @ And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol; and falls down to it and worships it; he prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for thou art my god!"

rsv@Isaiah:44:20 @ He feeds on ashes; a deluded mind has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

rsv@Isaiah:44:21 @ Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you, you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.

rsv@Isaiah:44:23 @ Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:44:26 @ who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, `She shall be inhabited,' and of the cities of Judah, `They shall be built, and I will raise up their ruins';

rsv@Isaiah:45:2 @ "I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron,

rsv@Isaiah:45:3 @ I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.

rsv@Isaiah:45:4 @ For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me.

rsv@Isaiah:45:9 @ "Woe to him who strives with his Maker, an earthen vessel with the potter! Does the clay say to him who fashions it, `What are you making'? or `Your work has no handles'?

rsv@Isaiah:45:11 @ Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?

rsv@Isaiah:45:15 @ Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

rsv@Isaiah:45:17 @ But Israel is saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.

rsv@Isaiah:45:20 @ "Assemble yourselves and come, draw near together, you survivors of the nations! They have no knowledge who carry about their wooden idols, and keep on praying to a god that cannot save.

rsv@Isaiah:45:21 @ Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

rsv@Isaiah:45:23 @ By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: `To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.'

rsv@Isaiah:45:25 @ In the LORD all the offspring of Israel shall triumph and glory."

rsv@Isaiah:46:1 @ Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are on beasts and cattle; these things you carry are loaded as burdens on weary beasts.

rsv@Isaiah:46:2 @ They stoop, they bow down together, they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity.

rsv@Isaiah:46:3 @ "Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from your birth, carried from the womb;

rsv@Isaiah:46:10 @ declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, `My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'

rsv@Isaiah:46:11 @ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.

rsv@Isaiah:46:12 @ "Hearken to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from deliverance:

rsv@Isaiah:46:13 @ I bring near my deliverance, it is not far off, and my salvation will not tarry; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory."

rsv@Isaiah:47:1 @ Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chalde'ans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

rsv@Isaiah:47:4 @ Our Redeemer-- the LORD of hosts is his name-- is the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:47:8 @ Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children":

rsv@Isaiah:47:10 @ You felt secure in your wickedness, you said, "No one sees me"; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me."

rsv@Isaiah:47:13 @ You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons predict what shall befall you.

rsv@Isaiah:47:14 @ Behold, they are like stubble, the fire consumes them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. No coal for warming oneself is this, no fire to sit before!

rsv@Isaiah:48:1 @ Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came forth from the loins of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.

rsv@Isaiah:48:2 @ For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

rsv@Isaiah:48:8 @ You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, and that from birth you were called a rebel.

rsv@Isaiah:48:12 @ "Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am He, I am the first, and I am the last.

rsv@Isaiah:48:17 @ Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.

rsv@Isaiah:49:3 @ And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

rsv@Isaiah:49:4 @ But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the LORD, and my recompense with my God."

rsv@Isaiah:49:5 @ And now the LORD says, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength--

rsv@Isaiah:49:6 @ he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."

rsv@Isaiah:49:7 @ Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

rsv@Isaiah:49:8 @ Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered you, in a day of salvation I have helped you; I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages;

rsv@Isaiah:49:19 @ "Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land-- surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.

rsv@Isaiah:49:20 @ The children born in the time of your bereavement will yet say in your ears: `The place is too narrow for me; make room for me to dwell in.'

rsv@Isaiah:49:25 @ Surely, thus says the LORD: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

rsv@Isaiah:50:2 @ Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water, and die of thirst.

rsv@Isaiah:50:5 @ The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I turned not backward.

rsv@Isaiah:50:7 @ For the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been confounded; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame;

rsv@Isaiah:50:9 @ Behold, the Lord GOD helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up.

rsv@Isaiah:50:10 @ Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant, who walks in darkness and has no light, yet trusts in the name of the LORD and relies upon his God?

rsv@Isaiah:51:1 @ "Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the LORD; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.

rsv@Isaiah:51:5 @ My deliverance draws near speedily, my salvation has gone forth, and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they hope.

rsv@Isaiah:51:6 @ Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die like gnats; but my salvation will be for ever, and my deliverance will never be ended.

rsv@Isaiah:51:8 @ For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my deliverance will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations."

rsv@Isaiah:51:13 @ and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?

rsv@Isaiah:51:14 @ He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the Pit, neither shall his bread fail.

rsv@Isaiah:51:17 @ Rouse yourself, rouse yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl of staggering.

rsv@Isaiah:51:20 @ Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

rsv@Isaiah:52:2 @ Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

rsv@Isaiah:52:11 @ Depart, depart, go out thence, touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her, purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:52:12 @ For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

rsv@Isaiah:53:1 @ Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

rsv@Isaiah:53:2 @ For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.

rsv@Isaiah:53:4 @ Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

rsv@Isaiah:53:10 @ Yet it was the will of the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief; when he makes himself an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand;

rsv@Isaiah:54:5 @ For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.

rsv@Isaiah:55:2 @ Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.

rsv@Isaiah:55:5 @ Behold, you shall call nations that you know not, and nations that knew you not shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

rsv@Isaiah:55:12 @ "For you shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

rsv@Isaiah:56:1 @ Thus says the LORD: "Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.

rsv@Isaiah:56:3 @ Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; and let not the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

rsv@Isaiah:56:6 @ "And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, every one who keeps the sabbath, and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant--

rsv@Isaiah:56:8 @ Thus says the Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered."

rsv@Isaiah:56:9 @ All you beasts of the field, come to devour-- all you beasts in the forest.

rsv@Isaiah:56:12 @ "Come," they say, "let us get wine, let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure."

rsv@Isaiah:57:8 @ Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your symbol; for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, you have gone up to it, you have made it wide; and you have made a bargain for yourself with them, you have loved their bed, you have looked on nakedness.

rsv@Isaiah:57:10 @ You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, "It is hopeless"; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.

rsv@Isaiah:57:11 @ Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not give me a thought? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and so you do not fear me?

rsv@Isaiah:57:12 @ I will tell of your righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.

rsv@Isaiah:57:13 @ When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

rsv@Isaiah:57:15 @ For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

rsv@Isaiah:58:2 @ Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments, they delight to draw near to God.

rsv@Isaiah:58:3 @ `Why have we fasted, and thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.

rsv@Isaiah:58:4 @ Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high.

rsv@Isaiah:58:5 @ Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the LORD?

rsv@Isaiah:58:7 @ Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

rsv@Isaiah:58:10 @ if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

rsv@Isaiah:58:12 @ And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.

rsv@Isaiah:58:13 @ "If you turn back your foot from the sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly;

rsv@Isaiah:58:14 @ then you shall take delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

rsv@Isaiah:59:4 @ No one enters suit justly, no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

rsv@Isaiah:59:6 @ Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.

rsv@Isaiah:59:15 @ Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

rsv@Isaiah:59:16 @ He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intervene; then his own arm brought him victory, and his righteousness upheld him.

rsv@Isaiah:59:17 @ He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury as a mantle.

rsv@Isaiah:60:6 @ A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Mid'ian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:60:9 @ For the coastlands shall wait for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.

rsv@Isaiah:60:14 @ The sons of those who oppressed you shall come bending low to you; and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Isaiah:60:20 @ Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.

rsv@Isaiah:61:10 @ I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

rsv@Isaiah:62:4 @ You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My delight is in her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.

rsv@Isaiah:63:1 @ Who is this that comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, announcing vindication, mighty to save."

rsv@Isaiah:63:2 @ Why is thy apparel red, and thy garments like his that treads in the wine press?

rsv@Isaiah:63:5 @ I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me victory, and my wrath upheld me.

rsv@Isaiah:63:7 @ I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel which he has granted them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

rsv@Isaiah:63:8 @ For he said, Surely they are my people, sons who will not deal falsely; and he became their Savior.

rsv@Isaiah:63:9 @ In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

rsv@Isaiah:63:10 @ But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

rsv@Isaiah:63:12 @ who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself an everlasting name,

rsv@Isaiah:63:14 @ Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. So thou didst lead thy people, to make for thyself a glorious name.

rsv@Isaiah:63:15 @ Look down from heaven and see, from thy holy and glorious habitation. Where are thy zeal and thy might? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion are withheld from me.

rsv@Isaiah:63:16 @ For thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us; thou, O LORD, art our Father, our Redeemer from of old is thy name.

rsv@Isaiah:64:7 @ There is no one that calls upon thy name, that bestirs himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast delivered us into the hand of our iniquities.

rsv@Isaiah:64:12 @ Wilt thou restrain thyself at these things, O LORD? Wilt thou keep silent, and afflict us sorely?

rsv@Isaiah:65:2 @ I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;

rsv@Isaiah:65:4 @ who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

rsv@Isaiah:65:5 @ who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am set apart from you." These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day.

rsv@Isaiah:65:9 @ I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah inheritors of my mountains; my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

rsv@Isaiah:65:12 @ I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter; because, when I called, you did not answer, when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes, and chose what I did not delight in."

rsv@Isaiah:65:16 @ So that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hid from my eyes.

rsv@Isaiah:66:3 @ "He who slaughters an ox is like him who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like him who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a cereal offering, like him who offers swine's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like him who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

rsv@Isaiah:66:4 @ I also will choose affliction for them, and bring their fears upon them; because, when I called, no one answered, when I spoke they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight."

rsv@Isaiah:66:7 @ "Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.

rsv@Isaiah:66:11 @ that you may suck and be satisfied with her consoling breasts; that you may drink deeply with delight from the abundance of her glory."

rsv@Isaiah:66:17 @ "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating swine's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, says the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:66:20 @ And they shall bring all your brethren from all the nations as an offering to the LORD, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring their cereal offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.

rsv@Isaiah:66:24 @ "And they shall go forth and look on the dead bodies of the men that have rebelled against me; for their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."

rsv@Jeremiah:1:3 @ It came also in the days of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedeki'ah, the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

rsv@Jeremiah:1:8 @ Be not afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:1:12 @ Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

rsv@Jeremiah:1:19 @ They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you."

rsv@Jeremiah:2:3 @ Israel was holy to the LORD, the first fruits of his harvest. All who ate of it became guilty; evil came upon them, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:2:4 @ Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:6 @ They did not say, `Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that none passes through, where no man dwells?'

rsv@Jeremiah:2:13 @ for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:14 @ "Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant? Why then has he become a prey?

rsv@Jeremiah:2:17 @ Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God, when he led you in the way?

rsv@Jeremiah:2:22 @ Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:23 @ How can you say, `I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Ba'als'? Look at your way in the valley; know what you have done--a restive young camel interlacing her tracks,

rsv@Jeremiah:2:24 @ a wild ass used to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind! Who can restrain her lust? None who seek her need weary themselves; in her month they will find her.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:25 @ Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, `It is hopeless, for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.'

rsv@Jeremiah:2:26 @ "As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets,

rsv@Jeremiah:2:28 @ But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:29 @ "Why do you complain against me? You have all rebelled against me, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:31 @ And you, O generation, heed the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, `We are free, we will come no more to thee'?

rsv@Jeremiah:2:33 @ "How well you direct your course to seek lovers! So that even to wicked women you have taught your ways.

rsv@Jeremiah:2:35 @ you say, `I am innocent; surely his anger has turned from me.' Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying, `I have not sinned.'

rsv@Jeremiah:3:3 @ Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have a harlot's brow, you refuse to be ashamed.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:6 @ The LORD said to me in the days of King Josi'ah: "Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the harlot?

rsv@Jeremiah:3:8 @ She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce; yet her false sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the harlot.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:11 @ And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself less guilty than false Judah.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:12 @ Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, `Return, faithless Israel, says the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, says the LORD; I will not be angry for ever.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:13 @ Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the LORD your God and scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:18 @ In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:20 @ Surely, as a faithless wife leaves her husband, so have you been faithless to me, O house of Israel, says the LORD.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:3:21 @ A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping and pleading of Israel's sons, because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.

rsv@Jeremiah:3:23 @ Truly the hills are a delusion, the orgies on the mountains. Truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:4:1 @ "If you return, O Israel, says the LORD, to me you should return. If you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver,

rsv@Jeremiah:4:2 @ and if you swear, `As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in uprightness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."

rsv@Jeremiah:4:4 @ Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings."

rsv@Jeremiah:4:10 @ Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD, surely thou hast utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, `It shall be well with you'; whereas the sword has reached their very life."

rsv@Jeremiah:4:17 @ Like keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she has rebelled against me, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:4:28 @ For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be black; for I have spoken, I have purposed; I have not relented nor will I turn back."

rsv@Jeremiah:4:29 @ At the noise of horseman and archer every city takes to flight; they enter thickets; they climb among rocks; all the cities are forsaken, and no man dwells in them.

rsv@Jeremiah:4:30 @ And you, O desolate one, what do you mean that you dress in scarlet, that you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, that you enlarge your eyes with paint? In vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:2 @ Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:3 @ O LORD, do not thy eyes look for truth? Thou hast smitten them, but they felt no anguish; thou hast consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:8 @ They were well-fed lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:9 @ Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?

rsv@Jeremiah:5:11 @ For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly faithless to me, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:12 @ They have spoken falsely of the LORD, and have said, `He will do nothing; no evil will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:15 @ Behold, I am bringing upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, says the LORD. It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:21 @ "Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:23 @ But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away.

rsv@Jeremiah:5:29 @ Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?"

rsv@Jeremiah:5:31 @ the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

rsv@Jeremiah:6:2 @ The comely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:7 @ As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her wickedness; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:9 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel; like a grape-gatherer pass your hand again over its branches."

rsv@Jeremiah:6:12 @ Their houses shall be turned over to others, their fields and wives together; for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land," says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:13 @ "For from the least to the greatest of them, every one is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, every one deals falsely.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:23 @ They lay hold on bow and spear, they are cruel and have no mercy, the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride upon horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!"

rsv@Jeremiah:6:24 @ We have heard the report of it, our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in travail.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:25 @ Go not forth into the field, nor walk on the road; for the enemy has a sword, terror is on every side.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:28 @ They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron, all of them act corruptly.

rsv@Jeremiah:6:29 @ The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:3 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will let you dwell in this place.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:7 @ then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers for ever.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:9 @ Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Ba'al, and go after other gods that you have not known,

rsv@Jeremiah:7:10 @ and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, `We are delivered!'--only to go on doing all these abominations?

rsv@Jeremiah:7:11 @ Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:12 @ Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:19 @ Is it I whom they provoke? says the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own confusion?

rsv@Jeremiah:7:20 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched."

rsv@Jeremiah:7:21 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:23 @ But this command I gave them, `Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.'

rsv@Jeremiah:7:24 @ But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.

rsv@Jeremiah:7:32 @ Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when it will no more be called Topheth, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter: for they will bury in Topheth, because there is no room elsewhere.

rsv@Jeremiah:8:10 @ Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest every one is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest every one deals falsely.

rsv@Jeremiah:8:16 @ "The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it.

rsv@Jeremiah:9:7 @ Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do, because of my people?

rsv@Jeremiah:9:9 @ Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?

rsv@Jeremiah:9:15 @ Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them poisonous water to drink.

rsv@Jeremiah:9:18 @ let them make haste and raise a wailing over us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush with water.

rsv@Jeremiah:9:19 @ For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: `How we are ruined! We are utterly shamed, because we have left the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:9:22 @ Speak, "Thus says the LORD: `The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, and none shall gather them.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:9:24 @ but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practice steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:9:26 @ Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert that cut the corners of their hair; for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart."

rsv@Jeremiah:10:1 @ Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:10:5 @ Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

rsv@Jeremiah:10:15 @ They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.

rsv@Jeremiah:10:16 @ Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name.

rsv@Jeremiah:10:17 @ Gather up your bundle from the ground, O you who dwell under siege!

rsv@Jeremiah:10:18 @ For thus says the LORD: "Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress on them, that they may feel it."

rsv@Jeremiah:10:23 @ I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

rsv@Jeremiah:11:3 @ You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not heed the words of this covenant

rsv@Jeremiah:11:10 @ They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

rsv@Jeremiah:11:15 @ What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done vile deeds? Can vows and sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult?

rsv@Jeremiah:11:17 @ The LORD of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil which the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, provoking me to anger by burning incense to Ba'al."

rsv@Jeremiah:12:4 @ How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because men said, "He will not see our latter end."

rsv@Jeremiah:12:6 @ For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; believe them not, though they speak fair words to you."

rsv@Jeremiah:12:7 @ "I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies.

rsv@Jeremiah:12:13 @ They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out but profit nothing. They shall be ashamed of their harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:12:14 @ Thus says the LORD concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the heritage which I have given my people Israel to inherit: "Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

rsv@Jeremiah:13:11 @ For as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, says the LORD, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.

rsv@Jeremiah:13:12 @ "You shall speak to them this word: `Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Every jar shall be filled with wine."' And they will say to you, `Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?'

rsv@Jeremiah:13:21 @ What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you? Will not pangs take hold of you, like those of a woman in travail?

rsv@Jeremiah:13:26 @ I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen.

rsv@Jeremiah:13:27 @ I have seen your abominations, your adulteries and neighings, your lewd harlotries, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are made clean?"

rsv@Jeremiah:14:3 @ Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns, they find no water, they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads.

rsv@Jeremiah:14:5 @ Even the hind in the field forsakes her newborn calf because there is no grass.

rsv@Jeremiah:14:8 @ O thou hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be like a stranger in the land, like a wayfarer who turns aside to tarry for a night?

rsv@Jeremiah:14:11 @ The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

rsv@Jeremiah:14:18 @ If I go out into the field, behold, those slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land, and have no knowledge.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:15:1 @ Then the LORD said to me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!

rsv@Jeremiah:15:5 @ "Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem, or who will bemoan you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?

rsv@Jeremiah:15:6 @ You have rejected me, says the LORD, you keep going backward; so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you;--I am weary of relenting.

rsv@Jeremiah:15:16 @ Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O LORD, God of hosts.

rsv@Jeremiah:15:20 @ And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:15:21 @ I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."

rsv@Jeremiah:16:6 @ Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or cut himself or make himself bald for them.

rsv@Jeremiah:16:9 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will make to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

rsv@Jeremiah:16:10 @ "And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, `Why has the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?'

rsv@Jeremiah:16:14 @ "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when it shall no longer be said, `As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'

rsv@Jeremiah:16:15 @ but `As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' For I will bring them back to their own land which I gave to their fathers.

rsv@Jeremiah:16:20 @ Can man make for himself gods? Such are no gods!"

rsv@Jeremiah:17:6 @ He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.

rsv@Jeremiah:17:9 @ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it?

rsv@Jeremiah:17:13 @ O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake thee shall be put to shame; those who turn away from thee shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water.

rsv@Jeremiah:18:3 @ So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel.

rsv@Jeremiah:18:4 @ And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.

rsv@Jeremiah:18:6 @ "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? says the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:18:13 @ "Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask among the nations, who has heard the like of this? The virgin Israel has done a very horrible thing.

rsv@Jeremiah:18:18 @ Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not heed any of his words."

rsv@Jeremiah:18:21 @ Therefore deliver up their children to famine; give them over to the power of the sword, let their wives become childless and widowed. May their men meet death by pestilence, their youths be slain by the sword in battle.

rsv@Jeremiah:19:1 @ Thus said the LORD, "Go, buy a potter's earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests,

rsv@Jeremiah:19:2 @ and go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you.

rsv@Jeremiah:19:3 @ You shall say, `Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon this place that the ears of every one who hears of it will tingle.

rsv@Jeremiah:19:11 @ and shall say to them, `Thus says the LORD of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, so that it can never be mended. Men shall bury in Topheth because there will be no place else to bury.

rsv@Jeremiah:19:15 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words."

rsv@Jeremiah:20:3 @ On the morrow, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on every side.

rsv@Jeremiah:20:4 @ For thus says the LORD: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon; he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

rsv@Jeremiah:20:5 @ Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them, and seize them, and carry them to Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:20:6 @ And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity; to Babylon you shall go; and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely."

rsv@Jeremiah:20:13 @ Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.

rsv@Jeremiah:21:4 @ "Thus you shall say to Zedeki'ah, `Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chalde'ans who are besieging you outside the walls; and I will bring them together into the midst of this city.

rsv@Jeremiah:21:5 @ I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

rsv@Jeremiah:21:12 @ O house of David! Thus says the LORD: "`Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil doings.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:22:3 @ Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:5 @ But if you will not heed these words, I swear by myself, says the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:6 @ For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "`You are as Gilead to me, as the summit of Lebanon, yet surely I will make you a desert, an uninhabited city.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:14 @ who says, `I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' and cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:15 @ Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:16 @ He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:22:28 @ Is this man Coni'ah a despised, broken pot, a vessel no one cares for? Why are he and his children hurled and cast into a land which they do not know?

rsv@Jeremiah:23:2 @ Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:5 @ "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:6 @ In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: `The LORD is our righteousness.'

rsv@Jeremiah:23:7 @ "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when men shall no longer say, `As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'

rsv@Jeremiah:23:8 @ but `As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land."

rsv@Jeremiah:23:13 @ In the prophets of Sama'ria I saw an unsavory thing: they prophesied by Ba'al and led my people Israel astray.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:17 @ They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, `It shall be well with you'; and to every one who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, `No evil shall come upon you.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:23:24 @ Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:27 @ who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams which they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Ba'al?

rsv@Jeremiah:23:28 @ Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:32 @ Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says the LORD, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them; so they do not profit this people at all, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:23:39 @ therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.

rsv@Jeremiah:24:5 @ "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chalde'ans.

rsv@Jeremiah:24:8 @ "But thus says the LORD: Like the bad figs which are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedeki'ah the king of Judah, his princes, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

rsv@Jeremiah:25:5 @ saying, `Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and wrong doings, and dwell upon the land which the LORD has given to you and your fathers from of old and for ever;

rsv@Jeremiah:25:15 @ Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.

rsv@Jeremiah:25:20 @ and all the foreign folk among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ash'kelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);

rsv@Jeremiah:25:24 @ all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes that dwell in the desert;

rsv@Jeremiah:25:25 @ all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

rsv@Jeremiah:25:27 @ "Then you shall say to them, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I am sending among you.'

rsv@Jeremiah:26:15 @ Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."

rsv@Jeremiah:26:17 @ And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

rsv@Jeremiah:26:18 @ "Micah of Mo'resheth prophesied in the days of Hezeki'ah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: `Thus says the LORD of hosts, Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'

rsv@Jeremiah:26:19 @ Did Hezeki'ah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD repent of the evil which he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great evil upon ourselves."

rsv@Jeremiah:26:22 @ Then King Jehoi'akim sent to Egypt certain men, Elna'than the son of Achbor and others with him,

rsv@Jeremiah:27:2 @ Thus the LORD said to me: "Make yourself thongs and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.

rsv@Jeremiah:27:4 @ Give them this charge for their masters: `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:

rsv@Jeremiah:27:6 @ Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez'zar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.

rsv@Jeremiah:27:11 @ But any nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to till it and dwell there, says the LORD."'"

rsv@Jeremiah:27:15 @ I have not sent them, says the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you."

rsv@Jeremiah:27:16 @ Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, `Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,' for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you.

rsv@Jeremiah:27:18 @ If they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, then let them intercede with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:27:19 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels which are left in this city,

rsv@Jeremiah:27:21 @ thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

rsv@Jeremiah:28:2 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:28:3 @ Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, which Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:28:6 @ and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD make the words which you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the LORD, and all the exiles.

rsv@Jeremiah:28:13 @ "Go, tell Hanani'ah, `Thus says the LORD: You have broken wooden bars, but I will make in their place bars of iron.

rsv@Jeremiah:28:14 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations an iron yoke of servitude to Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him, for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:28:16 @ Therefore thus says the LORD: `Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the LORD.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:29:1 @ These are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnez'zar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:29:3 @ The letter was sent by the hand of Ela'sah the son of Shaphan and Gemari'ah the son of Hilki'ah, whom Zedeki'ah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon. It said:

rsv@Jeremiah:29:4 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon:

rsv@Jeremiah:29:7 @ But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

rsv@Jeremiah:29:8 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream,

rsv@Jeremiah:29:11 @ For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

rsv@Jeremiah:29:16 @ Thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile:

rsv@Jeremiah:29:21 @ `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kola'iah and Zedeki'ah the son of Ma-asei'ah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them before your eyes.

rsv@Jeremiah:29:23 @ because they have committed folly in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words which I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, says the LORD.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:29:24 @ To Shemai'ah of Nehel'am you shall say:

rsv@Jeremiah:29:25 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephani'ah the son of Ma-asei'ah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

rsv@Jeremiah:29:31 @ "Send to all the exiles, saying, `Thus says the LORD concerning Shemai'ah of Nehel'am: Because Shemai'ah has prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,

rsv@Jeremiah:29:32 @ therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemai'ah of Nehel'am and his descendants; he shall not have any one living among this people to see the good that I will do to my people, says the LORD, for he has talked rebellion against the LORD.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:30:2 @ "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

rsv@Jeremiah:30:3 @ For behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."

rsv@Jeremiah:30:4 @ These are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

rsv@Jeremiah:30:10 @ "Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the LORD, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for lo, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.

rsv@Jeremiah:30:18 @ "Thus says the LORD: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound, and the palace shall stand where it used to be.

rsv@Jeremiah:30:21 @ Their prince shall be one of themselves, their ruler shall come forth from their midst; I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me, for who would dare of himself to approach me? says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:1 @ "At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."

rsv@Jeremiah:31:2 @ Thus says the LORD: "The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,

rsv@Jeremiah:31:4 @ Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with timbrels, and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:7 @ For thus says the LORD: "Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, `The LORD has saved his people, the remnant of Israel.'

rsv@Jeremiah:31:9 @ With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and E'phraim is my first-born.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:10 @ "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands afar off; say, `He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.'

rsv@Jeremiah:31:15 @ Thus says the LORD: "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not."

rsv@Jeremiah:31:20 @ Is E'phraim my dear son? Is he my darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:21 @ "Set up waymarks for yourself, make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin Israel, return to these your cities.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:23 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes: `The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness, O holy hill!'

rsv@Jeremiah:31:24 @ And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:27 @ "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:31 @ "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,

rsv@Jeremiah:31:33 @ But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:36 @ "If this fixed order departs from before me, says the LORD, then shall the descendants of Israel cease from being a nation before me for ever."

rsv@Jeremiah:31:37 @ Thus says the LORD: "If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the descendants of Israel for all that they have done, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:31:38 @ "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when the city shall be rebuilt for the LORD from the tower of Han'anel to the Corner Gate.

rsv@Jeremiah:31:40 @ The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the LORD. It shall not be uprooted or overthrown any more for ever."

rsv@Jeremiah:32:4 @ Zedeki'ah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chalde'ans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;

rsv@Jeremiah:32:7 @ Behold, Han'amel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.'

rsv@Jeremiah:32:8 @ Then Han'amel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:9 @ "And I bought the field at An'athoth from Han'amel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:12 @ and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah son of Mahsei'ah, in the presence of Han'amel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:14 @ `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:15 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.'

rsv@Jeremiah:32:19 @ great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;

rsv@Jeremiah:32:20 @ who hast shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and hast made thee a name, as at this day.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:21 @ Thou didst bring thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror;

rsv@Jeremiah:32:25 @ Yet thou, O Lord GOD, hast said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses"--though the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:32:30 @ For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:32 @ because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they did to provoke me to anger--their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:36 @ "Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, `It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence':

rsv@Jeremiah:32:37 @ Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:43 @ Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.

rsv@Jeremiah:32:44 @ Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephe'lah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:33:3 @ Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.

rsv@Jeremiah:33:4 @ For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah which were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and before the sword:

rsv@Jeremiah:33:7 @ I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first.

rsv@Jeremiah:33:8 @ I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.

rsv@Jeremiah:33:14 @ "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

rsv@Jeremiah:33:16 @ In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: `The LORD is our righteousness.'

rsv@Jeremiah:33:17 @ "For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

rsv@Jeremiah:34:2 @ "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedeki'ah king of Judah and say to him, `Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

rsv@Jeremiah:34:3 @ You shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand; you shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you shall go to Babylon.'

rsv@Jeremiah:34:13 @ "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

rsv@Jeremiah:34:14 @ `At the end of six years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.' But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.

rsv@Jeremiah:35:8 @ We have obeyed the voice of Jon'adab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

rsv@Jeremiah:35:9 @ and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed;

rsv@Jeremiah:35:13 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:35:15 @ I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, `Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land which I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me.

rsv@Jeremiah:35:17 @ Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing on Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called to them and they have not answered."

rsv@Jeremiah:35:18 @ But to the house of the Re'chabites Jeremiah said, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jon'adab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done all that he commanded you,

rsv@Jeremiah:35:19 @ therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jon'adab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me."

rsv@Jeremiah:36:2 @ "Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josi'ah until today.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:12 @ he went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber; and all the princes were sitting there: Eli'shama the secretary, Delai'ah the son of Shemai'ah, Elna'than the son of Achbor, Gemari'ah the son of Shaphan, Zedeki'ah the son of Hanani'ah, and all the princes.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:14 @ Then all the princes sent Jehu'di the son of Nethani'ah, son of Shelemi'ah, son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, "Take in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come." So Baruch the son of Neri'ah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:17 @ Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

rsv@Jeremiah:36:20 @ So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Eli'shama the secretary; and they reported all the words to the king.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:21 @ Then the king sent Jehu'di to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Eli'shama the secretary; and Jehu'di read it to the king and all the princes who stood beside the king.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:25 @ Even when Elna'than and Delai'ah and Gemari'ah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

rsv@Jeremiah:36:26 @ And the king commanded Jerah'meel the king's son and Serai'ah the son of Az'ri-el and Shelemi'ah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.

rsv@Jeremiah:37:3 @ King Zedeki'ah sent Jehu'cal the son of Shelemi'ah, and Zephani'ah the priest, the son of Ma-asei'ah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Pray for us to the LORD our God."

rsv@Jeremiah:37:7 @ "Thus says the LORD, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, `Behold, Pharaoh's army which came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land.

rsv@Jeremiah:37:9 @ Thus says the LORD, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chalde'ans will surely stay away from us," for they will not stay away.

rsv@Jeremiah:37:13 @ When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Iri'jah the son of Shelemi'ah, son of Hanani'ah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chalde'ans."

rsv@Jeremiah:37:16 @ When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells, and remained there many days,

rsv@Jeremiah:37:17 @ King Zedeki'ah sent for him, and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house, and said, "Is there any word from the LORD?" Jeremiah said, "There is." Then he said, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:1 @ Now Shephati'ah the son of Mattan, Gedali'ah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemi'ah, and Pashhur the son of Malchi'ah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people,

rsv@Jeremiah:38:3 @ Thus says the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and be taken."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:4 @ Then the princes said to the king, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:7 @ When E'bed-mel'ech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern--the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate--

rsv@Jeremiah:38:8 @ E'bed-mel'ech went from the king's house and said to the king,

rsv@Jeremiah:38:10 @ Then the king commanded E'bed-mel'ech, the Ethiopian, "Take three men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:11 @ So E'bed-mel'ech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe of the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes.

rsv@Jeremiah:38:12 @ Then E'bed-mel'ech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Put the rags and clothes between your armpits and the ropes." Jeremiah did so.

rsv@Jeremiah:38:15 @ Jeremiah said to Zedeki'ah, "If I tell you, will you not be sure to put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:16 @ Then King Zedeki'ah swore secretly to Jeremiah, "As the LORD lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:17 @ Then Jeremiah said to Zedeki'ah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, If you will surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon, then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live.

rsv@Jeremiah:38:20 @ Jeremiah said, "You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the LORD in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.

rsv@Jeremiah:38:23 @ All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chalde'ans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon; and this city shall be burned with fire."

rsv@Jeremiah:38:25 @ If the princes hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, `Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,'

rsv@Jeremiah:39:2 @ in the eleventh year of Zedeki'ah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.

rsv@Jeremiah:39:10 @ Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

rsv@Jeremiah:39:12 @ "Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you."

rsv@Jeremiah:39:14 @ sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people.

rsv@Jeremiah:39:16 @ "Go, and say to E'bed-mel'ech the Ethiopian, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will fulfil my words against this city for evil and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day.

rsv@Jeremiah:39:17 @ But I will deliver you on that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.

rsv@Jeremiah:39:18 @ For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, says the LORD.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:40:4 @ Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well; but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:5 @ If you remain, then return to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever you think it right to go." So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:6 @ Then Jeremiah went to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, at Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:8 @ they went to Gedali'ah at Mizpah--Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, Serai'ah the son of Tanhu'meth, the sons of Ephai the Netoph'athite, Jezani'ah the son of the Ma-ac'athite, they and their men.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:9 @ Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chalde'ans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:10 @ As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand for you before the Chalde'ans who will come to us; but as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken."

rsv@Jeremiah:40:14 @ and said to him, "Do you know that Ba'alis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah to take your life?" But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam would not believe them.

rsv@Jeremiah:40:15 @ Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah spoke secretly to Gedali'ah at Mizpah, "Let me go and slay Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?"

rsv@Jeremiah:40:16 @ But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam said to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, "You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ish'mael."

rsv@Jeremiah:41:1 @ In the seventh month, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, son of Eli'shama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah,

rsv@Jeremiah:41:2 @ Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:3 @ Ish'mael also slew all the Jews who were with Gedali'ah at Mizpah, and the Chalde'an soldiers who happened to be there.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:6 @ And Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam."

rsv@Jeremiah:41:7 @ When they came into the city, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the men with him slew them, and cast them into a cistern.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:8 @ But there were ten men among them who said to Ish'mael, "Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he refrained and did not kill them with their companions.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:9 @ Now the cistern into which Ish'mael cast all the bodies of the men whom he had slain was the large cistern which King Asa had made for defense against Ba'asha king of Israel; Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah filled it with the slain.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:10 @ Then Ish'mael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam. Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:11 @ But when Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil which Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had done,

rsv@Jeremiah:41:12 @ they took all their men and went to fight against Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah. They came upon him at the great pool which is in Gibeon.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:13 @ And when all the people who were with Ish'mael saw Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:14 @ So all the people whom Ish'mael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:15 @ But Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah escaped from Joha'nan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:16 @ Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him took all the rest of the people whom Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had carried away captive from Mizpah after he had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam--soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Joha'nan brought back from Gibeon.

rsv@Jeremiah:41:18 @ because of the Chalde'ans; for they were afraid of them, because Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

rsv@Jeremiah:42:4 @ Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your request, and whatever the LORD answers you I will tell you; I will keep nothing back from you."

rsv@Jeremiah:42:6 @ Whether it is good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God."

rsv@Jeremiah:42:9 @ and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:

rsv@Jeremiah:42:11 @ Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not fear him, says the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

rsv@Jeremiah:42:14 @ and saying, `No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war, or hear the sound of the trumpet, or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,'

rsv@Jeremiah:42:15 @ then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to enter Egypt and go to live there,

rsv@Jeremiah:42:18 @ "For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You shall become an execration, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. You shall see this place no more.

rsv@Jeremiah:42:21 @ And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.

rsv@Jeremiah:43:2 @ Azari'ah the son of Hoshai'ah and Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, `Do not go to Egypt to live there';

rsv@Jeremiah:43:3 @ but Baruch the son of Neri'ah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chalde'ans, that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon."

rsv@Jeremiah:43:10 @ and say to them, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrez'zar the king of Babylon, my servant, and he will set his throne above these stones which I have hid, and he will spread his royal canopy over them.

rsv@Jeremiah:43:13 @ He shall break the obelisks of Heliop'olis which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.'"

rsv@Jeremiah:44:1 @ The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tah'panhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros,

rsv@Jeremiah:44:2 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the evil that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them,

rsv@Jeremiah:44:7 @ And now thus says the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and child, from the midst of Judah, leaving you no remnant?

rsv@Jeremiah:44:10 @ They have not humbled themselves even to this day, nor have they feared, nor walked in my law and my statutes which I set before you and before your fathers.

rsv@Jeremiah:44:11 @ "Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, to cut off all Judah.

rsv@Jeremiah:44:13 @ I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence,

rsv@Jeremiah:44:14 @ so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there; for they shall not return, except some fugitives."

rsv@Jeremiah:44:15 @ Then all the men who knew that their wives had offered incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who dwelt in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah:

rsv@Jeremiah:44:25 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, `We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out libations to her.' Then confirm your vows and perform your vows!

rsv@Jeremiah:44:26 @ Therefore hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the LORD, that my name shall no more be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, `As the Lord GOD lives.'

rsv@Jeremiah:44:29 @ This shall be the sign to you, says the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil:

rsv@Jeremiah:45:2 @ "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:

rsv@Jeremiah:45:5 @ And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not; for, behold, I am bringing evil upon all flesh, says the LORD; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go."

rsv@Jeremiah:46:3 @ "Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!

rsv@Jeremiah:46:4 @ Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your coats of mail!

rsv@Jeremiah:46:9 @ Advance, O horses, and rage, O chariots! Let the warriors go forth: men of Ethiopia and Put who handle the shield, men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:10 @ That day is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself on his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated, and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphra'tes.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:16 @ Your multitude stumbled and fell, and they said one to another, `Arise, and let us go back to our own people and to the land of our birth, because of the sword of the oppressor.'

rsv@Jeremiah:46:18 @ "As I live, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:19 @ Prepare yourselves baggage for exile, O inhabitants of Egypt! For Memphis shall become a waste, a ruin, without inhabitant.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:22 @ "She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; for her enemies march in force, and come against her with axes, like those who fell trees.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:24 @ The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame, she shall be delivered into the hand of a people from the north."

rsv@Jeremiah:46:25 @ The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, said: "Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:26 @ I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:46:27 @ "But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for lo, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.

rsv@Jeremiah:47:2 @ "Thus says the LORD: Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent; they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.

rsv@Jeremiah:47:3 @ At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels, the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands,

rsv@Jeremiah:47:4 @ because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.

rsv@Jeremiah:47:5 @ Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ash'kelon has perished. O remnant of the Anakim, how long will you gash yourselves?

rsv@Jeremiah:47:6 @ Ah, sword of the LORD! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!

rsv@Jeremiah:47:7 @ How can it be quiet, when the LORD has given it a charge? Against Ash'kelon and against the seashore he has appointed it."

rsv@Jeremiah:48:1 @ Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriatha'im is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down;

rsv@Jeremiah:48:6 @ Flee! Save yourselves! Be like a wild ass in the desert!

rsv@Jeremiah:48:11 @ "Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his lees; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:12 @ "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:13 @ Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:20 @ Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:21 @ "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,

rsv@Jeremiah:48:26 @ "Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD; so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:27 @ Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?

rsv@Jeremiah:48:28 @ "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:34 @ "Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:38 @ On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:48:42 @ Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:1 @ Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities?

rsv@Jeremiah:49:2 @ Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:3 @ "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry, O daughters of Rabbah! Gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his princes.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:7 @ Concerning Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

rsv@Jeremiah:49:8 @ Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time when I punish him.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:9 @ If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?

rsv@Jeremiah:49:10 @ But I have stripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:13 @ For I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse; and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes."

rsv@Jeremiah:49:14 @ I have heard tidings from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Gather yourselves together and come against her, and rise up for battle!"

rsv@Jeremiah:49:18 @ As when Sodom and Gomor'rah and their neighbor cities were overthrown, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:20 @ Therefore hear the plan which the LORD has made against Edom and the purposes which he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:23 @ Concerning Damascus. "Hamath and Arpad are confounded, for they have heard evil tidings; they melt in fear, they are troubled like the sea which cannot be quiet.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:29 @ Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, their curtains and all their goods; their camels shall be borne away from them, and men shall cry to them: `Terror on every side!'

rsv@Jeremiah:49:30 @ Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor! says the LORD. For Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon has made a plan against you, and formed a purpose against you.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:31 @ "Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, says the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:32 @ Their camels shall become booty, their herds of cattle a spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:33 @ Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her."

rsv@Jeremiah:49:34 @ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah king of Judah.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:35 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might;

rsv@Jeremiah:49:36 @ and I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; and I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:37 @ I will terrify Elam before their enemies, and before those who seek their life; I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, says the LORD. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them;

rsv@Jeremiah:49:38 @ and I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy their king and princes, says the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:49:39 @ "But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD."

rsv@Jeremiah:50:2 @ "Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: `Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Mer'odach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'

rsv@Jeremiah:50:3 @ "For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:4 @ "In those days and in that time, says the LORD, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come; and they shall seek the LORD their God.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:5 @ They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, `Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant which will never be forgotten.'

rsv@Jeremiah:50:9 @ For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a company of great nations, from the north country; and they shall array themselves against her; from there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:14 @ Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:17 @ "Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:18 @ Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:19 @ I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of E'phraim and in Gilead.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:20 @ In those days and in that time, says the LORD, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none; and sin in Judah, and none shall be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:29 @ "Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp round about her; let no one escape. Requite her according to her deeds, do to her according to all that she has done; for she has proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:33 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them; all who took them captive have held them fast, they refuse to let them go.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:34 @ Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:39 @ "Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her; she shall be peopled no more for ever, nor inhabited for all generations.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:40 @ As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomor'rah and their neighbor cities, says the LORD, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:42 @ They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy. The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea; they ride upon horses, arrayed as a man for battle against you, O daughter of Babylon!

rsv@Jeremiah:50:43 @ "The king of Babylon heard the report of them, and his hands fell helpless; anguish seized him, pain as of a woman in travail.

rsv@Jeremiah:50:45 @ Therefore hear the plan which the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes which he has formed against the land of the Chalde'ans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:5 @ For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD of hosts; but the land of the Chalde'ans is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:11 @ "Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields! The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:13 @ O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the thread of your life is cut.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:14 @ The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts, and they shall raise the shout of victory over you.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:18 @ They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:19 @ Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:30 @ The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting, they remain in their strongholds; their strength has failed, they have become women; her dwellings are on fire, her bars are broken.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:31 @ One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side;

rsv@Jeremiah:51:33 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while and the time of her harvest will come."

rsv@Jeremiah:51:34 @ "Nebuchadrez'zar the king of Babylon has devoured me, he has crushed me; he has made me an empty vessel, he has swallowed me like a monster; he has filled his belly with my delicacies, he has rinsed me out.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:38 @ "They shall roar together like lions; they shall growl like lions' whelps.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:43 @ Her cities have become a horror, a land of drought and a desert, a land in which no one dwells, and through which no son of man passes.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:44 @ And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and take out of his mouth what he has swallowed. The nations shall no longer flow to him; the wall of Babylon has fallen.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:49 @ Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, as for Babylon have fallen the slain of all the earth.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:56 @ for a destroyer has come upon her, upon Babylon; her warriors are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for the LORD is a God of recompense, he will surely requite.

rsv@Jeremiah:51:58 @ "Thus says the LORD of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nought, and the nations weary themselves only for fire."

rsv@Jeremiah:51:62 @ and say, `O LORD, thou hast said concerning this place that thou wilt cut it off, so that nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate for ever.'

rsv@Jeremiah:52:1 @ Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamu'tal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

rsv@Jeremiah:52:3 @ Surely because of the anger of the LORD things came to such a pass in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedeki'ah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

rsv@Jeremiah:52:5 @ So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedeki'ah.

rsv@Jeremiah:52:18 @ And they took away the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the dishes for incense, and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service;

rsv@Jeremiah:52:20 @ As for the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze bulls which were under the sea, and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight.

rsv@Jeremiah:52:21 @ As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow.

rsv@Jeremiah:52:31 @ And in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoi'achin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, E'vil-mer'odach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, lifted up the head of Jehoi'achin king of Judah and brought him out of prison;

rsv@Lamentations:1:1 @ How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the cities has become a vassal.

rsv@Lamentations:1:3 @ Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

rsv@Lamentations:1:4 @ The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the appointed feasts; all her gates are desolate, her priests groan; her maidens have been dragged away, and she herself suffers bitterly.

rsv@Lamentations:1:7 @ Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and bitterness all the precious things that were hers from days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the foe, and there was none to help her, the foe gloated over her, mocking at her downfall.

rsv@Lamentations:1:8 @ Jerusalem sinned grievously, therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; yea, she herself groans, and turns her face away.

rsv@Lamentations:1:18 @ "The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and behold my suffering; my maidens and my young men have gone into captivity.

rsv@Lamentations:1:19 @ "I called to my lovers but they deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city, while they sought food to revive their strength.

rsv@Lamentations:1:20 @ "Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, my soul is in tumult, my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.

rsv@Lamentations:2:1 @ How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.

rsv@Lamentations:2:3 @ He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn from them his right hand in the face of the enemy; he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob, consuming all around.

rsv@Lamentations:2:5 @ The Lord has become like an enemy, he has destroyed Israel; he has destroyed all its palaces, laid in ruins its strongholds; and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

rsv@Lamentations:2:7 @ The Lord has scorned his altar, disowned his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; a clamor was raised in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.

rsv@Lamentations:2:10 @ The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have cast dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the maidens of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

rsv@Lamentations:2:18 @ Cry aloud to the Lord! O daughter of Zion! Let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite!

rsv@Lamentations:3:3 @ surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long.

rsv@Lamentations:3:5 @ he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation;

rsv@Lamentations:3:6 @ he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago.

rsv@Lamentations:3:8 @ though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer;

rsv@Lamentations:3:16 @ He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes;

rsv@Lamentations:3:42 @ "We have transgressed and rebelled, and thou hast not forgiven.

rsv@Lamentations:3:43 @ "Thou hast wrapped thyself with anger and pursued us, slaying without pity;

rsv@Lamentations:3:44 @ thou hast wrapped thyself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.

rsv@Lamentations:3:56 @ thou didst hear my plea, `ot close thine ear to my cry for help!'

rsv@Lamentations:4:3 @ Even the jackals give the breast and suckle their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

rsv@Lamentations:4:8 @ Now their visage is blacker than soot, they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled upon their bones, it has become as dry as wood.

rsv@Lamentations:4:9 @ Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, who pined away, stricken by want of the fruits of the field.

rsv@Lamentations:4:12 @ The kings of the earth did not believe, or any of the inhabitants of the world, that foe or enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

rsv@Lamentations:4:16 @ The LORD himself has scattered them, he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.

rsv@Lamentations:4:17 @ Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

rsv@Lamentations:4:21 @ Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, dweller in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.

rsv@Lamentations:5:8 @ Slaves rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand.

rsv@Lamentations:5:12 @ Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.

rsv@Lamentations:5:13 @ Young men are compelled to grind at the mill; and boys stagger under loads of wood.

rsv@Lamentations:5:21 @ Restore us to thyself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old!

rsv@Ezekiel:1:1 @ In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:2 @ On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoi'achin),

rsv@Ezekiel:1:3 @ the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chalde'ans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:4 @ As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round about it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming bronze.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:5 @ And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the form of men,

rsv@Ezekiel:1:6 @ but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:7 @ Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:8 @ Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:

rsv@Ezekiel:1:9 @ their wings touched one another; they went every one straight forward, without turning as they went.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:10 @ As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man in front; the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle at the back.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:11 @ Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:12 @ And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:13 @ In the midst of the living creatures there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:14 @ And the living creatures darted to and fro, like a flash of lightning.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:15 @ Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:16 @ As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of a chrysolite; and the four had the same likeness, their construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:17 @ When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:18 @ The four wheels had rims and they had spokes; and their rims were full of eyes round about.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:19 @ And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:20 @ Wherever the spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:21 @ When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:22 @ Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of a firmament, shining like crystal, spread out above their heads.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:23 @ And under the firmament their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another; and each creature had two wings covering its body.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:24 @ And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the thunder of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of a host; when they stood still, they let down their wings.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:25 @ And there came a voice from above the firmament over their heads; when they stood still, they let down their wings.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:26 @ And above the firmament over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness as it were of a human form.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:27 @ And upward from what had the appearance of his loins I saw as it were gleaming bronze, like the appearance of fire enclosed round about; and downward from what had the appearance of his loins I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.

rsv@Ezekiel:1:28 @ Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:1 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you."

rsv@Ezekiel:2:2 @ And when he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me upon my feet; and I heard him speaking to me.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:3 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels, who have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:4 @ The people also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them; and you shall say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD.'

rsv@Ezekiel:2:5 @ And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that there has been a prophet among them.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:6 @ And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit upon scorpions; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:7 @ And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear; for they are a rebellious house.

rsv@Ezekiel:2:8 @ "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth, and eat what I give you."

rsv@Ezekiel:2:9 @ And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and, lo, a written scroll was in it;

rsv@Ezekiel:2:10 @ and he spread it before me; and it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:1 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."

rsv@Ezekiel:3:2 @ So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:3 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it." Then I ate it; and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:4 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:5 @ For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel--

rsv@Ezekiel:3:6 @ not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:7 @ But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they are not willing to listen to me; because all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stubborn heart.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:8 @ Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:9 @ Like adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead; fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."

rsv@Ezekiel:3:10 @ Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:11 @ And go, get you to the exiles, to your people, and say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD'; whether they hear or refuse to hear."

rsv@Ezekiel:3:12 @ Then the Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the LORD arose from its place, I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake;

rsv@Ezekiel:3:13 @ it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, that sounded like a great earthquake.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:14 @ The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me;

rsv@Ezekiel:3:15 @ and I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who dwelt by the river Chebar. And I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:16 @ And at the end of seven days, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:3:17 @ "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:18 @ If I say to the wicked, `You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:19 @ But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you will have saved your life.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:20 @ Again, if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:21 @ Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you will have saved your life."

rsv@Ezekiel:3:22 @ And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said to me, "Arise, go forth into the plain, and there I will speak with you."

rsv@Ezekiel:3:23 @ So I arose and went forth into the plain; and, lo, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory which I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:24 @ But the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spoke with me and said to me, "Go, shut yourself within your house.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:25 @ And you, O son of man, behold, cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people;

rsv@Ezekiel:3:26 @ and I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be dumb and unable to reprove them; for they are a rebellious house.

rsv@Ezekiel:3:27 @ But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD'; he that will hear, let him hear; and he that will refuse to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:1 @ "And you, O son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem;

rsv@Ezekiel:4:2 @ and put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:3 @ And take an iron plate, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:4 @ "Then lie upon your left side, and I will lay the punishment of the house of Israel upon you; for the number of the days that you lie upon it, you shall bear their punishment.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:5 @ For I assign to you a number of days, three hundred and ninety days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment; so long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:6 @ And when you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the punishment of the house of Judah; forty days I assign you, a day for each year.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:7 @ And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared; and you shall prophesy against the city.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:8 @ And, behold, I will put cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:9 @ "And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt, and put them into a single vessel, and make bread of them. During the number of days that you lie upon your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:10 @ And the food which you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; once a day you shall eat it.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:11 @ And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; once a day you shall drink.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:12 @ And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung."

rsv@Ezekiel:4:13 @ And the LORD said, "Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them."

rsv@Ezekiel:4:14 @ Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! behold, I have never defiled myself; from my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has foul flesh come into my mouth."

rsv@Ezekiel:4:15 @ Then he said to me, "See, I will let you have cow's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread."

rsv@Ezekiel:4:16 @ Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.

rsv@Ezekiel:4:17 @ I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and waste away under their punishment.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:1 @ "And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword; use it as a barber's razor and pass it over your head and your beard; then take balances for weighing, and divide the hair.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:2 @ A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed; and a third part you shall take and strike with the sword round about the city; and a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:3 @ And you shall take from these a small number, and bind them in the skirts of your robe.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:4 @ And of these again you shall take some, and cast them into the fire, and burn them in the fire; from there a fire will come forth into all the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:5 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries round about her.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:6 @ And she has wickedly rebelled against my ordinances more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries round about her, by rejecting my ordinances and not walking in my statutes.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:7 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you are more turbulent than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes or kept my ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations that are round about you;

rsv@Ezekiel:5:8 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, even I, am against you; and I will execute judgments in the midst of you in the sight of the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:9 @ And because of all your abominations I will do with you what I have never yet done, and the like of which I will never do again.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:10 @ Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in the midst of you, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:11 @ Wherefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will cut you down; my eye will not spare, and I will have no pity.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:12 @ A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in the midst of you; a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:13 @ "Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself; and they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken in my jealousy, when I spend my fury upon them.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:14 @ Moreover I will make you a desolation and an object of reproach among the nations round about you and in the sight of all that pass by.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:15 @ You shall be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations round about you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and with furious chastisements--I, the LORD, have spoken--

rsv@Ezekiel:5:16 @ when I loose against you my deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will loose to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you, and break your staff of bread.

rsv@Ezekiel:5:17 @ I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will rob you of your children; pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I, the LORD, have spoken."

rsv@Ezekiel:6:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:6:2 @ "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

rsv@Ezekiel:6:3 @ and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:4 @ Your altars shall become desolate, and your incense altars shall be broken; and I will cast down your slain before your idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:5 @ And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:6 @ Wherever you dwell your cities shall be waste and your high places ruined, so that your altars will be waste and ruined, your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:7 @ And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:8 @ "Yet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries,

rsv@Ezekiel:6:9 @ then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, when I have broken their wanton heart which has departed from me, and blinded their eyes which turn wantonly after their idols; and they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils which they have committed, for all their abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:10 @ And they shall know that I am the LORD; I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them."

rsv@Ezekiel:6:11 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: "Clap your hands, and stamp your foot, and say, Alas! because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:12 @ He that is far off shall die of pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that is left and is preserved shall die of famine. Thus I will spend my fury upon them.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:13 @ And you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing odor to all their idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:6:14 @ And I will stretch out my hand against them, and make the land desolate and waste, throughout all their habitations, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:7:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:7:2 @ "And you, O son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:3 @ Now the end is upon you, and I will let loose my anger upon you, and will judge you according to your ways; and I will punish you for all your abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:4 @ And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity; but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:5 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:6 @ An end has come, the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:7 @ Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land; the time has come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting upon the mountains.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:8 @ Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways; and I will punish you for all your abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:9 @ And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD, who smite.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:10 @ "Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come, injustice has blossomed, pride has budded.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:11 @ Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:12 @ The time has come, the day draws near. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:13 @ For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For wrath is upon all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:14 @ "They have blown the trumpet and made all ready; but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:15 @ The sword is without, pestilence and famine are within; he that is in the field dies by the sword; and him that is in the city famine and pestilence devour.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:16 @ And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one over his iniquity.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:17 @ All hands are feeble, and all knees weak as water.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:18 @ They gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror covers them; shame is upon all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:19 @ They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing; their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:20 @ Their beautiful ornament they used for vainglory, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it; therefore I will make it an unclean thing to them.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:21 @ And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:22 @ I will turn my face from them, that they may profane my precious place; robbers shall enter and profane it,

rsv@Ezekiel:7:23 @ and make a desolation. "Because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence,

rsv@Ezekiel:7:24 @ I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses; I will put an end to their proud might, and their holy places shall be profaned.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:25 @ When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:26 @ Disaster comes upon disaster, rumor follows rumor; they seek a vision from the prophet, but the law perishes from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

rsv@Ezekiel:7:27 @ The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are palsied by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their own judgments I will judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:8:1 @ In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:2 @ Then I beheld, and, lo, a form that had the appearance of a man; below what appeared to be his loins it was fire, and above his loins it was like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming bronze.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:3 @ He put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:4 @ And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the plain.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:5 @ Then he said to me, "Son of man, lift up your eyes now in the direction of the north." So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:6 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations."

rsv@Ezekiel:8:7 @ And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:8 @ Then said he to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall"; and when I dug in the wall, lo, there was a door.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:9 @ And he said to me, "Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here."

rsv@Ezekiel:8:10 @ So I went in and saw; and there, portrayed upon the wall round about, were all kinds of creeping things, and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:11 @ And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Ja-azani'ah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:12 @ Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, every man in his room of pictures? For they say, `The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'"

rsv@Ezekiel:8:13 @ He said also to me, "You will see still greater abominations which they commit."

rsv@Ezekiel:8:14 @ Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:15 @ Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these."

rsv@Ezekiel:8:16 @ And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD; and behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:17 @ Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too slight a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence, and provoke me further to anger? Lo, they put the branch to their nose.

rsv@Ezekiel:8:18 @ Therefore I will deal in wrath; my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them."

rsv@Ezekiel:9:1 @ Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, "Draw near, you executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand."

rsv@Ezekiel:9:2 @ And lo, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, every man with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.

rsv@Ezekiel:9:3 @ Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherubim on which it rested to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his side.

rsv@Ezekiel:9:4 @ And the LORD said to him, "Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it."

rsv@Ezekiel:9:5 @ And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and smite; your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity;

rsv@Ezekiel:9:6 @ slay old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one upon whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the house.

rsv@Ezekiel:9:7 @ Then he said to them, "Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth." So they went forth, and smote in the city.

rsv@Ezekiel:9:8 @ And while they were smiting, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, "Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all that remains of Israel in the outpouring of thy wrath upon Jerusalem?"

rsv@Ezekiel:9:9 @ Then he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice; for they say, `The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see.'

rsv@Ezekiel:9:10 @ As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity, but I will requite their deeds upon their heads."

rsv@Ezekiel:9:11 @ And lo, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his side, brought back word, saying, "I have done as thou didst command me."

rsv@Ezekiel:10:1 @ Then I looked, and behold, on the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:2 @ And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:3 @ Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:4 @ And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:5 @ And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:6 @ And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:7 @ And a cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:8 @ The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:9 @ And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:10 @ And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:11 @ When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced the others followed without turning as they went.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:12 @ And their rims, and their spokes, and the wheels were full of eyes round about--the wheels that the four of them had.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:13 @ As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing the whirling wheels.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:14 @ And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:15 @ And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the river Chebar.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:16 @ And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:17 @ When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:18 @ Then the glory of the LORD went forth from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:19 @ And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:20 @ These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:21 @ Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.

rsv@Ezekiel:10:22 @ And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:1 @ The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the house of the LORD, which faces east. And behold, at the door of the gateway there were twenty-five men; and I saw among them Ja-azani'ah the son of Azzur, and Pelati'ah the son of Benai'ah, princes of the people.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:2 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;

rsv@Ezekiel:11:3 @ who say, `The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.'

rsv@Ezekiel:11:4 @ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man."

rsv@Ezekiel:11:5 @ And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:6 @ You have multiplied your slain in this city, and have filled its streets with the slain.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:7 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron; but you shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:8 @ You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:9 @ And I will bring you forth out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:10 @ You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:11 @ This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the flesh in the midst of it; I will judge you at the border of Israel;

rsv@Ezekiel:11:12 @ and you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in my statutes, nor executed my ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations that are round about you."

rsv@Ezekiel:11:13 @ And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelati'ah the son of Benai'ah died. Then I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?"

rsv@Ezekiel:11:14 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:11:15 @ "Son of man, your brethren, even your brethren, your fellow exiles, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, `They have gone far from the LORD; to us this land is given for a possession.'

rsv@Ezekiel:11:16 @ Therefore say, `Thus says the Lord GOD: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.'

rsv@Ezekiel:11:17 @ Therefore say, `Thus says the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.'

rsv@Ezekiel:11:18 @ And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:19 @ And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them; I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

rsv@Ezekiel:11:20 @ that they may walk in my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:21 @ But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will requite their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:11:22 @ Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:23 @ And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:24 @ And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chalde'a, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.

rsv@Ezekiel:11:25 @ And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had showed me.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:12:2 @ "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not;

rsv@Ezekiel:12:3 @ for they are a rebellious house. Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight; you shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:4 @ You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go forth yourself at evening in their sight, as men do who must go into exile.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:5 @ Dig through the wall in their sight, and go out through it.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:6 @ In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you may not see the land; for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel."

rsv@Ezekiel:12:7 @ And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands; I went forth in the dark, carrying my outfit upon my shoulder in their sight.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:8 @ In the morning the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:12:9 @ "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, `What are you doing?'

rsv@Ezekiel:12:10 @ Say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.'

rsv@Ezekiel:12:11 @ Say, `I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.'

rsv@Ezekiel:12:12 @ And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; he shall dig through the wall and go out through it; he shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:13 @ And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chalde'ans, yet he shall not see it; and he shall die there.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:14 @ And I will scatter toward every wind all who are round about him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will unsheathe the sword after them.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:15 @ And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:16 @ But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may confess all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:12:17 @ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:12:18 @ "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with fearfulness;

rsv@Ezekiel:12:19 @ and say of the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink water in dismay, because their land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:20 @ And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:12:21 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:12:22 @ "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, `The days grow long, and every vision comes to nought'?

rsv@Ezekiel:12:23 @ Tell them therefore, `Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.' But say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every vision.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:24 @ For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:12:25 @ But I the LORD will speak the word which I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:12:26 @ Again the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:12:27 @ "Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, `The vision that he sees is for many days hence, and he prophesies of times far off.'

rsv@Ezekiel:12:28 @ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word which I speak will be performed, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:13:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:13:2 @ "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, prophesy and say to those who prophesy out of their own minds: `Hear the word of the LORD!'

rsv@Ezekiel:13:3 @ Thus says the Lord GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

rsv@Ezekiel:13:4 @ Your prophets have been like foxes among ruins, O Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:5 @ You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:6 @ They have spoken falsehood and divined a lie; they say, `Says the LORD,' when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfil their word.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:7 @ Have you not seen a delusive vision, and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, `Says the LORD,' although I have not spoken?"

rsv@Ezekiel:13:8 @ Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have uttered delusions and seen lies, therefore behold, I am against you, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:9 @ My hand will be against the prophets who see delusive visions and who give lying divinations; they shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:10 @ Because, yea, because they have misled my people, saying, `Peace,' when there is no peace; and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets daub it with whitewash;

rsv@Ezekiel:13:11 @ say to those who daub it with whitewash that it shall fall! There will be a deluge of rain, great hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind break out;

rsv@Ezekiel:13:12 @ and when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, `Where is the daubing with which you daubed it?'

rsv@Ezekiel:13:13 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath; and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to destroy it.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:14 @ And I will break down the wall that you have daubed with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare; when it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:15 @ Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall, and upon those who have daubed it with whitewash; and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who daubed it,

rsv@Ezekiel:13:16 @ the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:17 @ "And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own minds; prophesy against them

rsv@Ezekiel:13:18 @ and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people, and keep other souls alive for your profit?

rsv@Ezekiel:13:19 @ You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death persons who should not die and keeping alive persons who should not live, by your lies to my people, who listen to lies.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:20 @ "Wherefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls that you hunt go free like birds.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:21 @ Your veils also I will tear off, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:13:22 @ Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his wicked way to save his life;

rsv@Ezekiel:13:23 @ therefore you shall no more see delusive visions nor practice divination; I will deliver my people out of your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:14:1 @ Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me; and sat before me.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:2 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:14:3 @ "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces; should I let myself be inquired of at all by them?

rsv@Ezekiel:14:4 @ Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Any man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him myself because of the multitude of his idols,

rsv@Ezekiel:14:5 @ that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:6 @ "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Repent and turn away from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:7 @ For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to inquire for himself of me, I the LORD will answer him myself;

rsv@Ezekiel:14:8 @ and I will set my face against that man, I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:9 @ And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, the LORD, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:10 @ And they shall bear their punishment--the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike--

rsv@Ezekiel:14:11 @ that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, nor defile themselves any more with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:14:12 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:14:13 @ "Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, and break its staff of bread and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast,

rsv@Ezekiel:14:14 @ even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:15 @ If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;

rsv@Ezekiel:14:16 @ even if these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; they alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:17 @ Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Let a sword go through the land; and I cut off from it man and beast;

rsv@Ezekiel:14:18 @ though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they alone would be delivered.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:19 @ Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath upon it with blood, to cut off from it man and beast;

rsv@Ezekiel:14:20 @ even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:21 @ "For thus says the Lord GOD: How much more when I send upon Jerusalem my four sore acts of judgment, sword, famine, evil beasts, and pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast!

rsv@Ezekiel:14:22 @ Yet, if there should be left in it any survivors to lead out sons and daughters, when they come forth to you, and you see their ways and their doings, you will be consoled for the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it.

rsv@Ezekiel:14:23 @ They will console you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:15:1 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:15:2 @ "Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

rsv@Ezekiel:15:3 @ Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do men take a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

rsv@Ezekiel:15:4 @ Lo, it is given to the fire for fuel; when the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything?

rsv@Ezekiel:15:5 @ Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing; how much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything!

rsv@Ezekiel:15:6 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezekiel:15:7 @ And I will set my face against them; though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them; and you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.

rsv@Ezekiel:15:8 @ And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:16:1 @ Again the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:16:2 @ "Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:3 @ and say, Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are of the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:4 @ And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel string was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor rubbed with salt, nor swathed with bands.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:5 @ No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you out of compassion for you; but you were cast out on the open field, for you were abhorred, on the day that you were born.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:6 @ "And when I passed by you, and saw you weltering in your blood, I said to you in your blood, `Live,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:7 @ and grow up like a plant of the field.' And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full maidenhood; your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:8 @ "When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:9 @ Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you, and anointed you with oil.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:10 @ I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with leather, I swathed you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:11 @ And I decked you with ornaments, and put bracelets on your arms, and a chain on your neck.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:12 @ And I put a ring on your nose, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:13 @ Thus you were decked with gold and silver; and your raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered cloth; you ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful, and came to regal estate.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:14 @ And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor which I had bestowed upon you, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:15 @ "But you trusted in your beauty, and played the harlot because of your renown, and lavished your harlotries on any passer-by.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:16 @ You took some of your garments, and made for yourself gaily decked shrines, and on them played the harlot; the like has never been, nor ever shall be.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:17 @ You also took your fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the harlot;

rsv@Ezekiel:16:18 @ and you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:19 @ Also my bread which I gave you--I fed you with fine flour and oil and honey--you set before them for a pleasing odor, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:20 @ And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter

rsv@Ezekiel:16:21 @ that you slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire to them?

rsv@Ezekiel:16:22 @ And in all your abominations and your harlotries you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, weltering in your blood.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:23 @ "And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! says the Lord GOD),

rsv@Ezekiel:16:24 @ you built yourself a vaulted chamber, and made yourself a lofty place in every square;

rsv@Ezekiel:16:25 @ at the head of every street you built your lofty place and prostituted your beauty, offering yourself to any passer-by, and multiplying your harlotry.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:26 @ You also played the harlot with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, multiplying your harlotry, to provoke me to anger.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:27 @ Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you, and diminished your allotted portion, and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:28 @ You played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yea, you played the harlot with them, and still you were not satisfied.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:29 @ You multiplied your harlotry also with the trading land of Chalde'a; and even with this you were not satisfied.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:30 @ "How lovesick is your heart, says the Lord GOD, seeing you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot;

rsv@Ezekiel:16:31 @ building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned hire.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:32 @ Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!

rsv@Ezekiel:16:33 @ Men give gifts to all harlots; but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side for your harlotries.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:34 @ So you were different from other women in your harlotries: none solicited you to play the harlot; and you gave hire, while no hire was given to you; therefore you were different.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:35 @ "Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:

rsv@Ezekiel:16:36 @ Thus says the Lord GOD, Because your shame was laid bare and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotries with your lovers, and because of all your idols, and because of the blood of your children that you gave to them,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:37 @ therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you loathed; I will gather them against you from every side, and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:38 @ And I will judge you as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged, and bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:39 @ And I will give you into the hand of your lovers, and they shall throw down your vaulted chamber and break down your lofty places; they shall strip you of your clothes and take your fair jewels, and leave you naked and bare.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:40 @ They shall bring up a host against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:41 @ And they shall burn your houses and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; I will make you stop playing the harlot, and you shall also give hire no more.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:42 @ So will I satisfy my fury on you, and my jealousy shall depart from you; I will be calm, and will no more be angry.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:43 @ Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have enraged me with all these things; therefore, behold, I will requite your deeds upon your head, says the Lord GOD. "Have you not committed lewdness in addition to all your abominations?

rsv@Ezekiel:16:44 @ Behold, every one who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you, `Like mother, like daughter.'

rsv@Ezekiel:16:45 @ You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:46 @ And your elder sister is Sama'ria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you, is Sodom with her daughters.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:47 @ Yet you were not content to walk in their ways, or do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:48 @ As I live, says the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:49 @ Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, surfeit of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:50 @ They were haughty, and did abominable things before me; therefore I removed them, when I saw it.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:51 @ Sama'ria has not committed half your sins; you have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations which you have committed.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:52 @ Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have made judgment favorable to your sisters; because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:53 @ "I will restore their fortunes, both the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Sama'ria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in the midst of them,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:54 @ that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:55 @ As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former estate, and Sama'ria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and you and your daughters shall return to your former estate.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:56 @ Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:57 @ before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become like her an object of reproach for the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those round about who despise you.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:58 @ You bear the penalty of your lewdness and your abominations, says the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:59 @ "Yea, thus says the Lord GOD: I will deal with you as you have done, who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:60 @ yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:61 @ Then you will remember your ways, and be ashamed when I take your sisters, both your elder and your younger, and give them to you as daughters, but not on account of the covenant with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:16:62 @ I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD,

rsv@Ezekiel:16:63 @ that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:17:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:17:2 @ "Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak an allegory to the house of Israel;

rsv@Ezekiel:17:3 @ say, Thus says the Lord GOD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar;

rsv@Ezekiel:17:4 @ he broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade, and set it in a city of merchants.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:5 @ Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,

rsv@Ezekiel:17:6 @ and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine, and brought forth branches and put forth foliage.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:7 @ "But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him that he might water it. From the bed where it was planted

rsv@Ezekiel:17:8 @ he transplanted it to good soil by abundant waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble vine.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:9 @ Say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its branches, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:10 @ Behold, when it is transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it--wither away on the bed where it grew?"

rsv@Ezekiel:17:11 @ Then the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:17:12 @ "Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:13 @ And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,

rsv@Ezekiel:17:14 @ that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.)

rsv@Ezekiel:17:15 @ But he rebelled against him by sending ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Can a man escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?

rsv@Ezekiel:17:16 @ As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:17 @ Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:18 @ Because he despised the oath and broke the covenant, because he gave his hand and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:19 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely my oath which he despised, and my covenant which he broke, I will requite upon his head.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:20 @ I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treason he has committed against me.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:21 @ And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken."

rsv@Ezekiel:17:22 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: "I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it out; I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain;

rsv@Ezekiel:17:23 @ on the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it will dwell all kinds of beasts; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.

rsv@Ezekiel:17:24 @ And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it."

rsv@Ezekiel:18:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me again:

rsv@Ezekiel:18:2 @ "What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, `The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?

rsv@Ezekiel:18:3 @ As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:4 @ Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins shall die.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:5 @ "If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right--

rsv@Ezekiel:18:6 @ if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of impurity,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:7 @ does not oppress any one, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:8 @ does not lend at interest or take any increase, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between man and man,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:9 @ walks in my statutes, and is careful to observe my ordinances--he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:10 @ "If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:11 @ who does none of these duties, but eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:12 @ oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:13 @ lends at interest, and takes increase; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominable things; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon himself.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:14 @ "But if this man begets a son who sees all the sins which his father has done, and fears, and does not do likewise,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:15 @ who does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:16 @ does not wrong any one, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

rsv@Ezekiel:18:17 @ withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or increase, observes my ordinances, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; he shall surely live.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:18 @ As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:19 @ "Yet you say, `Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?' When the son has done what is lawful and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:20 @ The soul that sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:21 @ "But if a wicked man turns away from all his sins which he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:22 @ None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness which he has done he shall live.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:23 @ Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

rsv@Ezekiel:18:24 @ But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and does the same abominable things that the wicked man does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds which he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, he shall die.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:25 @ "Yet you say, `The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

rsv@Ezekiel:18:26 @ When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die for it; for the iniquity which he has committed he shall die.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:27 @ Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his life.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:28 @ Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:29 @ Yet the house of Israel says, `The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

rsv@Ezekiel:18:30 @ "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.

rsv@Ezekiel:18:31 @ Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?

rsv@Ezekiel:18:32 @ For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."

rsv@Ezekiel:19:1 @ And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

rsv@Ezekiel:19:2 @ and say: What a lioness was your mother among lions! She couched in the midst of young lions, rearing her whelps.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:3 @ And she brought up one of her whelps; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:4 @ The nations sounded an alarm against him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:5 @ When she saw that she was baffled, that her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps and made him a young lion.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:6 @ He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:7 @ And he ravaged their strongholds, and laid waste their cities; and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:8 @ Then the nations set against him snares on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:9 @ With hooks they put him in a cage, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:10 @ Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard transplanted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:11 @ Its strongest stem became a ruler's scepter; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:12 @ But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried it up; its fruit was stripped off, its strong stem was withered; the fire consumed it.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:13 @ Now it is transplanted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.

rsv@Ezekiel:19:14 @ And fire has gone out from its stem, has consumed its branches and fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for a ruler. This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:1 @ In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:2 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:20:3 @ "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:4 @ Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then let them know the abominations of their fathers,

rsv@Ezekiel:20:5 @ and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the seed of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:6 @ On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:7 @ And I said to them, Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:8 @ But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; they did not every man cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:9 @ But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they dwelt, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:10 @ So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:11 @ I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, by whose observance man shall live.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:12 @ Moreover I gave them my sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I the LORD sanctify them.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:13 @ But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness; they did not walk in my statutes but rejected my ordinances, by whose observance man shall live; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned. "Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:14 @ But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:15 @ Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands,

rsv@Ezekiel:20:16 @ because they rejected my ordinances and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:17 @ Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:18 @ "And I said to their children in the wilderness, Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:19 @ I the LORD am your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances,

rsv@Ezekiel:20:20 @ and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I the LORD am your God.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:21 @ But the children rebelled against me; they did not walk in my statutes, and were not careful to observe my ordinances, by whose observance man shall live; they profaned my sabbaths. "Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:22 @ But I withheld my hand, and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:23 @ Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries,

rsv@Ezekiel:20:24 @ because they had not executed my ordinances, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:25 @ Moreover I gave them statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not have life;

rsv@Ezekiel:20:26 @ and I defiled them through their very gifts in making them offer by fire all their first-born, that I might horrify them; I did it that they might know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:27 @ "Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: In this again your fathers blasphemed me, by dealing treacherously with me.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:28 @ For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give them, then wherever they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and presented the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their soothing odors, and there they poured out their drink offerings.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:29 @ (I said to them, What is the high place to which you go? So its name is called Bamah to this day.)

rsv@Ezekiel:20:30 @ Wherefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go astray after their detestable things?

rsv@Ezekiel:20:31 @ When you offer your gifts and sacrifice your sons by fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:32 @ "What is in your mind shall never happen--the thought, `Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.'

rsv@Ezekiel:20:33 @ "As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, I will be king over you.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:34 @ I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;

rsv@Ezekiel:20:35 @ and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:36 @ As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:37 @ I will make you pass under the rod, and I will let you go in by number.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:38 @ I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me; I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:39 @ "As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:40 @ "For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, says the Lord GOD, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:41 @ As a pleasing odor I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:42 @ And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country which I swore to give to your fathers.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:43 @ And there you shall remember your ways and all the doings with which you have polluted yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:44 @ And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:20:45 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:20:46 @ "Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb;

rsv@Ezekiel:20:47 @ say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the LORD: Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.

rsv@Ezekiel:20:48 @ All flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched."

rsv@Ezekiel:20:49 @ Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, `Is he not a maker of allegories?'"

rsv@Ezekiel:21:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:21:2 @ "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel

rsv@Ezekiel:21:3 @ and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:4 @ Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north;

rsv@Ezekiel:21:5 @ and all flesh shall know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:6 @ Sigh therefore, son of man; sigh with breaking heart and bitter grief before their eyes.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:7 @ And when they say to you, `Why do you sigh?' you shall say, `Because of the tidings. When it comes, every heart will melt and all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will be fulfilled,'" says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:8 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:21:9 @ "Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, Say: A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished,

rsv@Ezekiel:21:10 @ sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Or do we make mirth? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:11 @ So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be handled; it is sharpened and polished to be given into the hand of the slayer.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:12 @ Cry and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all the princes of Israel; they are delivered over to the sword with my people. Smite therefore upon your thigh.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:13 @ For it will not be a testing--what could it do if you despise the rod?" says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:14 @ "Prophesy therefore, son of man; clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yea thrice, the sword for those to be slain; it is the sword for the great slaughter, which encompasses them,

rsv@Ezekiel:21:15 @ that their hearts may melt, and many fall at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword; ah! it is made like lightning, it is polished for slaughter.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:16 @ Cut sharply to right and left where your edge is directed.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:17 @ I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the LORD have spoken."

rsv@Ezekiel:21:18 @ The word of the LORD came to me again:

rsv@Ezekiel:21:19 @ "Son of man, mark two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come; both of them shall come forth from the same land. And make a signpost, make it at the head of the way to a city;

rsv@Ezekiel:21:20 @ mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah and to Jerusalem the fortified.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:21 @ For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the teraphim, he looks at the liver.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:22 @ Into his right hand comes the lot for Jerusalem, to open the mouth with a cry, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build siege towers.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:23 @ But to them it will seem like a false divination; they have sworn solemn oaths; but he brings their guilt to remembrance, that they may be captured.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:24 @ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in them.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:25 @ And you, O unhallowed wicked one, prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of your final punishment,

rsv@Ezekiel:21:26 @ thus says the Lord GOD: Remove the turban, and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they are; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:27 @ A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it; there shall not be even a trace of it until he comes whose right it is; and to him I will give it.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:28 @ "And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter, it is polished to glitter and to flash like lightning--

rsv@Ezekiel:21:29 @ while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you--to be laid on the necks of the unhallowed wicked, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:30 @ Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:31 @ And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men, skilful to destroy.

rsv@Ezekiel:21:32 @ You shall be fuel for the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shall be no more remembered; for I the LORD have spoken."

rsv@Ezekiel:22:1 @ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

rsv@Ezekiel:22:2 @ "And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominable deeds.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:3 @ You shall say, Thus says the Lord GOD: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!

rsv@Ezekiel:22:4 @ You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and defiled by the idols which you have made; and you have brought your day near, the appointed time of your years has come. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:5 @ Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:6 @ "Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:7 @ Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:8 @ You have despised my holy things, and profaned my sabbaths.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:9 @ There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and men in you who eat upon the mountains; men commit lewdness in your midst.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:10 @ In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they humble women who are unclean in their impurity.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:11 @ One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; another in you defiles his sister, his father's daughter.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:12 @ In you men take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and increase and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:13 @ "Behold, therefore, I strike my hands together at the dishonest gain which you have made, and at the blood which has been in the midst of you.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:14 @ Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:15 @ I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your filthiness out of you.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:16 @ And I shall be profaned through you in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:22:17 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:22:18 @ "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them, silver and bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace, have become dross.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:19 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:20 @ As men gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, to blow the fire upon it in order to melt it; so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:21 @ I will gather you and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:22 @ As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my wrath upon you."

rsv@Ezekiel:22:23 @ And the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:22:24 @ "Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed, or rained upon in the day of indignation.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:25 @ Her princes in the midst of her are like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:26 @ Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:27 @ Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:28 @ And her prophets have daubed for them with whitewash, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, `Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD has not spoken.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:29 @ The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without redress.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:30 @ And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

rsv@Ezekiel:22:31 @ Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their way have I requited upon their heads, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:23:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:23:2 @ "Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

rsv@Ezekiel:23:3 @ they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:4 @ Oho'lah was the name of the elder and Ohol'ibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oho'lah is Sama'ria, and Ohol'ibah is Jerusalem.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:5 @ "Oho'lah played the harlot while she was mine; and she doted on her lovers the Assyrians,

rsv@Ezekiel:23:6 @ warriors clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:7 @ She bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and she defiled herself with all the idols of every one on whom she doted.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:8 @ She did not give up her harlotry which she had practiced since her days in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:9 @ Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:10 @ These uncovered her nakedness; they seized her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword; and she became a byword among women, when judgment had been executed upon her.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:11 @ "Her sister Ohol'ibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt than she in her doting and in her harlotry, which was worse than that of her sister.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:12 @ She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:13 @ And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:14 @ But she carried her harlotry further; she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chalde'ans portrayed in vermilion,

rsv@Ezekiel:23:15 @ girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, a picture of Babylonians whose native land was Chalde'a.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:16 @ When she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them in Chalde'a.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:17 @ And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their lust; and after she was polluted by them, she turned from them in disgust.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:18 @ When she carried on her harlotry so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned from her sister.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:19 @ Yet she increased her harlotry, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the harlot in the land of Egypt

rsv@Ezekiel:23:20 @ and doted upon her paramours there, whose members were like those of asses, and whose issue was like that of horses.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:21 @ Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed your young breasts."

rsv@Ezekiel:23:22 @ Therefore, O Ohol'ibah, thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will rouse against you your lovers from whom you turned in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side:

rsv@Ezekiel:23:23 @ the Babylonians and all the Chalde'ans, Pekod and Sho'a and Ko'a, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and warriors, all of them riding on horses.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:24 @ And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples; they shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet, and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:25 @ And I will direct my indignation against you, that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:26 @ They shall also strip you of your clothes and take away your fine jewels.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:27 @ Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt; so that you shall not lift up your eyes to the Egyptians or remember them any more.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:28 @ For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you hate, into the hands of those from whom you turned in disgust;

rsv@Ezekiel:23:29 @ and they shall deal with you in hatred, and take away all the fruit of your labor, and leave you naked and bare, and the nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered. Your lewdness and your harlotry

rsv@Ezekiel:23:30 @ have brought this upon you, because you played the harlot with the nations, and polluted yourself with their idols.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:31 @ You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:32 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: "You shall drink your sister's cup which is deep and large; you shall be laughed at and held in derision, for it contains much;

rsv@Ezekiel:23:33 @ you will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow. A cup of horror and desolation, is the cup of your sister Sama'ria;

rsv@Ezekiel:23:34 @ you shall drink it and drain it out, and pluck out your hair, and tear your breasts; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:35 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, therefore bear the consequences of your lewdness and harlotry."

rsv@Ezekiel:23:36 @ The LORD said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oho'lah and Ohol'ibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:37 @ For they have committed adultery, and blood is upon their hands; with their idols they have committed adultery; and they have even offered up to them for food the sons whom they had borne to me.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:38 @ Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my sabbaths.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:39 @ For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And lo, this is what they did in my house.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:40 @ They even sent for men to come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and lo, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yourself with ornaments;

rsv@Ezekiel:23:41 @ you sat upon a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:42 @ The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets upon the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:43 @ "Then I said, Do not men now commit adultery when they practice harlotry with her?

rsv@Ezekiel:23:44 @ For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a harlot. Thus they went in to Oho'lah and to Ohol'ibah to commit lewdness.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:45 @ But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is upon their hands."

rsv@Ezekiel:23:46 @ For thus says the Lord GOD: "Bring up a host against them, and make them an object of terror and a spoil.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:47 @ And the host shall stone them and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:48 @ Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.

rsv@Ezekiel:23:49 @ And your lewdness shall be requited upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:24:1 @ In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:24:2 @ "Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:3 @ And utter an allegory to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Set on the pot, set it on, pour in water also;

rsv@Ezekiel:24:4 @ put in it the pieces of flesh, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:5 @ Take the choicest one of the flock, pile the logs under it; boil its pieces, seethe also its bones in it.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:6 @ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in it, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:7 @ For the blood she has shed is still in the midst of her; she put it on the bare rock, she did not pour it upon the ground to cover it with dust.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:8 @ To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:9 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:10 @ Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil well the flesh, and empty out the broth, and let the bones be burned up.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:11 @ Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, that its filthiness may be melted in it, its rust consumed.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:12 @ In vain I have wearied myself; its thick rust does not go out of it by fire.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:13 @ Its rust is your filthy lewdness. Because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your filthiness, you shall not be cleansed any more till I have satisfied my fury upon you.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:14 @ I the LORD have spoken; it shall come to pass, I will do it; I will not go back, I will not spare, I will not repent; according to your ways and your doings I will judge you, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:24:15 @ Also the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:24:16 @ "Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep nor shall your tears run down.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:17 @ Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners."

rsv@Ezekiel:24:18 @ So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:19 @ And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?"

rsv@Ezekiel:24:20 @ Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:24:21 @ `Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:22 @ And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:23 @ Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and groan to one another.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:24 @ Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.'

rsv@Ezekiel:24:25 @ "And you, son of man, on the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their heart's desire, and also their sons and daughters,

rsv@Ezekiel:24:26 @ on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news.

rsv@Ezekiel:24:27 @ On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer dumb. So you will be a sign to them; and they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:25:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:25:2 @ "Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:3 @ Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD: Thus says the Lord GOD, Because you said, `Aha!' over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when it went into exile;

rsv@Ezekiel:25:4 @ therefore I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:5 @ I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the cities of the Ammonites a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:6 @ For thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within you against the land of Israel,

rsv@Ezekiel:25:7 @ therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as spoil to the nations; and I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:8 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Moab said, Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,

rsv@Ezekiel:25:9 @ therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jesh'imoth, Ba'al-me'on, and Kiriatha'im.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:10 @ I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that it may be remembered no more among the nations,

rsv@Ezekiel:25:11 @ and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:12 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance upon them,

rsv@Ezekiel:25:13 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD, I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and cut off from it man and beast; and I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:14 @ And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:15 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of heart to destroy in never-ending enmity;

rsv@Ezekiel:25:16 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cher'ethites, and destroy the rest of the seacoast.

rsv@Ezekiel:25:17 @ I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful chastisements. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them."

rsv@Ezekiel:26:1 @ In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:26:2 @ "Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, `Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken, it has swung open to me; I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,'

rsv@Ezekiel:26:3 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:4 @ They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; and I will scrape her soil from her, and make her a bare rock.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:5 @ She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD; and she shall become a spoil to the nations;

rsv@Ezekiel:26:6 @ and her daughters on the mainland shall be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:7 @ "For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:8 @ He will slay with the sword your daughters on the mainland; he will set up a siege wall against you, and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:9 @ He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:10 @ His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as one enters a city which has been breached.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:11 @ With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets; he will slay your people with the sword; and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:12 @ They will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:13 @ And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:14 @ I will make you a bare rock; you shall be a place for the spreading of nets; you shall never be rebuilt; for I the LORD have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:15 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in the midst of you?

rsv@Ezekiel:26:16 @ Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones, and remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit upon the ground and tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:17 @ And they will raise a lamentation over you, and say to you, `How you have vanished from the seas, O city renowned, that was mighty on the sea, you and your inhabitants, who imposed your terror on all the mainland!

rsv@Ezekiel:26:18 @ Now the isles tremble on the day of your fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea are dismayed at your passing.'

rsv@Ezekiel:26:19 @ "For thus says the Lord GOD: When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you,

rsv@Ezekiel:26:20 @ then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the nether world, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place in the land of the living.

rsv@Ezekiel:26:21 @ I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though you be sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:27:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:27:2 @ "Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre,

rsv@Ezekiel:27:3 @ and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: "O Tyre, you have said, `I am perfect in beauty.'

rsv@Ezekiel:27:4 @ Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:5 @ They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:6 @ Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:7 @ Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your ensign; blue and purple from the coasts of Eli'shah was your awning.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:8 @ The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; skilled men of Zemer were in you, they were your pilots.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:9 @ The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you, to barter for your wares.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:10 @ "Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war; they hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:11 @ The men of Arvad and Helech were upon your walls round about, and men of Gamad were in your towers; they hung their shields upon your walls round about; they made perfect your beauty.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:12 @ "Tarshish trafficked with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:13 @ Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:14 @ Beth-togar'mah exchanged for your wares horses, war horses, and mules.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:15 @ The men of Rhodes traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets, they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:16 @ Edom trafficked with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and agate.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:17 @ Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat, olives and early figs, honey, oil, and balm.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:18 @ Damascus trafficked with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon, and white wool,

rsv@Ezekiel:27:19 @ and wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:20 @ Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:21 @ Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they trafficked with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:22 @ The traders of Sheba and Ra'amah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices, and all precious stones, and gold.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:23 @ Haran, Canneh, Eden, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:24 @ These traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored stuff, bound with cords and made secure; in these they traded with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:25 @ The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. "So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:26 @ Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:27 @ Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your ruin.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:28 @ At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes,

rsv@Ezekiel:27:29 @ and down from their ships come all that handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the shore

rsv@Ezekiel:27:30 @ and wail aloud over you, and cry bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;

rsv@Ezekiel:27:31 @ they make themselves bald for you, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:32 @ In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you, and lament over you: `Who was ever destroyed like Tyre in the midst of the sea?

rsv@Ezekiel:27:33 @ When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:34 @ Now you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your crew have sunk with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:35 @ All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you; and their kings are horribly afraid, their faces are convulsed.

rsv@Ezekiel:27:36 @ The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more for ever.'"

rsv@Ezekiel:28:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:28:2 @ "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, `I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you consider yourself as wise as a god--

rsv@Ezekiel:28:3 @ you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you;

rsv@Ezekiel:28:4 @ by your wisdom and your understanding you have gotten wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

rsv@Ezekiel:28:5 @ by your great wisdom in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth--

rsv@Ezekiel:28:6 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you consider yourself as wise as a god,

rsv@Ezekiel:28:7 @ therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, the most terrible of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:8 @ They shall thrust you down into the Pit, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:9 @ Will you still say, `I am a god,' in the presence of those who slay you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who wound you?

rsv@Ezekiel:28:10 @ You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:28:11 @ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:28:12 @ "Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:13 @ You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:14 @ With an anointed guardian cherub I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:15 @ You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:16 @ In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and the guardian cherub drove you out from the midst of the stones of fire.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:17 @ Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:18 @ By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought forth fire from the midst of you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all who saw you.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:19 @ All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more for ever."

rsv@Ezekiel:28:20 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:28:21 @ "Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her

rsv@Ezekiel:28:22 @ and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in the midst of you. And they shall know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments in her, and manifest my holiness in her;

rsv@Ezekiel:28:23 @ for I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the slain shall fall in the midst of her, by the sword that is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:24 @ "And for the house of Israel there shall be no more a brier to prick or a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:25 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.

rsv@Ezekiel:28:26 @ And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."

rsv@Ezekiel:29:1 @ In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:29:2 @ "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt;

rsv@Ezekiel:29:3 @ speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, that says, `My Nile is my own; I made it.'

rsv@Ezekiel:29:4 @ I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales; and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams, with all the fish of your streams which stick to your scales.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:5 @ And I will cast you forth into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your streams; you shall fall upon the open field, and not be gathered and buried. To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the air I have given you as food.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:6 @ "Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD. Because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel;

rsv@Ezekiel:29:7 @ when they grasped you with the hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon you, you broke, and made all their loins to shake;

rsv@Ezekiel:29:8 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast;

rsv@Ezekiel:29:9 @ and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "Because you said, `The Nile is mine, and I made it,'

rsv@Ezekiel:29:10 @ therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:11 @ No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited forty years.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:12 @ And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries; and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:13 @ "For thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered;

rsv@Ezekiel:29:14 @ and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin; and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:15 @ It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations; and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:16 @ And it shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:29:17 @ In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:29:18 @ "Son of man, Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare; yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against it.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:19 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:20 @ I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he labored, because they worked for me, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:29:21 @ "On that day I will cause a horn to spring forth to the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:30:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:30:2 @ "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, `Alas for the day!'

rsv@Ezekiel:30:3 @ For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:4 @ A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:5 @ Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:6 @ "Thus says the LORD: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:7 @ And she shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries and her cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:8 @ Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:9 @ "On that day swift messengers shall go forth from me to terrify the unsuspecting Ethiopians; and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, lo, it comes!

rsv@Ezekiel:30:10 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:11 @ He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:12 @ And I will dry up the Nile, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; I, the LORD, have spoken.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:13 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the images, in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:14 @ I will make Pathros a desolation, and will set fire to Zo'an, and will execute acts of judgment upon Thebes.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:15 @ And I will pour my wrath upon Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of Thebes.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:16 @ And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and its walls broken down.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:17 @ The young men of On and of Pibe'seth shall fall by the sword; and the women shall go into captivity.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:18 @ At Tehaph'nehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the dominion of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:19 @ Thus I will execute acts of judgment upon Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:30:20 @ In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:30:21 @ "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and lo, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:22 @ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:23 @ I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the lands.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:24 @ And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.

rsv@Ezekiel:30:25 @ I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall; and they shall know that I am the LORD. When I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, he shall stretch it out against the land of Egypt;

rsv@Ezekiel:30:26 @ and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:31:1 @ In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:31:2 @ "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness?

rsv@Ezekiel:31:3 @ Behold, I will liken you to a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and forest shade, and of great height, its top among the clouds.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:4 @ The waters nourished it, the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow round the place of its planting, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the forest.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:5 @ So it towered high above all the trees of the forest; its boughs grew large and its branches long, from abundant water in its shoots.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:6 @ All the birds of the air made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; and under its shadow dwelt all great nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:7 @ It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:8 @ The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; the plane trees were as nothing compared with its branches; no tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:9 @ I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:10 @ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height,

rsv@Ezekiel:31:11 @ I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:12 @ Foreigners, the most terrible of the nations, will cut it down and leave it. On the mountains and in all the valleys its branches will fall, and its boughs will lie broken in all the watercourses of the land; and all the peoples of the earth will go from its shadow and leave it.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:13 @ Upon its ruin will dwell all the birds of the air, and upon its branches will be all the beasts of the field.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:14 @ All this is in order that no trees by the waters may grow to lofty height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no trees that drink water may reach up to them in height; for they are all given over to death, to the nether world among mortal men, with those who go down to the Pit.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:15 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: When it goes down to Sheol I will make the deep mourn for it, and restrain its rivers, and many waters shall be stopped; I will clothe Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field shall faint because of it.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:16 @ I will make the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, will be comforted in the nether world.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:17 @ They also shall go down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yea, those who dwelt under its shadow among the nations shall perish.

rsv@Ezekiel:31:18 @ Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the nether world; you shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. "This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:32:1 @ In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:32:2 @ "Son of man, raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: "You consider yourself a lion among the nations, but you are like a dragon in the seas; you burst forth in your rivers, trouble the waters with your feet, and foul their rivers.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:3 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: I will throw my net over you with a host of many peoples; and I will haul you up in my dragnet.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:4 @ And I will cast you on the ground, on the open field I will fling you, and will cause all the birds of the air to settle on you, and I will gorge the beasts of the whole earth with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:5 @ I will strew your flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with your carcass.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:6 @ I will drench the land even to the mountains with your flowing blood; and the watercourses will be full of you.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:7 @ When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens, and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:8 @ All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and put darkness upon your land, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:9 @ "I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I carry you captive among the nations, into the countries which you have not known.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:10 @ I will make many peoples appalled at you, and their kings shall shudder because of you, when I brandish my sword before them; they shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:11 @ For thus says the Lord GOD: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:12 @ I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most terrible among the nations. "They shall bring to nought the pride of Egypt, and all its multitude shall perish.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:13 @ I will destroy all its beasts from beside many waters; and no foot of man shall trouble them any more, nor shall the hoofs of beasts trouble them.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:14 @ Then I will make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:15 @ When I make the land of Egypt desolate and when the land is stripped of all that fills it, when I smite all who dwell in it, then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:16 @ This is a lamentation which shall be chanted; the daughters of the nations shall chant it; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they chant it, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:32:17 @ In the twelfth year, in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:32:18 @ "Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, and send them down, her and the daughters of majestic nations, to the nether world, to those who have gone down to the Pit:

rsv@Ezekiel:32:19 @ `Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down, and be laid with the uncircumcised.'

rsv@Ezekiel:32:20 @ They shall fall amid those who are slain by the sword, and with her shall lie all her multitudes.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:21 @ The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: `They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.'

rsv@Ezekiel:32:22 @ "Assyria is there, and all her company, their graves round about her, all of them slain, fallen by the sword;

rsv@Ezekiel:32:23 @ whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the Pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:24 @ "Elam is there, and all her multitude about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the nether world, who spread terror in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:25 @ They have made her a bed among the slain with all her multitude, their graves round about her, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for terror of them was spread in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit; they are placed among the slain.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:26 @ "Meshech and Tubal are there, and all their multitude, their graves round about them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they spread terror in the land of the living.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:27 @ And they do not lie with the fallen mighty men of old who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose shields are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:28 @ So you shall be broken and lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:29 @ "Edom is there, her kings and all her princes, who for all their might are laid with those who are slain by the sword; they lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the Pit.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:30 @ "The princes of the north are there, all of them, and all the Sido'nians, who have gone down in shame with the slain, for all the terror which they caused by their might; they lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:31 @ "When Pharaoh sees them, he will comfort himself for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:32:32 @ For he spread terror in the land of the living; therefore he shall be laid among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:33:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:33:2 @ "Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman;

rsv@Ezekiel:33:3 @ and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people;

rsv@Ezekiel:33:4 @ then if any one who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:5 @ He heard the sound of the trumpet, and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:6 @ But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes, and takes any one of them; that man is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:7 @ "So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:8 @ If I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:9 @ But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:10 @ "And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: `Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?'

rsv@Ezekiel:33:11 @ Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?

rsv@Ezekiel:33:12 @ And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness; and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:13 @ Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in the iniquity that he has committed he shall die.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:14 @ Again, though I say to the wicked, `You shall surely die,' yet if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right,

rsv@Ezekiel:33:15 @ if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:16 @ None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right, he shall surely live.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:17 @ "Yet your people say, `The way of the Lord is not just'; when it is their own way that is not just.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:18 @ When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die for it.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:19 @ And when the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does what is lawful and right, he shall live by it.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:20 @ Yet you say, `The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways."

rsv@Ezekiel:33:21 @ In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has fallen."

rsv@Ezekiel:33:22 @ Now the hand of the LORD had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning; so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer dumb.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:23 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:33:24 @ "Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, `Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.'

rsv@Ezekiel:33:25 @ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: You eat flesh with the blood, and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood; shall you then possess the land?

rsv@Ezekiel:33:26 @ You resort to the sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife; shall you then possess the land?

rsv@Ezekiel:33:27 @ Say this to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured; and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:28 @ And I will make the land a desolation and a waste; and her proud might shall come to an end; and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:29 @ Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations which they have committed.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:30 @ "As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, `Come, and hear what the word is that comes forth from the LORD.'

rsv@Ezekiel:33:31 @ And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with their lips they show much love, but their heart is set on their gain.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:32 @ And, lo, you are to them like one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.

rsv@Ezekiel:33:33 @ When this comes--and come it will!--then they will know that a prophet has been among them."

rsv@Ezekiel:34:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:34:2 @ "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ho, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?

rsv@Ezekiel:34:3 @ You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings; but you do not feed the sheep.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:4 @ The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the crippled you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:5 @ So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the wild beasts.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:6 @ My sheep were scattered, they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill; my sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:7 @ "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

rsv@Ezekiel:34:8 @ As I live, says the Lord GOD, because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd; and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep;

rsv@Ezekiel:34:9 @ therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

rsv@Ezekiel:34:10 @ Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and put a stop to their feeding the sheep; no longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:11 @ "For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:12 @ As a shepherd seeks out his flock when some of his sheep have been scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:13 @ And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the fountains, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:14 @ I will feed them with good pasture, and upon the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on fat pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:15 @ I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:16 @ I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the crippled, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will watch over; I will feed them in justice.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:17 @ "As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, rams and he-goats.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:18 @ Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must foul the rest with your feet?

rsv@Ezekiel:34:19 @ And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have fouled with your feet?

rsv@Ezekiel:34:20 @ "Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:21 @ Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad,

rsv@Ezekiel:34:22 @ I will save my flock, they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:23 @ And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:24 @ And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:25 @ "I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:26 @ And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:27 @ And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:28 @ They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them; they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:29 @ And I will provide for them prosperous plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:30 @ And they shall know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:34:31 @ And you are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:35:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:35:2 @ "Son of man, set your face against Mount Se'ir, and prophesy against it,

rsv@Ezekiel:35:3 @ and say to it, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, Mount Se'ir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a waste.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:4 @ I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:5 @ Because you cherished perpetual enmity, and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment;

rsv@Ezekiel:35:6 @ therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; because you are guilty of blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:7 @ I will make Mount Se'ir a waste and a desolation; and I will cut off from it all who come and go.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:8 @ And I will fill your mountains with the slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those slain with the sword shall fall.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:9 @ I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:10 @ "Because you said, `These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will take possession of them,'--although the LORD was there--

rsv@Ezekiel:35:11 @ therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, I will deal with you according to the anger and envy which you showed because of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among you, when I judge you.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:12 @ And you shall know that I, the LORD, have heard all the revilings which you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, `They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.'

rsv@Ezekiel:35:13 @ And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:14 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: For the rejoicing of the whole earth I will make you desolate.

rsv@Ezekiel:35:15 @ As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Se'ir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:1 @ "And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:2 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the enemy said of you, `Aha!' and, `The ancient heights have become our possession,'

rsv@Ezekiel:36:3 @ therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Because, yea, because they made you desolate, and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:4 @ therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations round about;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:5 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I speak in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, that they might possess it and plunder it.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:6 @ Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I speak in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:7 @ therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I swear that the nations that are round about you shall themselves suffer reproach.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:8 @ "But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they will soon come home.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:9 @ For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:10 @ and I will multiply men upon you, the whole house of Israel, all of it; the cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:11 @ and I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited as in your former times, and will do more good to you than ever before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:12 @ Yea, I will let men walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer bereave them of children.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:13 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: Because men say to you, `You devour men, and you bereave your nation of children,'

rsv@Ezekiel:36:14 @ therefore you shall no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children, says the Lord GOD;

rsv@Ezekiel:36:15 @ and I will not let you hear any more the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:36:16 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:36:17 @ "Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their doings; their conduct before me was like the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:18 @ So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:19 @ I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries; in accordance with their conduct and their deeds I judged them.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:20 @ But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my holy name, in that men said of them, `These are the people of the LORD, and yet they had to go out of his land.'

rsv@Ezekiel:36:21 @ But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel caused to be profaned among the nations to which they came.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:22 @ "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:23 @ And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations will know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:24 @ For I will take you from the nations, and gather you from all the countries, and bring you into your own land.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:25 @ I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:26 @ A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:27 @ And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:28 @ You shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:29 @ And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses; and I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:30 @ I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:31 @ Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominable deeds.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:32 @ It is not for your sake that I will act, says the Lord GOD; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:33 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:34 @ And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:35 @ And they will say, `This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now inhabited and fortified.'

rsv@Ezekiel:36:36 @ Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places, and replanted that which was desolate; I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:37 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their men like a flock.

rsv@Ezekiel:36:38 @ Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:37:1 @ The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; it was full of bones.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:2 @ And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the valley; and lo, they were very dry.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:3 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, thou knowest."

rsv@Ezekiel:37:4 @ Again he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:5 @ Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:6 @ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:37:7 @ So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:8 @ And as I looked, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:9 @ Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live."

rsv@Ezekiel:37:10 @ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:11 @ Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, `Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.'

rsv@Ezekiel:37:12 @ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you home into the land of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:13 @ And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:14 @ And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it, says the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:37:15 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:37:16 @ "Son of man, take a stick and write on it, `For Judah, and the children of Israel associated with him'; then take another stick and write upon it, `For Joseph (the stick of E'phraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him';

rsv@Ezekiel:37:17 @ and join them together into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:18 @ And when your people say to you, `Will you not show us what you mean by these?'

rsv@Ezekiel:37:19 @ say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (which is in the hand of E'phraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him; and I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:20 @ When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes,

rsv@Ezekiel:37:21 @ then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all sides, and bring them to their own land;

rsv@Ezekiel:37:22 @ and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:23 @ They shall not defile themselves any more with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:24 @ "My servant David shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:25 @ They shall dwell in the land where your fathers dwelt that I gave to my servant Jacob; they and their children and their children's children shall dwell there for ever; and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:26 @ I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will bless them and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:27 @ My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

rsv@Ezekiel:37:28 @ Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for evermore."

rsv@Ezekiel:38:1 @ The word of the LORD came to me:

rsv@Ezekiel:38:2 @ "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him

rsv@Ezekiel:38:3 @ and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

rsv@Ezekiel:38:4 @ and I will turn you about, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords;

rsv@Ezekiel:38:5 @ Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;

rsv@Ezekiel:38:6 @ Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togar'mah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes--many peoples are with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:7 @ "Be ready and keep ready, you and all the hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:8 @ After many days you will be mustered; in the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land where people were gathered from many nations upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste; its people were brought out from the nations and now dwell securely, all of them.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:9 @ You will advance, coming on like a storm, you will be like a cloud covering the land you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:10 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme

rsv@Ezekiel:38:11 @ and say, `I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates';

rsv@Ezekiel:38:12 @ to seize spoil and carry off plunder; to assail the waste places which are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have gotten cattle and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:13 @ Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its villages will say to you, `Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to seize great spoil?'

rsv@Ezekiel:38:14 @ "Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, you will bestir yourself

rsv@Ezekiel:38:15 @ and come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army;

rsv@Ezekiel:38:16 @ you will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:17 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?

rsv@Ezekiel:38:18 @ But on that day, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, says the Lord GOD, my wrath will be roused.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:19 @ For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

rsv@Ezekiel:38:20 @ the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:21 @ I will summon every kind of terror against Gog, says the Lord GOD; every man's sword will be against his brother.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:22 @ With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples that are with him, torrential rains and hailstones, fire and brimstone.

rsv@Ezekiel:38:23 @ So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:1 @ "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

rsv@Ezekiel:39:2 @ and I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel;

rsv@Ezekiel:39:3 @ then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:4 @ You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples that are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the wild beasts to be devoured.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:5 @ You shall fall in the open field; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:6 @ I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:7 @ "And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let my holy name be profaned any more; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:8 @ Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, says the Lord GOD. That is the day of which I have spoken.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:9 @ "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go forth and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, handpikes and spears, and they will make fires of them for seven years;

rsv@Ezekiel:39:10 @ so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons; they will despoil those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:11 @ "On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers east of the sea; it will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried; it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:12 @ For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:13 @ All the people of the land will bury them; and it will redound to their honor on the day that I show my glory, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:14 @ They will set apart men to pass through the land continually and bury those remaining upon the face of the land, so as to cleanse it; at the end of seven months they will make their search.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:15 @ And when these pass through the land and any one sees a man's bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:16 @ (A city Hamo'nah is there also.) Thus shall they cleanse the land.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:17 @ "As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field, `Assemble and come, gather from all sides to the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast upon the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:18 @ You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth--of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:19 @ And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:20 @ And you shall be filled at my table with horses and riders, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,' says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:21 @ "And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment which I have executed, and my hand which I have laid on them.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:22 @ The house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, from that day forward.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:23 @ And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:24 @ I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:25 @ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for my holy name.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:26 @ They shall forget their shame, and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid,

rsv@Ezekiel:39:27 @ when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations.

rsv@Ezekiel:39:28 @ Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations any more;

rsv@Ezekiel:39:29 @ and I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:40:1 @ In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was conquered, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me,

rsv@Ezekiel:40:2 @ and brought me in the visions of God into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city opposite me.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:3 @ When he brought me there, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring reed in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:4 @ And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your mind upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you; declare all that you see to the house of Israel."

rsv@Ezekiel:40:5 @ And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:6 @ Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep;

rsv@Ezekiel:40:7 @ and the side rooms, one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:8 @ Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits;

rsv@Ezekiel:40:9 @ and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:10 @ And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate; the three were of the same size; and the jambs on either side were of the same size.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:11 @ Then he measured the breadth of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the breadth of the gateway, thirteen cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:12 @ There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side; and the side rooms were six cubits on either side.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:13 @ Then he measured the gate from the back of the one side room to the back of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits, from door to door.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:14 @ He measured also the vestibule, twenty cubits; and round about the vestibule of the gateway was the court.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:15 @ From the front of the gate at the entrance to the end of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:16 @ And the gateway had windows round about, narrowing inwards into their jambs in the side rooms, and likewise the vestibule had windows round about inside, and on the jambs were palm trees.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:17 @ Then he brought me into the outer court; and behold, there were chambers and a pavement, round about the court; thirty chambers fronted on the pavement.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:18 @ And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:19 @ Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits. Then he went before me to the north,

rsv@Ezekiel:40:20 @ and behold, there was a gate which faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court. He measured its length and its breadth.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:21 @ Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:22 @ And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate which faced toward the east; and seven steps led up to it; and its vestibule was on the inside.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:23 @ And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to the inner court; and he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:24 @ And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south; and he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:25 @ And there were windows round about in it and in its vestibule, like the windows of the others; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:26 @ And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was on the inside; and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:27 @ And there was a gate on the south of the inner court; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:28 @ Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it was of the same size as the others;

rsv@Ezekiel:40:29 @ Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others; and there were windows round about in it and in its vestibule; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:30 @ And there were vestibules round about, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:31 @ Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:32 @ Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate; it was of the same size as the others.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:33 @ Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others; and there were windows round about in it and in its vestibule; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:34 @ Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side; and its stairway had eight steps.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:35 @ Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it; it had the same size as the others.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:36 @ Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others; and it had windows round about; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:37 @ Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side; and its stairway had eight steps.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:38 @ There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:39 @ And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:40 @ And on the outside of the vestibule at the entrance of the north gate were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:41 @ Four tables were on the inside, and four tables on the outside of the side of the gate, eight tables, on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:42 @ And there were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:43 @ And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened round about within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:44 @ Then he brought me from without into the inner court, and behold, there were two chambers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south gate facing north.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:45 @ And he said to me, This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,

rsv@Ezekiel:40:46 @ and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:47 @ And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was in front of the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:48 @ Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side; and the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits; and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side.

rsv@Ezekiel:40:49 @ The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits; and ten steps led up to it; and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:1 @ Then he brought me to the nave, and measured the jambs; on each side six cubits was the breadth of the jambs.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:2 @ And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits; and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side; and he measured the length of the nave forty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:3 @ Then he went into the inner room and measured the jambs of the entrance, two cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls of the entrance, seven cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:4 @ And he measured the length of the room, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits, beyond the nave. And he said to me, This is the most holy place.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:5 @ Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits thick; and the breadth of the side chambers, four cubits, round about the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:6 @ And the side chambers were in three stories, one over another, thirty in each story. There were offsets all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:7 @ And the side chambers became broader as they rose from story to story, corresponding to the enlargement of the offset from story to story round about the temple; on the side of the temple a stairway led upward, and thus one went up from the lowest story to the top story through the middle story.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:8 @ I saw also that the temple had a raised platform round about; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:9 @ The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits; and the part of the platform which was left free was five cubits. Between the platform of the temple and the

rsv@Ezekiel:41:10 @ chambers of the court was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the temple on every side.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:11 @ And the doors of the side chambers opened on the part of the platform that was left free, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south; and the breadth of the part that was left free was five cubits round about.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:12 @ The building that was facing the temple yard on the west side was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and its length ninety cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:13 @ Then he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long; and the yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long;

rsv@Ezekiel:41:14 @ also the breadth of the east front of the temple and the yard, a hundred cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:15 @ Then he measured the length of the building facing the yard which was at the west and its walls on either side, a hundred cubits. The nave of the temple and the inner room and the outer vestibule

rsv@Ezekiel:41:16 @ were paneled and round about all three had windows with recessed frames. Over against the threshold the temple was paneled with wood round about, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered),

rsv@Ezekiel:41:17 @ to the space above the door, even to the inner room, and on the outside. And on all the walls round about in the inner room and the nave were carved likenesses

rsv@Ezekiel:41:18 @ of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces:

rsv@Ezekiel:41:19 @ the face of a man toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple round about;

rsv@Ezekiel:41:20 @ from the floor to above the door cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:21 @ The doorposts of the nave were squared; and in front of the holy place was something resembling

rsv@Ezekiel:41:22 @ an altar of wood, three cubits high, two cubits long, and two cubits broad; its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, "This is the table which is before the LORD."

rsv@Ezekiel:41:23 @ The nave and the holy place had each a double door.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:24 @ The doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:25 @ And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls; and there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside.

rsv@Ezekiel:41:26 @ And there were recessed windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:1 @ Then he led me out into the inner court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers which were opposite the temple yard and opposite the building on the north.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:2 @ The length of the building which was on the north side was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:3 @ Adjoining the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and facing the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:4 @ And before the chambers was a passage inward, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long, and their doors were on the north.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:5 @ Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers in the building.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:6 @ For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the outer court; hence the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:7 @ And there was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:8 @ For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the temple were a hundred cubits long.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:9 @ Below these chambers was an entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court,

rsv@Ezekiel:42:10 @ where the outside wall begins. On the south also, opposite the yard and opposite the building, there were chambers

rsv@Ezekiel:42:11 @ with a passage in front of them; they were similar to the chambers on the north, of the same length and breadth, with the same exits and arrangements and doors.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:12 @ And below the south chambers was an entrance on the east side, where one enters the passage, and opposite them was a dividing wall.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:13 @ Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the yard are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the LORD shall eat the most holy offerings; there they shall put the most holy offerings--the cereal offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, for the place is holy.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:14 @ When the priests enter the holy place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people."

rsv@Ezekiel:42:15 @ Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate which faced east, and measured the temple area round about.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:16 @ He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:17 @ Then he turned and measured the north side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:18 @ Then he turned and measured the south side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:19 @ Then he turned to the west side and measured, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.

rsv@Ezekiel:42:20 @ He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:1 @ Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:2 @ And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:3 @ And the vision I saw was like the vision which I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and like the vision which I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:4 @ As the glory of the LORD entered the temple by the gate facing east,

rsv@Ezekiel:43:5 @ the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:6 @ While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple;

rsv@Ezekiel:43:7 @ and he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their harlotry, and by the dead bodies of their kings,

rsv@Ezekiel:43:8 @ by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:9 @ Now let them put away their idolatry and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst for ever.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:10 @ "And you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple and its appearance and plan, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:11 @ And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, portray the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, and its whole form; and make known to them all its ordinances and all its laws; and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe and perform all its laws and all its ordinances.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:12 @ This is the law of the temple: the whole territory round about upon the top of the mountain shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:13 @ "These are the dimensions of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high, and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:

rsv@Ezekiel:43:14 @ from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit;

rsv@Ezekiel:43:15 @ and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns, one cubit high.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:16 @ The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:17 @ The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit round about. The steps of the altar shall face east."

rsv@Ezekiel:43:18 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it,

rsv@Ezekiel:43:19 @ you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, says the Lord GOD, a bull for a sin offering.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:20 @ And you shall take some of its blood, and put it on the four horns of the altar, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the rim round about; thus you shall cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:21 @ You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:22 @ And on the second day you shall offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be cleansed, as it was cleansed with the bull.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:23 @ When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a bull without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:24 @ You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall sprinkle salt upon them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:25 @ For seven days you shall provide daily a goat for a sin offering; also a bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:26 @ Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.

rsv@Ezekiel:43:27 @ And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer upon the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, says the Lord GOD."

rsv@Ezekiel:44:1 @ Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:2 @ And he said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:3 @ Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way."

rsv@Ezekiel:44:4 @ Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD; and I fell upon my face.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:5 @ And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the ordinances of the temple of the LORD and all its laws; and mark well those who may be admitted to the temple and all those who are to be excluded from the sanctuary.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:6 @ And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: O house of Israel, let there be an end to all your abominations,

rsv@Ezekiel:44:7 @ in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning it, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:8 @ And you have not kept charge of my holy things; but you have set foreigners to keep my charge in my sanctuary.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:9 @ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:10 @ But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:11 @ They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving in the temple; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall attend on the people, to serve them.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:12 @ Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, says the Lord GOD, that they shall bear their punishment.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:13 @ They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my sacred things and the things that are most sacred; but they shall bear their shame, because of the abominations which they have committed.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:14 @ Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, to do all its service and all that is to be done in it.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:15 @ "But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me; and they shall attend on me to offer me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD;

rsv@Ezekiel:44:16 @ they shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:17 @ When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments; they shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:18 @ They shall have linen turbans upon their heads, and linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:19 @ And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, lest they communicate holiness to the people with their garments.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:20 @ They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:21 @ No priest shall drink wine, when he enters the inner court.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:22 @ They shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:23 @ They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:24 @ In a controversy they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and they shall keep my sabbaths holy.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:25 @ They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person; however, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:26 @ After he is defiled, he shall count for himself seven days, and then he shall be clean.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:27 @ And on the day that he goes into the holy place, into the inner court, to minister in the holy place, he shall offer his sin offering, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:28 @ "They shall have no inheritance; I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:29 @ They shall eat the cereal offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:30 @ And the first of all the first fruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priests the first of your coarse meal, that a blessing may rest on your house.

rsv@Ezekiel:44:31 @ The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:1 @ "When you allot the land as a possession, you shall set apart for the LORD a portion of the land as a holy district, twenty-five thousand cubits long and twenty thousand cubits broad; it shall be holy throughout its whole extent.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:2 @ Of this a square plot of five hundred by five hundred cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:3 @ And in the holy district you shall measure off a section twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand broad, in which shall be the sanctuary, the most holy place.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:4 @ It shall be the holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the LORD to minister to him; and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:5 @ Another section, twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:6 @ "Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district you shall assign for the possession of the city an area five thousand cubits broad, and twenty-five thousand cubits long; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:7 @ "And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary of the land.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:8 @ It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:9 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness; cease your evictions of my people, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:10 @ "You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:11 @ The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:12 @ The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; five shekels shall be five shekels, and ten shekels shall be ten shekels, and your mina shall be fifty shekels.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:13 @ "This is the offering which you shall make: one sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and one sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley,

rsv@Ezekiel:45:14 @ and as the fixed portion of oil, one tenth of a bath from each cor (the cor, like the homer, contains ten baths);

rsv@Ezekiel:45:15 @ and one sheep from every flock of two hundred, from the families of Israel. This is the offering for cereal offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:16 @ All the people of the land shall give this offering to the prince in Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:17 @ It shall be the prince's duty to furnish the burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the new moons, and the sabbaths, all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel: he shall provide the sin offerings, cereal offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:18 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:19 @ The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and the posts of the gate of the inner court.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:20 @ You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month for any one who has sinned through error or ignorance; so you shall make atonement for the temple.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:21 @ "In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall celebrate the feast of the passover, and for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:22 @ On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:23 @ And on the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the LORD seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and a he-goat daily for a sin offering.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:24 @ And he shall provide as a cereal offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah.

rsv@Ezekiel:45:25 @ In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and cereal offerings, and for the oil.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:1 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:2 @ The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from without, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:3 @ The people of the land shall worship at the entrance of that gate before the LORD on the sabbaths and on the new moons.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:4 @ The burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD on the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish;

rsv@Ezekiel:46:5 @ and the cereal offering with the ram shall be an ephah, and the cereal offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:6 @ On the day of the new moon he shall offer a young bull without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish;

rsv@Ezekiel:46:7 @ as a cereal offering he shall provide an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:8 @ When the prince enters, he shall go in by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:9 @ "When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate; and he who enters by the south gate shall go out by the north gate: no one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but each shall go out straight ahead.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:10 @ When they go in, the prince shall go in with them; and when they go out, he shall go out.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:11 @ "At the feasts and the appointed seasons the cereal offering with a young bull shall be an ephah, and with a ram an ephah, and with the lambs as much as one is able to give, together with a hin of oil to an ephah.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:12 @ When the prince provides a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the LORD, the gate facing east shall be opened for him; and he shall offer his burnt offering or his peace offerings as he does on the sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out the gate shall be shut.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:13 @ "He shall provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering to the LORD daily; morning by morning he shall provide it.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:14 @ And he shall provide a cereal offering with it morning by morning, one sixth of an ephah, and one third of a hin of oil to moisten the flour, as a cereal offering to the LORD; this is the ordinance for the continual burnt offering.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:15 @ Thus the lamb and the meal offering and the oil shall be provided, morning by morning, for a continual burnt offering.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:16 @ "Thus says the Lord GOD: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons out of his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons, it is their property by inheritance.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:17 @ But if he makes a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall revert to the prince; only his sons may keep a gift from his inheritance.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:18 @ The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, thrusting them out of their property; he shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be dispossessed of his property."

rsv@Ezekiel:46:19 @ Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, to the north row of the holy chambers for the priests; and there I saw a place at the extreme western end of them.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:20 @ And he said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the cereal offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so communicate holiness to the people."

rsv@Ezekiel:46:21 @ Then he brought me forth to the outer court, and led me to the four corners of the court; and in each corner of the court there was a court--

rsv@Ezekiel:46:22 @ in the four corners of the court were small courts, forty cubits long and thirty broad; the four were of the same size.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:23 @ On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows round about.

rsv@Ezekiel:46:24 @ Then he said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people."

rsv@Ezekiel:47:1 @ Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east); and the water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:2 @ Then he brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me round on the outside to the outer gate, that faces toward the east; and the water was coming out on the south side.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:3 @ Going on eastward with a line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water; and it was ankle-deep.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:4 @ Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was up to the loins.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:5 @ Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:6 @ And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:7 @ As I went back, I saw upon the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:8 @ And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah; and when it enters the stagnant waters of the sea, the water will become fresh.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:9 @ And wherever the river goes every living creature which swarms will live, and there will be very many fish; for this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:10 @ Fishermen will stand beside the sea; from En-ge'di to En-eg'laim it will be a place for the spreading of nets; its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:11 @ But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:12 @ And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."

rsv@Ezekiel:47:13 @ Thus says the Lord GOD: "These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:14 @ And you shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:15 @ "This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, and on to Zedad,

rsv@Ezekiel:47:16 @ Bero'thah, Sib'raim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:17 @ So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-e'non, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:18 @ "On the east side, the boundary shall run from Hazar-e'non between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:19 @ "On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka'desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:20 @ "On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This shall be the west side.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:21 @ "So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:22 @ You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:47:23 @ In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:1 @ "These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern border, from the sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, as far as Hazar-e'non (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:2 @ Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:3 @ Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naph'tali, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:4 @ Adjoining the territory of Naph'tali, from the east side to the west, Manas'seh, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:5 @ Adjoining the territory of Manas'seh, from the east side to the west, E'phraim, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:6 @ Adjoining the territory of E'phraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:7 @ Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:8 @ "Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:9 @ The portion which you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and twenty thousand in breadth.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:10 @ These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring twenty-five thousand cubits on the northern side, ten thousand cubits in breadth on the western side, ten thousand in breadth on the eastern side, and twenty-five thousand in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the LORD in the midst of it.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:11 @ This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:12 @ And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:13 @ And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in breadth. The whole length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the breadth twenty thousand.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:14 @ They shall not sell or exchange any of it; they shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:15 @ "The remainder, five thousand cubits in breadth and twenty-five thousand in length, shall be for ordinary use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city;

rsv@Ezekiel:48:16 @ and these shall be its dimensions: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:17 @ And the city shall have open land: on the north two hundred and fifty cubits, on the south two hundred and fifty, on the east two hundred and fifty, and on the west two hundred and fifty.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:18 @ The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be ten thousand cubits to the east, and ten thousand to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:19 @ And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:20 @ The whole portion which you shall set apart shall be twenty-five thousand cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:21 @ "What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the twenty-five thousand cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple in its midst,

rsv@Ezekiel:48:22 @ and the property of the Levites and the property of the city, shall be in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:23 @ "As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:24 @ Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:25 @ Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Is'sachar, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:26 @ Adjoining the territory of Is'sachar, from the east side to the west, Zeb'ulun, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:27 @ Adjoining the territory of Zeb'ulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:28 @ And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-ka'desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:29 @ This is the land which you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their several portions, says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:30 @ "These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,

rsv@Ezekiel:48:31 @ three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:32 @ On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Daniel.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:33 @ On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Is'sachar, and the gate of Zeb'ulun.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:34 @ On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naph'tali.

rsv@Ezekiel:48:35 @ The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city henceforth shall be, The LORD is there."

rsv@Daniel:1:1 @ In the third year of the reign of Jehoi'akim king of Judah, Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

rsv@Daniel:1:2 @ And the Lord gave Jehoi'akim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

rsv@Daniel:1:3 @ Then the king commanded Ash'penaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility,

rsv@Daniel:1:4 @ youths without blemish, handsome and skilful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to serve in the king's palace, and to teach them the letters and language of the Chalde'ans.

rsv@Daniel:1:5 @ The king assigned them a daily portion of the rich food which the king ate, and of the wine which he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king.

rsv@Daniel:1:6 @ Among these were Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah of the tribe of Judah.

rsv@Daniel:1:7 @ And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshaz'zar, Hanani'ah he called Shadrach, Mish'a-el he called Meshach, and Azari'ah he called Abed'nego.

rsv@Daniel:1:8 @ But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's rich food, or with the wine which he drank; therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.

rsv@Daniel:1:9 @ And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs;

rsv@Daniel:1:10 @ and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear lest my lord the king, who appointed your food and your drink, should see that you were in poorer condition than the youths who are of your own age. So you would endanger my head with the king."

rsv@Daniel:1:11 @ Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah;

rsv@Daniel:1:12 @ "Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.

rsv@Daniel:1:13 @ Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's rich food be observed by you, and according to what you see deal with your servants."

rsv@Daniel:1:14 @ So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.

rsv@Daniel:1:15 @ At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's rich food.

rsv@Daniel:1:16 @ So the steward took away their rich food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

rsv@Daniel:1:17 @ As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all letters and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

rsv@Daniel:1:18 @ At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnez'zar.

rsv@Daniel:1:19 @ And the king spoke with them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah; therefore they stood before the king.

rsv@Daniel:1:20 @ And in every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

rsv@Daniel:1:21 @ And Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.

rsv@Daniel:2:1 @ In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnez'zar, Nebuchadnez'zar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.

rsv@Daniel:2:2 @ Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chalde'ans be summoned, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

rsv@Daniel:2:3 @ And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."

rsv@Daniel:2:4 @ Then the Chalde'ans said to the king, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:5 @ The king answered the Chalde'ans, "The word from me is sure: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.

rsv@Daniel:2:6 @ But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:7 @ They answered a second time, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:8 @ The king answered, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is sure

rsv@Daniel:2:9 @ that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:10 @ The Chalde'ans answered the king, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand; for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chalde'an.

rsv@Daniel:2:11 @ The thing that the king asks is difficult, and none can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."

rsv@Daniel:2:12 @ Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

rsv@Daniel:2:13 @ So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them.

rsv@Daniel:2:14 @ Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Ar'i-och, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to slay the wise men of Babylon;

rsv@Daniel:2:15 @ he said to Ar'i-och, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so severe?" Then Ar'i-och made the matter known to Daniel.

rsv@Daniel:2:16 @ And Daniel went in and besought the king to appoint him a time, that he might show to the king the interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:2:17 @ Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah, his companions,

rsv@Daniel:2:18 @ and told them to seek mercy of the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

rsv@Daniel:2:19 @ Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

rsv@Daniel:2:20 @ Daniel said: "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever. to whom belong wisdom and might.

rsv@Daniel:2:21 @ He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;

rsv@Daniel:2:22 @ he reveals deep and mysterious things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

rsv@Daniel:2:23 @ To thee, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for thou hast given me wisdom and strength, and hast now made known to me what we asked of thee, for thou hast made known to us the king's matter."

rsv@Daniel:2:24 @ Therefore Daniel went in to Ar'i-och, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him, "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:25 @ Then Ar'i-och brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can make known to the king the interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:2:26 @ The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshaz'zar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?"

rsv@Daniel:2:27 @ Daniel answered the king, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery which the king has asked,

rsv@Daniel:2:28 @ but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnez'zar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:

rsv@Daniel:2:29 @ To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be hereafter, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.

rsv@Daniel:2:30 @ But as for me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living has this mystery been revealed to me, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

rsv@Daniel:2:31 @ "You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

rsv@Daniel:2:32 @ The head of this image was of fine gold, its breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

rsv@Daniel:2:33 @ its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

rsv@Daniel:2:34 @ As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it smote the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces;

rsv@Daniel:2:35 @ then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

rsv@Daniel:2:36 @ "This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:2:37 @ You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

rsv@Daniel:2:38 @ and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, making you rule over them all--you are the head of gold.

rsv@Daniel:2:39 @ After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

rsv@Daniel:2:40 @ And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things; and like iron which crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

rsv@Daniel:2:41 @ And as you saw the feet and toes partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the miry clay.

rsv@Daniel:2:42 @ And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.

rsv@Daniel:2:43 @ As you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

rsv@Daniel:2:44 @ And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever;

rsv@Daniel:2:45 @ just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."

rsv@Daniel:2:46 @ Then King Nebuchadnez'zar fell upon his face, and did homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him.

rsv@Daniel:2:47 @ The king said to Daniel, "Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery."

rsv@Daniel:2:48 @ Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

rsv@Daniel:2:49 @ Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel remained at the king's court.

rsv@Daniel:3:1 @ King Nebuchadnez'zar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

rsv@Daniel:3:2 @ Then King Nebuchadnez'zar sent to assemble the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnez'zar had set up.

rsv@Daniel:3:3 @ Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, were assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnez'zar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnez'zar had set up.

rsv@Daniel:3:4 @ And the herald proclaimed aloud, "You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

rsv@Daniel:3:5 @ that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnez'zar has set up;

rsv@Daniel:3:6 @ and whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace."

rsv@Daniel:3:7 @ Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image which King Nebuchadnez'zar had set up.

rsv@Daniel:3:8 @ Therefore at that time certain Chalde'ans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

rsv@Daniel:3:9 @ They said to King Nebuchadnez'zar, "O king, live for ever!

rsv@Daniel:3:10 @ You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

rsv@Daniel:3:11 @ and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace.

rsv@Daniel:3:12 @ There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego. These men, O king, pay no heed to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up."

rsv@Daniel:3:13 @ Then Nebuchadnez'zar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego be brought. Then they brought these men before the king.

rsv@Daniel:3:14 @ Nebuchadnez'zar said to them, "Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image which I have set up?

rsv@Daniel:3:15 @ Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well and good; but if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that will deliver you out of my hands?"

rsv@Daniel:3:16 @ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego answered the king, "O Nebuchadnez'zar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

rsv@Daniel:3:17 @ If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

rsv@Daniel:3:18 @ But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up."

rsv@Daniel:3:19 @ Then Nebuchadnez'zar was full of fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

rsv@Daniel:3:20 @ And he ordered certain mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

rsv@Daniel:3:21 @ Then these men were bound in their mantles, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were cast into the burning fiery furnace.

rsv@Daniel:3:22 @ Because the king's order was strict and the furnace very hot, the flame of the fire slew those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego.

rsv@Daniel:3:23 @ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace.

rsv@Daniel:3:24 @ Then King Nebuchadnez'zar was astonished and rose up in haste. He said to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?" They answered the king, "True, O king."

rsv@Daniel:3:25 @ He answered, "But I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."

rsv@Daniel:3:26 @ Then Nebuchadnez'zar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace and said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego came out from the fire.

rsv@Daniel:3:27 @ And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men; the hair of their heads was not singed, their mantles were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them.

rsv@Daniel:3:28 @ Nebuchadnez'zar said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set at nought the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.

rsv@Daniel:3:29 @ Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins; for there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way."

rsv@Daniel:3:30 @ Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego in the province of Babylon.

rsv@Daniel:4:1 @ King Nebuchadnez'zar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you!

rsv@Daniel:4:2 @ It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has wrought toward me.

rsv@Daniel:4:3 @ How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

rsv@Daniel:4:4 @ I, Nebuchadnez'zar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.

rsv@Daniel:4:5 @ I had a dream which made me afraid; as I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.

rsv@Daniel:4:6 @ Therefore I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

rsv@Daniel:4:7 @ Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chalde'ans, and the astrologers came in; and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:4:8 @ At last Daniel came in before me--he who was named Belteshaz'zar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods--and I told him the dream, saying,

rsv@Daniel:4:9 @ "O Belteshaz'zar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is difficult for you, here is the dream which I saw; tell me its interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:4:10 @ The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

rsv@Daniel:4:11 @ The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

rsv@Daniel:4:12 @ Its leaves were fair and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the air dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

rsv@Daniel:4:13 @ "I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.

rsv@Daniel:4:14 @ He cried aloud and said thus, `Hew down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit; let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

rsv@Daniel:4:15 @ But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven; let his lot be with the beasts in the grass of the earth;

rsv@Daniel:4:16 @ let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.

rsv@Daniel:4:17 @ The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men, and gives it to whom he will, and sets over it the lowliest of men.'

rsv@Daniel:4:18 @ This dream I, King Nebuchadnez'zar, saw. And you, O Belteshaz'zar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you."

rsv@Daniel:4:19 @ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshaz'zar, was dismayed for a moment, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, "Belteshaz'zar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you." Belteshaz'zar answered, "My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies!

rsv@Daniel:4:20 @ The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth;

rsv@Daniel:4:21 @ whose leaves were fair and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all; under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelt--

rsv@Daniel:4:22 @ it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.

rsv@Daniel:4:23 @ And whereas the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, `Hew down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let him be wet with the dew of heaven; and let his lot be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him';

rsv@Daniel:4:24 @ this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,

rsv@Daniel:4:25 @ that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men, and gives it to whom he will.

rsv@Daniel:4:26 @ And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be sure for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.

rsv@Daniel:4:27 @ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillity."

rsv@Daniel:4:28 @ All this came upon King Nebuchadnez'zar.

rsv@Daniel:4:29 @ At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

rsv@Daniel:4:30 @ and the king said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

rsv@Daniel:4:31 @ While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King Nebuchadnez'zar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,

rsv@Daniel:4:32 @ and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; and you shall be made to eat grass like an ox; and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."

rsv@Daniel:4:33 @ Immediately the word was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnez'zar. He was driven from among men, and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.

rsv@Daniel:4:34 @ At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnez'zar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;

rsv@Daniel:4:35 @ all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing; and he does according to his will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What doest thou?"

rsv@Daniel:4:36 @ At the same time my reason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.

rsv@Daniel:4:37 @ Now I, Nebuchadnez'zar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

rsv@Daniel:5:1 @ King Belshaz'zar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in front of the thousand.

rsv@Daniel:5:2 @ Belshaz'zar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver which Nebuchadnez'zar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

rsv@Daniel:5:3 @ Then they brought in the golden and silver vessels which had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

rsv@Daniel:5:4 @ They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

rsv@Daniel:5:5 @ Immediately the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the hand as it wrote.

rsv@Daniel:5:6 @ Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

rsv@Daniel:5:7 @ The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chalde'ans, and the astrologers. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."

rsv@Daniel:5:8 @ Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:5:9 @ Then King Belshaz'zar was greatly alarmed, and his color changed; and his lords were perplexed.

rsv@Daniel:5:10 @ The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall; and the queen said, "O king, live for ever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.

rsv@Daniel:5:11 @ There is in your kingdom a man in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him, and King Nebuchadnez'zar, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chalde'ans, and astrologers,

rsv@Daniel:5:12 @ because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshaz'zar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation."

rsv@Daniel:5:13 @ Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king said to Daniel, "You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah.

rsv@Daniel:5:14 @ I have heard of you that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

rsv@Daniel:5:15 @ Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.

rsv@Daniel:5:16 @ But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

rsv@Daniel:5:17 @ Then Daniel answered before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

rsv@Daniel:5:18 @ O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnez'zar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty;

rsv@Daniel:5:19 @ and because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.

rsv@Daniel:5:20 @ But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him;

rsv@Daniel:5:21 @ he was driven from among men, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of men, and sets over it whom he will.

rsv@Daniel:5:22 @ And you his son, Belshaz'zar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

rsv@Daniel:5:23 @ but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.

rsv@Daniel:5:24 @ "Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

rsv@Daniel:5:25 @ And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN.

rsv@Daniel:5:26 @ This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;

rsv@Daniel:5:27 @ TEKEL, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting;

rsv@Daniel:5:28 @ PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

rsv@Daniel:5:29 @ Then Belshaz'zar commanded, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put about his neck, and proclamation was made concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

rsv@Daniel:5:30 @ That very night Belshaz'zar the Chalde'an king was slain.

rsv@Daniel:5:31 @ And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

rsv@Daniel:6:1 @ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;

rsv@Daniel:6:2 @ and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.

rsv@Daniel:6:3 @ Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other presidents and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

rsv@Daniel:6:4 @ Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom; but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

rsv@Daniel:6:5 @ Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."

rsv@Daniel:6:6 @ Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live for ever!

rsv@Daniel:6:7 @ All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

rsv@Daniel:6:8 @ Now, O king, establish the interdict and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked."

rsv@Daniel:6:9 @ Therefore King Darius signed the document and interdict.

rsv@Daniel:6:10 @ When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem; and he got down upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

rsv@Daniel:6:11 @ Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

rsv@Daniel:6:12 @ Then they came near and said before the king, concerning the interdict, "O king! Did you not sign an interdict, that any man who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked."

rsv@Daniel:6:13 @ Then they answered before the king, "That Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no heed to you, O king, or the interdict you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day."

rsv@Daniel:6:14 @ Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed, and set his mind to deliver Daniel; and he labored till the sun went down to rescue him.

rsv@Daniel:6:15 @ Then these men came by agreement to the king, and said to the king, "Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no interdict or ordinance which the king establishes can be changed."

rsv@Daniel:6:16 @ Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!"

rsv@Daniel:6:17 @ And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

rsv@Daniel:6:18 @ Then the king went to his palace, and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.

rsv@Daniel:6:19 @ Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions.

rsv@Daniel:6:20 @ When he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?"

rsv@Daniel:6:21 @ Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live for ever!

rsv@Daniel:6:22 @ My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no wrong."

rsv@Daniel:6:23 @ Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.

rsv@Daniel:6:24 @ And the king commanded, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions--they, their children, and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.

rsv@Daniel:6:25 @ Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: "Peace be multiplied to you.

rsv@Daniel:6:26 @ I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring for ever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.

rsv@Daniel:6:27 @ He delivers and rescues, he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions."

rsv@Daniel:6:28 @ So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

rsv@Daniel:7:1 @ In the first year of Belshaz'zar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, and told the sum of the matter.

rsv@Daniel:7:2 @ Daniel said, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

rsv@Daniel:7:3 @ And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

rsv@Daniel:7:4 @ The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand upon two feet like a man; and the mind of a man was given to it.

rsv@Daniel:7:5 @ And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side; it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, `Arise, devour much flesh.'

rsv@Daniel:7:6 @ After this I looked, and lo, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it.

rsv@Daniel:7:7 @ After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrible and dreadful and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

rsv@Daniel:7:8 @ I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

rsv@Daniel:7:9 @ As I looked, thrones were placed and one that was ancient of days took his seat; his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire.

rsv@Daniel:7:10 @ A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

rsv@Daniel:7:11 @ I looked then because of the sound of the great words which the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.

rsv@Daniel:7:12 @ As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

rsv@Daniel:7:13 @ I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

rsv@Daniel:7:14 @ And to him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

rsv@Daniel:7:15 @ "As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious and the visions of my head alarmed me.

rsv@Daniel:7:16 @ I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

rsv@Daniel:7:17 @ `These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

rsv@Daniel:7:18 @ But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, for ever and ever.'

rsv@Daniel:7:19 @ "Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrible, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze; and which devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;

rsv@Daniel:7:20 @ and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up and before which three of them fell, the horn which had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and which seemed greater than its fellows.

rsv@Daniel:7:21 @ As I looked, this horn made war with the saints, and prevailed over them,

rsv@Daniel:7:22 @ until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints received the kingdom.

rsv@Daniel:7:23 @ "Thus he said: `As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.

rsv@Daniel:7:24 @ As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.

rsv@Daniel:7:25 @ He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, two times, and half a time.

rsv@Daniel:7:26 @ But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.

rsv@Daniel:7:27 @ And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.'

rsv@Daniel:7:28 @ "Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed; but I kept the matter in my mind."

rsv@Daniel:8:1 @ In the third year of the reign of King Belshaz'zar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

rsv@Daniel:8:2 @ And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was at the river U'lai.

rsv@Daniel:8:3 @ I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the river. It had two horns; and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

rsv@Daniel:8:4 @ I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward; no beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power; he did as he pleased and magnified himself.

rsv@Daniel:8:5 @ As I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

rsv@Daniel:8:6 @ He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the river, and he ran at him in his mighty wrath.

rsv@Daniel:8:7 @ I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns; and the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled upon him; and there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

rsv@Daniel:8:8 @ Then the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

rsv@Daniel:8:9 @ Out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

rsv@Daniel:8:10 @ It grew great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.

rsv@Daniel:8:11 @ It magnified itself, even up to the Prince of the host; and the continual burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.

rsv@Daniel:8:12 @ And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt offering through transgression; and truth was cast down to the ground, and the horn acted and prospered.

rsv@Daniel:8:13 @ Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to the one that spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the continual burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled under foot?"

rsv@Daniel:8:14 @ And he said to him, "For two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."

rsv@Daniel:8:15 @ When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

rsv@Daniel:8:16 @ And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the U'lai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."

rsv@Daniel:8:17 @ So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened and fell upon my face. But he said to me, "Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."

rsv@Daniel:8:18 @ As he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me and set me on my feet.

rsv@Daniel:8:19 @ He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation; for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

rsv@Daniel:8:20 @ As for the ram which you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.

rsv@Daniel:8:21 @ And the he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

rsv@Daniel:8:22 @ As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.

rsv@Daniel:8:23 @ And at the latter end of their rule, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a king of bold countenance, one who understands riddles, shall arise.

rsv@Daniel:8:24 @ His power shall be great, and he shall cause fearful destruction, and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people of the saints.

rsv@Daniel:8:25 @ By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall magnify himself. Without warning he shall destroy many; and he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes; but, by no human hand, he shall be broken.

rsv@Daniel:8:26 @ The vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it pertains to many days hence."

rsv@Daniel:8:27 @ And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days; then I rose and went about the king's business; but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.

rsv@Daniel:9:1 @ In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasu-e'rus, by birth a Mede, who became king over the realm of the Chalde'ans--

rsv@Daniel:9:2 @ in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years which, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

rsv@Daniel:9:3 @ Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

rsv@Daniel:9:4 @ I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, "O Lord, the great and terrible God, who keepest covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

rsv@Daniel:9:5 @ we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from thy commandments and ordinances;

rsv@Daniel:9:6 @ we have not listened to thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

rsv@Daniel:9:7 @ To thee, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those that are near and those that are far away, in all the lands to which thou hast driven them, because of the treachery which they have committed against thee.

rsv@Daniel:9:8 @ To us, O Lord, belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

rsv@Daniel:9:9 @ To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; because we have rebelled against him,

rsv@Daniel:9:10 @ and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

rsv@Daniel:9:11 @ All Israel has transgressed thy law and turned aside, refusing to obey thy voice. And the curse and oath which are written in the law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him.

rsv@Daniel:9:12 @ He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what has been done against Jerusalem.

rsv@Daniel:9:13 @ As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us, yet we have not entreated the favor of the LORD our God, turning from our iniquities and giving heed to thy truth.

rsv@Daniel:9:14 @ Therefore the LORD has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works which he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice.

rsv@Daniel:9:15 @ And now, O Lord our God, who didst bring thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast made thee a name, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

rsv@Daniel:9:16 @ O Lord, according to all thy righteous acts, let thy anger and thy wrath turn away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people have become a byword among all who are round about us.

rsv@Daniel:9:17 @ Now therefore, O our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplications, and for thy own sake, O Lord, cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary, which is desolate.

rsv@Daniel:9:18 @ O my God, incline thy ear and hear; open thy eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy great mercy.

rsv@Daniel:9:19 @ O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive; O LORD, give heed and act; delay not, for thy own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name."

rsv@Daniel:9:20 @ While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy hill of my God;

rsv@Daniel:9:21 @ while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.

rsv@Daniel:9:22 @ He came and he said to me, "O Daniel, I have now come out to give you wisdom and understanding.

rsv@Daniel:9:23 @ At the beginning of your supplications a word went forth, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

rsv@Daniel:9:24 @ "Seventy weeks of years are decreed concerning your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

rsv@Daniel:9:25 @ Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.

rsv@Daniel:9:26 @ And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war; desolations are decreed.

rsv@Daniel:9:27 @ And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week; and for half of the week he shall cause sacrifice and offering to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."

rsv@Daniel:10:1 @ In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshaz'zar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.

rsv@Daniel:10:2 @ In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks.

rsv@Daniel:10:3 @ I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.

rsv@Daniel:10:4 @ On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,

rsv@Daniel:10:5 @ I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with gold of Uphaz.

rsv@Daniel:10:6 @ His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the noise of a multitude.

rsv@Daniel:10:7 @ And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

rsv@Daniel:10:8 @ So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me; my radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength.

rsv@Daniel:10:9 @ Then I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in a deep sleep with my face to the ground.

rsv@Daniel:10:10 @ And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

rsv@Daniel:10:11 @ And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly beloved, give heed to the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." While he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.

rsv@Daniel:10:12 @ Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.

rsv@Daniel:10:13 @ The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, so I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia

rsv@Daniel:10:14 @ and came to make you understand what is to befall your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come."

rsv@Daniel:10:15 @ When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was dumb.

rsv@Daniel:10:16 @ And behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, "O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and I retain no strength.

rsv@Daniel:10:17 @ How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."

rsv@Daniel:10:18 @ Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.

rsv@Daniel:10:19 @ And he said, "O man greatly beloved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."

rsv@Daniel:10:20 @ Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I am through with him, lo, the prince of Greece will come.

rsv@Daniel:10:21 @ But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince.

rsv@Daniel:11:1 @ And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

rsv@Daniel:11:2 @ "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia; and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; and when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

rsv@Daniel:11:3 @ Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

rsv@Daniel:11:4 @ And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

rsv@Daniel:11:5 @ "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and his dominion shall be a great dominion.

rsv@Daniel:11:6 @ After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make peace; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his offspring shall not endure; but she shall be given up, and her attendants, her child, and he who got possession of her.

rsv@Daniel:11:7 @ "In those times a branch from her roots shall arise in his place; he shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.

rsv@Daniel:11:8 @ He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their molten images and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

rsv@Daniel:11:9 @ Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return into his own land.

rsv@Daniel:11:10 @ "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.

rsv@Daniel:11:11 @ Then the king of the south, moved with anger, shall come out and fight with the king of the north; and he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.

rsv@Daniel:11:12 @ And when the multitude is taken, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

rsv@Daniel:11:13 @ For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the former; and after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

rsv@Daniel:11:14 @ "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south; and the men of violence among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfil the vision; but they shall fail.

rsv@Daniel:11:15 @ Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks, and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his picked troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.

rsv@Daniel:11:16 @ But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and all of it shall be in his power.

rsv@Daniel:11:17 @ He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of peace and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom; but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.

rsv@Daniel:11:18 @ Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many of them; but a commander shall put an end to his insolence; indeed he shall turn his insolence back upon him.

rsv@Daniel:11:19 @ Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

rsv@Daniel:11:20 @ "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute through the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

rsv@Daniel:11:21 @ In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

rsv@Daniel:11:22 @ Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, and the prince of the covenant also.

rsv@Daniel:11:23 @ And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully; and he shall become strong with a small people.

rsv@Daniel:11:24 @ Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province; and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.

rsv@Daniel:11:25 @ And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.

rsv@Daniel:11:26 @ Even those who eat his rich food shall be his undoing; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.

rsv@Daniel:11:27 @ And as for the two kings, their minds shall be bent on mischief; they shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail; for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.

rsv@Daniel:11:28 @ And he shall return to his land with great substance, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will, and return to his own land.

rsv@Daniel:11:29 @ "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south; but it shall not be this time as it was before.

rsv@Daniel:11:30 @ For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and give heed to those who forsake the holy covenant.

rsv@Daniel:11:31 @ Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

rsv@Daniel:11:32 @ He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant; but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

rsv@Daniel:11:33 @ And those among the people who are wise shall make many understand, though they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder, for some days.

rsv@Daniel:11:34 @ When they fall, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery;

rsv@Daniel:11:35 @ and some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine and to cleanse them and to make them white, until the time of the end, for it is yet for the time appointed.

rsv@Daniel:11:36 @ "And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is determined shall be done.

rsv@Daniel:11:37 @ He shall give no heed to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women; he shall not give heed to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

rsv@Daniel:11:38 @ He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these; a god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

rsv@Daniel:11:39 @ He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god; those who acknowledge him he shall magnify with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.

rsv@Daniel:11:40 @ "At the time of the end the king of the south shall attack him; but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

rsv@Daniel:11:41 @ He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.

rsv@Daniel:11:42 @ He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

rsv@Daniel:11:43 @ He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow in his train.

rsv@Daniel:11:44 @ But tidings from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate and utterly destroy many.

rsv@Daniel:11:45 @ And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.

rsv@Daniel:12:1 @ "At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time; but at that time your people shall be delivered, every one whose name shall be found written in the book.

rsv@Daniel:12:2 @ And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

rsv@Daniel:12:3 @ And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

rsv@Daniel:12:4 @ But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."

rsv@Daniel:12:5 @ Then I Daniel looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream.

rsv@Daniel:12:6 @ And I said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?"

rsv@Daniel:12:7 @ The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven; and I heard him swear by him who lives for ever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time; and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be accomplished.

rsv@Daniel:12:8 @ I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?"

rsv@Daniel:12:9 @ He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

rsv@Daniel:12:10 @ Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but those who are wise shall understand.

rsv@Daniel:12:11 @ And from the time that the continual burnt offering is taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

rsv@Daniel:12:12 @ Blessed is he who waits and comes to the thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

rsv@Daniel:12:13 @ But go your way till the end; and you shall rest, and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days."

rsv@Hosea:1:1 @ The word of the LORD that came to Hose'a the son of Be-e'ri, in the days of Uzzi'ah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki'ah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo'am the son of Jo'ash, king of Israel.

rsv@Hosea:1:2 @ When the LORD first spoke through Hose'a, the LORD said to Hose'a, "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry, for the land commits great harlotry by forsaking the LORD."

rsv@Hosea:1:4 @ And the LORD said to him, "Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

rsv@Hosea:1:5 @ And on that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel."

rsv@Hosea:1:6 @ She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her name Not pitied, for I will no more have pity on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all.

rsv@Hosea:1:7 @ But I will have pity on the house of Judah, and I will deliver them by the LORD their God; I will not deliver them by bow, nor by sword, nor by war, nor by horses, nor by horsemen."

rsv@Hosea:1:10 @ Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered; and in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Sons of the living God."

rsv@Hosea:1:11 @ And the people of Judah and the people of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head; and they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

rsv@Hosea:2:12 @ And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, `These are my hire, which my lovers have given me.' I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour them.

rsv@Hosea:2:13 @ And I will punish her for the feast days of the Ba'als when she burned incense to them and decked herself with her ring and jewelry, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, says the LORD.

rsv@Hosea:2:18 @ And I will make for you a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety.

rsv@Hosea:2:22 @ and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel;

rsv@Hosea:2:23 @ and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Not pitied, and I will say to Not my people, `You are my people'; and he shall say `Thou art my God.'"

rsv@Hosea:3:1 @ And the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is beloved of a paramour and is an adulteress; even as the LORD loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins."

rsv@Hosea:3:2 @ So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

rsv@Hosea:3:3 @ And I said to her, "You must dwell as mine for many days; you shall not play the harlot, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you."

rsv@Hosea:3:4 @ For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or teraphim.

rsv@Hosea:3:5 @ Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and they shall come in fear to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.

rsv@Hosea:4:1 @ Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel; for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or kindness, and no knowledge of God in the land;

rsv@Hosea:4:3 @ Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air; and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

rsv@Hosea:4:14 @ I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with harlots, and sacrifice with cult prostitutes, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin.

rsv@Hosea:4:15 @ Though you play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-a'ven, and swear not, "As the LORD lives."

rsv@Hosea:4:16 @ Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?

rsv@Hosea:4:18 @ A band of drunkards, they give themselves to harlotry; they love shame more than their glory.

rsv@Hosea:5:1 @ Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Hearken, O house of the king! For the judgment pertains to you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

rsv@Hosea:5:3 @ I know E'phraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O E'phraim, you have played the harlot, Israel is defiled.

rsv@Hosea:5:5 @ The pride of Israel testifies to his face; E'phraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them.

rsv@Hosea:5:7 @ They have dealt faithlessly with the LORD; for they have borne alien children. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.

rsv@Hosea:5:9 @ E'phraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure.

rsv@Hosea:6:10 @ In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; E'phraim's harlotry is there, Israel is defiled.

rsv@Hosea:7:1 @ when I would heal Israel, the corruption of E'phraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Sama'ria; for they deal falsely, the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid without.

rsv@Hosea:7:8 @ E'phraim mixes himself with the peoples; E'phraim is a cake not turned.

rsv@Hosea:7:10 @ The pride of Israel witnesses against him; yet they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him, for all this.

rsv@Hosea:7:13 @ Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.

rsv@Hosea:7:14 @ They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves, they rebel against me.

rsv@Hosea:8:2 @ To me they cry, My God, we Israel know thee.

rsv@Hosea:8:3 @ Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him.

rsv@Hosea:8:6 @ in Israel? A workman made it; it is not God. The calf of Sama'ria shall be broken to pieces.

rsv@Hosea:8:7 @ For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads, it shall yield no meal; if it were to yield, aliens would devour it.

rsv@Hosea:8:8 @ Israel is swallowed up; already they are among the nations as a useless vessel.

rsv@Hosea:8:13 @ They love sacrifice; they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the LORD has no delight in them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

rsv@Hosea:8:14 @ For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour his strongholds.

rsv@Hosea:9:1 @ Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples; for you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved a harlot's hire upon all threshing floors.

rsv@Hosea:9:7 @ The days of punishment have come, the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred.

rsv@Hosea:9:9 @ They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gib'e-ah: he will remember their iniquity, he will punish their sins.

rsv@Hosea:9:10 @ Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree, in its first season, I saw your fathers. But they came to Ba'al-pe'or, and consecrated themselves to Ba'al, and became detestable like the thing they loved.

rsv@Hosea:9:15 @ Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; there I began to hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels.

rsv@Hosea:9:16 @ E'phraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children.

rsv@Hosea:10:1 @ Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased the more altars he built; as his country improved he improved his pillars.

rsv@Hosea:10:4 @ They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

rsv@Hosea:10:6 @ Yea, the thing itself shall be carried to Assyria, as tribute to the great king. E'phraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.

rsv@Hosea:10:8 @ The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall upon us.

rsv@Hosea:10:9 @ From the days of Gib'e-ah, you have sinned, O Israel; there they have continued. Shall not war overtake them in Gib'e-ah?

rsv@Hosea:10:11 @ E'phraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh, and I spared her fair neck; but I will put E'phraim to the yoke, Judah must plow, Jacob must harrow for himself.

rsv@Hosea:10:12 @ Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain salvation upon you.

rsv@Hosea:10:14 @ therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-ar'bel on the day of battle; mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.

rsv@Hosea:10:15 @ Thus it shall be done to you, O house of Israel, because of your great wickedness. In the storm the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off.

rsv@Hosea:11:1 @ When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

rsv@Hosea:11:8 @ How can I give you up, O E'phraim! How can I hand you over, O Israel! How can I make you like Admah! How can I treat you like Zeboi'im! My heart recoils within me, my compassion grows warm and tender.

rsv@Hosea:11:12 @ E'phraim has encompassed me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah is still known by God, and is faithful to the Holy One.

rsv@Hosea:12:3 @ In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.

rsv@Hosea:12:4 @ He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him--

rsv@Hosea:12:6 @ "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."

rsv@Hosea:12:8 @ E'phraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.

rsv@Hosea:12:9 @ I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

rsv@Hosea:12:11 @ If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.

rsv@Hosea:12:12 @ (Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)

rsv@Hosea:12:13 @ By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

rsv@Hosea:13:1 @ When E'phraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel; but he incurred guilt through Ba'al and died.

rsv@Hosea:13:2 @ And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves molten images, idols skilfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. Sacrifice to these, they say. Men kiss calves!

rsv@Hosea:13:9 @ I will destroy you, O Israel; who can help you?

rsv@Hosea:13:13 @ The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; for now he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.

rsv@Hosea:13:16 @ Sama'ria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

rsv@Hosea:14:1 @ Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

rsv@Hosea:14:4 @ I will heal their faithlessness; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.

rsv@Hosea:14:5 @ I will be as the dew to Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, he shall strike root as the poplar;

rsv@Hosea:14:7 @ They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow, they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom as the vine, their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

rsv@Joel:1:1 @ The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethu'el:

rsv@Joel:1:2 @ Hear this, you aged men, give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

rsv@Joel:1:3 @ Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

rsv@Joel:1:4 @ What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.

rsv@Joel:1:5 @ Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

rsv@Joel:1:6 @ For a nation has come up against my land, powerful and without number; its teeth are lions' teeth, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

rsv@Joel:1:7 @ It has laid waste my vines, and splintered my fig trees; it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down; their branches are made white.

rsv@Joel:1:8 @ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.

rsv@Joel:1:9 @ The cereal offering and the drink offering are cut off from the house of the LORD. The priests mourn, the ministers of the LORD.

rsv@Joel:1:10 @ The fields are laid waste, the ground mourns; because the grain is destroyed, the wine fails, the oil languishes.

rsv@Joel:1:11 @ Be confounded, O tillers of the soil, wail, O vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished.

rsv@Joel:1:12 @ The vine withers, the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are withered; and gladness fails from the sons of men.

rsv@Joel:1:13 @ Gird on sackcloth and lament, O priests, wail, O ministers of the altar. Go in, pass the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God! Because cereal offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your God.

rsv@Joel:1:14 @ Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God; and cry to the LORD.

rsv@Joel:1:15 @ Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.

rsv@Joel:1:16 @ Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

rsv@Joel:1:17 @ The seed shrivels under the clods, the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are ruined because the grain has failed.

rsv@Joel:1:18 @ How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are dismayed.

rsv@Joel:1:19 @ Unto thee, O LORD, I cry. For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field.

rsv@Joel:1:20 @ Even the wild beasts cry to thee because the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

rsv@Joel:2:1 @ Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near,

rsv@Joel:2:2 @ a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been from of old, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.

rsv@Joel:2:3 @ Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but after them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.

rsv@Joel:2:4 @ Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run.

rsv@Joel:2:5 @ As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle.

rsv@Joel:2:6 @ Before them peoples are in anguish, all faces grow pale.

rsv@Joel:2:7 @ Like warriors they charge, like soldiers they scale the wall. They march each on his way, they do not swerve from their paths.

rsv@Joel:2:8 @ They do not jostle one another, each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted.

rsv@Joel:2:9 @ They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls; they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.

rsv@Joel:2:10 @ The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

rsv@Joel:2:11 @ The LORD utters his voice before his army, for his host is exceedingly great; he that executes his word is powerful. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?

rsv@Joel:2:12 @ "Yet even now," says the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

rsv@Joel:2:13 @ and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.

rsv@Joel:2:14 @ Who knows whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the LORD, your God?

rsv@Joel:2:15 @ Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly;

rsv@Joel:2:16 @ gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

rsv@Joel:2:17 @ Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep and say, "Spare thy people, O LORD, and make not thy heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, `Where is their God?'"

rsv@Joel:2:18 @ Then the LORD became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

rsv@Joel:2:19 @ The LORD answered and said to his people, "Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.

rsv@Joel:2:20 @ "I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his front into the eastern sea, and his rear into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.

rsv@Joel:2:21 @ "Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things!

rsv@Joel:2:22 @ Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield.

rsv@Joel:2:23 @ "Be glad, O sons of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD, your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.

rsv@Joel:2:24 @ "The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

rsv@Joel:2:25 @ I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.

rsv@Joel:2:26 @ "You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.

rsv@Joel:2:27 @ You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the LORD, am your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.

rsv@Joel:2:28 @ "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

rsv@Joel:2:29 @ Even upon the menservants and maidservants in those days, I will pour out my spirit.

rsv@Joel:2:30 @ "And I will give portents in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

rsv@Joel:2:31 @ The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

rsv@Joel:2:32 @ And it shall come to pass that all who call upon the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.

rsv@Joel:3:1 @ "For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

rsv@Joel:3:2 @ I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehosh'aphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there, on account of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations, and have divided up my land,

rsv@Joel:3:3 @ and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and have sold a girl for wine, and have drunk it.

rsv@Joel:3:4 @ "What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will requite your deed upon your own head swiftly and speedily.

rsv@Joel:3:5 @ For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples.

rsv@Joel:3:6 @ You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own border.

rsv@Joel:3:7 @ But now I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will requite your deed upon your own head.

rsv@Joel:3:8 @ I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabe'ans, to a nation far off; for the LORD has spoken."

rsv@Joel:3:9 @ Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

rsv@Joel:3:10 @ Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, "I am a warrior."

rsv@Joel:3:11 @ Hasten and come, all you nations round about, gather yourselves there. Bring down thy warriors, O LORD.

rsv@Joel:3:12 @ Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.

rsv@Joel:3:13 @ Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.

rsv@Joel:3:14 @ Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

rsv@Joel:3:15 @ The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

rsv@Joel:3:16 @ And the LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the people of Israel.

rsv@Joel:3:17 @ "So you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who dwell in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall never again pass through it.

rsv@Joel:3:18 @ "And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD and water the valley of Shittim.

rsv@Joel:3:19 @ "Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the people of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

rsv@Joel:3:20 @ But Judah shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to all generations.

rsv@Joel:3:21 @ I will avenge their blood, and I will not clear the guilty, for the LORD dwells in Zion."

rsv@Amos:1:1 @ The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Teko'a, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzzi'ah king of Judah and in the days of Jerobo'am the son of Jo'ash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

rsv@Amos:1:2 @ And he said: "The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers."

rsv@Amos:1:4 @ So I will send a fire upon the house of Haz'ael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-ha'dad.

rsv@Amos:1:6 @ Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom.

rsv@Amos:1:8 @ I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him that holds the scepter from Ash'kelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Amos:1:9 @ Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

rsv@Amos:2:6 @ Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes--

rsv@Amos:2:8 @ they lay themselves down beside every altar upon garments taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

rsv@Amos:2:11 @ And I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?" says the LORD.

rsv@Amos:2:15 @ he who handles the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself, nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;

rsv@Amos:3:1 @ Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

rsv@Amos:3:7 @ Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

rsv@Amos:3:9 @ Proclaim to the strongholds in Assyria, and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, and say, "Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Sama'ria, and see the great tumults within her, and the oppressions in her midst."

rsv@Amos:3:12 @ Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Sama'ria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed."

rsv@Amos:3:14 @ "that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground.

rsv@Amos:4:4 @ "Come to Bethel, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days;

rsv@Amos:4:5 @ offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; for so you love to do, O people of Israel!" says the Lord GOD.

rsv@Amos:4:7 @ "And I also withheld the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest; I would send rain upon one city, and send no rain upon another city; one field would be rained upon, and the field on which it did not rain withered;

rsv@Amos:4:12 @ "Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!"

rsv@Amos:5:1 @ Hear this word which I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel:

rsv@Amos:5:2 @ "Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel; forsaken on her land, with none to raise her up."

rsv@Amos:5:3 @ For thus says the Lord GOD: "The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."

rsv@Amos:5:4 @ For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;

rsv@Amos:5:5 @ but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nought."

rsv@Amos:5:6 @ Seek the LORD and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,

rsv@Amos:5:11 @ Therefore because you trample upon the poor and take from him exactions of wheat, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

rsv@Amos:5:21 @ "I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

rsv@Amos:5:23 @ Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.

rsv@Amos:5:25 @ "Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

rsv@Amos:5:26 @ You shall take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star-god, your images, which you made for yourselves;

rsv@Amos:6:1 @ "Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Sama'ria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

rsv@Amos:6:4 @ "Woe to those who lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall;

rsv@Amos:6:5 @ who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and like David invent for themselves instruments of music;

rsv@Amos:6:6 @ who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!

rsv@Amos:6:7 @ Therefore they shall now be the first of those to go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves shall pass away."

rsv@Amos:6:8 @ The Lord GOD has sworn by himself (says the LORD, the God of hosts): "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his strongholds; and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."

rsv@Amos:6:13 @ you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, "Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?"

rsv@Amos:6:14 @ "For behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel," says the LORD, the God of hosts; "and they shall oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah."

rsv@Amos:7:8 @ And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them;

rsv@Amos:7:9 @ the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jerobo'am with the sword."

rsv@Amos:7:10 @ Then Amazi'ah the priest of Bethel sent to Jerobo'am king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.

rsv@Amos:7:11 @ For thus Amos has said, `Jerobo'am shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.'"

rsv@Amos:7:13 @ but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."

rsv@Amos:7:15 @ and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, `Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

rsv@Amos:7:16 @ "Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. You say, `Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'

rsv@Amos:7:17 @ Therefore thus says the LORD: `Your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be parceled out by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.'"

rsv@Amos:8:2 @ And he said, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them.

rsv@Amos:8:5 @ saying, "When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great, and deal deceitfully with false balances,

rsv@Amos:8:6 @ that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse of the wheat?"

rsv@Amos:8:7 @ The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: "Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.

rsv@Amos:8:8 @ Shall not the land tremble on this account, and every one mourn who dwells in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?"

rsv@Amos:9:3 @ Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search out and take them; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

rsv@Amos:9:5 @ The Lord, GOD of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;

rsv@Amos:9:7 @ "Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O people of Israel?" says the LORD. "Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?

rsv@Amos:9:9 @ "For lo, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall upon the earth.

rsv@Amos:9:14 @ I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.

rsv@Obadiah:1:3 @ The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high, who say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to the ground?"

rsv@Obadiah:1:5 @ If thieves came to you, if plunderers by night--how you have been destroyed!--would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?

rsv@Obadiah:1:14 @ You should not have stood at the parting of the ways to cut off his fugitives; you should not have delivered up his survivors in the day of distress.

rsv@Obadiah:1:20 @ The exiles in Halah who are of the people of Israel shall possess Phoenicia as far as Zar'ephath; and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sephar'ad shall possess the cities of the Negeb.

rsv@Jonah:1:7 @ And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

rsv@Jonah:1:8 @ Then they said to him, "Tell us, on whose account this evil has come upon us? What is your occupation? And whence do you come? What is your country? And of what people are you?"

rsv@Jonah:1:13 @ Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

rsv@Jonah:1:17 @ And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

rsv@Jonah:2:1 @ Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

rsv@Jonah:2:2 @ saying, "I called to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.

rsv@Jonah:2:9 @ But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to thee; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!"

rsv@Jonah:3:2 @ "Arise, go to Nin'eveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."

rsv@Jonah:3:5 @ And the people of Nin'eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

rsv@Jonah:3:6 @ Then tidings reached the king of Nin'eveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

rsv@Jonah:4:4 @ And the LORD said, "Do you do well to be angry?"

rsv@Jonah:4:5 @ Then Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.

rsv@Jonah:4:9 @ But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "I do well to be angry, angry enough to die."

rsv@Micah:1:4 @ And the mountains will melt under him and the valleys will be cleft, like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a steep place.

rsv@Micah:1:5 @ All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Sama'ria? And what is the sin of the house of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

rsv@Micah:1:10 @ Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; in Beth-le-aph'rah roll yourselves in the dust.

rsv@Micah:1:11 @ Pass on your way, inhabitants of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitants of Za'anan do not come forth; the wailing of Beth-e'zel shall take away from you its standing place.

rsv@Micah:1:13 @ Harness the steeds to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish; you were the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel.

rsv@Micah:1:14 @ Therefore you shall give parting gifts to Mo'resheth-gath; the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.

rsv@Micah:1:15 @ I will again bring a conqueror upon you, inhabitants of Mare'shah; the glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.

rsv@Micah:1:16 @ Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair, for the children of your delight; make yourselves as bald as the eagle, for they shall go from you into exile.

rsv@Micah:2:2 @ They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

rsv@Micah:2:4 @ In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you, and wail with bitter lamentation, and say, "We are utterly ruined; he changes the portion of my people; how he removes it from me! Among our captors he divides our fields."

rsv@Micah:2:12 @ I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob, I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men.

rsv@Micah:3:1 @ And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--

rsv@Micah:3:8 @ But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

rsv@Micah:3:9 @ Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity,

rsv@Micah:3:12 @ Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.

rsv@Micah:4:9 @ Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pangs have seized you like a woman in travail?

rsv@Micah:4:10 @ Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you shall go forth from the city and dwell in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued, there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

rsv@Micah:5:1 @ Now you are walled about with a wall; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike upon the cheek the ruler of Israel.

rsv@Micah:5:2 @ But you, O Bethlehem Eph'rathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.

rsv@Micah:5:3 @ Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the people of Israel.

rsv@Micah:5:4 @ And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.

rsv@Micah:5:6 @ they shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; and they shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our border.

rsv@Micah:5:8 @ And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

rsv@Micah:6:2 @ Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

rsv@Micah:6:6 @ "With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

rsv@Micah:6:15 @ You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

rsv@Micah:6:16 @ For you have kept the statutes of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you have walked in their counsels; that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing; so you shall bear the scorn of the peoples."

rsv@Micah:7:9 @ I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his deliverance.

rsv@Micah:7:14 @ Shepherd thy people with thy staff, the flock of thy inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.

rsv@Micah:7:15 @ As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt I will show them marvelous things.

rsv@Micah:7:18 @ Who is a God like thee, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger for ever because he delights in steadfast love.

rsv@Nahum:1:1 @ An oracle concerning Nin'eveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.

rsv@Nahum:1:4 @ He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, the bloom of Lebanon fades.

rsv@Nahum:1:5 @ The mountains quake before him, the hills melt; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all that dwell therein.

rsv@Nahum:1:11 @ Did one not come out from you, who plotted evil against the LORD, and counseled villainy?

rsv@Nahum:2:2 @ (For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have stripped them and ruined their branches.)

rsv@Nahum:2:3 @ The shield of his mighty men is red, his soldiers are clothed in scarlet. The chariots flash like flame when mustered in array; the chargers prance.

rsv@Nahum:2:5 @ The officers are summoned, they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall, the mantelet is set up.

rsv@Nahum:2:12 @ The lion tore enough for his whelps and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

rsv@Nahum:3:2 @ The crack of whip, and rumble of wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!

rsv@Nahum:3:9 @ Ethiopia was her strength, Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were her helpers.

rsv@Nahum:3:15 @ There will the fire devour you, the sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the locust. Multiply yourselves like the locust, multiply like the grasshopper!

rsv@Habakkuk:1:2 @ O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and thou wilt not hear? Or cry to thee "Violence!" and thou wilt not save?

rsv@Habakkuk:1:5 @ Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.

rsv@Habakkuk:1:7 @ Dread and terrible are they; their justice and dignity proceed from themselves.

rsv@Habakkuk:2:1 @ I will take my stand to watch, and station myself on the tower, and look forth to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

rsv@Habakkuk:2:3 @ For still the vision awaits its time; it hastens to the end--it will not lie. If it seem slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.

rsv@Habakkuk:2:5 @ Moreover, wine is treacherous; the arrogant man shall not abide. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations, and collects as his own all peoples."

rsv@Habakkuk:2:6 @ Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, in scoffing derision of him, and say, "Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own--for how long?--and loads himself with pledges!"

rsv@Habakkuk:2:8 @ Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of men and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell therein.

rsv@Habakkuk:2:13 @ Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor only for fire, and nations weary themselves for nought?

rsv@Habakkuk:2:16 @ You will be sated with contempt instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and stagger! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and shame will come upon your glory!

rsv@Habakkuk:2:17 @ The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the beasts will terrify you, for the blood of men and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell therein.

rsv@Habakkuk:2:19 @ Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a dumb stone, Arise! Can this give revelation? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it.

rsv@Habakkuk:3:3 @ God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. Selah

rsv@Habakkuk:3:9 @ Thou didst strip the sheath from thy bow, and put the arrows to the string. Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

rsv@Habakkuk:3:13 @ Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, for the salvation of thy anointed. Thou didst crush the head of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah

rsv@Habakkuk:3:17 @ Though the fig tree do not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,

rsv@Zephaniah:1:8 @ And on the day of the LORD'S sacrifice--"I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.

rsv@Zephaniah:1:18 @ Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. In the fire of his jealous wrath, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full, yea, sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

rsv@Zephaniah:2:1 @ Come together and hold assembly, O shameless nation,

rsv@Zephaniah:2:4 @ For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ash'kelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted.

rsv@Zephaniah:2:7 @ The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall pasture, and in the houses of Ash'kelon they shall lie down at evening. For the LORD their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes.

rsv@Zephaniah:2:9 @ Therefore, as I live," says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomor'rah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste for ever. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them."

rsv@Zephaniah:2:14 @ Herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the field; the vulture and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; the owl shall hoot in the window, the raven croak on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.

rsv@Zephaniah:2:15 @ This is the exultant city that dwelt secure, that said to herself, "I am and there is none else." What a desolation she has become, a lair for wild beasts! Every one who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

rsv@Zephaniah:3:1 @ Woe to her that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city!

rsv@Zephaniah:3:7 @ I said, `Surely she will fear me, she will accept correction; she will not lose sight of all that I have enjoined upon her.' But all the more they were eager to make all their deeds corrupt."

rsv@Zephaniah:3:11 @ "On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.

rsv@Zephaniah:3:13 @ those who are left in Israel; they shall do no wrong and utter no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall pasture and lie down, and none shall make them afraid."

rsv@Zephaniah:3:14 @ Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!

rsv@Zephaniah:3:15 @ The LORD has taken away the judgments against you, he has cast out your enemies. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall fear evil no more.

rsv@Haggai:1:1 @ In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest,

rsv@Haggai:1:4 @ "Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?

rsv@Haggai:1:6 @ You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.

rsv@Haggai:1:9 @ You have looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while you busy yourselves each with his own house.

rsv@Haggai:1:10 @ Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce.

rsv@Haggai:1:12 @ Then Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him; and the people feared before the LORD.

rsv@Haggai:1:14 @ And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

rsv@Haggai:2:2 @ "Speak now to Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say,

rsv@Haggai:2:4 @ Yet now take courage, O Zerub'babel, says the LORD; take courage, O Joshua, son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest; take courage, all you people of the land, says the LORD; work, for I am with you, says the LORD of hosts,

rsv@Haggai:2:19 @ Is the seed yet in the barn? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still yield nothing? From this day on I will bless you."

rsv@Haggai:2:21 @ "Speak to Zerub'babel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth,

rsv@Haggai:2:22 @ and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders; and the horses and their riders shall go down, every one by the sword of his fellow.

rsv@Haggai:2:23 @ On that day, says the LORD of hosts, I will take you, O Zerub'babel my servant, the son of She-al'ti-el, says the LORD, and make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you, says the LORD of hosts."

rsv@Zechariah:1:7 @ On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet; and Zechari'ah said,

rsv@Zechariah:1:8 @ "I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

rsv@Zechariah:1:9 @ Then I said, `What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, `I will show you what they are.'

rsv@Zechariah:1:11 @ And they answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, `We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.'

rsv@Zechariah:1:12 @ Then the angel of the LORD said, `O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these seventy years?'

rsv@Zechariah:1:13 @ And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

rsv@Zechariah:1:14 @ So the angel who talked with me said to me, `Cry out, Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.

rsv@Zechariah:1:19 @ And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."

rsv@Zechariah:2:3 @ And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him,

rsv@Zechariah:2:7 @ Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

rsv@Zechariah:2:10 @ Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come and I will dwell in the midst of you, says the LORD.

rsv@Zechariah:2:11 @ And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

rsv@Zechariah:2:13 @ Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

rsv@Zechariah:3:1 @ Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

rsv@Zechariah:3:3 @ Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments.

rsv@Zechariah:3:4 @ And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with rich apparel."

rsv@Zechariah:3:5 @ And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments; and the angel of the LORD was standing by.

rsv@Zechariah:3:6 @ And the angel of the LORD enjoined Joshua,

rsv@Zechariah:4:1 @ And the angel who talked with me came again, and waked me, like a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

rsv@Zechariah:4:4 @ And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

rsv@Zechariah:4:5 @ Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

rsv@Zechariah:4:6 @ Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerub'babel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Zechariah:4:7 @ What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerub'babel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of `Grace, grace to it!'"

rsv@Zechariah:4:9 @ "The hands of Zerub'babel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

rsv@Zechariah:4:10 @ For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerub'babel. "These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range through the whole earth."

rsv@Zechariah:5:3 @ Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land; for every one who steals shall be cut off henceforth according to it, and every one who swears falsely shall be cut off henceforth according to it.

rsv@Zechariah:5:4 @ I will send it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it shall abide in his house and consume it, both timber and stones."

rsv@Zechariah:5:5 @ Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth."

rsv@Zechariah:5:10 @ Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the ephah?"

rsv@Zechariah:6:4 @ Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

rsv@Zechariah:6:5 @ And the angel answered me, "These are going forth to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the LORD of all the earth.

rsv@Zechariah:6:10 @ "Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobi'jah, and Jedai'ah, who have arrived from Babylon; and go the same day to the house of Josi'ah, the son of Zephani'ah.

rsv@Zechariah:6:14 @ And the crown shall be in the temple of the LORD as a reminder to Heldai, Tobi'jah, Jedai'ah, and Josi'ah the son of Zephani'ah.

rsv@Zechariah:6:15 @ "And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the LORD; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."

rsv@Zechariah:7:2 @ Now the people of Bethel had sent Share'zer and Reg'em-mel'ech and their men, to entreat the favor of the LORD,

rsv@Zechariah:7:6 @ And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?

rsv@Zechariah:8:3 @ Thus says the LORD: I will return to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain.

rsv@Zechariah:8:6 @ Thus says the LORD of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, says the LORD of hosts?

rsv@Zechariah:8:8 @ and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness."

rsv@Zechariah:8:10 @ For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in; for I set every man against his fellow.

rsv@Zechariah:8:12 @ For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

rsv@Zechariah:8:13 @ And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong."

rsv@Zechariah:8:14 @ For thus says the LORD of hosts: "As I purposed to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of hosts,

rsv@Zechariah:9:1 @ An Oracle The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus. For to the LORD belong the cities of Aram, even as all the tribes of Israel;

rsv@Zechariah:9:3 @ Tyre has built herself a rampart, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

rsv@Zechariah:9:5 @ Ash'kelon shall see it, and be afraid; Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. The king shall perish from Gaza; Ash'kelon shall be uninhabited;

rsv@Zechariah:9:6 @ a mongrel people shall dwell in Ashdod; and I will make an end of the pride of Philistia.

rsv@Zechariah:9:13 @ For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made E'phraim its arrow. I will brandish your sons, O Zion, over your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.

rsv@Zechariah:9:16 @ On that day the LORD their God will save them for they are the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land.

rsv@Zechariah:10:1 @ Ask rain from the LORD in the season of the spring rain, from the LORD who makes the storm clouds, who gives men showers of rain, to every one the vegetation in the field.

rsv@Zechariah:10:2 @ For the teraphim utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; the dreamers tell false dreams, and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for want of a shepherd.

rsv@Zechariah:11:2 @ Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!

rsv@Zechariah:11:5 @ Those who buy them slay them and go unpunished; and those who sell them say, `Blessed be the LORD, I have become rich'; and their own shepherds have no pity on them.

rsv@Zechariah:11:6 @ For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, says the LORD. Lo, I will cause men to fall each into the hand of his shepherd, and each into the hand of his king; and they shall crush the earth, and I will deliver none from their hand."

rsv@Zechariah:11:12 @ Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver.

rsv@Zechariah:11:13 @ Then the LORD said to me, "Cast it into the treasury"--the lordly price at which I was paid off by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and cast them into the treasury in the house of the LORD.

rsv@Zechariah:11:14 @ Then I broke my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

rsv@Zechariah:12:1 @ An Oracle The word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus says the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him:

rsv@Zechariah:12:2 @ "Lo, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the peoples round about; it will be against Judah also in the siege against Jerusalem.

rsv@Zechariah:12:3 @ On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it shall grievously hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will come together against it.

rsv@Zechariah:12:5 @ Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, `The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God.'

rsv@Zechariah:12:8 @ On that day the LORD will put a shield about the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD, at their head.

rsv@Zechariah:12:12 @ The land shall mourn, each family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;

rsv@Zechariah:12:13 @ the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shim'e-ites by itself, and their wives by themselves;

rsv@Zechariah:12:14 @ and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.

rsv@Zechariah:14:10 @ The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall remain aloft upon its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Han'anel to the king's wine presses.

rsv@Zechariah:14:11 @ And it shall be inhabited, for there shall be no more curse; Jerusalem shall dwell in security.

rsv@Zechariah:14:13 @ And on that day a great panic from the LORD shall fall on them, so that each will lay hold on the hand of his fellow, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other;

rsv@Zechariah:14:15 @ And a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the asses, and whatever beasts may be in those camps.

rsv@Zechariah:14:18 @ And if the family of Egypt do not go up and present themselves, then upon them shall come the plague with which the LORD afflicts the nations that do not go up to keep the feast of booths.

rsv@Zechariah:14:20 @ And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the LORD." And the pots in the house of the LORD shall be as the bowls before the altar;

rsv@Malachi:1:1 @ The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Mal'achi.

rsv@Malachi:1:5 @ Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, "Great is the LORD, beyond the border of Israel!"

rsv@Malachi:2:11 @ Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the LORD, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

rsv@Malachi:2:15 @ Has not the one God made and sustained for us the spirit of life? And what does he desire? Godly offspring. So take heed to yourselves, and let none be faithless to the wife of his youth.

rsv@Malachi:2:16 @ "For I hate divorce, says the LORD the God of Israel, and covering one's garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So take heed to yourselves and do not be faithless."

rsv@Malachi:2:17 @ You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, "How have we wearied him?" By saying, "Every one who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them." Or by asking, "Where is the God of justice?"

rsv@Malachi:3:1 @ "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Malachi:3:5 @ "Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Malachi:3:11 @ I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil; and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Malachi:3:12 @ Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.

rsv@Malachi:4:4 @ "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.

rsv@Malachi:4:5 @ "Behold, I will send you Eli'jah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

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