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 \toc1 The Book of Leviticus
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-\v 1 Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,
-\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and tell them, 'When any man from among you brings an offering to Yahweh, bring as your offering one of your animals, either from the herd or from the flock.
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-\v 3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he must offer a male without blemish. He is to offer it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, so that it may be accepted before Yahweh.
-\v 4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and then it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for himself.
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-\v 5 Then he must kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle it on the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
-\v 6 Then he must skin the burnt offering and cut it to pieces.
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-\v 7 Then the sons of Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and place wood to feed the fire.
-\v 8 Aaron's sons, the priests, are to place the pieces, the head and the fat, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar.
-\v 9 But its inner parts and its legs he must wash with water. Then the priest will burn everything on the altar as a burnt offering. It will produce a sweet aroma for me; it will be an offering made to me by fire.
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-\v 10 If his offering for the burnt offering is from the flock, one of the sheep or one of the goats, he must offer a male without blemish.
-\v 11 He must kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood on every side of the altar.
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-\v 12 Then he must cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest will lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire, which is on the altar,
-\v 13 but the inner parts and the legs he must wash with water. Then the priest will offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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-\v 14 If his offering to Yahweh is to be a burnt offering of birds, then he must bring as his offering either a dove or a young pigeon.
-\v 15 The priest must bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. Then its blood must be drained out on the side of the altar.
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-\v 16 He must remove its crop with its contents, and throw it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for the ashes.
-\v 17 He must tear it open by its wings, but he must not divide it into two parts. Then the priest will burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It will be a burnt offering, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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-\v 1 When anyone brings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be fine flour, and he will pour oil on it and put incense on it.
-\v 2 He is to take the offering to Aaron's sons the priests, and there the priest will take out a handful of the fine flour with the oil and the incense on it. Then the priest will burn the offering on the altar as a representative offering. It will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
-\v 3 Whatever is left of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy to Yahweh from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire.
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-\v 4 When you offer a grain offering without yeast that is baked in an oven, it must be soft bread of fine flour mixed with oil, or hard bread without yeast, which is spread with oil.
-\v 5 If your grain offering is baked with a flat iron pan, it must be of fine flour without yeast that is mixed with oil.
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-\v 6 You are to divide it into pieces and pour oil on it. This is a grain offering.
-\v 7 If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it must be made with fine flour and oil.
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-\v 8 You must bring the grain offering made from these things to Yahweh, and it will be presented to the priest, who will bring it to the altar.
-\v 9 Then the priest will take some from the grain offering as a representative offering, and he will burn it on the altar. It will be an offering made by fire, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh.
-\v 10 What is left of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy to Yahweh from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire.
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-\v 11 No grain offering that you offer to Yahweh is to be made with yeast, for you must burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
-\v 12 You will offer them to Yahweh as an offering of firstfruits, but they will not be used to produce a sweet aroma on the altar.
-\v 13 You must season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must never allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be missing from your grain offering. With all your offerings you must offer salt.
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-\v 14 If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to Yahweh, offer fresh grain that is roasted with fire and then crushed into meal.
-\v 15 Then you must put oil and incense on it. This is a grain offering.
-\v 16 Then the priest will burn part of the crushed grain and oil and incense as a representative offering. This is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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-\v 1 If someone offers a sacrifice which is a fellowship offering of an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must offer an animal without blemish before Yahweh.
-\v 2 He will lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
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-\v 3 The man will offer the sacrifice of a fellowship offering by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers or is connected to the inner parts,
-\v 4 and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, with the kidneys—he will remove all of this.
-\v 5 Aaron's sons will burn that on the altar with the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire. This will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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-\v 6 If the man's sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh is from the flock; male or female, he must offer a sacrifice without blemish.
-\v 7 If he offers a lamb for his sacrifice, then he must offer it before Yahweh.
-\v 8 He will lay his hand on the head of his sacrifice and kill it before the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
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-\v 9 The man will offer the sacrifice of fellowship offerings as an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat, the entire fat tail cut away close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the inner parts and all the fat that is near the inner parts,
-\v 10 and the two kidneys and the fat that is with them, which is by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, with the kidneys—he will remove all of this.
-\v 11 Then the priest will burn it all on the altar as a burnt offering of food to Yahweh.
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-\v 12 If the man's offering is a goat, then he will offer it before Yahweh.
-\v 13 He must lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it before the tent of meeting. Then the sons of Aaron will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
-\v 14 The man will offer his sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh. He will remove the fat that covers the inner parts, and all the fat near the inner parts.
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-\v 15 He will also remove the two kidneys and the fat that is with them, which is by the loins, and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys.
-\v 16 The priest will burn all that on the altar as a burnt offering of food, to produce a sweet aroma. All the fat belongs to Yahweh.
-\v 17 It will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in every place you make your home, that you must not eat fat or blood.'"
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+\v 1 Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,
+\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and tell them, 'When any man from among you brings an offering to Yahweh, bring as your offering one of your animals, either from the herd or from the flock.
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+\v 3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he must offer a male without blemish. He is to offer it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, so that it may be accepted before Yahweh.
+\v 4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and then it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for himself.
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+\v 5 Then he must kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle it on the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
+\v 6 Then he must skin the burnt offering and cut it to pieces.
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+\v 7 Then the sons of Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and place wood to feed the fire.
+\v 8 Aaron's sons, the priests, are to place the pieces, the head and the fat, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar.
+\v 9 But its inner parts and its legs he must wash with water. Then the priest will burn everything on the altar as a burnt offering. It will produce a sweet aroma for me; it will be an offering made to me by fire.
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+\p
+\v 10 If his offering for the burnt offering is from the flock, one of the sheep or one of the goats, he must offer a male without blemish.
+\v 11 He must kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood on every side of the altar.
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+\v 12 Then he must cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest will lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire, which is on the altar,
+\v 13 but the inner parts and the legs he must wash with water. Then the priest will offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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+\v 14 If his offering to Yahweh is to be a burnt offering of birds, then he must bring as his offering either a dove or a young pigeon.
+\v 15 The priest must bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. Then its blood must be drained out on the side of the altar.
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+\v 16 He must remove its crop with its contents, and throw it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for the ashes.
+\v 17 He must tear it open by its wings, but he must not divide it into two parts. Then the priest will burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It will be a burnt offering, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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+\v 1 When anyone brings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be fine flour, and he will pour oil on it and put incense on it.
+\v 2 He is to take the offering to Aaron's sons the priests, and there the priest will take out a handful of the fine flour with the oil and the incense on it. Then the priest will burn the offering on the altar as a representative offering. It will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
+\v 3 Whatever is left of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy to Yahweh from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire.
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+\v 4 When you offer a grain offering without yeast that is baked in an oven, it must be soft bread of fine flour mixed with oil, or hard bread without yeast, which is spread with oil.
+\v 5 If your grain offering is baked with a flat iron pan, it must be of fine flour without yeast that is mixed with oil.
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+\v 6 You are to divide it into pieces and pour oil on it. This is a grain offering.
+\v 7 If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it must be made with fine flour and oil.
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+\v 8 You must bring the grain offering made from these things to Yahweh, and it will be presented to the priest, who will bring it to the altar.
+\v 9 Then the priest will take some from the grain offering as a representative offering, and he will burn it on the altar. It will be an offering made by fire, and it will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh.
+\v 10 What is left of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy to Yahweh from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire.
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+\v 11 No grain offering that you offer to Yahweh is to be made with yeast, for you must burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
+\v 12 You will offer them to Yahweh as an offering of firstfruits, but they will not be used to produce a sweet aroma on the altar.
+\v 13 You must season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must never allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be missing from your grain offering. With all your offerings you must offer salt.
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+\v 14 If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to Yahweh, offer fresh grain that is roasted with fire and then crushed into meal.
+\v 15 Then you must put oil and incense on it. This is a grain offering.
+\v 16 Then the priest will burn part of the crushed grain and oil and incense as a representative offering. This is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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+\v 1 If someone offers a sacrifice which is a fellowship offering of an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must offer an animal without blemish before Yahweh.
+\v 2 He will lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
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+\v 3 The man will offer the sacrifice of a fellowship offering by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers or is connected to the inner parts,
+\v 4 and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, with the kidneys—he will remove all of this.
+\v 5 Aaron's sons will burn that on the altar with the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire. This will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire.
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+\v 6 If the man's sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh is from the flock; male or female, he must offer a sacrifice without blemish.
+\v 7 If he offers a lamb for his sacrifice, then he must offer it before Yahweh.
+\v 8 He will lay his hand on the head of his sacrifice and kill it before the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
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+\v 9 The man will offer the sacrifice of fellowship offerings as an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat, the entire fat tail cut away close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the inner parts and all the fat that is near the inner parts,
+\v 10 and the two kidneys and the fat that is with them, which is by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, with the kidneys—he will remove all of this.
+\v 11 Then the priest will burn it all on the altar as a burnt offering of food to Yahweh.
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+\v 12 If the man's offering is a goat, then he will offer it before Yahweh.
+\v 13 He must lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it before the tent of meeting. Then the sons of Aaron will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar.
+\v 14 The man will offer his sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh. He will remove the fat that covers the inner parts, and all the fat near the inner parts.
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+\v 15 He will also remove the two kidneys and the fat that is with them, which is by the loins, and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys.
+\v 16 The priest will burn all that on the altar as a burnt offering of food, to produce a sweet aroma. All the fat belongs to Yahweh.
+\v 17 It will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in every place you make your home, that you must not eat fat or blood.'"
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-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 2 "Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments and the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread.
-\v 3 Assemble all the assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting."
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-\v 4 So Moses did as Yahweh commanded him, and the assembly came together at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
-\v 5 Then Moses said to the assembly, "This is what Yahweh has commanded to be done."
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-\v 6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
-\v 7 He put on Aaron the tunic and tied the sash around his waist, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him, and then he tied the ephod around him with the finely-woven waistband and bound it to him.
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-\v 8 He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
-\v 9 He set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as Yahweh had commanded him.
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-\v 10 Moses took the anointing oil, anointed the tabernacle and everything in it and set them apart to Yahweh.
-\v 11 He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the washbasin and its base, to set them apart to Yahweh.
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-\v 12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart.
-\v 13 Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with tunics. He tied sashes around their waists and wrapped linen cloth around their heads, as Yahweh had commanded him.
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-\v 14 Moses brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull that they had brought for the sin offering.
-\v 15 He killed it, and he took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar with his finger, purified the altar, poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and set it apart for God in order to make atonement for it.
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-\v 16 He took all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses burned it all on the altar.
-\v 17 But the bull, its hide, its meat, and its dung he burned outside the camp, as Yahweh had commanded him.
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-\v 18 Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
-\v 19 He killed it and sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar.
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-\v 20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head and the pieces and the fat.
-\v 21 He washed the inner parts and the legs with water, and he burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering and produced a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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-\v 22 Then Moses presented the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
-\v 23 Aaron killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
-\v 24 He brought Aaron's sons, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar.
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-\v 25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh.
-\v 26 Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh.
-\v 27 He put it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh as a wave offering.
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-\v 28 Then Moses took them from off their hands and burned them on the altar for the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering and produced a sweet aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
-\v 29 Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering to Yahweh. It was Moses' share of the ram for the priests' ordination, as Yahweh had commanded him.
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-\v 30 Moses took some of the anointing oil and the blood that was on the altar; he sprinkled these on Aaron, on his clothes, on his sons, and on his sons' clothes with him. In this way he set apart Aaron and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes to Yahweh.
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-\v 31 So Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons will eat it.'
-\v 32 Whatever remains of the meat and of the bread you must burn.
-\v 33 You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are fulfilled. For Yahweh will consecrate you for seven days.
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-\v 34 What has been done this day— Yahweh has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.
-\v 35 You will stay day and night for seven days at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and keep the command of Yahweh, so you will not die, because this is what I have been commanded."
-\v 36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh had commanded them through Moses.
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-\v 1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
-\v 2 He said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram without blemish for a burnt offering, and offer them before Yahweh.
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-\v 3 You must speak to the people of Israel and say, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering;
-\v 4 also take an ox and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.'"
-\v 5 So they brought all that Moses commanded to the tent of meeting, and all the assembly of Israel approached and stood before Yahweh.
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-\v 6 Then Moses said, "This is what Yahweh commanded you to do, so that his glory may appear to you."
-\v 7 Moses said to Aaron, "Come near the altar and offer your sin offering and burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and offer the sacrifice for the people to make atonement for them, as Yahweh has commanded."
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-\v 8 So Aaron went near the altar and killed the calf for the sin offering, which was for himself.
-\v 9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into it and put it on the horns of the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
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-\v 10 However, he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the covering of the liver on the altar as a sin offering, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
-\v 11 The meat and the hide he burned outside the camp.
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-\v 12 Aaron killed the burnt offering, and his sons gave him the blood, which he splashed against every side of the altar.
-\v 13 Then they gave him the burnt offering, piece by piece, together with the head, and he burned them on the altar.
-\v 14 He washed the inner parts and the legs and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar.
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-\v 15 Aaron presented the people's sacrifice—a goat, then took it as the sacrifice for their sin and killed it; he sacrificed it for sin, as he had done with the first goat.
-\v 16 He presented the burnt offering and offered it as Yahweh had commanded.
-\v 17 He presented the grain offering; he filled his hand with it and burned it on the altar, along with the morning's burnt offering.
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-\v 18 He killed also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice for the peace offering, which was for the people. Aaron's sons gave him the blood, which he sprinkled against every side of the altar.
-\v 19 However, they cut out the fat of the bull and the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the inner parts, the kidneys, and the covering of the liver.
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-\v 20 They took the parts that were cut out and put these on the breasts, and then Aaron burned the fat on the altar.
-\v 21 Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses had commanded.
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-\v 22 Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them; then he came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering.
-\v 23 Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, then came out again and blessed the people, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the people.
-\v 24 Fire came out from Yahweh and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw this, they shouted and lay facedown.
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-\v 1 Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, each took his censer, put fire in it, and then incense. Then they offered unapproved fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them to offer.
-\v 2 So fire came out from before Yahweh and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
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-\v 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what Yahweh was talking about when he said,
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-\v 4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come here and carry your brothers out of the camp from before the tabernacle."
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-\v 5 So they came near and carried them, still wearing their priestly tunics, out of the camp, as Moses had instructed.
-\v 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Do not let your hair on your heads hang loosely, and do not tear your clothes, so that you may not die, and so that Yahweh may not be angry with all the assembly. But allow your relatives, the entire house of Israel, to mourn for those whom the fire of Yahweh has set ablaze.
-\v 7 You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting, or you will die, for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you." So they acted according to Moses' instructions.
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-\v 8 Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying,
-\v 9 "Do not drink wine or strong drink, you, or your sons who remain with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, so you will not die. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations,
-\v 10 to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,
-\v 11 so that you may teach the people of Israel all the statutes that Yahweh has commanded through Moses."
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-\v 12 Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his remaining sons, "Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar, for it is most holy.
-\v 13 You must eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons' share of the offerings to Yahweh made by fire, for this is what I have been commanded to tell you.
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-\v 14 The breast that is waved and the thigh that is presented to Yahweh, you must eat in a clean place acceptable to God. You and your sons and daughters with you should eat those portions, for they are given as your share and your sons' share out of the sacrifices of the fellowship offerings of the people of Israel.
-\v 15 The thigh that is presented and the breast that is waved, they must bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to wave before Yahweh. They will be yours and your sons' with you as a share forever, as Yahweh has commanded."
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-\v 16 Then Moses asked about the goat for the sin offering, and found that it was burned up. So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the remaining sons of Aaron; he said,
-\v 17 "Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the area of the tabernacle, since it is most holy, and since Yahweh has given it to you to take away the iniquity of the assembly, to make atonement for them before him?
-\v 18 Look, its blood was not brought inside the tabernacle, so you should certainly have eaten it in the tabernacle area, as I commanded."
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-\v 19 Then Aaron answered Moses, "See, today they made their sin offering and burnt offering before Yahweh, and this thing has happened to me today. If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in the sight of Yahweh?"
-\v 20 When Moses heard that, he was satisfied.
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+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 2 "Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments and the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread.
+\v 3 Assemble all the assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 So Moses did as Yahweh commanded him, and the assembly came together at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
+\v 5 Then Moses said to the assembly, "This is what Yahweh has commanded to be done."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
+\v 7 He put on Aaron the tunic and tied the sash around his waist, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him, and then he tied the ephod around him with the finely-woven waistband and bound it to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
+\v 9 He set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as Yahweh had commanded him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Moses took the anointing oil, anointed the tabernacle and everything in it and set them apart to Yahweh.
+\v 11 He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the washbasin and its base, to set them apart to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart.
+\v 13 Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with tunics. He tied sashes around their waists and wrapped linen cloth around their heads, as Yahweh had commanded him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Moses brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull that they had brought for the sin offering.
+\v 15 He killed it, and he took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar with his finger, purified the altar, poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and set it apart for God in order to make atonement for it.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 He took all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses burned it all on the altar.
+\v 17 But the bull, its hide, its meat, and its dung he burned outside the camp, as Yahweh had commanded him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
+\v 19 He killed it and sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head and the pieces and the fat.
+\v 21 He washed the inner parts and the legs with water, and he burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering and produced a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Then Moses presented the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
+\v 23 Aaron killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
+\v 24 He brought Aaron's sons, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh.
+\v 26 Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh.
+\v 27 He put it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh as a wave offering.
+\s5
+\v 28 Then Moses took them from off their hands and burned them on the altar for the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering and produced a sweet aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
+\v 29 Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering to Yahweh. It was Moses' share of the ram for the priests' ordination, as Yahweh had commanded him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Moses took some of the anointing oil and the blood that was on the altar; he sprinkled these on Aaron, on his clothes, on his sons, and on his sons' clothes with him. In this way he set apart Aaron and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 So Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons will eat it.'
+\v 32 Whatever remains of the meat and of the bread you must burn.
+\v 33 You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are fulfilled. For Yahweh will consecrate you for seven days.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 What has been done this day— Yahweh has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.
+\v 35 You will stay day and night for seven days at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and keep the command of Yahweh, so you will not die, because this is what I have been commanded."
+\v 36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh had commanded them through Moses.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
+\v 2 He said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram without blemish for a burnt offering, and offer them before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 You must speak to the people of Israel and say, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering;
+\v 4 also take an ox and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.'"
+\v 5 So they brought all that Moses commanded to the tent of meeting, and all the assembly of Israel approached and stood before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Then Moses said, "This is what Yahweh commanded you to do, so that his glory may appear to you."
+\v 7 Moses said to Aaron, "Come near the altar and offer your sin offering and burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and offer the sacrifice for the people to make atonement for them, as Yahweh has commanded."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 So Aaron went near the altar and killed the calf for the sin offering, which was for himself.
+\v 9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into it and put it on the horns of the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
+\s5
+\v 10 However, he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the covering of the liver on the altar as a sin offering, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
+\v 11 The meat and the hide he burned outside the camp.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Aaron killed the burnt offering, and his sons gave him the blood, which he splashed against every side of the altar.
+\v 13 Then they gave him the burnt offering, piece by piece, together with the head, and he burned them on the altar.
+\v 14 He washed the inner parts and the legs and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Aaron presented the people's sacrifice—a goat, then took it as the sacrifice for their sin and killed it; he sacrificed it for sin, as he had done with the first goat.
+\v 16 He presented the burnt offering and offered it as Yahweh had commanded.
+\v 17 He presented the grain offering; he filled his hand with it and burned it on the altar, along with the morning's burnt offering.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 He killed also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice for the peace offering, which was for the people. Aaron's sons gave him the blood, which he sprinkled against every side of the altar.
+\v 19 However, they cut out the fat of the bull and the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the inner parts, the kidneys, and the covering of the liver.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 They took the parts that were cut out and put these on the breasts, and then Aaron burned the fat on the altar.
+\v 21 Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses had commanded.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them; then he came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering.
+\v 23 Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, then came out again and blessed the people, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the people.
+\v 24 Fire came out from Yahweh and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw this, they shouted and lay facedown.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, each took his censer, put fire in it, and then incense. Then they offered unapproved fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them to offer.
+\v 2 So fire came out from before Yahweh and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what Yahweh was talking about when he said,
+\q 'I will reveal my holiness to those who come near me.
+\q I will be glorified before all the people.'"
+\m
+Aaron did not say anything.
+\v 4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come here and carry your brothers out of the camp from before the tabernacle."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 So they came near and carried them, still wearing their priestly tunics, out of the camp, as Moses had instructed.
+\v 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Do not let your hair on your heads hang loosely, and do not tear your clothes, so that you may not die, and so that Yahweh may not be angry with all the assembly. But allow your relatives, the entire house of Israel, to mourn for those whom the fire of Yahweh has set ablaze.
+\v 7 You must not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting, or you will die, for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you." So they acted according to Moses' instructions.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying,
+\v 9 "Do not drink wine or strong drink, you, or your sons who remain with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, so you will not die. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations,
+\v 10 to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,
+\v 11 so that you may teach the people of Israel all the statutes that Yahweh has commanded through Moses."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his remaining sons, "Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar, for it is most holy.
+\v 13 You must eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons' share of the offerings to Yahweh made by fire, for this is what I have been commanded to tell you.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 The breast that is waved and the thigh that is presented to Yahweh, you must eat in a clean place acceptable to God. You and your sons and daughters with you should eat those portions, for they are given as your share and your sons' share out of the sacrifices of the fellowship offerings of the people of Israel.
+\v 15 The thigh that is presented and the breast that is waved, they must bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to wave before Yahweh. They will be yours and your sons' with you as a share forever, as Yahweh has commanded."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Then Moses asked about the goat for the sin offering, and found that it was burned up. So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the remaining sons of Aaron; he said,
+\v 17 "Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the area of the tabernacle, since it is most holy, and since Yahweh has given it to you to take away the iniquity of the assembly, to make atonement for them before him?
+\v 18 Look, its blood was not brought inside the tabernacle, so you should certainly have eaten it in the tabernacle area, as I commanded."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Aaron answered Moses, "See, today they made their sin offering and burnt offering before Yahweh, and this thing has happened to me today. If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in the sight of Yahweh?"
+\v 20 When Moses heard that, he was satisfied.
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-\c 13
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
-\v 2 "When anyone has on the skin of his body a swelling or scab or a bright spot, and it becomes infected and there is a skin disease in his body, then he must be brought to Aaron the high priest, or to one of his sons the priests.
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-\s5
-\v 3 Then the priest will examine the disease in the skin of his body. If the hair in the diseased area has turned white, and if the disease appears to be deeper than just on the skin, then it is an infectious disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
-\v 4 If the bright spot in his skin is white, and the appearance of it is no deeper than the skin, and if the hair in the diseased area has not turned white, then the priest must isolate the one with the disease for seven days.
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-\s5
-\v 5 On the seventh day, the priest must examine him to see if in his opinion the disease is not any worse, and if it has not spread in the skin. If it has not, then the priest must isolate him seven days more.
-\v 6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day to see if the disease is better and has not spread farther in the skin. If it has not, then the priest will pronounce him clean. It is a rash. He must wash his clothes, and then he is clean.
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-\s5
-\v 7 But if the rash has spread in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must then show himself to the priest again.
-\v 8 The priest will examine him to see if the rash has spread farther in the skin. If it has spread, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 When an infectious skin disease is in someone, then he must be brought to the priest.
-\v 10 The priest will examine him to see if there is a white swelling in the skin, if the hair has turned white, or if there is raw flesh in the swelling.
-\v 11 If there is, then it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He will not isolate him, because he is already unclean.
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-\s5
-\v 12 If the disease breaks out widely in the skin and covers all the skin of the person with the disease from his head to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest,
-\v 13 then the priest must examine him to see if the disease has covered all his body. If it has, then the priest must pronounce the person who has the disease as clean. If it has all turned white, then he is clean.
-\v 14 But if raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.
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-\s5
-\v 15 The priest must look at the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean because the raw flesh is unclean. It is an infectious disease.
-\v 16 But if the raw flesh turns white again, then the person must go to the priest.
-\v 17 The priest will examine him to see if the flesh has turned white. If it has then the priest will pronounce that person to be clean.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 When a person has a boil on the skin and it has healed,
-\v 19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it must be shown to the priest.
-\v 20 The priest will examine it to see if it appears deeper under the skin, and if the hair there has turned white. If so, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease, if it has developed in the place where the boil was.
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-\s5
-\v 21 But if the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in it, and that it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days.
-\v 22 If it spreads widely in the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
-\v 23 But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, then it is the scar of the boil, and the priest must pronounce him clean.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 When the skin has a burn and the raw flesh of the burn has become a reddish-white or white spot,
-\v 25 then the priest will examine it to see if the hair in that spot has turned white, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin. If it has, then it is an infectious disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
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-\s5
-\v 26 But if the priest examines it and finds that there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days.
-\v 27 Then the priest must examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread widely in the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
-\v 28 If the spot stays in its place and has not spread in the skin but has faded, then it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest must pronounce him clean, for it is nothing more than the scar of the burn.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 29 If a man or woman has an infectious disease on the head or chin,
-\v 30 then the priest must examine the person for an infectious disease to see if it appears to be deeper than the skin, and if there is yellow, thin hair in it. If there is, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, an infectious disease on the head or the chin.
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-\s5
-\v 31 If the priest examines the itching disease and sees that it is not under the skin, and if there is no black hair in it, then the priest will isolate the person with the itching disease for seven days.
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-\s5
-\v 32 On the seventh day the priest will examine the disease to see if it has spread. If there is no yellow hair, and if the disease appears to be only skin deep,
-\v 33 then he must be shaved, but the diseased area must not be shaved, and the priest must isolate the person with the itching disease for seven more days.
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-\s5
-\v 34 On the seventh day the priest will examine the disease to see if it has stopped spreading in the skin. If it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest must pronounce him clean. The person must wash his clothes, and then he will be clean.
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-\s5
-\v 35 But if the itching disease has spread widely in the skin after the priest said he was clean,
-\v 36 then the priest must examine him again. If the disease has spread in the skin, the priest does not need to seek for yellow hair. The person is unclean.
-\v 37 But if in the priest's view the itching disease has stopped spreading and black hair has grown in the area, then the disease has healed. He is clean, and the priest must pronounce him clean.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 38 If a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
-\v 39 then the priest must examine the person to see if the spots are a dull white, which is only a rash that has broken out in the skin. He is clean.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 40 If a man's hair has fallen out of his head, he is bald, but he is clean.
-\v 41 If his hair has fallen out of the front part of his head, and if his forehead is bald, he is clean.
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-\s5
-\v 42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease that has broken out.
-\v 43 Then the priest must examine him to see if the swelling of the diseased area on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, like the appearance of an infectious disease in the skin.
-\v 44 If it is, then he has an infectious disease and he is unclean. The priest must surely pronounce him unclean because of his disease on his head.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 45 The person who has an infectious disease must wear torn clothes, his hair must hang loosely, and he must cover his face up to his nose and call out, 'Unclean, unclean.'
-\v 46 All the days that he has the infectious disease he will be unclean. Because he is unclean with a disease that can spread, he must live alone. He must live outside the camp.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 47 A garment that is contaminated with mildew, whether it is a wool or linen garment,
-\v 48 or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather or anything made with leather—
-\v 49 if there is a greenish or reddish contamination in the garment, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or anything made of leather, then it is a mildew that spreads; it must be shown to the priest.
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-\s5
-\v 50 The priest must examine the item for mildew; he must isolate anything that has mildew for seven days.
-\v 51 He must examine the mildew again on the seventh day. If it has spread in the garment or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything in which leather is used, then it is harmful mildew, and the item is unclean.
-\v 52 He must burn the garment, or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather, anything in which the harmful mildew is found, for it can lead to disease. The item must be completely burned up.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 53 If the priest examines the item and sees that the mildew has not spread in the garment or material woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather goods,
-\v 54 then he will command them to wash the item in which the mildew was found, and he must isolate it for seven more days.
-\v 55 Then the priest will examine the item after the mildewed item was washed. If the mildew has not changed its color, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. You must burn the item, no matter where the mildew has contaminated it.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 56 If the priest examines the item, and if the mildew has faded after it was washed, then he must tear out the contaminated part from the garment or from the leather, or from the woven or knitted material.
-\v 57 If the mildew still appears in the garment, either in the woven or knitted material, or in anything made of leather, it is spreading. You must burn any item that has the mildew.
-\v 58 The garment or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather—if you wash the item and the mildew is gone, then the item must be washed a second time, and it will be clean.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 59 This is the law about mildew in a garment of wool or linen, or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather, so that you may pronounce it clean or unclean."
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-\c 14
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 2 "This will be the law for the diseased person on the day of his cleansing. He must be brought to the priest.
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-\s5
-\v 3 The priest will go out of the camp to examine the person to see if the infectious skin disease is healed.
-\v 4 Then the priest will command that the one to be cleansed must take two live, clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop.
-\v 5 The priest will command him to kill one of the birds over fresh water that is in a clay pot.
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-\s5
-\v 6 The priest will then take the live bird and the cedar wood, and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and he will dip all these things, including the live bird, in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.
-\v 7 Then the priest will sprinkle this water seven times onto the person who is to be cleansed from the disease, and then the priest will pronounce him to be clean. Then the priest will release the living bird into the open fields.
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-\s5
-\v 8 The person who is being cleansed will wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water, and then he will be clean. After that he must come into the camp, but he will live outside his tent for seven days.
-\v 9 On the seventh day he must shave all his hair off his head, and he must also shave off his beard and eyebrows. He must shave off all his hair, and he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; then he will be clean.
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-\p
-\v 10 On the eighth day he must take two male lambs without blemish, one female lamb a year old without blemish, and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil.
-\v 11 The priest who cleanses him will stand the person who is to be cleansed, along with those things, before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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-\s5
-\v 12 The priest will take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering, together with the log of oil; he will wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
-\v 13 He must kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offerings and the burnt offerings, in the area of the tabernacle, for the sin offering belongs to the priest, as does the guilt offering, because it is most holy.
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-\s5
-\v 14 The priest will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the person who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
-\v 15 Then the priest will take oil from the log and pour it into the palm of his own left hand,
-\v 16 and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
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-\s5
-\v 17 The priest will put the rest of the oil in his hand on the tip of the right ear of the person to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. He must put this oil on top of the blood from the guilt offering.
-\v 18 As for the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand, he will put it on the head of the person who is to be cleansed, and the priest will make atonement for him before Yahweh.
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-\s5
-\v 19 Then the priest will offer the sin offering and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness, and afterward he will kill the burnt offering.
-\v 20 Then the priest will offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. The priest will make atonement for the person, and then he will be clean.
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-\p
-\v 21 However, if the person is poor and cannot afford these sacrifices, then he may take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for himself, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and a log of oil,
-\v 22 together with two doves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; one bird will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
-\v 23 On the eighth day he must bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance to the tent of meeting, before Yahweh.
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-\s5
-\v 24 The priest will take the lamb for an offering, and he will take with it the log of olive oil, and he will lift them high as he presents them to Yahweh.
-\v 25 He will kill the lamb for the guilt offering, and he will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the one who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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-\v 26 Then the priest will pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,
-\v 27 and he will sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.
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-\v 28 The priest will then put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of the one who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, the same places where he put the blood of the guilt offering.
-\v 29 He will put the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the head of the one who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before Yahweh.
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-\v 30 He must offer one of the doves or young pigeons, such as the person has been able to get—
-\v 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, along with the grain offering. Then the priest will make atonement for the one who is to be cleansed before Yahweh.
-\v 32 This is the law for a person in whom there is an infectious skin disease, who is not able to afford the standard offerings for his cleansing."
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-\p
-\v 33 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
-\v 34 "When you have come into the land of Canaan which I gave to you as a possession, and if I put mildew that spreads in a house in the land of your possession,
-\v 35 then he who owns the house must come and tell the priest. He must say, 'There seems to me to be something like mildew in my house.'
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-\v 36 Then the priest will command that they empty the house before he goes in to see the evidence of mildew, so that nothing in the house will be made unclean. Afterward the priest must go in to see the house.
-\v 37 He must examine the mildew to see if it is in the house walls, and to see whether it appears greenish or reddish in the depressions in the wall's surface.
-\v 38 If the house does have mildew, then the priest will go out of the house and shut the door to the house for seven days.
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-\s5
-\v 39 Then the priest will return again on the seventh day and examine it to see if the mildew has spread in the walls of the house.
-\v 40 If it has, then the priest will command that they take out the stones in which the mildew has been found and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.
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-\v 41 He will require all the inside walls of the house to be scraped, and they must take the contaminated material that is scraped off outside the city and dump it into the unclean place.
-\v 42 They must take other stones and put them in the place of the stones that were removed, and they must use new clay to plaster the house.
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-\p
-\v 43 If mildew comes again and breaks out in the house in which the stones have been taken away and the walls have been scraped and then replastered,
-\v 44 then the priest must come in and examine the house to see if mildew has spread in the house. If it has, then it is harmful mildew, and the house is unclean.
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-\v 45 The house must be torn down. The stones, timber, and all the plaster in the house must be carried away out of the city to the unclean place.
-\v 46 In addition, whoever goes into the house during the time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
-\v 47 Anyone who slept in the house must wash his clothes, and anyone who ate in the house must wash his clothes.
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-\p
-\v 48 If the priest enters the house to examine it to see whether the mildew has spread in the house after the house was plastered, then, if the mildew is gone, he will pronounce the house clean.
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-\v 49 Then the priest must take two birds to cleanse the house, and cedar wood, and scarlet yarn, and hyssop.
-\v 50 He will kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay jar.
-\v 51 He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the killed bird, into the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
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-\v 52 He will cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water, with the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
-\v 53 But he will let the live bird go out of the city into the open fields. In this way he must make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
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-\p
-\v 54 This is the law for all types of infectious skin disease and things that cause such disease, and for an itch,
-\v 55 and for mildew in clothing and in a house,
-\v 56 for swelling, for a rash, and for a bright spot,
-\v 57 to determine when any of these cases is unclean or when it is clean. This is the law for infectious skin diseases and mildew."
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-\c 15
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
-\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'When any man has an infected fluid that comes out of his body, he becomes unclean.
-\v 3 His uncleanness is due to this infected fluid. Whether his body flows with fluid or is stopped up, it is unclean.
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-\v 4 Every bed on which he lies will be unclean, and everything on which he sits will be unclean.
-\v 5 Whoever touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
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-\v 6 Anyone who sits on anything on which the man with the flow of infected fluid sat, that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
-\v 7 Anyone who touches the body of the one who has a flow of infected fluid must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
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-\v 8 If the person who has such a flow of fluid spits on someone who is clean, then that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
-\v 9 Any saddle which he who has a flow rides upon will be unclean.
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-\v 10 Whoever touches anything that was under that person will be unclean until evening, and anyone who carries those things must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; he will be unclean until evening.
-\v 11 Whomever he who has such a flow touches without first having rinsed his hands in water, the person who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
-\v 12 Any clay pot that the one with such a flow of fluid touches must be broken, and every container of wood must be rinsed in water.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 When he who has a flow is cleansed from his flow, then he must count for himself seven days for his cleansing; then he must wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water. Then he will be clean.
-\v 14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting; there he must give the birds to the priest.
-\v 15 The priest must offer them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest must make atonement for him before Yahweh for his flow.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 If any man has an emission of semen, then he must bathe his whole body in water; he will be unclean until evening.
-\v 17 Every garment or leather on which there is semen must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
-\v 18 If a woman and a man sleep together and there is a transfer of semen to her, they must both bathe themselves in water; they will be unclean until evening.
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-\p
-\v 19 When a woman menstruates, her impurity will continue for seven days, and whoever touches her will be unclean until evening.
-\v 20 Everything she lies on during her period will be unclean; everything that she sits on will also be unclean.
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-\v 21 Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening.
-\v 22 Whoever touches anything that she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening.
-\v 23 Whether it is on the bed or on anything on which she sits, if he touches it, that person will be unclean until evening.
-\s5
-\v 24 If any man sleeps with her, and if her impure flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days. Every bed on which he lies will be unclean.
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-\p
-\v 25 If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is not in the time of her menstruation, or if she has a flow beyond the time of her menstruation, during all the days of the flow of her uncleanness, she will be as if she were in the days of her period. She is unclean.
-\v 26 Every bed on which she lies all during her flow of blood will be to her just like the bed on which she lies during her menstruation, and everything on which she sits will be unclean, just like the uncleanness of her menstruation.
-\v 27 Whoever touches any of those things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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-\v 28 But if she is cleansed from her flow of blood, then she will count for herself seven days, and after that she will be clean.
-\v 29 On the eighth day she will take to her two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
-\v 30 The priest will offer one bird as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for her before Yahweh for her unclean flow of blood.
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-\p
-\v 31 This is how you must separate the people of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die due to their uncleanness, by defiling my tabernacle, where I live among them.
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-\p
-\v 32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a flow of fluid, for any man whose semen goes out of him and makes him unclean,
-\v 33 for any woman who has a menstrual period, for anyone with a flow of fluid, whether male or female, and for any man who sleeps with an unclean woman.'"
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-\c 16
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses—this was after the death of Aaron's two sons, when they had gone near to Yahweh and then died.
-\v 2 Yahweh said to Moses, "Speak to Aaron your brother and tell him not to come at just any time into the most holy place inside the curtain, before the atonement lid that is on the ark. If he does, he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement lid.
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-\v 3 So here is how Aaron must come into the most holy place. He must enter with a young bull as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering.
-\v 4 He must put on the holy linen tunic, and he must put the linen undergarments on himself, and he must wear the linen sash and linen turban. These are the holy garments. He must bathe his body in water and then dress himself with these clothes.
-\v 5 He must take from the assembly of the people of Israel two male goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Then Aaron must present the bull as the sin offering, which will be for himself, to make atonement for himself and his family.
-\v 7 Then he must take the two goats and set them before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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-\v 8 Then Aaron must cast lots for the two goats, one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
-\v 9 Aaron must then present the goat on which the lot fell for Yahweh, and offer that goat as a sin offering.
-\v 10 But the goat on which the lot fell for the scapegoat must be brought alive before Yahweh, to make atonement by sending him away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Then Aaron must present the bull for the sin offering, which will be for himself. He must make atonement for himself and for his family, so he must kill the bull as a sin offering for himself.
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-\s5
-\v 12 Aaron must take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, with his hands full of finely ground sweet incense, and bring these things inside the curtain.
-\v 13 There he must put the incense on the fire before Yahweh so that the cloud from the incense may cover the atonement lid over the covenant decrees. He must do this so he will not die.
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-\s5
-\v 14 Then he must take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the atonement lid. He must sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times before the atonement lid.
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-\p
-\v 15 Then he must kill the goat for the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain. There he must do with the blood as he did with the blood of the bull: He must sprinkle it on the atonement lid and then before the atonement lid.
-\v 16 He must make atonement for the holy place because of the unclean actions of the people of Israel, and because of their rebellion and all their sins. He must also do this for the tent of meeting, where Yahweh lives among them, in the presence of their unclean actions.
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-\v 17 No one must be in the tent of meeting when Aaron enters it to make atonement in the most holy place, and until he comes out and has finished making atonement for himself and for his family, and for all the assembly of Israel.
-\v 18 He must go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it, and he must take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
-\v 19 He must sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and set it apart to Yahweh, away from the unclean actions of the people of Israel.
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-\p
-\v 20 When he has finished atoning for the most holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he must present the live goat.
-\v 21 Aaron must lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over him all the wickedness of the people of Israel, all their rebellion, and all their sins. Then he must put that sinfulness on the head of the goat and send the goat away in the care of a man who is ready to lead the goat into the wilderness.
-\v 22 The goat must carry on himself all the people's wickedness to a solitary place. There in the wilderness, the man must let the goat go free.
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-\p
-\v 23 Then Aaron must go back into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments that he had put on before going into the most holy place, and he must leave those garments there.
-\v 24 He must bathe his body in water in a holy place, and put on his normal garments; then he must go out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering for the people, and in this way make atonement for himself and for the people.
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-\v 25 He must burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
-\v 26 The man who let the scapegoat go free must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that, he may come back into the camp.
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-\v 27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, must be carried outside the camp. There they must burn their hides, flesh, and dung.
-\v 28 The man who burns those parts must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that, he may come back into the camp.
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-\p
-\v 29 It will always be a statute for you that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work, whether the native born or a foreigner who is living among you.
-\v 30 This is because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you from all your sins so you will be clean before Yahweh.
-\v 31 It is a solemn Sabbath of rest for you, and you must humble yourselves and do no work. This will always be a statute among you.
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-\v 32 The high priest, the one who will be anointed and ordained to be high priest in his father's place, he must make this atonement and put on the linen garments, that is, the holy garments.
-\v 33 He must make atonement for the most holy place; he must make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he must make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.
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-\v 34 This will always be a statute for you, to make atonement for the people of Israel because of all their sins, once in every year." This was done as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
+\v 2 "When anyone has on the skin of his body a swelling or scab or a bright spot, and it becomes infected and there is a skin disease in his body, then he must be brought to Aaron the high priest, or to one of his sons the priests.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then the priest will examine the disease in the skin of his body. If the hair in the diseased area has turned white, and if the disease appears to be deeper than just on the skin, then it is an infectious disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
+\v 4 If the bright spot in his skin is white, and the appearance of it is no deeper than the skin, and if the hair in the diseased area has not turned white, then the priest must isolate the one with the disease for seven days.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 On the seventh day, the priest must examine him to see if in his opinion the disease is not any worse, and if it has not spread in the skin. If it has not, then the priest must isolate him seven days more.
+\v 6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day to see if the disease is better and has not spread farther in the skin. If it has not, then the priest will pronounce him clean. It is a rash. He must wash his clothes, and then he is clean.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 But if the rash has spread in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must then show himself to the priest again.
+\v 8 The priest will examine him to see if the rash has spread farther in the skin. If it has spread, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 When an infectious skin disease is in someone, then he must be brought to the priest.
+\v 10 The priest will examine him to see if there is a white swelling in the skin, if the hair has turned white, or if there is raw flesh in the swelling.
+\v 11 If there is, then it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He will not isolate him, because he is already unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 If the disease breaks out widely in the skin and covers all the skin of the person with the disease from his head to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest,
+\v 13 then the priest must examine him to see if the disease has covered all his body. If it has, then the priest must pronounce the person who has the disease as clean. If it has all turned white, then he is clean.
+\v 14 But if raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The priest must look at the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean because the raw flesh is unclean. It is an infectious disease.
+\v 16 But if the raw flesh turns white again, then the person must go to the priest.
+\v 17 The priest will examine him to see if the flesh has turned white. If it has then the priest will pronounce that person to be clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 When a person has a boil on the skin and it has healed,
+\v 19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it must be shown to the priest.
+\v 20 The priest will examine it to see if it appears deeper under the skin, and if the hair there has turned white. If so, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease, if it has developed in the place where the boil was.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 But if the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in it, and that it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days.
+\v 22 If it spreads widely in the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
+\v 23 But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, then it is the scar of the boil, and the priest must pronounce him clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 When the skin has a burn and the raw flesh of the burn has become a reddish-white or white spot,
+\v 25 then the priest will examine it to see if the hair in that spot has turned white, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin. If it has, then it is an infectious disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
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+\s5
+\v 26 But if the priest examines it and finds that there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days.
+\v 27 Then the priest must examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread widely in the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease.
+\v 28 If the spot stays in its place and has not spread in the skin but has faded, then it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest must pronounce him clean, for it is nothing more than the scar of the burn.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 If a man or woman has an infectious disease on the head or chin,
+\v 30 then the priest must examine the person for an infectious disease to see if it appears to be deeper than the skin, and if there is yellow, thin hair in it. If there is, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, an infectious disease on the head or the chin.
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+\s5
+\v 31 If the priest examines the itching disease and sees that it is not under the skin, and if there is no black hair in it, then the priest will isolate the person with the itching disease for seven days.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 On the seventh day the priest will examine the disease to see if it has spread. If there is no yellow hair, and if the disease appears to be only skin deep,
+\v 33 then he must be shaved, but the diseased area must not be shaved, and the priest must isolate the person with the itching disease for seven more days.
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+\v 34 On the seventh day the priest will examine the disease to see if it has stopped spreading in the skin. If it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest must pronounce him clean. The person must wash his clothes, and then he will be clean.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 But if the itching disease has spread widely in the skin after the priest said he was clean,
+\v 36 then the priest must examine him again. If the disease has spread in the skin, the priest does not need to seek for yellow hair. The person is unclean.
+\v 37 But if in the priest's view the itching disease has stopped spreading and black hair has grown in the area, then the disease has healed. He is clean, and the priest must pronounce him clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 38 If a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
+\v 39 then the priest must examine the person to see if the spots are a dull white, which is only a rash that has broken out in the skin. He is clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 If a man's hair has fallen out of his head, he is bald, but he is clean.
+\v 41 If his hair has fallen out of the front part of his head, and if his forehead is bald, he is clean.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease that has broken out.
+\v 43 Then the priest must examine him to see if the swelling of the diseased area on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, like the appearance of an infectious disease in the skin.
+\v 44 If it is, then he has an infectious disease and he is unclean. The priest must surely pronounce him unclean because of his disease on his head.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 45 The person who has an infectious disease must wear torn clothes, his hair must hang loosely, and he must cover his face up to his nose and call out, 'Unclean, unclean.'
+\v 46 All the days that he has the infectious disease he will be unclean. Because he is unclean with a disease that can spread, he must live alone. He must live outside the camp.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 47 A garment that is contaminated with mildew, whether it is a wool or linen garment,
+\v 48 or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather or anything made with leather—
+\v 49 if there is a greenish or reddish contamination in the garment, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or anything made of leather, then it is a mildew that spreads; it must be shown to the priest.
+
+\s5
+\v 50 The priest must examine the item for mildew; he must isolate anything that has mildew for seven days.
+\v 51 He must examine the mildew again on the seventh day. If it has spread in the garment or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything in which leather is used, then it is harmful mildew, and the item is unclean.
+\v 52 He must burn the garment, or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather, anything in which the harmful mildew is found, for it can lead to disease. The item must be completely burned up.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 53 If the priest examines the item and sees that the mildew has not spread in the garment or material woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather goods,
+\v 54 then he will command them to wash the item in which the mildew was found, and he must isolate it for seven more days.
+\v 55 Then the priest will examine the item after the mildewed item was washed. If the mildew has not changed its color, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. You must burn the item, no matter where the mildew has contaminated it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 56 If the priest examines the item, and if the mildew has faded after it was washed, then he must tear out the contaminated part from the garment or from the leather, or from the woven or knitted material.
+\v 57 If the mildew still appears in the garment, either in the woven or knitted material, or in anything made of leather, it is spreading. You must burn any item that has the mildew.
+\v 58 The garment or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather—if you wash the item and the mildew is gone, then the item must be washed a second time, and it will be clean.
+
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+\p
+\v 59 This is the law about mildew in a garment of wool or linen, or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather, so that you may pronounce it clean or unclean."
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+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 2 "This will be the law for the diseased person on the day of his cleansing. He must be brought to the priest.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The priest will go out of the camp to examine the person to see if the infectious skin disease is healed.
+\v 4 Then the priest will command that the one to be cleansed must take two live, clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop.
+\v 5 The priest will command him to kill one of the birds over fresh water that is in a clay pot.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 The priest will then take the live bird and the cedar wood, and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and he will dip all these things, including the live bird, in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.
+\v 7 Then the priest will sprinkle this water seven times onto the person who is to be cleansed from the disease, and then the priest will pronounce him to be clean. Then the priest will release the living bird into the open fields.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The person who is being cleansed will wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water, and then he will be clean. After that he must come into the camp, but he will live outside his tent for seven days.
+\v 9 On the seventh day he must shave all his hair off his head, and he must also shave off his beard and eyebrows. He must shave off all his hair, and he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; then he will be clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 On the eighth day he must take two male lambs without blemish, one female lamb a year old without blemish, and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil.
+\v 11 The priest who cleanses him will stand the person who is to be cleansed, along with those things, before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
+
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+\v 12 The priest will take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering, together with the log of oil; he will wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
+\v 13 He must kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offerings and the burnt offerings, in the area of the tabernacle, for the sin offering belongs to the priest, as does the guilt offering, because it is most holy.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 The priest will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the person who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
+\v 15 Then the priest will take oil from the log and pour it into the palm of his own left hand,
+\v 16 and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 The priest will put the rest of the oil in his hand on the tip of the right ear of the person to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. He must put this oil on top of the blood from the guilt offering.
+\v 18 As for the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand, he will put it on the head of the person who is to be cleansed, and the priest will make atonement for him before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then the priest will offer the sin offering and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness, and afterward he will kill the burnt offering.
+\v 20 Then the priest will offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. The priest will make atonement for the person, and then he will be clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 However, if the person is poor and cannot afford these sacrifices, then he may take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for himself, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and a log of oil,
+\v 22 together with two doves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; one bird will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
+\v 23 On the eighth day he must bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance to the tent of meeting, before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 The priest will take the lamb for an offering, and he will take with it the log of olive oil, and he will lift them high as he presents them to Yahweh.
+\v 25 He will kill the lamb for the guilt offering, and he will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the one who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Then the priest will pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,
+\v 27 and he will sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 The priest will then put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of the one who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, the same places where he put the blood of the guilt offering.
+\v 29 He will put the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the head of the one who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 He must offer one of the doves or young pigeons, such as the person has been able to get—
+\v 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, along with the grain offering. Then the priest will make atonement for the one who is to be cleansed before Yahweh.
+\v 32 This is the law for a person in whom there is an infectious skin disease, who is not able to afford the standard offerings for his cleansing."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
+\v 34 "When you have come into the land of Canaan which I gave to you as a possession, and if I put mildew that spreads in a house in the land of your possession,
+\v 35 then he who owns the house must come and tell the priest. He must say, 'There seems to me to be something like mildew in my house.'
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Then the priest will command that they empty the house before he goes in to see the evidence of mildew, so that nothing in the house will be made unclean. Afterward the priest must go in to see the house.
+\v 37 He must examine the mildew to see if it is in the house walls, and to see whether it appears greenish or reddish in the depressions in the wall's surface.
+\v 38 If the house does have mildew, then the priest will go out of the house and shut the door to the house for seven days.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 Then the priest will return again on the seventh day and examine it to see if the mildew has spread in the walls of the house.
+\v 40 If it has, then the priest will command that they take out the stones in which the mildew has been found and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.
+
+\s5
+\v 41 He will require all the inside walls of the house to be scraped, and they must take the contaminated material that is scraped off outside the city and dump it into the unclean place.
+\v 42 They must take other stones and put them in the place of the stones that were removed, and they must use new clay to plaster the house.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 If mildew comes again and breaks out in the house in which the stones have been taken away and the walls have been scraped and then replastered,
+\v 44 then the priest must come in and examine the house to see if mildew has spread in the house. If it has, then it is harmful mildew, and the house is unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 45 The house must be torn down. The stones, timber, and all the plaster in the house must be carried away out of the city to the unclean place.
+\v 46 In addition, whoever goes into the house during the time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
+\v 47 Anyone who slept in the house must wash his clothes, and anyone who ate in the house must wash his clothes.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 48 If the priest enters the house to examine it to see whether the mildew has spread in the house after the house was plastered, then, if the mildew is gone, he will pronounce the house clean.
+
+\s5
+\v 49 Then the priest must take two birds to cleanse the house, and cedar wood, and scarlet yarn, and hyssop.
+\v 50 He will kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay jar.
+\v 51 He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the killed bird, into the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
+
+\s5
+\v 52 He will cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water, with the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
+\v 53 But he will let the live bird go out of the city into the open fields. In this way he must make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 54 This is the law for all types of infectious skin disease and things that cause such disease, and for an itch,
+\v 55 and for mildew in clothing and in a house,
+\v 56 for swelling, for a rash, and for a bright spot,
+\v 57 to determine when any of these cases is unclean or when it is clean. This is the law for infectious skin diseases and mildew."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
+\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'When any man has an infected fluid that comes out of his body, he becomes unclean.
+\v 3 His uncleanness is due to this infected fluid. Whether his body flows with fluid or is stopped up, it is unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Every bed on which he lies will be unclean, and everything on which he sits will be unclean.
+\v 5 Whoever touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Anyone who sits on anything on which the man with the flow of infected fluid sat, that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
+\v 7 Anyone who touches the body of the one who has a flow of infected fluid must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 If the person who has such a flow of fluid spits on someone who is clean, then that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
+\v 9 Any saddle which he who has a flow rides upon will be unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Whoever touches anything that was under that person will be unclean until evening, and anyone who carries those things must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; he will be unclean until evening.
+\v 11 Whomever he who has such a flow touches without first having rinsed his hands in water, the person who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
+\v 12 Any clay pot that the one with such a flow of fluid touches must be broken, and every container of wood must be rinsed in water.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 When he who has a flow is cleansed from his flow, then he must count for himself seven days for his cleansing; then he must wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water. Then he will be clean.
+\v 14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting; there he must give the birds to the priest.
+\v 15 The priest must offer them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest must make atonement for him before Yahweh for his flow.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 If any man has an emission of semen, then he must bathe his whole body in water; he will be unclean until evening.
+\v 17 Every garment or leather on which there is semen must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening.
+\v 18 If a woman and a man sleep together and there is a transfer of semen to her, they must both bathe themselves in water; they will be unclean until evening.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 When a woman menstruates, her impurity will continue for seven days, and whoever touches her will be unclean until evening.
+\v 20 Everything she lies on during her period will be unclean; everything that she sits on will also be unclean.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening.
+\v 22 Whoever touches anything that she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening.
+\v 23 Whether it is on the bed or on anything on which she sits, if he touches it, that person will be unclean until evening.
+\s5
+\v 24 If any man sleeps with her, and if her impure flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days. Every bed on which he lies will be unclean.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is not in the time of her menstruation, or if she has a flow beyond the time of her menstruation, during all the days of the flow of her uncleanness, she will be as if she were in the days of her period. She is unclean.
+\v 26 Every bed on which she lies all during her flow of blood will be to her just like the bed on which she lies during her menstruation, and everything on which she sits will be unclean, just like the uncleanness of her menstruation.
+\v 27 Whoever touches any of those things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 But if she is cleansed from her flow of blood, then she will count for herself seven days, and after that she will be clean.
+\v 29 On the eighth day she will take to her two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
+\v 30 The priest will offer one bird as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for her before Yahweh for her unclean flow of blood.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 This is how you must separate the people of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die due to their uncleanness, by defiling my tabernacle, where I live among them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a flow of fluid, for any man whose semen goes out of him and makes him unclean,
+\v 33 for any woman who has a menstrual period, for anyone with a flow of fluid, whether male or female, and for any man who sleeps with an unclean woman.'"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 16
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses—this was after the death of Aaron's two sons, when they had gone near to Yahweh and then died.
+\v 2 Yahweh said to Moses, "Speak to Aaron your brother and tell him not to come at just any time into the most holy place inside the curtain, before the atonement lid that is on the ark. If he does, he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement lid.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 So here is how Aaron must come into the most holy place. He must enter with a young bull as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering.
+\v 4 He must put on the holy linen tunic, and he must put the linen undergarments on himself, and he must wear the linen sash and linen turban. These are the holy garments. He must bathe his body in water and then dress himself with these clothes.
+\v 5 He must take from the assembly of the people of Israel two male goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Then Aaron must present the bull as the sin offering, which will be for himself, to make atonement for himself and his family.
+\v 7 Then he must take the two goats and set them before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Then Aaron must cast lots for the two goats, one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
+\v 9 Aaron must then present the goat on which the lot fell for Yahweh, and offer that goat as a sin offering.
+\v 10 But the goat on which the lot fell for the scapegoat must be brought alive before Yahweh, to make atonement by sending him away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Then Aaron must present the bull for the sin offering, which will be for himself. He must make atonement for himself and for his family, so he must kill the bull as a sin offering for himself.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Aaron must take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, with his hands full of finely ground sweet incense, and bring these things inside the curtain.
+\v 13 There he must put the incense on the fire before Yahweh so that the cloud from the incense may cover the atonement lid over the covenant decrees. He must do this so he will not die.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then he must take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the atonement lid. He must sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times before the atonement lid.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Then he must kill the goat for the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain. There he must do with the blood as he did with the blood of the bull: He must sprinkle it on the atonement lid and then before the atonement lid.
+\v 16 He must make atonement for the holy place because of the unclean actions of the people of Israel, and because of their rebellion and all their sins. He must also do this for the tent of meeting, where Yahweh lives among them, in the presence of their unclean actions.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 No one must be in the tent of meeting when Aaron enters it to make atonement in the most holy place, and until he comes out and has finished making atonement for himself and for his family, and for all the assembly of Israel.
+\v 18 He must go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it, and he must take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
+\v 19 He must sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and set it apart to Yahweh, away from the unclean actions of the people of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 When he has finished atoning for the most holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he must present the live goat.
+\v 21 Aaron must lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over him all the wickedness of the people of Israel, all their rebellion, and all their sins. Then he must put that sinfulness on the head of the goat and send the goat away in the care of a man who is ready to lead the goat into the wilderness.
+\v 22 The goat must carry on himself all the people's wickedness to a solitary place. There in the wilderness, the man must let the goat go free.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Then Aaron must go back into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments that he had put on before going into the most holy place, and he must leave those garments there.
+\v 24 He must bathe his body in water in a holy place, and put on his normal garments; then he must go out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering for the people, and in this way make atonement for himself and for the people.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 He must burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
+\v 26 The man who let the scapegoat go free must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that, he may come back into the camp.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, must be carried outside the camp. There they must burn their hides, flesh, and dung.
+\v 28 The man who burns those parts must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that, he may come back into the camp.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 It will always be a statute for you that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work, whether the native born or a foreigner who is living among you.
+\v 30 This is because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you from all your sins so you will be clean before Yahweh.
+\v 31 It is a solemn Sabbath of rest for you, and you must humble yourselves and do no work. This will always be a statute among you.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 The high priest, the one who will be anointed and ordained to be high priest in his father's place, he must make this atonement and put on the linen garments, that is, the holy garments.
+\v 33 He must make atonement for the most holy place; he must make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he must make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 This will always be a statute for you, to make atonement for the people of Israel because of all their sins, once in every year." This was done as Yahweh commanded Moses.
+
+
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@@ -1303,86 +1303,86 @@ Do not consult spirits about the future, and do not seek to control others by su
 
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 20
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 2 "Say to the people of Israel, 'Anyone among the people of Israel, or any foreigner who lives in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech, must certainly be put to death. The people in the land must stone him with stones.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 I also will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he has given his child to Molech, so as to defile my holy place and profane my holy name.
-\v 4 If the people of the land close their eyes to that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, if they do not put him to death,
-\v 5 then I myself will set my face against that man and his clan, and I will cut him off and everyone else who prostitutes himself in order to play the harlot with Molech.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 The person who turns to those who talk with the dead, or to those who talk with spirits so as to prostitute themselves with them, I will set my face against that person; I will cut him off from among his people.
-\v 7 Therefore consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am Yahweh your God.
-\f + \ft Several modern versions have: \fqa ... because I, Yahweh your God, am holy \fqa* \f*
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 You must keep my commands and carry them out. I am Yahweh who sets you apart as holy.
-\p
-\v 9 Everyone who curses his father or his mother must surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, so he is guilty and deserves to die.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, that is, anyone who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife—the adulterer and the adulteress must both certainly be put to death.
-\p
-\v 11 If a man lies with his father's wife, he uncovers his father's nakedness. Both the son and his father's wife must certainly be put to death. Their blood is upon them.
-\p
-\v 12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must certainly be put to death. They have committed perversion. They are guilty and deserve to die.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 If a man sleeps with another man, as with a woman, both of them have done something detestable. They must surely be put to death. They are guilty and deserve to die.
-\p
-\v 14 If a man marries a woman and also marries her mother, this is wickedness. They must be burned, both he and the women, so that there will be no wickedness among you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 If a man sleeps with an animal, he must surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
-\p
-\v 16 If a woman approaches any animal to sleep with it, you must kill the woman and the animal. They must certainly be put to death. They are guilty and deserve to die.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 If a man sleeps with his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and he uncovers her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful thing. They must be cut off from the presence of their people, because he has slept with his sister. He must carry his guilt.
-\p
-\v 18 If a man sleeps with a woman during her menstrual period and has slept with her, he has uncovered the flow of her blood, the source of her blood. Both the man and woman must be cut off from among their people.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 You must not sleep with your mother's sister, or with your father's sister, because you would disgrace your close relative. You must carry your own guilt.
-\p
-\v 20 If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. When they die, I will punish both of them, and when they die, I will take away any inheritance their children might receive from their parents.
-\p
-\v 21 If a man marries his brother's wife while his brother is still living, that is disgraceful. He has dishonored his brother, and I will take away from their children any property they may have inherited from their parents. 
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 You must therefore keep all my statutes and all my decrees; you must obey them so that the land into which I am bringing you to live will not vomit you up.
-\p
-\v 23 You must not walk in the customs of the nations that I will drive out before you, for they have done all these things, and I detest them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 I said to you, "You will inherit their land; I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the other peoples.
-\v 25 You must therefore distinguish between the clean animals and the unclean, and between the unclean birds and the clean. You must not defile yourselves with unclean animals or birds or with any creature that crawls along the ground, which I have separated as unclean from you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 You must be holy, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples, for you belong to me.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 A man or a woman who talks with the dead or who talks with spirits must certainly be put to death. The people must stone them with stones. They are guilty and deserve to die.'"
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 2 "Say to the people of Israel, 'Anyone among the people of Israel, or any foreigner who lives in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech, must certainly be put to death. The people in the land must stone him with stones.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 I also will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he has given his child to Molech, so as to defile my holy place and profane my holy name.
+\v 4 If the people of the land close their eyes to that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, if they do not put him to death,
+\v 5 then I myself will set my face against that man and his clan, and I will cut him off and everyone else who prostitutes himself in order to play the harlot with Molech.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 The person who turns to those who talk with the dead, or to those who talk with spirits so as to prostitute themselves with them, I will set my face against that person; I will cut him off from among his people.
+\v 7 Therefore consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am Yahweh your God.
+\f + \ft Several modern versions have: \fqa ... because I, Yahweh your God, am holy \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 You must keep my commands and carry them out. I am Yahweh who sets you apart as holy.
+\p
+\v 9 Everyone who curses his father or his mother must surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, so he is guilty and deserves to die.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, that is, anyone who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife—the adulterer and the adulteress must both certainly be put to death.
+\p
+\v 11 If a man lies with his father's wife, he uncovers his father's nakedness. Both the son and his father's wife must certainly be put to death. Their blood is upon them.
+\p
+\v 12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must certainly be put to death. They have committed perversion. They are guilty and deserve to die.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 If a man sleeps with another man, as with a woman, both of them have done something detestable. They must surely be put to death. They are guilty and deserve to die.
+\p
+\v 14 If a man marries a woman and also marries her mother, this is wickedness. They must be burned, both he and the women, so that there will be no wickedness among you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 If a man sleeps with an animal, he must surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
+\p
+\v 16 If a woman approaches any animal to sleep with it, you must kill the woman and the animal. They must certainly be put to death. They are guilty and deserve to die.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 If a man sleeps with his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and he uncovers her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful thing. They must be cut off from the presence of their people, because he has slept with his sister. He must carry his guilt.
+\p
+\v 18 If a man sleeps with a woman during her menstrual period and has slept with her, he has uncovered the flow of her blood, the source of her blood. Both the man and woman must be cut off from among their people.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 You must not sleep with your mother's sister, or with your father's sister, because you would disgrace your close relative. You must carry your own guilt.
+\p
+\v 20 If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. When they die, I will punish both of them, and when they die, I will take away any inheritance their children might receive from their parents.
+\p
+\v 21 If a man marries his brother's wife while his brother is still living, that is disgraceful. He has dishonored his brother, and I will take away from their children any property they may have inherited from their parents. 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 You must therefore keep all my statutes and all my decrees; you must obey them so that the land into which I am bringing you to live will not vomit you up.
+\p
+\v 23 You must not walk in the customs of the nations that I will drive out before you, for they have done all these things, and I detest them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 I said to you, "You will inherit their land; I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the other peoples.
+\v 25 You must therefore distinguish between the clean animals and the unclean, and between the unclean birds and the clean. You must not defile yourselves with unclean animals or birds or with any creature that crawls along the ground, which I have separated as unclean from you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 You must be holy, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples, for you belong to me.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 A man or a woman who talks with the dead or who talks with spirits must certainly be put to death. The people must stone them with stones. They are guilty and deserve to die.'"
+
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-\s5
-\c 22
-\p
-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, tell them to keep away from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they set apart to me. They must not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.
-\v 3 Say to them, 'If any of your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel have set apart to Yahweh, while he is unclean, that person must be cut off from before me: I am Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 None of the descendants of Aaron who has an infectious skin disease, or an infection flowing from his body, may eat any of the sacrifices made to Yahweh until he is clean. Whoever touches anything unclean through contact with the dead, or by contact with a man who has a flow of semen,
-\v 5 or whoever touches any creeping animal that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever kind of uncleanness it may be—
-\v 6 then the priest who touches anything unclean will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy things, unless he has bathed his body in water.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 When the sun has set, he will then be clean. After sunset he may eat from the holy things, because they are his food.
-\v 8 He must not eat anything found dead or killed by wild animals, by which he would defile himself. I am Yahweh.
-\p
-\v 9 The priests must follow my instructions, or they will be guilty of sin and could die for profaning me. I am Yahweh who makes them holy.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 No one outside the priest's family, including guests of a priest or his hired servants, may eat anything that is holy.
-\v 11 But if a priest buys any slave with his own money, that slave may eat from the things set apart to Yahweh. The priest's family members and slaves born in his house, they also may eat with him from those things.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 If a priest's daughter married someone who is not a priest, she may not eat any of the holy contribution offerings.
-\v 13 But if a priest's daughter is a widow, or divorced, and if she has no child, and if she returns to live in her father's house as in her youth, she may eat from her father's food. But no one who is not in the priestly family may eat from the priest's food.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 If a man eats a holy food without knowing it, then he must repay the priest for it; he must add one-fifth to it and give it back to the priest.
-\p
-\v 15 The people of Israel must not dishonor the holy things that they have raised high and presented to Yahweh,
-\v 16 and cause themselves to carry the sin that would make them guilty of eating the holy food, for I am Yahweh who makes them holy.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 18 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Any Israelite, or an alien living in Israel, when they present a sacrifice—whether it is to fulfill a vow, or whether it is a freewill offering, or they present to Yahweh a burnt offering,
-\v 19 if it is to be accepted, they must offer a male animal without blemish from the cattle, sheep, or goats.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But you must not offer whatever has a blemish. I will not accept it on your behalf.
-\p
-\v 21 Whoever offers a sacrifice of fellowship offerings from the herd or the flock to Yahweh to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, it must be unblemished to be accepted. There must be no defect in the animal.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 You must not offer animals that are blind, disabled, or maimed, or that have warts, sores, or scabs. You must not offer these to Yahweh as a sacrifice by fire on the altar.
-\v 23 You may present as a freewill offering an ox or a lamb that is deformed or small, but an offering like that will not be accepted for a vow.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Do not offer any animal to Yahweh that has bruised, crushed, torn, or cut testicles. Do not do this within your land.
-\v 25 You must not present the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner. Those animals are deformed and have defects in them, they will not be accepted for you.'"
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-\s5
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-\v 26 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
-\v 27 "When a calf or a sheep or a goat is born, it must remain seven days with its mother. Then from the eighth day on, it may be accepted as a sacrifice for an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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-\v 28 Do not kill a cow or ewe along with its young, both on the same day.
-\v 29 When you sacrifice a thank offering to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it in an acceptable way.
-\v 30 It must be eaten on the same day that it is sacrificed. You must leave none of it until the next morning. I am Yahweh.
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-\v 31 So you must keep my commandments and carry them out. I am Yahweh.
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-\v 32 You must not dishonor my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the people of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,
-\v 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am Yahweh."
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-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses:
-\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'These are the appointed festivals for Yahweh, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my regular festivals.
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-\v 3 You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must do no work because it is a Sabbath for Yahweh in all the places where you live.
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-\v 4 These are the appointed festivals of Yahweh, the holy assemblies that you must announce at their appointed times:
-\v 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is Yahweh's Passover.
-\v 6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread for Yahweh. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
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-\v 7 The first day you must set apart to gather together; you will not do any of your regular work.
-\v 8 You will present a food offering to Yahweh for seven days. The seventh day is an assembly set apart to Yahweh, and on that day you must not do any regular work.'"
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-\v 9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you have come into the land that I will give you, and when you reap its harvest, then you must bring a sheaf of its firstfruits to the priest.
-\v 11 He will raise the sheaf before Yahweh and present it to him, for it to be accepted on your behalf. It is on the day after the Sabbath that the priest will raise it and present it to me.
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-\v 12 On the day when you raise the sheaf and present it to me, you must offer a male lamb one year old and without blemish as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
-\v 13 The grain offering must be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, to produce a sweet aroma, and with it a drink offering of wine, a fourth of a hin.
-\v 14 You must eat no bread, nor roasted or fresh grain, until the same day you have brought this offering to your God. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations, in every place that you live.
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-\v 15 Beginning from the day after the Sabbath—that was the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering—count seven full weeks.
-\v 16 You must count fifty days, which would be the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you must present an offering of new grain to Yahweh. 
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-\v 17 You must bring out of your houses two loaves made from two-tenths of an ephah. They must be made from fine flour and baked with yeast; they will be a wave offering of the firstfruits to Yahweh.
-\v 18 You must present with the bread seven lambs one year old and without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They must be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire and producing a sweet aroma for Yahweh.
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-\v 19 You must offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice, as fellowship offerings.
-\v 20 The priest must wave them together with the bread of the firstfruits before Yahweh, and present them to him as an offering with the two lambs. They will be holy offerings to Yahweh for the priest.
-\v 21 You must make a proclamation on that same day. There will be a holy assembly, and you must do no ordinary work. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live.
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-\v 22 When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not completely reap the corners of your fields, and you must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.'"
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-\v 23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 24 "Speak to the people of Israel and say, 'In the seventh month, the first day of that month will be a solemn rest for you, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets, and a holy assembly.
-\v 25 You must do no ordinary work, and you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh.'"
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-\v 26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 27 "Now the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It is to be a holy assembly, and you must humble yourselves and present to Yahweh an offering by fire.
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-\v 28 You must do no work on that day because it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for yourselves before Yahweh your God.
-\v 29 Whoever does not humble himself on that day must be cut off from his people.
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-\v 30 Whoever does any work on that day, I, Yahweh, will destroy him from among his people.
-\v 31 You must do no work of any kind on that day. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live.
-\v 32 This day must be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you must humble yourselves the ninth day of the month at the evening. From evening to evening you are to observe your Sabbath."
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-\v 33 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 34 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month will be the Festival of Shelters for Yahweh. It will last seven days.
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-\v 35 On the first day there must be a holy assembly. You must do no ordinary work.
-\v 36 For seven days you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day there must be a holy assembly, and you must make a sacrifice offered with fire to Yahweh. This is a solemn assembly, and you must not do any ordinary work.
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-\v 37 These are the appointed festivals for Yahweh, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies to offer sacrifice by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering and a grain offering, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its own day.
-\v 38 These festivals will be in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh and your gifts, all your vows, and all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
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-\v 39 Regarding the Festival of Shelters, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you must keep this festival of Yahweh for seven days. The first day will be a solemn rest, and the eighth day will also be a solemn rest.
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-\v 40 On the first day you must take the best fruit from the trees, branches of palm trees, and leafy branches of thick trees, and willows from streams, and you will rejoice before Yahweh your God for seven days.
-\v 41 For seven days each year, you must celebrate this festival for Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live. You must celebrate this festival in the seventh month.
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-\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days,
-\v 43 so that your descendants, generation after generation, may learn how I made the people of Israel live in such shelters when I led them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'"
-\v 44 In this way, Moses announced to the people of Israel the appointed festivals for Yahweh.
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-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 2 "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil beaten from olives to be used in the lamp, that the light may burn continually.
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-\v 3 Outside the curtain before the covenant decrees in the tent of meeting, Aaron must continually, from evening to morning, keep the lamp lit before Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations.
-\v 4 The high priest must always keep the lamps lit before Yahweh, the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold.
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-\v 5 You must take fine flour and bake twelve loaves with it. There must be two-tenths of an ephah in each loaf.
-\v 6 Then you must set them in two rows, six in a row, on the table of pure gold before Yahweh.
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-\v 7 You must put pure incense along each row of loaves as a representative offering. This incense will be burnt for Yahweh.
-\v 8 Every Sabbath day the high priest must regularly set out the bread before Yahweh on behalf of the people of Israel, as a sign of an everlasting covenant.
-\v 9 This offering will be for Aaron and his sons, and they are to eat it in a place that is holy, for it is a portion from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire."
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-\v 10 Now it happened that the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went among the people of Israel. This son of the Israelite woman fought against an Israelite man in the camp.
-\v 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the name of Yahweh and cursed God, so the people brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.
-\v 12 They held him in custody until Yahweh himself should declare his will to them.
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-\v 13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
-\v 14 "Take the man who has cursed God outside the camp. All who heard him must lay their hands on his head, and then the entire assembly must stone him.
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-\v 15 You must explain to the people of Israel and say, 'Whoever curses his God must carry his own guilt.
-\v 16 He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh must surely be put to death. All the assembly must certainly stone him, whether he is a foreigner or a native-born Israelite. If anyone blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he must be put to death.
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-\v 17 If anyone strikes down another human being, he must certainly be put to death.
-\v 18 If anyone strikes down someone's animal, he must pay it back, life for life.
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-\v 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, it must be done to him as he did to his neighbor:
-\v 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has caused an injury to a person, so must it also be done to him.
-\v 21 Anyone who kills an animal must pay it back, and anyone who kills a person must be put to death.
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-\v 22 You must have the same law for both the foreigner and the native-born Israelite, for I am Yahweh your God.'"
-\v 23 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and the people brought the man outside the camp, the one who had cursed Yahweh. They stoned him with stones. The people of Israel carried out the command of Yahweh to Moses.
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-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying,
-\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land that I give you, then the land must be made to keep a Sabbath for Yahweh.
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-\v 3 You must plant your field for six years, and for six years you must prune your vineyard and gather the produce.
-\v 4 But in the seventh year, a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land must be observed, a Sabbath for Yahweh. You must not plant your field or prune your vineyard.
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-\v 5 You must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grows by itself, and you must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grapes grow on your unpruned vines. This will be a year of solemn rest for the land.
-\v 6 Whatever the unworked land grows during the Sabbath year will be food for you. You, your male and female servants, your hired servants and the foreigners who live with you may gather food,
-\v 7 and your livestock and also wild animals may eat whatever the land produces.
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-\v 8 You must count off seven Sabbaths of years, that is, seven times seven years, so that there will be seven Sabbaths of years, totaling forty-nine years.
-\v 9 Then you must blow a loud trumpet everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you must blow a trumpet throughout all your land.
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-\v 10 You must set apart the fiftieth year to Yahweh and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It will be a Jubilee for you, in which property and slaves must be returned to their families.
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-\v 11 The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you. You must not plant or conduct an organized harvest. Eat whatever grows by itself, and gather the grapes that grow on the unpruned vines.
-\v 12 For it is a Jubilee, which will be holy for you. You must eat the produce that grows by itself out of the fields.
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-\v 13 You must return everyone to his own property in this year of Jubilee.
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-\v 14 If you sell any land to your neighbor or buy any land from your neighbor, you must not cheat or wrong each other.
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-\v 15 If you buy land from your neighbor, consider the number of years and crops that can be harvested until the next Jubilee. Your neighbor selling the land must consider that also.
-\v 16 A larger number of years until the next Jubilee will increase the value of land, and a smaller number of years until the next Jubilee will decrease the value, because the number of harvests the land will produce for the new owner is related to the number of years before the next Jubilee.
-\v 17 You must not cheat or wrong one another; instead, you must honor your God, for I am Yahweh your God.
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-\v 18 Therefore you must obey my decrees, keep my laws, and carry them out. Then you will live in the land in safety.
-\v 19 The land will yield its produce, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety.
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-\v 20 You might say, "What will we eat during the seventh year? Look, we cannot plant or gather our produce."
-\v 21 I will command my blessing to come upon you in the sixth year, and it will produce harvest enough for three years.
-\v 22 You will plant in the eighth year and continue to eat from the previous years' produce and the stored food. Until the harvest of the ninth year comes in, you will be able to eat from the provisions stored in the previous years.
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-\v 23 The land must not be sold to a new permanent owner, because the land is mine. You are all foreigners and temporary residents on my land.
-\v 24 You must observe the right of redemption for all the land that you acquire; you must allow the land to be bought back by the family from whom you bought it.
-\v 25 If your fellow Israelite became poor and for that reason sold some of his property, then his nearest relative may come and buy back the property that he sold to you.
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-\v 26 If a man has no relative to redeem his property, but if he has prospered and has the ability to redeem it,
-\v 27 then he may calculate the years since the land was sold and repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it. Then he may return to his own property.
-\v 28 But if he is not able to get the land back for himself, then the land he has sold will remain in the ownership of the one who bought it until the year of Jubilee. At the year of Jubilee, the land will be returned to the man who sold it, and the original owner will return to his property.
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-\v 29 If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may buy it back within a whole year after it was sold. For a full year he will have the right of redemption.
-\v 30 If the house is not redeemed within a full year, then the house in the walled city will become the permanent property of the buyer and his descendants. It is not to be returned in the year of Jubilee.
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-\v 31 But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them will be considered as the field of the land. They may be redeemed, and they must be returned during the year of Jubilee.
-\v 32 However, the houses owned by the Levites in their cities may be redeemed at any time.
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-\v 33 If one of the Levites does not redeem a house he sold, then the house that was sold in the city where it is located must be returned in the year of Jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property among the people of Israel.
-\v 34 But the fields around their cities may not be sold because they are the permanent property of the Levites.
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-\v 35 If your fellow countryman becomes poor, so that he can no longer provide for himself, then you must help him as you would help a foreigner or anyone else living as an outsider among you.
-\v 36 Do not charge him interest or try to profit from him in any way, but honor your God so that your brother may keep living with you.
-\v 37 You must not give him a loan of money and charge interest, nor sell him your food to earn a profit.
-\v 38 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, in order that I might give you the land of Canaan, and that I might be your God.
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-\v 39 If your fellow countryman has become poor and sells himself to you, you must not make him work like a slave.
-\v 40 Treat him as a hired servant. He must be like someone living temporarily with you. He will serve with you until the year of Jubilee.
-\v 41 Then he will go away from you, he and his children with him, and he will return to his own family and to his fathers' property.
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-\v 42 For they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They will not be sold as slaves.
-\v 43 You must not rule over them harshly, but you must honor your God.
-\v 44 As for your male and female slaves, whom you can obtain from the nations who live around you, you may buy slaves from them.
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-\v 45 You may also buy slaves from the foreigners who are living among you, that is, from their families who are with you, children who have been born in your land. They may become your property.
-\v 46 You may provide such slaves as an inheritance for your children after you, to hold as property, and make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your brothers among the people of Israel with harshness.
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-\v 47 If a foreigner or someone living temporarily with you has become wealthy, and if one of your fellow Israelites has become poor and sells himself to that foreigner, or to someone in a foreigner's family,
-\v 48 after your fellow Israelite has been bought, he may be bought back. Someone in his family may redeem him.
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-\v 49 It might be the person's uncle, or his uncle's son, who redeems him, or anyone who is his close relative from his family. Or, if he has become prosperous, he may redeem himself.
-\v 50 He must bargain with the man who bought him; they must count the years from the year he sold himself to his purchaser until the year of Jubilee. The price of his redemption must be figured in keeping with the rate paid to a hired servant, for the number of years he might continue to work for the one who bought him.
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-\v 51 If there are still many years until the year of Jubilee, he must pay back as the price for his redemption an amount of money that is in proportion to the number of those years.
-\v 52 If there are only a few years to the year of Jubilee, then he must bargain with his purchaser to reflect the number of years left before the year of Jubilee, and he must pay for his redemption in keeping with the number of years.
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-\v 53 He is to be treated like a man hired year by year. You must make sure he is not treated with harshness.
-\v 54 If he is not redeemed by these means, then he must serve until the year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.
-\v 55 To me the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'"
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-\v 1 "You must make no idols, and you must not lift up a carved figure or a sacred stone pillar, and you must not place any carved stone image in your land to which you bow down, for I am Yahweh your God.
-\v 2 You must keep my Sabbaths and honor my sanctuary. I am Yahweh.
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-\v 3 If you walk in my laws and keep my commandments and obey them,
-\v 4 then I will give you rain in its season; the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will yield their fruit.
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-\v 5 Your threshing will continue to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will extend to the planting season. You will eat your bread to the full and live safely where you make your home in the land.
-\v 6 I will give peace in the land; you will lie down with nothing to make you afraid. I will take the dangerous animals away from the land, and the sword will not pass through your land.
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-\v 7 You will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.
-\v 8 Five of you will chase away a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand; your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
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-\v 9 I will look at you with favor and make you fruitful and multiply you; I will establish my covenant with you.
-\v 10 You will eat food stored a long time. You will have to bring out the stored food because you will need the room for the new harvest.
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-\v 11 I will place my tabernacle among you, and I will not detest you.
-\v 12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
-\v 13 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you to walk standing up straight.
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-\v 14 But if you will not listen to me, and will not obey all these commandments,
-\v 15 and if you reject my decrees and detest my laws, so that you will not obey all my commandments, but break my covenant—
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-\v 16 —if you do these things, then I will do this to you: I will inflict terror on you, diseases and fever that will destroy the eyes and will drain away your life. You will plant your seeds for nothing, because your enemies will eat their produce.
-\v 17 I will set my face against you, and you will be overpowered by your enemies. Men who hate you will rule over you, and you will run away, even when no one is chasing you.
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-\v 18 If after all this you do not listen to me, then I will punish you seven times as severely for your sins.
-\v 19 I will break your pride in your power. I will make the sky over you like iron and your land like bronze.
-\v 20 Your strength will be used up for nothing, because your land will not produce its harvest, and your trees in the land will not produce their fruit.
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-\v 21 If you walk against me and will not listen to me, I will bring seven times more blows on you, in proportion to your sins.
-\v 22 I will send dangerous animals against you, which will steal your children, destroy your cattle, and make you few in number. So your roads will become deserted.
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-\v 23 If in spite of these things you still do not accept my correction and you continue to walk in opposition to me,
-\v 24 then I will also walk in opposition to you, and I myself will punish you seven times because of your sins.
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-\v 25 I will bring a sword on you that will execute vengeance for breaking the covenant. You will be gathered together inside your cities, and I will send a disease among you there, and then you will be delivered into the hand of your enemy.
-\v 26 When I cut off your food supply, ten women will be able to bake your bread in one oven, and they will distribute your bread by weight. You will eat but not be satisfied.
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-\v 27 If you do not listen to me despite these things, but continue to walk against me,
-\v 28 then I will walk against you in anger, and I will punish you even seven more times as much for your sins.
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-\v 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons; you will eat the flesh of your daughters.
-\v 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and throw your corpses on the corpses of your idols, and I myself will abhor you.
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-\v 31 I will turn your cities into ruins and destroy your sanctuaries. I will not be pleased with the aroma of your offerings.
-\v 32 I will devastate the land. Your enemies who will live there will be shocked at the devastation.
-\v 33 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out my sword and follow you. Your land will be abandoned, and your cities will be ruined.
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-\v 34 Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths for as long as it lies abandoned and you are in your enemies' lands. During that time, the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.
-\v 35 As long as it lies abandoned, it will have rest, which will be the rest that it did not have with your Sabbaths, when you lived in it.
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-\v 36 As for those of you who are left in your enemies' lands, I will send fear into your hearts so that even the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will startle you, and you will flee as though you were fleeing from the sword. You will fall, even when no one is chasing you.
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-\v 37 You will stumble over each other as though you were running from the sword, even though no one is chasing you. You will have no power to stand before your enemies.
-\v 38 You will perish among the nations, and your enemies' land will itself devour you.
-\v 39 Those who are left among you will waste away in their sins, there in your enemies' lands, and because of their fathers' sins they will waste away as well.
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-\v 40 Yet if they confess their sins and their fathers' sin, and their treason by which they were unfaithful to me, and also their walking against me—
-\v 41 which caused me to turn against them and I brought them into the land of their enemies—if their uncircumcised hearts become humbled, and if they accept the punishment for their sins,
-\v 42 then will I call to mind my covenant with Jacob, my covenant with Isaac, and my covenant with Abraham; also, I will call the land to mind.
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-\v 43 The land will be abandoned by them, so it will be pleased with its Sabbaths while it lies abandoned without them. They will have to pay the penalty for their sins because they themselves rejected my decrees and detested my laws.
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-\v 44 Yet despite all this, when they are in their enemies' land, I will not reject them, neither will I detest them so as to completely destroy them and do away with my covenant with them, for I am Yahweh their God.
-\v 45 But for their sakes I will call to mind the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am Yahweh."
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-\v 46 These are the commandments, decrees, and laws that Yahweh made between himself and the people of Israel at Mount Sinai through Moses.
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-\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
-\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'If anyone makes a special vow to Yahweh, use the following valuations.
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-\v 3 Your standard value for a male from twenty to sixty years old must be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
-\v 4 For a female of the same ages your standard value must be thirty shekels.
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-\v 5 From five years to twenty years old your standard value for a male must be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
-\v 6 From one month old to five years your standard value for a male must be five shekels of silver, and for a female three shekels of silver.
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-\v 7 From sixty years old and up for a male your standard value must be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
-\v 8 But if the person making the vow cannot pay the standard value, then the person being given must be presented to the priest, and the priest will value that person by the amount the one making the vow is able to afford.
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-\v 9 If someone wants to sacrifice an animal to Yahweh, and if Yahweh accepts it, then that animal will be set apart to him.
-\v 10 The person must not alter or change such an animal, a good one for a bad one or a bad for a good. If he does at all change one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged become holy.
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-\v 11 However, if what the person has vowed to give Yahweh is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not accept it, then the person must bring the animal to a priest.
-\v 12 The priest will value it, by the market value of the animal. Whatever value the priest places on the animal, that will be its value.
-\v 13 If the owner wishes to redeem it, then a fifth of its value is to be added to its redemption price.
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-\v 14 When a man sets apart his house as a holy gift to Yahweh, then the priest will set its value as either good or bad. Whatever the priest values it, so it will be.
-\v 15 But if the owner who set apart his home wishes to redeem it, he must add a fifth of its value to its redemption price, and it will belong to him.
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-\p
-\v 16 If a man sets apart some of his own land, then the valuation of it will be in proportion to the amount of seed required to plant it—a homer of barley will be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 If he sets apart his field during the year of Jubilee, the valuation of it will stand.
-\v 18 But if he sets apart his field after the year of Jubilee, then the priest must calculate the value of the field by the number of years that remain until the next year of Jubilee, and the valuation of it must be reduced.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 If the man who set apart the field wishes to redeem it, then he must add a fifth to the valuation, and it will belong to him.
-\v 20 If he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more.
-\v 21 Instead, the field, when it is released in the year of Jubilee, will be a holy gift to Yahweh, like the field that has been completely given to Yahweh. It will belong to the priest.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 If a man sets apart a field that he has bought, but that field is not part of his family's land,
-\v 23 then the priest will figure the valuation of it up to the year of Jubilee, and the man must pay its value on that day as a holy gift to Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 In the year of Jubilee, the field will return to the man from whom it was bought, to the land's owner.
-\v 25 All the valuations must be set by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Twenty gerahs must be the equivalent of one shekel.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 No one may set apart the firstborn among animals, since the firstborn already belongs to Yahweh; whether ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's.
-\v 27 If it is an unclean animal, then the owner may buy it back at the valuation of it, and a fifth must be added to that value. If the animal is not redeemed, then it is to be sold at the set value.
-
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 But nothing that a man devotes to Yahweh, from all that he has, whether human or animal, or his family land, may be sold or redeemed. Everything that is devoted is very holy to Yahweh.
-\v 29 No ransom may be paid for the person who is devoted for destruction. That person must be put to death.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 All the tithe of the land, whether grain grown on the land or fruit from the trees, is Yahweh's. It is holy to Yahweh.
-\v 31 If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 As for every tenth of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's rod, one-tenth must be set apart to Yahweh.
-\v 33 The shepherd must not search for the better or the worse animals, and he must not substitute one for another. If he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed will be holy. It cannot be redeemed.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 34 These are the commandments that Yahweh gave at Mount Sinai to Moses for the people of Israel.
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 22
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, tell them to keep away from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they set apart to me. They must not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.
+\v 3 Say to them, 'If any of your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel have set apart to Yahweh, while he is unclean, that person must be cut off from before me: I am Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 None of the descendants of Aaron who has an infectious skin disease, or an infection flowing from his body, may eat any of the sacrifices made to Yahweh until he is clean. Whoever touches anything unclean through contact with the dead, or by contact with a man who has a flow of semen,
+\v 5 or whoever touches any creeping animal that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever kind of uncleanness it may be—
+\v 6 then the priest who touches anything unclean will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy things, unless he has bathed his body in water.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 When the sun has set, he will then be clean. After sunset he may eat from the holy things, because they are his food.
+\v 8 He must not eat anything found dead or killed by wild animals, by which he would defile himself. I am Yahweh.
+\p
+\v 9 The priests must follow my instructions, or they will be guilty of sin and could die for profaning me. I am Yahweh who makes them holy.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 No one outside the priest's family, including guests of a priest or his hired servants, may eat anything that is holy.
+\v 11 But if a priest buys any slave with his own money, that slave may eat from the things set apart to Yahweh. The priest's family members and slaves born in his house, they also may eat with him from those things.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 If a priest's daughter married someone who is not a priest, she may not eat any of the holy contribution offerings.
+\v 13 But if a priest's daughter is a widow, or divorced, and if she has no child, and if she returns to live in her father's house as in her youth, she may eat from her father's food. But no one who is not in the priestly family may eat from the priest's food.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 If a man eats a holy food without knowing it, then he must repay the priest for it; he must add one-fifth to it and give it back to the priest.
+\p
+\v 15 The people of Israel must not dishonor the holy things that they have raised high and presented to Yahweh,
+\v 16 and cause themselves to carry the sin that would make them guilty of eating the holy food, for I am Yahweh who makes them holy.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 18 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Any Israelite, or an alien living in Israel, when they present a sacrifice—whether it is to fulfill a vow, or whether it is a freewill offering, or they present to Yahweh a burnt offering,
+\v 19 if it is to be accepted, they must offer a male animal without blemish from the cattle, sheep, or goats.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But you must not offer whatever has a blemish. I will not accept it on your behalf.
+\p
+\v 21 Whoever offers a sacrifice of fellowship offerings from the herd or the flock to Yahweh to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, it must be unblemished to be accepted. There must be no defect in the animal.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 You must not offer animals that are blind, disabled, or maimed, or that have warts, sores, or scabs. You must not offer these to Yahweh as a sacrifice by fire on the altar.
+\v 23 You may present as a freewill offering an ox or a lamb that is deformed or small, but an offering like that will not be accepted for a vow.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Do not offer any animal to Yahweh that has bruised, crushed, torn, or cut testicles. Do not do this within your land.
+\v 25 You must not present the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner. Those animals are deformed and have defects in them, they will not be accepted for you.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
+\v 27 "When a calf or a sheep or a goat is born, it must remain seven days with its mother. Then from the eighth day on, it may be accepted as a sacrifice for an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 Do not kill a cow or ewe along with its young, both on the same day.
+\v 29 When you sacrifice a thank offering to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it in an acceptable way.
+\v 30 It must be eaten on the same day that it is sacrificed. You must leave none of it until the next morning. I am Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 So you must keep my commandments and carry them out. I am Yahweh.
+\p
+\v 32 You must not dishonor my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the people of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,
+\v 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am Yahweh."
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses:
+\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'These are the appointed festivals for Yahweh, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my regular festivals.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must do no work because it is a Sabbath for Yahweh in all the places where you live.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 These are the appointed festivals of Yahweh, the holy assemblies that you must announce at their appointed times:
+\v 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is Yahweh's Passover.
+\v 6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread for Yahweh. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The first day you must set apart to gather together; you will not do any of your regular work.
+\v 8 You will present a food offering to Yahweh for seven days. The seventh day is an assembly set apart to Yahweh, and on that day you must not do any regular work.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you have come into the land that I will give you, and when you reap its harvest, then you must bring a sheaf of its firstfruits to the priest.
+\v 11 He will raise the sheaf before Yahweh and present it to him, for it to be accepted on your behalf. It is on the day after the Sabbath that the priest will raise it and present it to me.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 On the day when you raise the sheaf and present it to me, you must offer a male lamb one year old and without blemish as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
+\v 13 The grain offering must be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, to produce a sweet aroma, and with it a drink offering of wine, a fourth of a hin.
+\v 14 You must eat no bread, nor roasted or fresh grain, until the same day you have brought this offering to your God. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations, in every place that you live.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Beginning from the day after the Sabbath—that was the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering—count seven full weeks.
+\v 16 You must count fifty days, which would be the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you must present an offering of new grain to Yahweh. 
+\s5
+\v 17 You must bring out of your houses two loaves made from two-tenths of an ephah. They must be made from fine flour and baked with yeast; they will be a wave offering of the firstfruits to Yahweh.
+\v 18 You must present with the bread seven lambs one year old and without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They must be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire and producing a sweet aroma for Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 You must offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice, as fellowship offerings.
+\v 20 The priest must wave them together with the bread of the firstfruits before Yahweh, and present them to him as an offering with the two lambs. They will be holy offerings to Yahweh for the priest.
+\v 21 You must make a proclamation on that same day. There will be a holy assembly, and you must do no ordinary work. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not completely reap the corners of your fields, and you must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 24 "Speak to the people of Israel and say, 'In the seventh month, the first day of that month will be a solemn rest for you, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets, and a holy assembly.
+\v 25 You must do no ordinary work, and you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh.'"
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 27 "Now the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It is to be a holy assembly, and you must humble yourselves and present to Yahweh an offering by fire.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 You must do no work on that day because it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for yourselves before Yahweh your God.
+\v 29 Whoever does not humble himself on that day must be cut off from his people.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Whoever does any work on that day, I, Yahweh, will destroy him from among his people.
+\v 31 You must do no work of any kind on that day. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live.
+\v 32 This day must be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you must humble yourselves the ninth day of the month at the evening. From evening to evening you are to observe your Sabbath."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 34 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month will be the Festival of Shelters for Yahweh. It will last seven days.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 On the first day there must be a holy assembly. You must do no ordinary work.
+\v 36 For seven days you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day there must be a holy assembly, and you must make a sacrifice offered with fire to Yahweh. This is a solemn assembly, and you must not do any ordinary work.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 These are the appointed festivals for Yahweh, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies to offer sacrifice by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering and a grain offering, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its own day.
+\v 38 These festivals will be in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh and your gifts, all your vows, and all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 39 Regarding the Festival of Shelters, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you must keep this festival of Yahweh for seven days. The first day will be a solemn rest, and the eighth day will also be a solemn rest.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 On the first day you must take the best fruit from the trees, branches of palm trees, and leafy branches of thick trees, and willows from streams, and you will rejoice before Yahweh your God for seven days.
+\v 41 For seven days each year, you must celebrate this festival for Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live. You must celebrate this festival in the seventh month.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days,
+\v 43 so that your descendants, generation after generation, may learn how I made the people of Israel live in such shelters when I led them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'"
+\v 44 In this way, Moses announced to the people of Israel the appointed festivals for Yahweh.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 2 "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil beaten from olives to be used in the lamp, that the light may burn continually.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Outside the curtain before the covenant decrees in the tent of meeting, Aaron must continually, from evening to morning, keep the lamp lit before Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations.
+\v 4 The high priest must always keep the lamps lit before Yahweh, the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 You must take fine flour and bake twelve loaves with it. There must be two-tenths of an ephah in each loaf.
+\v 6 Then you must set them in two rows, six in a row, on the table of pure gold before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 You must put pure incense along each row of loaves as a representative offering. This incense will be burnt for Yahweh.
+\v 8 Every Sabbath day the high priest must regularly set out the bread before Yahweh on behalf of the people of Israel, as a sign of an everlasting covenant.
+\v 9 This offering will be for Aaron and his sons, and they are to eat it in a place that is holy, for it is a portion from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire."
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Now it happened that the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went among the people of Israel. This son of the Israelite woman fought against an Israelite man in the camp.
+\v 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the name of Yahweh and cursed God, so the people brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.
+\v 12 They held him in custody until Yahweh himself should declare his will to them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
+\v 14 "Take the man who has cursed God outside the camp. All who heard him must lay their hands on his head, and then the entire assembly must stone him.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 You must explain to the people of Israel and say, 'Whoever curses his God must carry his own guilt.
+\v 16 He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh must surely be put to death. All the assembly must certainly stone him, whether he is a foreigner or a native-born Israelite. If anyone blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he must be put to death.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 If anyone strikes down another human being, he must certainly be put to death.
+\v 18 If anyone strikes down someone's animal, he must pay it back, life for life.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, it must be done to him as he did to his neighbor:
+\v 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has caused an injury to a person, so must it also be done to him.
+\v 21 Anyone who kills an animal must pay it back, and anyone who kills a person must be put to death.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 You must have the same law for both the foreigner and the native-born Israelite, for I am Yahweh your God.'"
+\v 23 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and the people brought the man outside the camp, the one who had cursed Yahweh. They stoned him with stones. The people of Israel carried out the command of Yahweh to Moses.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 25
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying,
+\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land that I give you, then the land must be made to keep a Sabbath for Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 You must plant your field for six years, and for six years you must prune your vineyard and gather the produce.
+\v 4 But in the seventh year, a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land must be observed, a Sabbath for Yahweh. You must not plant your field or prune your vineyard.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 You must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grows by itself, and you must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grapes grow on your unpruned vines. This will be a year of solemn rest for the land.
+\v 6 Whatever the unworked land grows during the Sabbath year will be food for you. You, your male and female servants, your hired servants and the foreigners who live with you may gather food,
+\v 7 and your livestock and also wild animals may eat whatever the land produces.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 You must count off seven Sabbaths of years, that is, seven times seven years, so that there will be seven Sabbaths of years, totaling forty-nine years.
+\v 9 Then you must blow a loud trumpet everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you must blow a trumpet throughout all your land.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 You must set apart the fiftieth year to Yahweh and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It will be a Jubilee for you, in which property and slaves must be returned to their families.
+\s5
+\v 11 The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you. You must not plant or conduct an organized harvest. Eat whatever grows by itself, and gather the grapes that grow on the unpruned vines.
+\v 12 For it is a Jubilee, which will be holy for you. You must eat the produce that grows by itself out of the fields.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 You must return everyone to his own property in this year of Jubilee.
+\p
+\v 14 If you sell any land to your neighbor or buy any land from your neighbor, you must not cheat or wrong each other.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 If you buy land from your neighbor, consider the number of years and crops that can be harvested until the next Jubilee. Your neighbor selling the land must consider that also.
+\v 16 A larger number of years until the next Jubilee will increase the value of land, and a smaller number of years until the next Jubilee will decrease the value, because the number of harvests the land will produce for the new owner is related to the number of years before the next Jubilee.
+\v 17 You must not cheat or wrong one another; instead, you must honor your God, for I am Yahweh your God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Therefore you must obey my decrees, keep my laws, and carry them out. Then you will live in the land in safety.
+\v 19 The land will yield its produce, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 You might say, "What will we eat during the seventh year? Look, we cannot plant or gather our produce."
+\v 21 I will command my blessing to come upon you in the sixth year, and it will produce harvest enough for three years.
+\v 22 You will plant in the eighth year and continue to eat from the previous years' produce and the stored food. Until the harvest of the ninth year comes in, you will be able to eat from the provisions stored in the previous years.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 The land must not be sold to a new permanent owner, because the land is mine. You are all foreigners and temporary residents on my land.
+\v 24 You must observe the right of redemption for all the land that you acquire; you must allow the land to be bought back by the family from whom you bought it.
+\v 25 If your fellow Israelite became poor and for that reason sold some of his property, then his nearest relative may come and buy back the property that he sold to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 If a man has no relative to redeem his property, but if he has prospered and has the ability to redeem it,
+\v 27 then he may calculate the years since the land was sold and repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it. Then he may return to his own property.
+\v 28 But if he is not able to get the land back for himself, then the land he has sold will remain in the ownership of the one who bought it until the year of Jubilee. At the year of Jubilee, the land will be returned to the man who sold it, and the original owner will return to his property.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may buy it back within a whole year after it was sold. For a full year he will have the right of redemption.
+\v 30 If the house is not redeemed within a full year, then the house in the walled city will become the permanent property of the buyer and his descendants. It is not to be returned in the year of Jubilee.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them will be considered as the field of the land. They may be redeemed, and they must be returned during the year of Jubilee.
+\v 32 However, the houses owned by the Levites in their cities may be redeemed at any time.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 If one of the Levites does not redeem a house he sold, then the house that was sold in the city where it is located must be returned in the year of Jubilee, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property among the people of Israel.
+\v 34 But the fields around their cities may not be sold because they are the permanent property of the Levites.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 If your fellow countryman becomes poor, so that he can no longer provide for himself, then you must help him as you would help a foreigner or anyone else living as an outsider among you.
+\v 36 Do not charge him interest or try to profit from him in any way, but honor your God so that your brother may keep living with you.
+\v 37 You must not give him a loan of money and charge interest, nor sell him your food to earn a profit.
+\v 38 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, in order that I might give you the land of Canaan, and that I might be your God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 39 If your fellow countryman has become poor and sells himself to you, you must not make him work like a slave.
+\v 40 Treat him as a hired servant. He must be like someone living temporarily with you. He will serve with you until the year of Jubilee.
+\v 41 Then he will go away from you, he and his children with him, and he will return to his own family and to his fathers' property.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 For they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They will not be sold as slaves.
+\v 43 You must not rule over them harshly, but you must honor your God.
+\v 44 As for your male and female slaves, whom you can obtain from the nations who live around you, you may buy slaves from them.
+
+\s5
+\v 45 You may also buy slaves from the foreigners who are living among you, that is, from their families who are with you, children who have been born in your land. They may become your property.
+\v 46 You may provide such slaves as an inheritance for your children after you, to hold as property, and make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your brothers among the people of Israel with harshness.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 47 If a foreigner or someone living temporarily with you has become wealthy, and if one of your fellow Israelites has become poor and sells himself to that foreigner, or to someone in a foreigner's family,
+\v 48 after your fellow Israelite has been bought, he may be bought back. Someone in his family may redeem him.
+\s5
+\v 49 It might be the person's uncle, or his uncle's son, who redeems him, or anyone who is his close relative from his family. Or, if he has become prosperous, he may redeem himself.
+\v 50 He must bargain with the man who bought him; they must count the years from the year he sold himself to his purchaser until the year of Jubilee. The price of his redemption must be figured in keeping with the rate paid to a hired servant, for the number of years he might continue to work for the one who bought him.
+
+\s5
+\v 51 If there are still many years until the year of Jubilee, he must pay back as the price for his redemption an amount of money that is in proportion to the number of those years.
+\v 52 If there are only a few years to the year of Jubilee, then he must bargain with his purchaser to reflect the number of years left before the year of Jubilee, and he must pay for his redemption in keeping with the number of years.
+
+\s5
+\v 53 He is to be treated like a man hired year by year. You must make sure he is not treated with harshness.
+\v 54 If he is not redeemed by these means, then he must serve until the year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.
+\v 55 To me the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 26
+\p
+\v 1 "You must make no idols, and you must not lift up a carved figure or a sacred stone pillar, and you must not place any carved stone image in your land to which you bow down, for I am Yahweh your God.
+\v 2 You must keep my Sabbaths and honor my sanctuary. I am Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 If you walk in my laws and keep my commandments and obey them,
+\v 4 then I will give you rain in its season; the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will yield their fruit.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Your threshing will continue to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will extend to the planting season. You will eat your bread to the full and live safely where you make your home in the land.
+\v 6 I will give peace in the land; you will lie down with nothing to make you afraid. I will take the dangerous animals away from the land, and the sword will not pass through your land.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 You will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.
+\v 8 Five of you will chase away a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand; your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 I will look at you with favor and make you fruitful and multiply you; I will establish my covenant with you.
+\v 10 You will eat food stored a long time. You will have to bring out the stored food because you will need the room for the new harvest.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 I will place my tabernacle among you, and I will not detest you.
+\v 12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
+\v 13 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you to walk standing up straight.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 But if you will not listen to me, and will not obey all these commandments,
+\v 15 and if you reject my decrees and detest my laws, so that you will not obey all my commandments, but break my covenant—
+
+\s5
+\v 16 —if you do these things, then I will do this to you: I will inflict terror on you, diseases and fever that will destroy the eyes and will drain away your life. You will plant your seeds for nothing, because your enemies will eat their produce.
+\v 17 I will set my face against you, and you will be overpowered by your enemies. Men who hate you will rule over you, and you will run away, even when no one is chasing you.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 If after all this you do not listen to me, then I will punish you seven times as severely for your sins.
+\v 19 I will break your pride in your power. I will make the sky over you like iron and your land like bronze.
+\v 20 Your strength will be used up for nothing, because your land will not produce its harvest, and your trees in the land will not produce their fruit.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 If you walk against me and will not listen to me, I will bring seven times more blows on you, in proportion to your sins.
+\v 22 I will send dangerous animals against you, which will steal your children, destroy your cattle, and make you few in number. So your roads will become deserted.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 If in spite of these things you still do not accept my correction and you continue to walk in opposition to me,
+\v 24 then I will also walk in opposition to you, and I myself will punish you seven times because of your sins.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 I will bring a sword on you that will execute vengeance for breaking the covenant. You will be gathered together inside your cities, and I will send a disease among you there, and then you will be delivered into the hand of your enemy.
+\v 26 When I cut off your food supply, ten women will be able to bake your bread in one oven, and they will distribute your bread by weight. You will eat but not be satisfied.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 If you do not listen to me despite these things, but continue to walk against me,
+\v 28 then I will walk against you in anger, and I will punish you even seven more times as much for your sins.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons; you will eat the flesh of your daughters.
+\v 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and throw your corpses on the corpses of your idols, and I myself will abhor you.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 I will turn your cities into ruins and destroy your sanctuaries. I will not be pleased with the aroma of your offerings.
+\v 32 I will devastate the land. Your enemies who will live there will be shocked at the devastation.
+\v 33 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out my sword and follow you. Your land will be abandoned, and your cities will be ruined.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths for as long as it lies abandoned and you are in your enemies' lands. During that time, the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.
+\v 35 As long as it lies abandoned, it will have rest, which will be the rest that it did not have with your Sabbaths, when you lived in it.
+\p
+\v 36 As for those of you who are left in your enemies' lands, I will send fear into your hearts so that even the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will startle you, and you will flee as though you were fleeing from the sword. You will fall, even when no one is chasing you.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 You will stumble over each other as though you were running from the sword, even though no one is chasing you. You will have no power to stand before your enemies.
+\v 38 You will perish among the nations, and your enemies' land will itself devour you.
+\v 39 Those who are left among you will waste away in their sins, there in your enemies' lands, and because of their fathers' sins they will waste away as well.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 Yet if they confess their sins and their fathers' sin, and their treason by which they were unfaithful to me, and also their walking against me—
+\v 41 which caused me to turn against them and I brought them into the land of their enemies—if their uncircumcised hearts become humbled, and if they accept the punishment for their sins,
+\v 42 then will I call to mind my covenant with Jacob, my covenant with Isaac, and my covenant with Abraham; also, I will call the land to mind.
+
+\s5
+\v 43 The land will be abandoned by them, so it will be pleased with its Sabbaths while it lies abandoned without them. They will have to pay the penalty for their sins because they themselves rejected my decrees and detested my laws.
+
+\s5
+\v 44 Yet despite all this, when they are in their enemies' land, I will not reject them, neither will I detest them so as to completely destroy them and do away with my covenant with them, for I am Yahweh their God.
+\v 45 But for their sakes I will call to mind the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am Yahweh."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 46 These are the commandments, decrees, and laws that Yahweh made between himself and the people of Israel at Mount Sinai through Moses.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 27
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
+\v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'If anyone makes a special vow to Yahweh, use the following valuations.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Your standard value for a male from twenty to sixty years old must be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
+\v 4 For a female of the same ages your standard value must be thirty shekels.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 From five years to twenty years old your standard value for a male must be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
+\v 6 From one month old to five years your standard value for a male must be five shekels of silver, and for a female three shekels of silver.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 From sixty years old and up for a male your standard value must be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
+\v 8 But if the person making the vow cannot pay the standard value, then the person being given must be presented to the priest, and the priest will value that person by the amount the one making the vow is able to afford.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 If someone wants to sacrifice an animal to Yahweh, and if Yahweh accepts it, then that animal will be set apart to him.
+\v 10 The person must not alter or change such an animal, a good one for a bad one or a bad for a good. If he does at all change one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged become holy.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 However, if what the person has vowed to give Yahweh is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not accept it, then the person must bring the animal to a priest.
+\v 12 The priest will value it, by the market value of the animal. Whatever value the priest places on the animal, that will be its value.
+\v 13 If the owner wishes to redeem it, then a fifth of its value is to be added to its redemption price.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 When a man sets apart his house as a holy gift to Yahweh, then the priest will set its value as either good or bad. Whatever the priest values it, so it will be.
+\v 15 But if the owner who set apart his home wishes to redeem it, he must add a fifth of its value to its redemption price, and it will belong to him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 If a man sets apart some of his own land, then the valuation of it will be in proportion to the amount of seed required to plant it—a homer of barley will be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 If he sets apart his field during the year of Jubilee, the valuation of it will stand.
+\v 18 But if he sets apart his field after the year of Jubilee, then the priest must calculate the value of the field by the number of years that remain until the next year of Jubilee, and the valuation of it must be reduced.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 If the man who set apart the field wishes to redeem it, then he must add a fifth to the valuation, and it will belong to him.
+\v 20 If he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more.
+\v 21 Instead, the field, when it is released in the year of Jubilee, will be a holy gift to Yahweh, like the field that has been completely given to Yahweh. It will belong to the priest.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 If a man sets apart a field that he has bought, but that field is not part of his family's land,
+\v 23 then the priest will figure the valuation of it up to the year of Jubilee, and the man must pay its value on that day as a holy gift to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 In the year of Jubilee, the field will return to the man from whom it was bought, to the land's owner.
+\v 25 All the valuations must be set by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Twenty gerahs must be the equivalent of one shekel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 No one may set apart the firstborn among animals, since the firstborn already belongs to Yahweh; whether ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's.
+\v 27 If it is an unclean animal, then the owner may buy it back at the valuation of it, and a fifth must be added to that value. If the animal is not redeemed, then it is to be sold at the set value.
+
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 But nothing that a man devotes to Yahweh, from all that he has, whether human or animal, or his family land, may be sold or redeemed. Everything that is devoted is very holy to Yahweh.
+\v 29 No ransom may be paid for the person who is devoted for destruction. That person must be put to death.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 All the tithe of the land, whether grain grown on the land or fruit from the trees, is Yahweh's. It is holy to Yahweh.
+\v 31 If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 As for every tenth of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's rod, one-tenth must be set apart to Yahweh.
+\v 33 The shepherd must not search for the better or the worse animals, and he must not substitute one for another. If he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed will be holy. It cannot be redeemed.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 These are the commandments that Yahweh gave at Mount Sinai to Moses for the people of Israel.
+
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-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 But the people of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things that were set apart for destruction. Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some things that were set apart for destruction, and Yahweh's anger burned against the people of Israel.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.
-\v 3 When they returned to Joshua, they said to him, "Do not send all the people up to Ai. Send only two or three thousand men to go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the people labor in battle, for they are few in number."
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-\s5
-\v 4 So only about three thousand men went up from the army, but these ran away from the men of Ai.
-\v 5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six men as they pursued them from the city gate as far as to the stone quarries, and they killed them as they were going down a hill. The hearts of the people melted and became like water.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Then Joshua tore his garments. He and the elders of Israel put dust on their heads and lay facedown on the ground in front of the ark of Yahweh, remaining there until evening.
-\v 7 Then Joshua said, "Ah, Yahweh Lord, why have you brought this people across the Jordan at all? To give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we made a different decision and we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan!
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Lord, what can I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies?
-\v 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it. They will surround us and make the people of the earth forget our name. What will you do for your great name?"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying there on your face?
-\v 11 Israel has sinned. They have broken my covenant which I commanded them. They have stolen some of the things that were set apart. They have stolen and then also hidden their sin by putting what they have taken among their own belongings.
-\v 12 As a result, the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turned their backs from their enemies because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you destroy the things that should have been destroyed, but are still among you.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Get up! Consecrate the people to me and say to them, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow. For Yahweh, the God of Israel says, "There are things set apart to be destroyed that are still among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove from among you all the things that were set apart to be destroyed."
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-\s5
-\v 14 In the morning, you must present yourselves by your tribes. The tribe that Yahweh selects will come near by their clans. The clan that Yahweh selects must come near by each household. The household that Yahweh selects must come near one by one.
-\v 15 It will happen that the one who is selected and who has those things that were set apart for destruction, he will be burned, he and all he has, because he has broken the covenant of Yahweh and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.'"
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 So, Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel near, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
-\v 17 Joshua brought the clans of Judah near, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He brought near the clan of the Zerahites person by person, and Zabdi was selected.
-\v 18 He brought Zabdi's household near, person by person, and Achan son of Karmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth before Yahweh, the God of Israel, and give your confession to him. Please tell me what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
-\v 20 Achan answered Joshua, "Truly, I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
-\v 21 When I saw among the plunder a beautiful coat from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I desired them and took them. They are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, and the silver is under it."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Joshua sent messengers, who ran to the tent and there were the things. When they looked, they found them hidden in his own tent, and the silver under them.
-\v 23 They took the items from the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. They poured them out before Yahweh.
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-\s5
-\v 24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the coat, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
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-\s5
-\v 25 Then Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today." All Israel stoned him with stones. Then they stoned the rest with stones and burned them with fire. 
-\v 26 They set up over him a great heap of stones that is here until this day. Yahweh turned away his burning anger. Therefore the name of the place is the Valley of Achor until this present day.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 But the people of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things that were set apart for destruction. Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some things that were set apart for destruction, and Yahweh's anger burned against the people of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.
+\v 3 When they returned to Joshua, they said to him, "Do not send all the people up to Ai. Send only two or three thousand men to go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the people labor in battle, for they are few in number."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 So only about three thousand men went up from the army, but these ran away from the men of Ai.
+\v 5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six men as they pursued them from the city gate as far as to the stone quarries, and they killed them as they were going down a hill. The hearts of the people melted and became like water.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Then Joshua tore his garments. He and the elders of Israel put dust on their heads and lay facedown on the ground in front of the ark of Yahweh, remaining there until evening.
+\v 7 Then Joshua said, "Ah, Yahweh Lord, why have you brought this people across the Jordan at all? To give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we made a different decision and we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan!
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Lord, what can I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies?
+\v 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it. They will surround us and make the people of the earth forget our name. What will you do for your great name?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying there on your face?
+\v 11 Israel has sinned. They have broken my covenant which I commanded them. They have stolen some of the things that were set apart. They have stolen and then also hidden their sin by putting what they have taken among their own belongings.
+\v 12 As a result, the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turned their backs from their enemies because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you destroy the things that should have been destroyed, but are still among you.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Get up! Consecrate the people to me and say to them, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow. For Yahweh, the God of Israel says, "There are things set apart to be destroyed that are still among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove from among you all the things that were set apart to be destroyed."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 In the morning, you must present yourselves by your tribes. The tribe that Yahweh selects will come near by their clans. The clan that Yahweh selects must come near by each household. The household that Yahweh selects must come near one by one.
+\v 15 It will happen that the one who is selected and who has those things that were set apart for destruction, he will be burned, he and all he has, because he has broken the covenant of Yahweh and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 So, Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel near, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
+\v 17 Joshua brought the clans of Judah near, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He brought near the clan of the Zerahites person by person, and Zabdi was selected.
+\v 18 He brought Zabdi's household near, person by person, and Achan son of Karmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth before Yahweh, the God of Israel, and give your confession to him. Please tell me what you have done. Do not hide it from me."
+\v 20 Achan answered Joshua, "Truly, I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
+\v 21 When I saw among the plunder a beautiful coat from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I desired them and took them. They are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, and the silver is under it."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Joshua sent messengers, who ran to the tent and there were the things. When they looked, they found them hidden in his own tent, and the silver under them.
+\v 23 They took the items from the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. They poured them out before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the coat, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Then Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today." All Israel stoned him with stones. Then they stoned the rest with stones and burned them with fire. 
+\v 26 They set up over him a great heap of stones that is here until this day. Yahweh turned away his burning anger. Therefore the name of the place is the Valley of Achor until this present day.
+
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-\c 15
-\p
-\v 1 The assignment of land for the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being the farthest point to the south.
-\v 2 Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
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-\s5
-\v 3 Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
-\v 4 It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
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-\s5
-\v 5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
-\v 6 It went up to Beth Hoglah and passed along north of Beth Arabah. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
-\s5
-\v 7 Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the hill of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. Then the border passed along to the springs of En Shemesh and went to En Rogel.
-\v 8 Then the border went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that lies over the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
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-\s5
-\v 9 Then the border extended from the top of the hills to the spring of Nephtoah, and went out from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border bends around to Baalah (the same as Kiriath Jearim).
-\v 10 Then the border circled around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same as Kesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and crossed over to Timnah.
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-\s5
-\v 11 The border went out beside the northern hill of Ekron, and then it bends around to Shikkeron and passed along to Mount Baalah, from there it went to Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.
-\v 12 The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
-\v 14 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
-\v 15 He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).
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-\s5
-\v 16 Caleb said, "The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a wife."
-\v 17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a wife.
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-\s5
-\v 18 Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
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-\v 19 Aksah replied, "Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water." Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
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-\p
-\v 21 The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
-\v 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
-\v 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
-\v 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth.
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-\v 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (this was also known as Hazor),
-\v 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
-\v 27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
-\v 28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah.
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-\v 29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
-\v 30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
-\v 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
-\v 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 33 In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
-\v 34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
-\v 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
-\v 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
-\v 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
-\v 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.
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-\v 40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
-\v 41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
-\v 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
-\v 44 Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 45 Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;
-\v 46 from Ekron to the Great Sea, all the settlements that were near Ashdod, including their villages.
-\p
-\v 47 Ashdod, its surrounding towns and villages; Gaza, its surrounding towns and villages; to the brook of Egypt, and to the Great Sea with its coastline.
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-\p
-\v 48 In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
-\v 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
-\v 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
-\v 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were eleven cities, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
-\v 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
-\v 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior. These were nine cities, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
-\v 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
-\v 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were ten cities, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
-\v 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were six cities, including their villages.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah. These were two cities, including their villages.
-\p
-\v 61 In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
-\v 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were six cities, including their villages.
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-\p
-\v 63 But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the tribe of Judah could not drive them out, so the Jebusites live there with the tribe of Judah to this day.
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+
+\s5
+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 The assignment of land for the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being the farthest point to the south.
+\v 2 Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
+\v 4 It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
+\v 6 It went up to Beth Hoglah and passed along north of Beth Arabah. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
+\s5
+\v 7 Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the hill of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. Then the border passed along to the springs of En Shemesh and went to En Rogel.
+\v 8 Then the border went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that lies over the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then the border extended from the top of the hills to the spring of Nephtoah, and went out from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border bends around to Baalah (the same as Kiriath Jearim).
+\v 10 Then the border circled around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same as Kesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and crossed over to Timnah.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 The border went out beside the northern hill of Ekron, and then it bends around to Shikkeron and passed along to Mount Baalah, from there it went to Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.
+\v 12 The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
+\v 14 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
+\v 15 He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Caleb said, "The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a wife."
+\v 17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a wife.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Aksah replied, "Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water." Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
+\v 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
+\v 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
+\v 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (this was also known as Hazor),
+\v 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
+\v 27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
+\v 28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
+\v 30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
+\v 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
+\v 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
+\v 34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
+\v 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
+\v 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
+\v 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
+\v 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
+\v 41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
+\v 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
+\v 44 Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 45 Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;
+\v 46 from Ekron to the Great Sea, all the settlements that were near Ashdod, including their villages.
+\p
+\v 47 Ashdod, its surrounding towns and villages; Gaza, its surrounding towns and villages; to the brook of Egypt, and to the Great Sea with its coastline.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 48 In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
+\v 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
+\v 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
+\v 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were eleven cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
+\v 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
+\v 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior. These were nine cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
+\v 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
+\v 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were ten cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
+\v 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were six cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah. These were two cities, including their villages.
+\p
+\v 61 In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
+\v 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were six cities, including their villages.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 63 But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the tribe of Judah could not drive them out, so the Jebusites live there with the tribe of Judah to this day.
+
+
+
 
 
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08-RUT.usfm

@@ -4,51 +4,51 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Ruth
 \toc2 Ruth
 \toc3 Rut
-\mt Ruth\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 It happened in the days when the judges ruled that there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
-\v 2 The name of the man was Elimelek, and the name of his wife was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion, who were Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah. They arrived at the country of Moab and lived there.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Then Elimelek, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
-\v 4 These sons took wives from the women of Moab; the name of one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there for about ten years.
-\v 5 Then both Mahlon and Kilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children.
-\s5
-\v 6 Then Naomi decided to leave Moab with her daughters-in-law and return to Judah because she had heard in the region of Moab that Yahweh had helped his people in need and had given them food.
-\v 7 So she left the place where she had been with her two daughters-in-law, and they walked down the road to return to the land of Judah.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return, each of you, to your mother's house. May Yahweh show kindness toward you, as you have shown kindness toward the dead and toward me.
-\v 9 May the Lord grant you that you find rest, each of you in the house of another husband." Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and cried.
-\v 10 They said to her, "No! We will return with you to your people."
-
-\s5
-\v 11 But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters! Why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb for you, so that they may become your husbands?
-\v 12 Turn back, my daughters, go your own way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said, 'I hope I get a husband tonight,' and then give birth to sons,
-\v 13 would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you choose not to marry a husband? No, my daughters! It is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Then her daughters-in-law lifted up their voices and cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law farewell, but Ruth held on to her.
-\p
-\v 15 Naomi said, "Listen, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Go back with your sister-in-law."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 But Ruth said, "Do not make me go away from you, for where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
-\v 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me, and even more, if anything but death ever separates us."
-\v 18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped arguing with her.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 So the two traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. It happened that when they arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town was very excited about them. The women said, "Is this Naomi?"
-\v 20 But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Bitter, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
-\v 21 I went out full, but Yahweh has brought me home again empty. So why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has condemned me, that the Almighty has afflicted me?"
-
-\s5
-\v 22 So Naomi and Ruth the Moabite woman, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
-
-
-
+\mt Ruth\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 It happened in the days when the judges ruled that there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
+\v 2 The name of the man was Elimelek, and the name of his wife was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion, who were Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah. They arrived at the country of Moab and lived there.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Elimelek, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
+\v 4 These sons took wives from the women of Moab; the name of one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there for about ten years.
+\v 5 Then both Mahlon and Kilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children.
+\s5
+\v 6 Then Naomi decided to leave Moab with her daughters-in-law and return to Judah because she had heard in the region of Moab that Yahweh had helped his people in need and had given them food.
+\v 7 So she left the place where she had been with her two daughters-in-law, and they walked down the road to return to the land of Judah.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return, each of you, to your mother's house. May Yahweh show kindness toward you, as you have shown kindness toward the dead and toward me.
+\v 9 May the Lord grant you that you find rest, each of you in the house of another husband." Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and cried.
+\v 10 They said to her, "No! We will return with you to your people."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters! Why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb for you, so that they may become your husbands?
+\v 12 Turn back, my daughters, go your own way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said, 'I hope I get a husband tonight,' and then give birth to sons,
+\v 13 would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you choose not to marry a husband? No, my daughters! It is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then her daughters-in-law lifted up their voices and cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law farewell, but Ruth held on to her.
+\p
+\v 15 Naomi said, "Listen, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Go back with your sister-in-law."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But Ruth said, "Do not make me go away from you, for where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
+\v 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me, and even more, if anything but death ever separates us."
+\v 18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped arguing with her.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 So the two traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. It happened that when they arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town was very excited about them. The women said, "Is this Naomi?"
+\v 20 But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Bitter, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
+\v 21 I went out full, but Yahweh has brought me home again empty. So why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has condemned me, that the Almighty has afflicted me?"
+
+\s5
+\v 22 So Naomi and Ruth the Moabite woman, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
+
+
+
 
 
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@@ -148,50 +148,50 @@
 \v 18 Then Naomi said, "Stay here, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out, for the man will not rest until he has finished this thing today."
 
 
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Soon, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came by. Boaz said to him, "My friend, come over and sit down here." The man came over and sat down.
-\v 2 Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Boaz said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that was our brother Elimelek's.
-\v 4 I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you." Then the other man said, "I will redeem it."
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Then Boaz said, "On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance."
-\v 6 Then the near kinsman said, "I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and exchange of goods. To confirm all things, a man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; this was the manner of making legal agreements in Israel.
-\v 8 So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," and he took off his sandal.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.
-\v 10 Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!"
-
-\s5
-\v 11 All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.
-\v 12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring that Yahweh will give you with this young woman."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and Yahweh allowed her to become pregnant, and she bore a son.
-\v 14 The women said to Naomi, "May Yahweh be blessed, who has not left you today without a near kinsman, this baby. May his name be famous in Israel.
-\v 15 May he be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and took care of him.
-\v 17 The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who became the father of David.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Now these were the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
-\v 19 Hezron became the father of Ram, Ram became the father of Amminadab,
-\v 20 Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
-\v 21 Salmon became the father of Boaz, Boaz became the father of Obed,
-\v 22 Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
-
-
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Soon, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came by. Boaz said to him, "My friend, come over and sit down here." The man came over and sat down.
+\v 2 Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Boaz said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that was our brother Elimelek's.
+\v 4 I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you." Then the other man said, "I will redeem it."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Then Boaz said, "On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance."
+\v 6 Then the near kinsman said, "I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and exchange of goods. To confirm all things, a man took off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; this was the manner of making legal agreements in Israel.
+\v 8 So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," and he took off his sandal.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.
+\v 10 Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!"
+
+\s5
+\v 11 All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.
+\v 12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring that Yahweh will give you with this young woman."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and Yahweh allowed her to become pregnant, and she bore a son.
+\v 14 The women said to Naomi, "May Yahweh be blessed, who has not left you today without a near kinsman, this baby. May his name be famous in Israel.
+\v 15 May he be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and took care of him.
+\v 17 The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who became the father of David.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Now these were the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
+\v 19 Hezron became the father of Ram, Ram became the father of Amminadab,
+\v 20 Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
+\v 21 Salmon became the father of Boaz, Boaz became the father of Obed,
+\v 22 Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
+
+

09-1SA.usfm

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-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 Hannah prayed and said,
-\q "My heart exults in Yahweh.
-\q My horn is exalted in Yahweh.
-\q My mouth boasts over my enemies,
-\q because I rejoice in your salvation.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 2 There is no one holy like Yahweh,
-\q for there is none besides you;
-\q there is no rock like our God.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Boast no more so very proudly;
-\q let no arrogance come out of your mouth.
-\q For Yahweh is a God of knowledge;
-\q by him actions are weighed.
-\q
-\v 4 The bow of the mighty men are broken,
-\q but those who stumble put on strength like a belt.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread;
-\q those who were hungry have stopped being hungry.
-\q Even the barren one gives birth to seven,
-\q but the woman who has many children languishes.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 Yahweh kills and brings to life.
-\q He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
-\q
-\v 7 Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich.
-\q He humbles, but he also lifts up.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 He raises up the poor out of the dust.
-\q He lifts the needy from the ash heap
-\q to make them sit with princes
-\q and inherit the seat of honor.
-\q For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's
-\q and he has set the world upon them.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 He will guard the feet of his faithful people,
-\q but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness,
-\q for no one will prevail by strength.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 Those who oppose Yahweh will be broken to pieces;
-\q he will thunder against them from heaven.
-\q Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth;
-\q he will give strength to his king
-\q and exalt the horn of his anointed."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. The child served Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know Yahweh.
-\v 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, while the meat was boiling.
-\v 14 He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all the Israelites that came there.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Worse, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw."
-\v 16 If the man said to him, "They must burn the fat first, and then take as much as you want." Then he would say, "No, you will give it me now; if not, I will take it by force."
-\v 17 The sin of these young men was very great before Yahweh, for they despised Yahweh's offering.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 But Samuel served Yahweh as a child clothed with a linen ephod.
-\v 19 His mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh." Then they would return to their own home.
-\v 21 Yahweh again helped Hannah, and again she became pregnant. She bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Now Eli was very old; he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
-\v 23 He said to them, "Why do you such things? For I hear of your evil actions from all these people."
-\v 24 No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear. You make Yahweh's people disobey.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 "If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will speak for him?"
-But they would not listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.
-\v 26 The child Samuel grew up, and increased in favor with Yahweh and also with men.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, "Yahweh says, 'Did I not reveal myself to the house of your ancestor, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?
-\v 28 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings of the people of Israel made with fire.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 Why, then, do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings that I required in the place where I live? Why do you honor your sons above me by making yourselves fat with the best of every offering of my people Israel?'
-\v 30 For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I promised that your house, and the house of your ancestor, should walk before me forever.' But now Yahweh says, 'Far be it from me to do this, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 See, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will no longer be any old man in your house.
-\v 32 You will see distress in the place where I live. Although good will be given to Israel, there will no longer be any old man in your house.
-\v 33 Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your eyes to fail, and I will cause grief for your life. All the men born in your family will die.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 This will be the sign for you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
-\v 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who will do what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build him a sure house; and he will walk before my anointed king forever.
-
-\s5
-\v 36 Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him, asking for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, "Please assign me to one of the priests' positions so I can eat a piece of bread."'"
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Hannah prayed and said,
+\q "My heart exults in Yahweh.
+\q My horn is exalted in Yahweh.
+\q My mouth boasts over my enemies,
+\q because I rejoice in your salvation.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 2 There is no one holy like Yahweh,
+\q for there is none besides you;
+\q there is no rock like our God.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Boast no more so very proudly;
+\q let no arrogance come out of your mouth.
+\q For Yahweh is a God of knowledge;
+\q by him actions are weighed.
+\q
+\v 4 The bow of the mighty men are broken,
+\q but those who stumble put on strength like a belt.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread;
+\q those who were hungry have stopped being hungry.
+\q Even the barren one gives birth to seven,
+\q but the woman who has many children languishes.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 Yahweh kills and brings to life.
+\q He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
+\q
+\v 7 Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich.
+\q He humbles, but he also lifts up.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 He raises up the poor out of the dust.
+\q He lifts the needy from the ash heap
+\q to make them sit with princes
+\q and inherit the seat of honor.
+\q For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's
+\q and he has set the world upon them.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 He will guard the feet of his faithful people,
+\q but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness,
+\q for no one will prevail by strength.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 Those who oppose Yahweh will be broken to pieces;
+\q he will thunder against them from heaven.
+\q Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth;
+\q he will give strength to his king
+\q and exalt the horn of his anointed."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. The child served Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know Yahweh.
+\v 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, while the meat was boiling.
+\v 14 He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all the Israelites that came there.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Worse, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw."
+\v 16 If the man said to him, "They must burn the fat first, and then take as much as you want." Then he would say, "No, you will give it me now; if not, I will take it by force."
+\v 17 The sin of these young men was very great before Yahweh, for they despised Yahweh's offering.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 But Samuel served Yahweh as a child clothed with a linen ephod.
+\v 19 His mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh." Then they would return to their own home.
+\v 21 Yahweh again helped Hannah, and again she became pregnant. She bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Now Eli was very old; he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
+\v 23 He said to them, "Why do you such things? For I hear of your evil actions from all these people."
+\v 24 No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear. You make Yahweh's people disobey.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 "If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will speak for him?"
+But they would not listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.
+\v 26 The child Samuel grew up, and increased in favor with Yahweh and also with men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, "Yahweh says, 'Did I not reveal myself to the house of your ancestor, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?
+\v 28 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings of the people of Israel made with fire.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Why, then, do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings that I required in the place where I live? Why do you honor your sons above me by making yourselves fat with the best of every offering of my people Israel?'
+\v 30 For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I promised that your house, and the house of your ancestor, should walk before me forever.' But now Yahweh says, 'Far be it from me to do this, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 See, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will no longer be any old man in your house.
+\v 32 You will see distress in the place where I live. Although good will be given to Israel, there will no longer be any old man in your house.
+\v 33 Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your eyes to fail, and I will cause grief for your life. All the men born in your family will die.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 This will be the sign for you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
+\v 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who will do what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build him a sure house; and he will walk before my anointed king forever.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him, asking for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, "Please assign me to one of the priests' positions so I can eat a piece of bread."'"
+
+
+
 
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-\c 4
-\v 1 The word of Samuel came to all of Israel.
-\p Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They set up camp at Ebenezer, and the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.
-\v 2 The Philistines lined up for battle against Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh here from Shiloh, that it may be here with us, that it might keep us safe from the hands of our enemies."
-\v 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh; from there they carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts, who sits above the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 When the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, all of the people of Israel gave a great shout, and the earth resounded.
-\v 6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they realized that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 The Philistines were afraid; they said, "A god has come into the camp." They said, "Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before!
-\v 8 Woe to us! Who will protect us from the strength of these mighty gods? These are the gods who attacked the Egyptians with many different kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
-\v 9 Take courage, and be men, you Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you. Be men, and fight."
-
-\s5
-\v 10 The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Every man fled to his house, and the slaughter was very great; for thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
-\v 11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, arriving with his clothes torn and earth on his head.
-\v 13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching because his heart trembled with concern for the ark of God. When the man entered the city and told the news, the whole city cried out.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What is the meaning of this uproar?" The man quickly came and told Eli.
-\v 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes did not focus, and he could not see.
-\s5
-\v 16 The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. I fled from the battle today." Eli said, "How did it go, my son?"
-\v 17 The man who brought the news answered and said, "Israel fled from the Philistines. Also, there has been a great defeat among the people. Also, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken."
-
-\s5
-\v 18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate. His neck was broken, and he died, because he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she knelt down and gave birth, but her labor pains overwhelmed her.
-\v 20 About the time of her death the women attending to her said, "Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son." But she did not answer or take what they said to heart.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has gone away from Israel!" for the ark of God had been captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
-\v 22 She said, "The glory has gone away from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured."
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-
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-
-
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
-\v 2 The Philistines took the ark of God, brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it up beside Dagon.
-\v 3 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and set him up in his place again.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. The head of Dagon and both of his hands were lying cut off in the doorway. Only the trunk of Dagon remained.
-\v 5 This is why, even today, the priests of Dagon and anyone who comes into Dagon's house does not step on the doorway of Dagon in Ashdod.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Yahweh's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
-\v 7 When the men of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god."
-
-\s5
-\v 8 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, "What should 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 carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
-\v 9 But after they brought it around, Yahweh's hand was against the city, causing a very great confusion. He afflicted the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people."
-
-\s5
-\v 11 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people." For there was a deathly panic throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
-\v 12 The men who did not die were afflicted with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.
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-
-\s5
-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 Now the ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.
-\v 2 Then the Philistine people called for the priests and the diviners; they said to them, "What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Tell us how we should send it back to its own country."
-
-\s5
-\v 3 The priests and diviners said, "If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without a gift; by all means send him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted off of you until now."
-\v 4 Then they said, "What should the guilt offering be that we are returning to him?" They replied, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice, five being the number that is the same as the number of the rulers of the Philistines. For the same plague afflicted you and your rulers.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 So you must make models of your tumors, and models of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
-\v 6 Why should you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? That was when the God of Israel dealt severely with them; did not the Egyptians send away the people, and they left?
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Now then, prepare a new cart with two nursing cows that have never been yoked. Tie the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.
-\v 8 Then take the ark of Yahweh and place it in the cart. Put the golden figures that you are returning to him as a guilt offering into a box to one side of it. Then send it off and let it go its own way.
-\v 9 Then watch; if it goes up on the way to its own land to Beth Shemesh, then it is Yahweh who has executed this great disaster. But if not, then we will know that it is not his hand that afflicted us; instead, we will know that it happened to us by chance."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 The men did as they were told; they took two nursing cows, tied them to the cart, and confined their calves at home.
-\v 11 They put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, together with a box containing the golden mice and the castings of their tumors.
-\v 12 The cows went straight in the direction of Beth Shemesh. They went along one highway, lowing as they went, and they did not turn aside either to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley. When they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 The cart came into the field of Joshua from the town of Beth Shemesh and stopped there. A great stone was there, and they split the wood from the cart, and offered the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
-\v 15 The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the box that was with it, where the golden figures were, and put them on the great stone. The men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 When the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned that day to Ekron.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh—one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
-\v 18 The golden mice were the same in number as the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five rulers, both fortified cities and country villages. The great stone, beside which they set down the ark of Yahweh, remains a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 Yahweh attacked some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh. He killed 50,070 men. The people mourned, because Yahweh had given the people a great blow.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa 50,070 men \fqa* , some later copies and modern versions have, \fqa seventy men. \fqa* \f*
-
-\v 20 The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from us?"
-\s5
-\v 21 They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come down and take it back with you."
-
-
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\v 1 The word of Samuel came to all of Israel.
+\p Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They set up camp at Ebenezer, and the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.
+\v 2 The Philistines lined up for battle against Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh here from Shiloh, that it may be here with us, that it might keep us safe from the hands of our enemies."
+\v 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh; from there they carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts, who sits above the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 When the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, all of the people of Israel gave a great shout, and the earth resounded.
+\v 6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they realized that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The Philistines were afraid; they said, "A god has come into the camp." They said, "Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before!
+\v 8 Woe to us! Who will protect us from the strength of these mighty gods? These are the gods who attacked the Egyptians with many different kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
+\v 9 Take courage, and be men, you Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you. Be men, and fight."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Every man fled to his house, and the slaughter was very great; for thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
+\v 11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, arriving with his clothes torn and earth on his head.
+\v 13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching because his heart trembled with concern for the ark of God. When the man entered the city and told the news, the whole city cried out.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What is the meaning of this uproar?" The man quickly came and told Eli.
+\v 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes did not focus, and he could not see.
+\s5
+\v 16 The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. I fled from the battle today." Eli said, "How did it go, my son?"
+\v 17 The man who brought the news answered and said, "Israel fled from the Philistines. Also, there has been a great defeat among the people. Also, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken."
+
+\s5
+\v 18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate. His neck was broken, and he died, because he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she knelt down and gave birth, but her labor pains overwhelmed her.
+\v 20 About the time of her death the women attending to her said, "Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son." But she did not answer or take what they said to heart.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has gone away from Israel!" for the ark of God had been captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
+\v 22 She said, "The glory has gone away from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
+\v 2 The Philistines took the ark of God, brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it up beside Dagon.
+\v 3 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and set him up in his place again.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. The head of Dagon and both of his hands were lying cut off in the doorway. Only the trunk of Dagon remained.
+\v 5 This is why, even today, the priests of Dagon and anyone who comes into Dagon's house does not step on the doorway of Dagon in Ashdod.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Yahweh's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
+\v 7 When the men of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, "What should 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 carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
+\v 9 But after they brought it around, Yahweh's hand was against the city, causing a very great confusion. He afflicted the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people." For there was a deathly panic throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
+\v 12 The men who did not die were afflicted with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 Now the ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.
+\v 2 Then the Philistine people called for the priests and the diviners; they said to them, "What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Tell us how we should send it back to its own country."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The priests and diviners said, "If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without a gift; by all means send him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted off of you until now."
+\v 4 Then they said, "What should the guilt offering be that we are returning to him?" They replied, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice, five being the number that is the same as the number of the rulers of the Philistines. For the same plague afflicted you and your rulers.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 So you must make models of your tumors, and models of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
+\v 6 Why should you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? That was when the God of Israel dealt severely with them; did not the Egyptians send away the people, and they left?
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Now then, prepare a new cart with two nursing cows that have never been yoked. Tie the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.
+\v 8 Then take the ark of Yahweh and place it in the cart. Put the golden figures that you are returning to him as a guilt offering into a box to one side of it. Then send it off and let it go its own way.
+\v 9 Then watch; if it goes up on the way to its own land to Beth Shemesh, then it is Yahweh who has executed this great disaster. But if not, then we will know that it is not his hand that afflicted us; instead, we will know that it happened to us by chance."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 The men did as they were told; they took two nursing cows, tied them to the cart, and confined their calves at home.
+\v 11 They put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, together with a box containing the golden mice and the castings of their tumors.
+\v 12 The cows went straight in the direction of Beth Shemesh. They went along one highway, lowing as they went, and they did not turn aside either to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley. When they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 The cart came into the field of Joshua from the town of Beth Shemesh and stopped there. A great stone was there, and they split the wood from the cart, and offered the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
+\v 15 The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the box that was with it, where the golden figures were, and put them on the great stone. The men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 When the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned that day to Ekron.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh—one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
+\v 18 The golden mice were the same in number as the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five rulers, both fortified cities and country villages. The great stone, beside which they set down the ark of Yahweh, remains a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Yahweh attacked some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh. He killed 50,070 men. The people mourned, because Yahweh had given the people a great blow.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa 50,070 men \fqa* , some later copies and modern versions have, \fqa seventy men. \fqa* \f*
+
+\v 20 The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from us?"
+\s5
+\v 21 They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come down and take it back with you."
+
+
+
 
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-\p
-\v 1 There was a man from Benjamin, a man of influence. His name was Kish son of Abiel son of Zeror son of Bekorath son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite.
-\v 2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no man among the people of Israel who was a more handsome person than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
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-\v 3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the servants with you; arise and go look for the donkeys."
-\v 4 So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and went through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.
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-\p
-\v 5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us go back, or my father may stop caring for the donkeys and begin to worry about us."
-\v 6 But the servant said to him, "Listen, there is a man of God in this city. He is a man who is held in honor; everything that he says comes true. Let us go there; maybe he can tell us which way we should go on our journey."
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-\v 7 Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sack is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"
-\v 8 The servant answered Saul and said, "Here, I have with me one-fourth of a shekel of silver that I will give to the man of God, to tell us which way we should go."
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-\v 9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to seek the knowledge of God's will, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer." For today's prophet was formerly called a seer.)
-\v 10 Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said. Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.
-\p
-\v 11 As they went up the hill to the city, they found young women coming out to draw water; Saul and his servant said to them, "Is the seer here?"
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-\v 12 They answered, and said, "He is; see, he is just ahead of you. Hurry up, for he is coming to the city today, because the people are sacrificing today at the high place.
-\v 13 As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he will bless the sacrifice; afterwards those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will find him immediately."
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-\v 14 So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them, to go up to the high place.
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-\p
-\v 15 Now the day before Saul came, Yahweh had revealed to Samuel:
-\v 16 "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you will anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked on my people with pity because their call for help has come to me."
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-\v 17 When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh told him, "Here is the man I told you about! He is the one who will rule over my people."
-\v 18 Then Saul came close to Samuel in the gate and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"
-\v 19 Samuel answered Saul and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you will eat with me. In the morning I will let you go, and I will tell you everything that is on your mind.
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-\v 20 As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. Then on whom are all the desires of Israel set? Is it not on you and all your father's house?"
-\v 21 Saul answered and said, "Am not I a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? Is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this manner?"
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-\p
-\v 22 So Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them at the head place of those who had been invited, who were about thirty people.
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-\v 23 Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave to you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'"
-\v 24 So the cook took up the thigh and what was on it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, "See what has been kept is set before you. Eat it, because it has been kept for you until the appointed time, from the time when I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
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-\p
-\v 25 When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the rooftop.
-\v 26 Then at the break of dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the rooftop and said, "Get up, so I can send you on your way." So Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.
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-\v 27 As they were going to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go ahead of us"—and he went ahead—"but you must stay here awhile, that I may announce the message of God to you."
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-\p
-\v 1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and kissed him. He said, "Has not Yahweh anointed you to be a ruler over his inheritance?
-\v 2 When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel's tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, 'The donkeys that you were looking for have been found. Now your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is worried about you, saying, "What should I do about my son?"'
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-\v 3 Then you will go on further from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
-\v 4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will take from their hands.
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-\v 5 After that, you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre before them; they will be prophesying.
-\v 6 The Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them, and you will be changed into a different man.
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-\v 7 Now, when these signs come to you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
-\v 8 Go down before me to Gilgal. Then I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do."
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-\p
-\v 9 When Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. Then all these signs came to pass that day.
-\v 10 When they came to the hill, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him so that he prophesied with them.
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-\v 11 When everyone who knew him before saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people said to each other, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the prophets now?"
-\v 12 A man who was from that same place answered, "Then who is their father?" Because of this, it became a saying, "Is Saul also one of the prophets?"
-\v 13 When he finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
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-\p
-\v 14 Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" He replied, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that we could not find them, we went to Samuel."
-\v 15 Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
-\v 16 Saul replied to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken.
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-\p
-\v 17 Now Samuel called the people together before Yahweh at Mizpah.
-\v 18 He said to the people of Israel, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel says: 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.'
-\v 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all of your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, 'Set a king over us.' Now present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans."
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-\v 20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
-\v 21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their clans; and the clan of the Matrites was chosen; and Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they went looking for him, he could not be found.
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-\v 22 Then the people wanted to ask God more questions, "Is there still another man to come?" Yahweh answered, "He has hidden himself among the baggage."
-\v 23 Then they ran and retrieved Saul from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.
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-\v 24 Then Samuel said to the people, "Do you see the man whom Yahweh has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people!" All the people shouted, "Long live the king!"
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 25 Then Samuel told the people the customs and rules of kingship, wrote them down in a book, and placed it before Yahweh. Samuel then sent all the people away, each man to his own house.
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-\v 26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went some strong men, whose hearts God had touched.
-\v 27 But some worthless men said, "How can this man save us?" These people despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts. But Saul kept silent.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions add to this verse the following paragraph: \fqa Nahash king of the Ammonites had severely oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites. He dug out the right eye of each man and did not allow anyone to rescue Israel. Across the Jordan River was left no Israelites whose right eye Nahash king of the Ammonites had not dug out. But seven thousand men had escaped from the Ammonites and had gone into Jabesh Gilead. \fqa* \f*
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+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 There was a man from Benjamin, a man of influence. His name was Kish son of Abiel son of Zeror son of Bekorath son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite.
+\v 2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no man among the people of Israel who was a more handsome person than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the servants with you; arise and go look for the donkeys."
+\v 4 So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and went through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us go back, or my father may stop caring for the donkeys and begin to worry about us."
+\v 6 But the servant said to him, "Listen, there is a man of God in this city. He is a man who is held in honor; everything that he says comes true. Let us go there; maybe he can tell us which way we should go on our journey."
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sack is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"
+\v 8 The servant answered Saul and said, "Here, I have with me one-fourth of a shekel of silver that I will give to the man of God, to tell us which way we should go."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to seek the knowledge of God's will, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer." For today's prophet was formerly called a seer.)
+\v 10 Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said. Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.
+\p
+\v 11 As they went up the hill to the city, they found young women coming out to draw water; Saul and his servant said to them, "Is the seer here?"
+
+\s5
+\v 12 They answered, and said, "He is; see, he is just ahead of you. Hurry up, for he is coming to the city today, because the people are sacrificing today at the high place.
+\v 13 As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he will bless the sacrifice; afterwards those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will find him immediately."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them, to go up to the high place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Now the day before Saul came, Yahweh had revealed to Samuel:
+\v 16 "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you will anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked on my people with pity because their call for help has come to me."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh told him, "Here is the man I told you about! He is the one who will rule over my people."
+\v 18 Then Saul came close to Samuel in the gate and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"
+\v 19 Samuel answered Saul and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you will eat with me. In the morning I will let you go, and I will tell you everything that is on your mind.
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+\s5
+\v 20 As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. Then on whom are all the desires of Israel set? Is it not on you and all your father's house?"
+\v 21 Saul answered and said, "Am not I a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? Is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this manner?"
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 So Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them at the head place of those who had been invited, who were about thirty people.
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+\s5
+\v 23 Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave to you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'"
+\v 24 So the cook took up the thigh and what was on it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, "See what has been kept is set before you. Eat it, because it has been kept for you until the appointed time, from the time when I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the rooftop.
+\v 26 Then at the break of dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the rooftop and said, "Get up, so I can send you on your way." So Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.
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+\v 27 As they were going to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go ahead of us"—and he went ahead—"but you must stay here awhile, that I may announce the message of God to you."
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+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and kissed him. He said, "Has not Yahweh anointed you to be a ruler over his inheritance?
+\v 2 When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel's tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, 'The donkeys that you were looking for have been found. Now your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is worried about you, saying, "What should I do about my son?"'
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+\s5
+\v 3 Then you will go on further from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
+\v 4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will take from their hands.
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+\s5
+\v 5 After that, you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre before them; they will be prophesying.
+\v 6 The Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them, and you will be changed into a different man.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Now, when these signs come to you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
+\v 8 Go down before me to Gilgal. Then I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 When Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. Then all these signs came to pass that day.
+\v 10 When they came to the hill, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him so that he prophesied with them.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 When everyone who knew him before saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people said to each other, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the prophets now?"
+\v 12 A man who was from that same place answered, "Then who is their father?" Because of this, it became a saying, "Is Saul also one of the prophets?"
+\v 13 When he finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" He replied, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that we could not find them, we went to Samuel."
+\v 15 Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
+\v 16 Saul replied to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Now Samuel called the people together before Yahweh at Mizpah.
+\v 18 He said to the people of Israel, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel says: 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.'
+\v 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all of your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, 'Set a king over us.' Now present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
+\v 21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their clans; and the clan of the Matrites was chosen; and Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they went looking for him, he could not be found.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Then the people wanted to ask God more questions, "Is there still another man to come?" Yahweh answered, "He has hidden himself among the baggage."
+\v 23 Then they ran and retrieved Saul from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Then Samuel said to the people, "Do you see the man whom Yahweh has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people!" All the people shouted, "Long live the king!"
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 Then Samuel told the people the customs and rules of kingship, wrote them down in a book, and placed it before Yahweh. Samuel then sent all the people away, each man to his own house.
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+\s5
+\v 26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went some strong men, whose hearts God had touched.
+\v 27 But some worthless men said, "How can this man save us?" These people despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts. But Saul kept silent.
+\f + \ft Some modern versions add to this verse the following paragraph: \fqa Nahash king of the Ammonites had severely oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites. He dug out the right eye of each man and did not allow anyone to rescue Israel. Across the Jordan River was left no Israelites whose right eye Nahash king of the Ammonites had not dug out. But seven thousand men had escaped from the Ammonites and had gone into Jabesh Gilead. \fqa* \f*
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-\c 12
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-\v 1 Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to everything you said to me, and I have set a king over you.
-\v 2 Now, here is the king walking before you; and I am old and gray; and, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until today.
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-\v 3 Here I am; testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you."
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-\v 4 They said, "You have not cheated us, oppressed us, or have stolen anything from any man's hand."
-\v 5 He said to them, "Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed one is witness today, that you have found nothing in my hand." They replied, "Yahweh is witness."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Samuel said to the people, "It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.
-\v 7 Now then, present yourself, so that I may plead with you before Yahweh about all of the righteous deeds of Yahweh, which he did for you and your fathers.
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-\v 8 When Jacob came to Egypt, and your ancestors cried out to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who led your ancestors out of Egypt and they settled in this place.
-\v 9 But they forgot Yahweh their God; he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the armies of Hazor, into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; these all fought against your ancestors.
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-\s5
-\v 10 They cried out to Yahweh and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'
-\v 11 So Yahweh sent Jerub Baal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and gave you victory over your enemies all around you, so that you lived in security.
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-\v 12 When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No! Instead, a king must reign over us'—although Yahweh your God, was your king.
-\v 13 Now here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for and whom Yahweh has now appointed as king over you.
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-\v 14 If you fear Yahweh, serve him, obey his voice, and not rebel against the command of Yahweh, then both you and the king who reigns over you will be followers of Yahweh your God.
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-\v 15 If you do not obey the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commands of Yahweh, then Yahweh's hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
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-\v 16 Even now present yourself and see this great thing which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
-\v 17 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call upon Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves a king."
-\v 18 So Samuel called to Yahweh; and that same day Yahweh sent thunder and rain. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
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-\p
-\v 19 Then all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, so that we do not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil in asking for a king for ourselves."
-\v 20 Samuel replied, "Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, but do not turn away from Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.
-\v 21 Do not turn away after empty things that cannot profit or rescue you, because they are useless.
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-\v 22 For the sake of his great name, Yahweh will not reject his people, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
-\v 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will teach you the way that is good and right.
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-\v 24 Only fear Yahweh and serve him in truth with all your heart. Consider the great things he has done for you.
-\v 25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be destroyed."
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+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to everything you said to me, and I have set a king over you.
+\v 2 Now, here is the king walking before you; and I am old and gray; and, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until today.
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+\s5
+\v 3 Here I am; testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you."
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+\s5
+\v 4 They said, "You have not cheated us, oppressed us, or have stolen anything from any man's hand."
+\v 5 He said to them, "Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed one is witness today, that you have found nothing in my hand." They replied, "Yahweh is witness."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Samuel said to the people, "It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.
+\v 7 Now then, present yourself, so that I may plead with you before Yahweh about all of the righteous deeds of Yahweh, which he did for you and your fathers.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When Jacob came to Egypt, and your ancestors cried out to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who led your ancestors out of Egypt and they settled in this place.
+\v 9 But they forgot Yahweh their God; he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the armies of Hazor, into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; these all fought against your ancestors.
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+\s5
+\v 10 They cried out to Yahweh and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'
+\v 11 So Yahweh sent Jerub Baal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and gave you victory over your enemies all around you, so that you lived in security.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No! Instead, a king must reign over us'—although Yahweh your God, was your king.
+\v 13 Now here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for and whom Yahweh has now appointed as king over you.
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+\s5
+\v 14 If you fear Yahweh, serve him, obey his voice, and not rebel against the command of Yahweh, then both you and the king who reigns over you will be followers of Yahweh your God.
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+\v 15 If you do not obey the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commands of Yahweh, then Yahweh's hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
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+\s5
+\v 16 Even now present yourself and see this great thing which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
+\v 17 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call upon Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves a king."
+\v 18 So Samuel called to Yahweh; and that same day Yahweh sent thunder and rain. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Then all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, so that we do not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil in asking for a king for ourselves."
+\v 20 Samuel replied, "Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, but do not turn away from Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.
+\v 21 Do not turn away after empty things that cannot profit or rescue you, because they are useless.
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+\s5
+\v 22 For the sake of his great name, Yahweh will not reject his people, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
+\v 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will teach you the way that is good and right.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Only fear Yahweh and serve him in truth with all your heart. Consider the great things he has done for you.
+\v 25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be destroyed."
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-\v 1 One day, Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor bearer, "Come, let us go over to the Philistines' garrison on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
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-\v 2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron. About six hundred men were with him,
-\v 3 including Ahijah son of Ahitub (Ichabod's brother) son of Phinehas son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh at Shiloh, who wore an ephod. The people did not know that Jonathan was gone.
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-\v 4 On each side of the pass through which Jonathan wanted to go in order to get to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky cliff on one side and another rocky cliff on the other side. One rocky cliff was called Bozez and the other rocky cliff was called Seneh.
-\v 5 One rocky cliff stood on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
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-\v 6 Jonathan said to his young armor bearer, "Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised fellows. It may be that Yahweh will work on our behalf, for nothing can stop Yahweh from saving by many or by few people."
-\v 7 His armor bearer replied, "Do everything that is in your heart. Go ahead, see, I am with you, to obey all your commands."
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-\v 8 Then Jonathan said, "We will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.
-\v 9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come over to you'—then we will stay in our place and will not cross over to them.
-\v 10 But if they reply, 'Come over to us,' then we will cross over; because Yahweh has given them into our hand. This will be the sign to us."
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-\v 11 So both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. The Philistines said, "Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves."
-\v 12 Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Follow after me, because Yahweh has given them into the hand of Israel."
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-\v 13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor bearer followed behind him. The Philistines were put to death before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death behind him.
-\v 14 That first attack that Jonathan and his armor bearer made, killed about twenty men within an area of half an acre.
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-\v 15 There was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among the people. Even the garrison and the raiders panicked. The earth quaked, and there was a great panic.
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-\v 16 Then Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; the crowd of Philistine soldiers was dispersing, and they were going here and there.
-\v 17 Then Saul said to the people that were with him, "Count and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, Jonathan and his armor bearer were missing.
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-\v 18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God here," for at that time it was with the people of Israel.
-\v 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines was continuing and increasing. Then Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
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-\v 20 Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into battle. Every Philistine's sword was against his fellow countrymen, and there was very great confusion.
-\v 21 Now those Hebrews who previously had been with the Philistines, and who had gone with them into the camp, even they joined with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
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-\v 22 When all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hills near Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, even they chased after them in battle.
-\v 23 So Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle passed beyond Beth Aven.
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-\v 24 That day the men of Israel were distressed because Saul had put the people under an oath and said, "Cursed be the man that eats any food until evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the troops tasted food.
-\v 25 Then all the people entered the forest and there was honey upon the ground.
-\v 26 When the people entered into the forest, the honey flowed, but no one put his hand to his mouth for the people feared the oath.
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-\v 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with an oath. He reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
-\v 28 Then one of the people, answered, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, by saying, 'Cursed be the man that eats food on this day,' even though the people are weak from hunger."
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-\v 29 Then Jonathan said, "My father has made trouble for the land. See how my eyes have become brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
-\v 30 How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the plunder from their enemies that they found? Because now the slaughter has not been great among the Philistines."
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-\v 31 They attacked the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very weary.
-\v 32 The people rushed greedily on the plunder and took sheep, oxen and calves, and killed them on the ground. The people ate them with the blood.
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-\v 33 Then they told Saul, "Look, the people are sinning against Yahweh by eating with the blood." Saul said, "You have acted unfaithfully. Now, roll a big stone here to me."
-\v 34 Saul said, "Go out among the people, and tell them, 'Let every man bring his ox and his sheep, kill them here, and eat. Do not sin against Yahweh by eating with the blood.'" So each of the people brought his own ox with him that night and killed it there.
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-\v 35 Saul built an altar to Yahweh, which was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
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-\v 36 Then Saul said, "Let us pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them until morning; let us not leave one of them alive." They replied, "Do whatever seems good to you." But the priest said, "Let us approach God here."
-\v 37 Saul asked God, "Should I pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?" But God did not answer him that day.
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-\v 38 Then Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people; learn and see how this sin has happened today.
-\v 39 For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will surely die." But none of the men among all the people answered him.
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-\v 40 Then he said to all Israel, "You must stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other." The people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
-\v 41 Saul said, "Yahweh, God of Israel! If this sin has been committed by me or by my son Jonathan, then, Yahweh, God of Israel, give the Urim. But if this sin has been committed by your people Israel, give the Thummim." \f +\ft The ULB is following the LXX in the quotation. The Hebrew text has: \fqa “Give me the right answer.” \f* Then Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, but the army was exonerated. 
-\v 42 Then Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son." Then Jonathan was taken by lot.
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-\v 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die."
-\v 44 Saul said, "God do so and more also to me, if you do not die, Jonathan."
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-\v 45 Then the people said to Saul, "Should Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory for Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, not one hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today." So the people rescued Jonathan so that he did not die.
-\v 46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
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-\v 47 When Saul began to rule over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side. He fought against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.
-\v 48 He acted with great courage and defeated the Amalekites. He rescued Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
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-\v 49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. The names of his two daughters were Merab, the firstborn, and Michal, the younger.
-\v 50 The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam; she was the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
-\v 51 Kish was Saul's father; and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
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-\v 52 There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. When Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.
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+\v 1 One day, Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor bearer, "Come, let us go over to the Philistines' garrison on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
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+\v 2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron. About six hundred men were with him,
+\v 3 including Ahijah son of Ahitub (Ichabod's brother) son of Phinehas son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh at Shiloh, who wore an ephod. The people did not know that Jonathan was gone.
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+\v 4 On each side of the pass through which Jonathan wanted to go in order to get to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky cliff on one side and another rocky cliff on the other side. One rocky cliff was called Bozez and the other rocky cliff was called Seneh.
+\v 5 One rocky cliff stood on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
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+\v 6 Jonathan said to his young armor bearer, "Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised fellows. It may be that Yahweh will work on our behalf, for nothing can stop Yahweh from saving by many or by few people."
+\v 7 His armor bearer replied, "Do everything that is in your heart. Go ahead, see, I am with you, to obey all your commands."
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+\v 8 Then Jonathan said, "We will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.
+\v 9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come over to you'—then we will stay in our place and will not cross over to them.
+\v 10 But if they reply, 'Come over to us,' then we will cross over; because Yahweh has given them into our hand. This will be the sign to us."
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+\v 11 So both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. The Philistines said, "Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves."
+\v 12 Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Follow after me, because Yahweh has given them into the hand of Israel."
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+\v 13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor bearer followed behind him. The Philistines were put to death before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death behind him.
+\v 14 That first attack that Jonathan and his armor bearer made, killed about twenty men within an area of half an acre.
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+\v 15 There was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among the people. Even the garrison and the raiders panicked. The earth quaked, and there was a great panic.
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+\v 16 Then Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; the crowd of Philistine soldiers was dispersing, and they were going here and there.
+\v 17 Then Saul said to the people that were with him, "Count and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, Jonathan and his armor bearer were missing.
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+\v 18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God here," for at that time it was with the people of Israel.
+\v 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines was continuing and increasing. Then Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
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+\v 20 Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into battle. Every Philistine's sword was against his fellow countrymen, and there was very great confusion.
+\v 21 Now those Hebrews who previously had been with the Philistines, and who had gone with them into the camp, even they joined with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
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+\v 22 When all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hills near Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, even they chased after them in battle.
+\v 23 So Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle passed beyond Beth Aven.
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+\v 24 That day the men of Israel were distressed because Saul had put the people under an oath and said, "Cursed be the man that eats any food until evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the troops tasted food.
+\v 25 Then all the people entered the forest and there was honey upon the ground.
+\v 26 When the people entered into the forest, the honey flowed, but no one put his hand to his mouth for the people feared the oath.
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+\v 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with an oath. He reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
+\v 28 Then one of the people, answered, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, by saying, 'Cursed be the man that eats food on this day,' even though the people are weak from hunger."
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+\v 29 Then Jonathan said, "My father has made trouble for the land. See how my eyes have become brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
+\v 30 How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the plunder from their enemies that they found? Because now the slaughter has not been great among the Philistines."
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+\v 31 They attacked the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very weary.
+\v 32 The people rushed greedily on the plunder and took sheep, oxen and calves, and killed them on the ground. The people ate them with the blood.
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+\v 33 Then they told Saul, "Look, the people are sinning against Yahweh by eating with the blood." Saul said, "You have acted unfaithfully. Now, roll a big stone here to me."
+\v 34 Saul said, "Go out among the people, and tell them, 'Let every man bring his ox and his sheep, kill them here, and eat. Do not sin against Yahweh by eating with the blood.'" So each of the people brought his own ox with him that night and killed it there.
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+\v 35 Saul built an altar to Yahweh, which was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
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+\v 36 Then Saul said, "Let us pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them until morning; let us not leave one of them alive." They replied, "Do whatever seems good to you." But the priest said, "Let us approach God here."
+\v 37 Saul asked God, "Should I pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?" But God did not answer him that day.
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+\v 38 Then Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people; learn and see how this sin has happened today.
+\v 39 For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will surely die." But none of the men among all the people answered him.
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+\v 40 Then he said to all Israel, "You must stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other." The people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
+\v 41 Saul said, "Yahweh, God of Israel! If this sin has been committed by me or by my son Jonathan, then, Yahweh, God of Israel, give the Urim. But if this sin has been committed by your people Israel, give the Thummim." \f +\ft The ULB is following the LXX in the quotation. The Hebrew text has: \fqa “Give me the right answer.” \f* Then Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, but the army was exonerated. 
+\v 42 Then Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son." Then Jonathan was taken by lot.
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+\v 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die."
+\v 44 Saul said, "God do so and more also to me, if you do not die, Jonathan."
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+\v 45 Then the people said to Saul, "Should Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory for Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, not one hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today." So the people rescued Jonathan so that he did not die.
+\v 46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
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+\v 47 When Saul began to rule over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side. He fought against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.
+\v 48 He acted with great courage and defeated the Amalekites. He rescued Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
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+\v 49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. The names of his two daughters were Merab, the firstborn, and Michal, the younger.
+\v 50 The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam; she was the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
+\v 51 Kish was Saul's father; and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
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+\v 52 There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. When Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.
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-\v 1 Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected for myself a king among his sons."
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-\v 2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me." Yahweh said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.'
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-\v 4 Samuel did as Yahweh said and went to Bethlehem. The elders of the city were trembling as they came to meet him and said, "Are you coming in peace?"
-\v 5 He said, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Prepare to set yourselves apart and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he set apart Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
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-\v 6 When they came, he looked at Eliab and said to himself that Yahweh's anointed was certainly standing before him.
-\v 7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his outward appearance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him. For Yahweh does not see as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks on the heart."
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-\v 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. Then Samuel said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."
-\v 9 Jesse then made Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."
-\v 10 Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Yahweh has not chosen any of these."
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-\v 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all of your sons here?" He replied, "There remains yet the youngest, but he is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."
-\v 12 Jesse sent and brought him in. Now this son was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for he is the one."
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-\v 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. The Spirit of Yahweh rushed on David from that day forward. Then Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
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-\v 14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh left Saul, and a harmful spirit from Yahweh troubled him instead.
-\v 15 Saul's servants said to him, "Look, a harmful spirit from God troubles you.
-\v 16 Let our master now command your servants who are before you to look for a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the harmful spirit from God is on you, he will play it and you will be well."
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-\v 17 Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man that can play well and bring him to me."
-\v 18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, "I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a strong, courageous man, a man of war, one prudent in speech, a handsome man; and Yahweh is with him."
-\v 19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."
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-\v 20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them with his son David to Saul.
-\v 21 Then David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
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-\v 22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes."
-\v 23 Whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the harp and played it. So Saul would be refreshed and well, and the harmful spirit would depart from him.
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-\v 1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. They were gathered at Sokoh, which belongs to Judah. They had encamped between Sokoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim.
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-\v 2 Saul and the men of Israel gathered and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.
-\v 3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side with a valley between them.
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-\v 4 A strong man came out of the Philistines' camp, a man named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
-\v 5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of chainmail. The coat weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
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-\v 6 He had bronze armor on his legs and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.
-\v 7 The staff of his spear was large, with a loop of cord for throwing it like the cord on a weaver's beam. His spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.
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-\v 8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am not I a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
-\v 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us."
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-\v 10 Again the Philistine said, "I challenge the ranks of Israel today. Give me a man so we may fight together."
-\v 11 When Saul and all Israel heard what the Philistine said, they were discouraged and greatly afraid.
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-\v 12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons. Jesse was an old man in the days of Saul, very old among men.
-\v 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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-\v 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul.
-\v 15 Now David went back and forth between Saul's army and his father's sheep at Bethlehem, in order to feed them.
-\v 16 For forty days the Philistine strong man came near morning and evening to present himself for battle.
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-\v 17 Then Jesse said to his son David, "Take to your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp for your brothers.
-\v 18 Also bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand. See how your brothers are doing and bring back some proof that they are doing well.
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-\v 19 Your brothers are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines."
-\v 20 David got up early in the morning and left the flock in the care of a shepherd. He took the supplies and left, as Jesse commanded him. He came to the camp as the army was going out to the battlefield shouting the war cry.
-\v 21 Then Israel and the Philistines lined up for battle, army against army.
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-\v 22 David left his belongings with the keeper of supplies, ran to the army, and greeted his brothers.
-\v 23 As he talked with them, the strong man, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, and he came out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words as before, and David heard them.
-\v 24 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very afraid.
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-\v 25 The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? He has come to challenge Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and he will give his daughter to him in marriage, and will make his father's house free from taxation in Israel."
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-\v 26 David said to the men who stood by him, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
-\v 27 Then the people repeated what they had been saying and told him, "So it will be done for the man who kills him."
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-\v 28 Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why did you come down here? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the mischief in your heart; for you have come down here so that you might see the battle."
-\v 29 David said, "What have I done now? Was it not just a question?"
-\v 30 He turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way. The people answered the same thing as before.
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-\v 31 When the words that David said were heard, soldiers repeated them to Saul, and he sent for David.
-\v 32 Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of that Philistine; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
-\v 33 Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are only a youth, and he a man of war from his youth."
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-\v 34 But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
-\v 35 I chased after him and attacked him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he rose up against me, I caught him by his beard, struck him, and killed him.
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-\v 36 Your servant has killed both a lion and a bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has challenged the armies of the living God."
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-\v 37 David said, "Yahweh rescued me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear. He will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." Then Saul said to David, "Go, and may Yahweh be with you."
-\v 38 Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he clothed him with a coat of chainmail.
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-\v 39 David strapped his sword on his armor. But he was not able to walk, because he had not trained with them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go out to fight with these, for I have not trained with them." So David put them off.
-\v 40 He took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones out of the brook; he put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand as he approached the Philistine.
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-\v 41 The Philistine came and approached David, with his shield bearer in front of him.
-\v 42 When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he despised him, for he was only a boy, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
-\v 43 Then the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?," and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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-\v 44 The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."
-\v 45 David replied to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
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-\v 46 Today Yahweh will give me victory over you, and I will kill you and remove your head from your body. Today I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
-\v 47 and that all this gathering may know that Yahweh does not give victory with sword or spear. For the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand."
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-\v 48 When the Philistine rose and approached David, then David ran quickly toward the enemy army to meet him.
-\v 49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone from it, slung it, and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank into the Philistine's forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
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-\v 50 David defeated the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. He hit the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.
-\v 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword, drew it out of the sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their strong man was dead, they fled.
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-\v 52 Then the men of Israel and of Judah rose with a shout, and chased after the Philistines as far as the valley and the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay along the way to Shaaraim, all the way to Gath and Ekron.
-\v 53 The people of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
-\v 54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
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-\v 55 When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" Abner said, "As you live, king, I do not know."
-\v 56 The king said, "Ask those who might know, whose son the boy is."
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-\v 57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
-\v 58 Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."
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-\v 1 When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
-\v 2 Saul took David into his service that day; he did not let him return to his father's house.
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-\v 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant of friendship because Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
-\v 4 Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David with his armor, as well as his sword, bow, and belt.
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-\v 5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he succeeded. Saul set him over the men of war. This was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
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-\v 6 As they came home from defeating the Philistines, the women came from all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
-\v 7 The women sang one to another as they played. They sang:
-\q "Saul has killed his thousands,
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-\v 8 Saul was very angry, and this song displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but they have ascribed only thousands to me. What more can he have but the monarchy?"
-\v 9 Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.
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-\v 10 The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he raved within the house. So David played his instrument, as he did each day. Saul had a spear in his hand.
-\v 11 Saul threw the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David escaped from Saul's presence twice in this way.
-\v 12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, but was no longer with Saul.
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-\v 13 So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him a commander of a thousand. In this way David went out and came in before the people.
-\v 14 David was prospering in all his ways, for Yahweh was with him.
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-\v 15 When Saul saw that he prospered, he stood in awe of him.
-\v 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
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-\v 17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as a wife. Only be courageous for me and fight Yahweh's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."
-\v 18 David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, or my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"
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-\v 19 But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
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-\v 20 But Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. They told Saul, and this pleased him.
-\v 21 Then Saul thought, "I will give her to him, so that she can be a trap for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David a second time, "You will be my son-in-law."
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-\v 22 Saul commanded his servants, "Speak with David in private, and say, 'See, the king takes pleasure in you, and all his servants love you. Now then, become the king's son-in-law.'"
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-\v 23 So Saul's servants spoke these words to David. Then David said, "Is it a small matter to you to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?"
-\v 24 The servants of Saul reported to him the words which David spoke.
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-\v 25 Then Saul said, "Say this to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry, only one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged from the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
-\v 26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David to be the king's son-in-law.
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-\v 27 Before those days had expired, David went with his men and killed two hundred Philistines. David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife.
-\v 28 When Saul saw, and he knew that Yahweh was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
-\v 29 Saul was even more afraid of David. Saul was continually David's enemy.
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-\v 30 Then the princes of the Philistines came out for battle, and as often as they came out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly regarded.
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-\v 1 Saul said to Jonathan his son and to all his servants that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, took great pleasure in David.
-\v 2 So Jonathan told David, "Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning and hide yourself in a secret place.
-\v 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. If I learn anything, I will tell you."
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-\v 4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Do not let the king sin against his servant David. For he has not sinned against you, and his deeds have brought you good.
-\v 5 For he took his life in his hand and killed the Philistine. Yahweh brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?"
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-\v 6 Saul listened to Jonathan. Saul swore, "As Yahweh lives, he will not be put to death."
-\v 7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
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-\v 8 There was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with a great slaughter. They fled before him.
-\v 9 A harmful spirit from Yahweh came on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, and as David was playing his instrument.
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-\v 10 Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence, so that Saul drove the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
-\v 11 Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him that he might kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed."
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-\v 12 So Michal let David down through the window. He went and fled, and escaped.
-\v 13 Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed. Then she put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with the clothes.
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-\v 14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
-\v 15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David; he said, "Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I may kill him."
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-\v 16 When the messengers came in, behold, the household idol was in the bed along with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.
-\v 17 Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go. Why should I kill you?'"
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-\v 18 Now David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel in Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
-\v 19 It was told to Saul, saying, "See, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
-\v 20 Then Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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-\v 21 When Saul was told this, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
-\v 22 Then he also went to Ramah and came to the deep well that is in Seku. He asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" Someone said, "See, they are at Naioth in Ramah."
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-\v 23 Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
-\v 24 He stripped off his clothes and also prophesied before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why they ask, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
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-\v 1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks to take my life?"
-\v 2 Jonathan said to David, "Far from it; you will not die. My father does nothing either great or small without telling it to me. Why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
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-\v 3 Yet David vowed again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes. He has said, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.' But as truly as Yahweh lives, and as you live, there is but a step between me and death."
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-\v 4 Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."
-\v 5 David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and I ought to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go, so that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at evening.
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-\v 6 If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; because it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'
-\v 7 If he says, 'It is well,' your servant will have peace. But if he is very angry, then know that he has decided on evil.
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-\v 8 Therefore deal kindly with your servant. For you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is sin in me, kill me yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?"
-\v 9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I learned my father decided harm to come upon you, would I not tell you?"
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-\v 10 Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if by chance your father should answer you roughly?"
-\v 11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So they both went out into the field.
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-\v 12 Jonathan said to David, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be witness. When I have questioned my father around this time tomorrow, or the third day, see, if there is good will toward David, will I not then send to you and make it known to you?
-\v 13 If it pleases my father to do you harm, may Yahweh do to Jonathan and more also if I do not make it known to you and send you away, so that you may go in peace. May Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
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-\v 14 If I am still alive, will you not show me the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh, that I may not die?
-\v 15 Do not cut off your covenant faithfulness from my house forever—not even when Yahweh cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."
-\v 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David and said, "May Yahweh require an accounting from the hand of the enemies of David."
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-\v 17 Jonathan made David vow again because of the love that he had for him, because he loved him as he loved his own soul.
-\v 18 Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon. You will be missed because your seat will be empty.
-\v 19 When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when the business was in hand, and stay by the stone Ezel.
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-\v 20 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.
-\v 21 Then I will send my young man and say to him, 'Go find the arrows.' If I say to the young boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them," then come; for there will be safety for you and not harm, as Yahweh lives.
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-\v 22 "But if I say to the young man, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go your way, for Yahweh has sent you away.
-\v 23 As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, see, Yahweh is between you and me forever.'"
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-\v 24 So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
-\v 25 The king sat on his seat, as usual, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side. But David's place was empty.
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-\v 26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, because he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean."
-\v 27 But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal either yesterday or today?"
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-\v 28 Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked permission from me to go to Bethlehem.
-\v 29 He said, 'Please let me go. For our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has ordered me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table."
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-\v 30 Then Saul's anger burned 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?
-\v 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now then, send and bring him to me, for he must surely die."
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-\v 32 Jonathan answered Saul his father, "For what reason should he be put to death? What has he done?"
-\v 33 Then Saul threw his spear at him to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.
-\v 34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved over David, because his father had dishonored him.
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-\v 35 In the morning, Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and a young man was with him.
-\v 36 He said to his young man, "Run and find the arrows that I shoot." As the young man ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
-\v 37 When the young man came to the place where the arrow that Jonathan shot had landed, Jonathan called after the young man, and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?"
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-\v 38 Then Jonathan called after the young man, "Hurry, be quick, do not stay!" So Jonathan's young man gathered up the arrows and came to his master.
-\v 39 But the young man did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
-\v 40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his young man and said to him, "Go, take them to the city."
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-\v 41 As soon as the young man was gone, David stood up from behind the mound, lay facedown on the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept together, with David weeping the more.
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text reads, \fqa David came out from beside the south. \fqa* Modern versions interpret this passage in different ways because the Hebrew text is difficult to understand. \f*
-\v 42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the name of Yahweh and said, 'May Yahweh be between you and me, and between my descendants and your descendants, forever.'" Then David stood up and left, and Jonathan returned to the city. 
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-\v 1 Then David came to Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling and said to him, "Why are you alone and have no one with you?"
-\v 2 David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has sent me on a mission and has said to me, 'Let no one know anything about the business I am sending you, and what I have commanded you.' I have directed the young men to a certain place.
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-\v 3 Now then what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."
-\v 4 The priest answered David and said, "There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is holy bread—if the young men have kept themselves from women."
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-\v 5 David answered the priest, "Surely women have been kept from us for the past three days, as usual when I set out. The things belonging to the men have been set apart even on ordinary missions. How much more today will what they have be set apart!"
-\v 6 So the priest gave him the bread that was set apart. For there was no bread there except the bread of the presence, which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day it was taken away.
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-\v 7 Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.
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-\v 8 David said to Ahimelech, "Now is there not here on hand any spear or sword? For I brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business was urgent."
-\v 9 The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want to take that, take it, for there is no other weapon here." David said, "There is no other sword like that one; give it to me."
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-\v 10 David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
-\v 11 Achish's servants said to him, "Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another about him in dances,
-\q 'Saul has killed his thousands,
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-\v 12 David took these words to heart and was very afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.
-\v 13 He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands; he made marks on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
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-\v 14 Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why have you brought him to me?
-\v 15 Do I lack madmen, so that you have brought this fellow to behave like one in my presence? Will this fellow really come into my house?"
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-\v 1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
-\v 2 Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented—they all gathered to him. David became captain over them. There were about four hundred men with him.
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-\v 3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab. He said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother go out with you until I know what God will do for me."
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-\v 4 He left them with the king of Moab. His father and mother stayed with him the whole time that David was in his stronghold.
-\v 5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in your stronghold. Leave and go into the land of Judah." So David left there and went into the forest of Hereth.
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-\v 6 Saul heard that David had been discovered, along with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
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-\v 7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Listen now, people of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
-\v 8 in exchange for all of you plotting against me? None of you informs me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me. None of you informs me that my son has incited my servant David against me. Today he hides and waits for me so he may attack me."
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-\v 9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered, "I saw the son of Jesse come to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.
-\v 10 He prayed to Yahweh that he might help him, and he gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."
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-\v 11 Then the king sent someone to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob. All of them came to the king.
-\v 12 Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my master."
-\v 13 Saul said to him, "Why have you plotted against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have prayed to God that he might help him, so that he might rise up against me, to hide in secret, as he does today?"
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-\v 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law and is over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?
-\v 15 Is today the first time I have prayed to God to help him? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father. For your servant knows nothing of this whole matter."
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-\v 16 The king replied, "You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house."
-\v 17 The king said to the guard that stood around him, "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh. Because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, but did not reveal it to me." But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to kill the priests of Yahweh.
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-\v 18 Then the king said to Doeg, "Turn and kill the priests." So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; he killed eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod that day.
-\v 19 He also put to the sword, Nob, the city of the priests; both men and women, children and infants, and oxen and donkeys and sheep he put to the sword.
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-\v 20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
-\v 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed Yahweh's priests.
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-\v 22 David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for every death in your father's family!
-\v 23 Stay with me and do not be afraid. For the one who seeks your life seeks mine as well. You will be safe with me."
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-\v 1 They told David, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors."
-\v 2 So David prayed to Yahweh for help and asked him, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."
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-\v 3 David's men said to him, "See, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?"
-\v 4 Then David prayed to Yahweh for help yet again. Yahweh answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will give you victory over the Philistines."
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-\v 5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. He led away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
-\v 6 When Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
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-\v 7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. Saul said, "God has given him into my hand. For he is shut in because he has entered a city that has gates and bars."
-\v 8 Saul summoned all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
-\v 9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
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-\v 10 Then David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has indeed heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
-\v 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, please tell your servant." Yahweh said, "He will come down."
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-\v 12 Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" Yahweh said, "They will surrender you."
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-\v 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, got up and went away from Keilah, and they went from place to place. It was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he stopped the pursuit.
-\v 14 David stayed in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
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-\v 15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; now David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
-\v 16 Then Jonathan, Saul's son, got up and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.
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-\v 17 He said to him, "Do not be afraid. For the hand of Saul my father will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you. Saul my father also knows this."
-\v 18 They made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
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-\v 19 Then Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
-\v 20 Now come down, king! According to your desire, come down! Our part will be to surrender him into the king's hand."
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-\v 21 Saul said, "May you be blessed by Yahweh. For you have had compassion on me.
-\v 22 Go, make even more sure. Learn and find out where his hiding place is and who has seen him there. It is told to me that he is very crafty.
-\v 23 So look, and learn all of the places where he hides himself. Come back to me with sure information, and then I will return with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."
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-\v 24 Then they rose up and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
-\v 25 Saul and his men went to seek him. But David was told of it, so he went down to a rocky hill and lived in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he chased David in the wilderness of Maon.
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-\v 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men were going on the other side of the mountain. David hurried to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to take them,
-\v 27 a messenger came to Saul and said, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land."
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-\v 28 So Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.
-\v 29 David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.
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-\p
-\v 1 When Saul returned from chasing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness of Engedi."
-\v 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
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-\v 3 He came to sheep pens on the way, where there was a cave. Saul went inside to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting far back in the cave.
-\v 4 David's men said to him, "This is the day of which Yahweh spoke when he said to you, 'I will give your enemy into your hand, for you to do with him as you wish.'" Then David arose and quietly crept forward and cut off the corner of Saul's robe.
-\s5
-\v 5 Afterward David's heart afflicted him because he had cut a corner off Saul's robe.
-\v 6 He said to his men, "May Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Yahweh's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is Yahweh's anointed."
-\v 7 So David rebuked his men with these words, and did not permit them to attack Saul. Saul stood up, left the cave, and went on his way.
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-\p
-\v 8 Afterward, David also stood up, left the cave, and called out after Saul: "My master the king." When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and showed him respect.
-\v 9 David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the men who say, 'See, David is seeking your harm?'
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-\v 10 Today your eyes have seen how Yahweh put you into my hand when we were in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, 'I will not put out my hand against my master; for he is Yahweh's anointed.'
-\v 11 See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no evil or treason in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, even though you hunt my life to take it.
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-\v 12 May Yahweh judge between you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.
-\v 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness.' But my hand will not be against you.
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-\v 14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!
-\v 15 May Yahweh be judge and give judgment between you and me, and see to it, and plead my cause and permit me to escape from your hand."
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-\p
-\v 16 When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my
-son David?" Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
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-\v 17 He said to David, "You are more righteous than I am. For you have repaid me good, where I have repaid you evil.
-\v 18 You have declared today how you have done good to me, for you did not kill me when Yahweh had put me at your mercy.
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-\v 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go safely? May Yahweh reward you with good for what you have done to me today.
-\v 20 Now, I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
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-\v 21 Swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house."
-\v 22 So David made an oath to Saul. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
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-\c 25
-\p
-\v 1 Now Samuel died. All Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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-\p
-\v 2 There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel. The man was very wealthy. He had three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
-\v 3 The man's name was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance. But the man was harsh and evil in his dealings. He was a descendant of the house of Caleb.
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-\v 4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
-\v 5 So David sent ten young men. David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
-\v 6 You will say to him, 'Live in prosperity. Peace to you and peace to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
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-\v 7 I hear that you have shearers. Your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing the whole time they were in Carmel.
-\v 8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Now let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.'"
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-\p
-\v 9 When David's young men arrived, they said all of this to Nabal on David's behalf and then waited.
-\v 10 Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.
-\v 11 Should 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?"
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-\v 12 So David's young men turned away and came back, and told him everything that was said.
-\v 13 David said to his men, "Every man strap on his sword." So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed after David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.
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-\p
-\v 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife; he said, "David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he insulted them.
-\v 15 Yet the men were very good to us. We were not harmed and did not miss anything as long as we went with them when we were in the fields.
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-\v 16 They were a wall to us both day and night, all the while we were with them tending the sheep.
-\v 17 Therefore know this and consider what you will do, for evil is plotted against our master, and against his whole house. He is such a worthless fellow that one cannot reason with him."
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-\p
-\v 18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves, two bottles of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
-\v 19 She said to her young men, "Go on before me, and I will come after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
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-\v 20 As she rode on her donkey and came down by the cover of the mountain, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.
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-\v 21 Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good.
-\v 22 May God do so to me, David, and more also, if by the morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
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-\p
-\v 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from her donkey and lay before David facedown and bowed herself to the ground.
-\v 24 She lay at his feet and said, "On me alone, my master, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak to you, and listen to the words of your servant.
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-\v 25 Let not my master regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my master, whom you sent.
-\v 26 Now then, my master, as Yahweh lives, and as you live, since Yahweh has restrained you from bloodshed, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those who seek to do evil to my master, be like Nabal.
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-\v 27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my master be given to the young men who follow my master.
-\v 28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for Yahweh will certainly make my master a sure house, because my master is fighting the battles of Yahweh; and evil will not be found in you so long as you live.
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-\v 29 Though men rise up to pursue you to take your life, yet the life of my master will be bound in the bundle of the living by Yahweh your God; and he will sling away the lives of your enemies, as from the pocket of a sling.
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-\v 30 Yahweh will have done for my master everything he promised you, and has appointed you leader over Israel.
-\v 31 This will not be a staggering burden for you—that you have poured out innocent blood, or because my master attempted to rescue himself. For when Yahweh will do good for my master, remember your servant." 
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-\p
-\v 32 David said to Abigail, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today.
-\v 33 Your wisdom is blessed and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand!
-\s5
-\v 34 For in truth, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he who has kept me from hurting you, unless you had hurried to come meet me, there would certainly have not been left to Nabal so much as one male baby by morning."
-\v 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you."
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-\p
-\v 36 Abigail went back to Nabal; behold, 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.
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-\v 37 It came about in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
-\v 38 It came about ten days later that Yahweh attacked Nabal so that he died.
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-\p
-\v 39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "May Yahweh be blessed, who has taken up the cause of my insult from the hand of Nabal and has kept back his servant from evil. He has turned Nabal's evil action back on his own head." Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.
-\v 40 When David's servants had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her and said, "David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife."
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-\v 41 She arose, bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, "See, your female servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my master."
-\v 42 Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 Now David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel as a wife; both of them became his wives.
-\v 44 Also, Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
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-\c 26
-\p
-\v 1 The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding in the hill of Hakilah, which is before Jeshimon?"
-\v 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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-\v 3 Saul camped on the hill of Hakilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
-\v 4 So David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come.
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-\v 5 David arose and went to the place where Saul had camped; he saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army; Saul lay in the camp, and the people were camped around him, all asleep.
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-\p
-\v 6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I! I will go down with you."
-\v 7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. Saul was there sleeping inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and his soldiers lay around him.
-\v 8 Then Abishai said to David, "Today God has put your enemy into your hand. Now please let me pin him to the ground with the spear with just one blow. I will not strike him a second time."
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-\v 9 David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can extend his hand against Yahweh's anointed one and be guiltless?"
-\v 10 David said, "As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will kill him, or his day will come to die, or he will go into battle and perish.
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-\v 11 May Yahweh forbid that I should extend my hand against his anointed one; but now, I beg you, take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
-\v 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they got away. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
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-\p
-\v 13 Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain far off; a great distance was between them.
-\v 14 David shouted out to the people and to Abner son of Ner; he said, "Do you not answer, Abner?" Then Abner answered and said, "Who are you who is shouting to the king?"
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-\v 15 David said to Abner, "Are not you a courageous man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your master the king? For someone came in to kill the king your master.
-\v 16 This thing you have done is not good. As Yahweh lives, you deserve to die because you have not kept watch over your master, Yahweh's anointed one. Now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was near his head!"
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-\p
-\v 17 Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David said, "It is my voice, my master, king."
-\v 18 He said, "Why does my master pursue his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
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-\v 19 Now therefore, I beg you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant. If it is Yahweh who has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering; but if it is human beings, may they be cursed in the sight of Yahweh, for they have today driven me out, that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh; they have said to me, 'Go worship other gods.'
-\v 20 Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth away from Yahweh's presence; for the king of Israel has come out to look for the one flea as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains."
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-\p
-\v 21 Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, David, my son; for I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes today. See, I have played the fool and have made a very bad mistake."
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-\v 22 David answered and said, "See, your spear is here, king! Let one of the young men come over and get it and bring it to you.
-\v 23 May Yahweh pay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh put you into my hand today, but I would not strike his anointed.
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-\v 24 See, as your life was precious in my eyes today, so may my life be much valued in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me out of all trouble."
-\v 25 Then Saul said to David, "May you be blessed, David my son! You will certainly do great things and you will succeed in them." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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-\c 27
-\p
-\v 1 David said in his heart, "I will now perish one day by Saul's hand; there is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines; Saul will give up looking for me any more within all the borders of Israel; in this way I will escape out of his hand."
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-\v 2 David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maok, the king of Gath.
-\v 3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his own household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the Carmelite woman, Nabal's wife.
-\v 4 Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he looked for him no longer.
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-\p
-\v 5 David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
-\v 6 So that day Achish gave him Ziklag; that is why Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this very day.
-\v 7 The number of days that David lived in the land of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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-\p
-\v 8 David and his men attacked various places, making raids on the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, as you go to Shur, as far as the land of Egypt. They had been living there in the land from ancient times. \f + \ft Instead of \fq the Girzites \fq* found in the Hebrew text, some modern versions have \fqa the Gizrites \fqa* which is found in the margin of the Hebrew text. \f*
-\v 9 David attacked the land and saved neither man nor woman alive; he took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing; he would return and come again to Achish.
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-\v 10 Achish would say, "Against whom have you made a raid today?" David would answer, "Against the south of Judah," or "Against the south of the Jerahmeelites," or "Against the south of the Kenites."
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-\v 11 David would keep neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, "So that they cannot say about us, 'David did such and such.'" This was what he did all the while he was living in the country of the Philistines.
-\v 12 Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; he will therefore be my servant forever."
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+\c 16
+\p
+\v 1 Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected for myself a king among his sons."
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+\v 2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me." Yahweh said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.'
+\v 3 Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you will do. You will anoint for me the one whom I tell you."
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+\v 4 Samuel did as Yahweh said and went to Bethlehem. The elders of the city were trembling as they came to meet him and said, "Are you coming in peace?"
+\v 5 He said, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Prepare to set yourselves apart and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he set apart Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 When they came, he looked at Eliab and said to himself that Yahweh's anointed was certainly standing before him.
+\v 7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his outward appearance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him. For Yahweh does not see as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks on the heart."
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+\v 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. Then Samuel said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."
+\v 9 Jesse then made Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."
+\v 10 Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Yahweh has not chosen any of these."
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+\v 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all of your sons here?" He replied, "There remains yet the youngest, but he is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."
+\v 12 Jesse sent and brought him in. Now this son was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for he is the one."
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+\v 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. The Spirit of Yahweh rushed on David from that day forward. Then Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh left Saul, and a harmful spirit from Yahweh troubled him instead.
+\v 15 Saul's servants said to him, "Look, a harmful spirit from God troubles you.
+\v 16 Let our master now command your servants who are before you to look for a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the harmful spirit from God is on you, he will play it and you will be well."
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+\v 17 Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man that can play well and bring him to me."
+\v 18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, "I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a strong, courageous man, a man of war, one prudent in speech, a handsome man; and Yahweh is with him."
+\v 19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."
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+\v 20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them with his son David to Saul.
+\v 21 Then David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
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+\v 22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes."
+\v 23 Whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the harp and played it. So Saul would be refreshed and well, and the harmful spirit would depart from him.
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+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. They were gathered at Sokoh, which belongs to Judah. They had encamped between Sokoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim.
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+\v 2 Saul and the men of Israel gathered and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.
+\v 3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side with a valley between them.
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+\v 4 A strong man came out of the Philistines' camp, a man named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
+\v 5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of chainmail. The coat weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
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+\v 6 He had bronze armor on his legs and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.
+\v 7 The staff of his spear was large, with a loop of cord for throwing it like the cord on a weaver's beam. His spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.
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+\v 8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am not I a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
+\v 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us."
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+\v 10 Again the Philistine said, "I challenge the ranks of Israel today. Give me a man so we may fight together."
+\v 11 When Saul and all Israel heard what the Philistine said, they were discouraged and greatly afraid.
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+\p
+\v 12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons. Jesse was an old man in the days of Saul, very old among men.
+\v 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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+\v 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul.
+\v 15 Now David went back and forth between Saul's army and his father's sheep at Bethlehem, in order to feed them.
+\v 16 For forty days the Philistine strong man came near morning and evening to present himself for battle.
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+\p
+\v 17 Then Jesse said to his son David, "Take to your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp for your brothers.
+\v 18 Also bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand. See how your brothers are doing and bring back some proof that they are doing well.
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+\v 19 Your brothers are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines."
+\v 20 David got up early in the morning and left the flock in the care of a shepherd. He took the supplies and left, as Jesse commanded him. He came to the camp as the army was going out to the battlefield shouting the war cry.
+\v 21 Then Israel and the Philistines lined up for battle, army against army.
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+\v 22 David left his belongings with the keeper of supplies, ran to the army, and greeted his brothers.
+\v 23 As he talked with them, the strong man, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, and he came out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words as before, and David heard them.
+\v 24 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very afraid.
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+\v 25 The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? He has come to challenge Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and he will give his daughter to him in marriage, and will make his father's house free from taxation in Israel."
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+\v 26 David said to the men who stood by him, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
+\v 27 Then the people repeated what they had been saying and told him, "So it will be done for the man who kills him."
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+\p
+\v 28 Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why did you come down here? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the mischief in your heart; for you have come down here so that you might see the battle."
+\v 29 David said, "What have I done now? Was it not just a question?"
+\v 30 He turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way. The people answered the same thing as before.
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+\p
+\v 31 When the words that David said were heard, soldiers repeated them to Saul, and he sent for David.
+\v 32 Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of that Philistine; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
+\v 33 Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are only a youth, and he a man of war from his youth."
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+\v 34 But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
+\v 35 I chased after him and attacked him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he rose up against me, I caught him by his beard, struck him, and killed him.
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+\v 36 Your servant has killed both a lion and a bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has challenged the armies of the living God."
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+\v 37 David said, "Yahweh rescued me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear. He will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." Then Saul said to David, "Go, and may Yahweh be with you."
+\v 38 Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he clothed him with a coat of chainmail.
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+\v 39 David strapped his sword on his armor. But he was not able to walk, because he had not trained with them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go out to fight with these, for I have not trained with them." So David put them off.
+\v 40 He took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones out of the brook; he put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand as he approached the Philistine.
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+\p
+\v 41 The Philistine came and approached David, with his shield bearer in front of him.
+\v 42 When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he despised him, for he was only a boy, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
+\v 43 Then the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?," and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
+
+\s5
+\v 44 The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."
+\v 45 David replied to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 Today Yahweh will give me victory over you, and I will kill you and remove your head from your body. Today I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
+\v 47 and that all this gathering may know that Yahweh does not give victory with sword or spear. For the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand."
+
+\s5
+\v 48 When the Philistine rose and approached David, then David ran quickly toward the enemy army to meet him.
+\v 49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone from it, slung it, and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank into the Philistine's forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 50 David defeated the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. He hit the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.
+\v 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword, drew it out of the sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their strong man was dead, they fled.
+
+\s5
+\v 52 Then the men of Israel and of Judah rose with a shout, and chased after the Philistines as far as the valley and the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay along the way to Shaaraim, all the way to Gath and Ekron.
+\v 53 The people of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
+\v 54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 55 When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" Abner said, "As you live, king, I do not know."
+\v 56 The king said, "Ask those who might know, whose son the boy is."
+
+\s5
+\v 57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
+\v 58 Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 18
+\p
+\v 1 When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
+\v 2 Saul took David into his service that day; he did not let him return to his father's house.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant of friendship because Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
+\v 4 Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David with his armor, as well as his sword, bow, and belt.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he succeeded. Saul set him over the men of war. This was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 As they came home from defeating the Philistines, the women came from all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
+\v 7 The women sang one to another as they played. They sang:
+\q "Saul has killed his thousands,
+\q and David his ten thousands."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Saul was very angry, and this song displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but they have ascribed only thousands to me. What more can he have but the monarchy?"
+\v 9 Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he raved within the house. So David played his instrument, as he did each day. Saul had a spear in his hand.
+\v 11 Saul threw the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David escaped from Saul's presence twice in this way.
+\v 12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, but was no longer with Saul.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him a commander of a thousand. In this way David went out and came in before the people.
+\v 14 David was prospering in all his ways, for Yahweh was with him.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 When Saul saw that he prospered, he stood in awe of him.
+\v 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as a wife. Only be courageous for me and fight Yahweh's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."
+\v 18 David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, or my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"
+
+\s5
+\v 19 But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. They told Saul, and this pleased him.
+\v 21 Then Saul thought, "I will give her to him, so that she can be a trap for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David a second time, "You will be my son-in-law."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Saul commanded his servants, "Speak with David in private, and say, 'See, the king takes pleasure in you, and all his servants love you. Now then, become the king's son-in-law.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 23 So Saul's servants spoke these words to David. Then David said, "Is it a small matter to you to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?"
+\v 24 The servants of Saul reported to him the words which David spoke.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Then Saul said, "Say this to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry, only one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged from the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
+\v 26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David to be the king's son-in-law.
+\s5
+\v 27 Before those days had expired, David went with his men and killed two hundred Philistines. David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife.
+\v 28 When Saul saw, and he knew that Yahweh was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
+\v 29 Saul was even more afraid of David. Saul was continually David's enemy.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Then the princes of the Philistines came out for battle, and as often as they came out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly regarded.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 Saul said to Jonathan his son and to all his servants that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, took great pleasure in David.
+\v 2 So Jonathan told David, "Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning and hide yourself in a secret place.
+\v 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. If I learn anything, I will tell you."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Do not let the king sin against his servant David. For he has not sinned against you, and his deeds have brought you good.
+\v 5 For he took his life in his hand and killed the Philistine. Yahweh brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?"
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Saul listened to Jonathan. Saul swore, "As Yahweh lives, he will not be put to death."
+\v 7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 There was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with a great slaughter. They fled before him.
+\v 9 A harmful spirit from Yahweh came on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, and as David was playing his instrument.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence, so that Saul drove the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
+\v 11 Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him that he might kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 So Michal let David down through the window. He went and fled, and escaped.
+\v 13 Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed. Then she put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with the clothes.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
+\v 15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David; he said, "Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I may kill him."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 When the messengers came in, behold, the household idol was in the bed along with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.
+\v 17 Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go. Why should I kill you?'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Now David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel in Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
+\v 19 It was told to Saul, saying, "See, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
+\v 20 Then Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 When Saul was told this, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
+\v 22 Then he also went to Ramah and came to the deep well that is in Seku. He asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" Someone said, "See, they are at Naioth in Ramah."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
+\v 24 He stripped off his clothes and also prophesied before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why they ask, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks to take my life?"
+\v 2 Jonathan said to David, "Far from it; you will not die. My father does nothing either great or small without telling it to me. Why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Yet David vowed again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes. He has said, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.' But as truly as Yahweh lives, and as you live, there is but a step between me and death."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."
+\v 5 David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and I ought to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go, so that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at evening.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; because it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'
+\v 7 If he says, 'It is well,' your servant will have peace. But if he is very angry, then know that he has decided on evil.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Therefore deal kindly with your servant. For you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is sin in me, kill me yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?"
+\v 9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I learned my father decided harm to come upon you, would I not tell you?"
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if by chance your father should answer you roughly?"
+\v 11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So they both went out into the field.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Jonathan said to David, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be witness. When I have questioned my father around this time tomorrow, or the third day, see, if there is good will toward David, will I not then send to you and make it known to you?
+\v 13 If it pleases my father to do you harm, may Yahweh do to Jonathan and more also if I do not make it known to you and send you away, so that you may go in peace. May Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 If I am still alive, will you not show me the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh, that I may not die?
+\v 15 Do not cut off your covenant faithfulness from my house forever—not even when Yahweh cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."
+\v 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David and said, "May Yahweh require an accounting from the hand of the enemies of David."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Jonathan made David vow again because of the love that he had for him, because he loved him as he loved his own soul.
+\v 18 Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon. You will be missed because your seat will be empty.
+\v 19 When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when the business was in hand, and stay by the stone Ezel.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.
+\v 21 Then I will send my young man and say to him, 'Go find the arrows.' If I say to the young boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them," then come; for there will be safety for you and not harm, as Yahweh lives.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 "But if I say to the young man, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go your way, for Yahweh has sent you away.
+\v 23 As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, see, Yahweh is between you and me forever.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
+\v 25 The king sat on his seat, as usual, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side. But David's place was empty.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, because he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean."
+\v 27 But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal either yesterday or today?"
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked permission from me to go to Bethlehem.
+\v 29 He said, 'Please let me go. For our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has ordered me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Then Saul's anger burned 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?
+\v 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now then, send and bring him to me, for he must surely die."
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Jonathan answered Saul his father, "For what reason should he be put to death? What has he done?"
+\v 33 Then Saul threw his spear at him to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.
+\v 34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved over David, because his father had dishonored him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 In the morning, Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and a young man was with him.
+\v 36 He said to his young man, "Run and find the arrows that I shoot." As the young man ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
+\v 37 When the young man came to the place where the arrow that Jonathan shot had landed, Jonathan called after the young man, and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?"
+ 
+\s5
+\v 38 Then Jonathan called after the young man, "Hurry, be quick, do not stay!" So Jonathan's young man gathered up the arrows and came to his master.
+\v 39 But the young man did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
+\v 40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his young man and said to him, "Go, take them to the city."
+
+\s5
+\v 41 As soon as the young man was gone, David stood up from behind the mound, lay facedown on the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept together, with David weeping the more.
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text reads, \fqa David came out from beside the south. \fqa* Modern versions interpret this passage in different ways because the Hebrew text is difficult to understand. \f*
+\v 42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the name of Yahweh and said, 'May Yahweh be between you and me, and between my descendants and your descendants, forever.'" Then David stood up and left, and Jonathan returned to the city. 
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 Then David came to Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling and said to him, "Why are you alone and have no one with you?"
+\v 2 David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has sent me on a mission and has said to me, 'Let no one know anything about the business I am sending you, and what I have commanded you.' I have directed the young men to a certain place.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Now then what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."
+\v 4 The priest answered David and said, "There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is holy bread—if the young men have kept themselves from women."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 David answered the priest, "Surely women have been kept from us for the past three days, as usual when I set out. The things belonging to the men have been set apart even on ordinary missions. How much more today will what they have be set apart!"
+\v 6 So the priest gave him the bread that was set apart. For there was no bread there except the bread of the presence, which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day it was taken away.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 David said to Ahimelech, "Now is there not here on hand any spear or sword? For I brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business was urgent."
+\v 9 The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want to take that, take it, for there is no other weapon here." David said, "There is no other sword like that one; give it to me."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
+\v 11 Achish's servants said to him, "Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another about him in dances,
+\q 'Saul has killed his thousands,
+\q and David his ten thousands?'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 David took these words to heart and was very afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.
+\v 13 He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands; he made marks on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why have you brought him to me?
+\v 15 Do I lack madmen, so that you have brought this fellow to behave like one in my presence? Will this fellow really come into my house?"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 22
+\p
+\v 1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
+\v 2 Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented—they all gathered to him. David became captain over them. There were about four hundred men with him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab. He said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother go out with you until I know what God will do for me."
+\f + \ft Some ancient versions have, \fqa Please let my father and my mother stay with you, \fqa* and some modern versions read this way. \f*
+\v 4 He left them with the king of Moab. His father and mother stayed with him the whole time that David was in his stronghold.
+\v 5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in your stronghold. Leave and go into the land of Judah." So David left there and went into the forest of Hereth.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Saul heard that David had been discovered, along with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Listen now, people of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
+\v 8 in exchange for all of you plotting against me? None of you informs me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me. None of you informs me that my son has incited my servant David against me. Today he hides and waits for me so he may attack me."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered, "I saw the son of Jesse come to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.
+\v 10 He prayed to Yahweh that he might help him, and he gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Then the king sent someone to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob. All of them came to the king.
+\v 12 Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my master."
+\v 13 Saul said to him, "Why have you plotted against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have prayed to God that he might help him, so that he might rise up against me, to hide in secret, as he does today?"
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law and is over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?
+\v 15 Is today the first time I have prayed to God to help him? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father. For your servant knows nothing of this whole matter."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 The king replied, "You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house."
+\v 17 The king said to the guard that stood around him, "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh. Because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, but did not reveal it to me." But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to kill the priests of Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Then the king said to Doeg, "Turn and kill the priests." So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; he killed eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod that day.
+\v 19 He also put to the sword, Nob, the city of the priests; both men and women, children and infants, and oxen and donkeys and sheep he put to the sword.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
+\v 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed Yahweh's priests.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for every death in your father's family!
+\v 23 Stay with me and do not be afraid. For the one who seeks your life seeks mine as well. You will be safe with me."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 They told David, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors."
+\v 2 So David prayed to Yahweh for help and asked him, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 David's men said to him, "See, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?"
+\v 4 Then David prayed to Yahweh for help yet again. Yahweh answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will give you victory over the Philistines."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. He led away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
+\v 6 When Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. Saul said, "God has given him into my hand. For he is shut in because he has entered a city that has gates and bars."
+\v 8 Saul summoned all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
+\v 9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Then David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has indeed heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
+\v 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, please tell your servant." Yahweh said, "He will come down."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" Yahweh said, "They will surrender you."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, got up and went away from Keilah, and they went from place to place. It was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he stopped the pursuit.
+\v 14 David stayed in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; now David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
+\v 16 Then Jonathan, Saul's son, got up and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 He said to him, "Do not be afraid. For the hand of Saul my father will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you. Saul my father also knows this."
+\v 18 They made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Then Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
+\v 20 Now come down, king! According to your desire, come down! Our part will be to surrender him into the king's hand."
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Saul said, "May you be blessed by Yahweh. For you have had compassion on me.
+\v 22 Go, make even more sure. Learn and find out where his hiding place is and who has seen him there. It is told to me that he is very crafty.
+\v 23 So look, and learn all of the places where he hides himself. Come back to me with sure information, and then I will return with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Then they rose up and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
+\v 25 Saul and his men went to seek him. But David was told of it, so he went down to a rocky hill and lived in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he chased David in the wilderness of Maon.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men were going on the other side of the mountain. David hurried to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to take them,
+\v 27 a messenger came to Saul and said, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 So Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.
+\v 29 David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 When Saul returned from chasing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness of Engedi."
+\v 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 He came to sheep pens on the way, where there was a cave. Saul went inside to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting far back in the cave.
+\v 4 David's men said to him, "This is the day of which Yahweh spoke when he said to you, 'I will give your enemy into your hand, for you to do with him as you wish.'" Then David arose and quietly crept forward and cut off the corner of Saul's robe.
+\s5
+\v 5 Afterward David's heart afflicted him because he had cut a corner off Saul's robe.
+\v 6 He said to his men, "May Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Yahweh's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is Yahweh's anointed."
+\v 7 So David rebuked his men with these words, and did not permit them to attack Saul. Saul stood up, left the cave, and went on his way.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Afterward, David also stood up, left the cave, and called out after Saul: "My master the king." When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and showed him respect.
+\v 9 David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the men who say, 'See, David is seeking your harm?'
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Today your eyes have seen how Yahweh put you into my hand when we were in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, 'I will not put out my hand against my master; for he is Yahweh's anointed.'
+\v 11 See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no evil or treason in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, even though you hunt my life to take it.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 May Yahweh judge between you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.
+\v 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness.' But my hand will not be against you.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!
+\v 15 May Yahweh be judge and give judgment between you and me, and see to it, and plead my cause and permit me to escape from your hand."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my
+son David?" Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 He said to David, "You are more righteous than I am. For you have repaid me good, where I have repaid you evil.
+\v 18 You have declared today how you have done good to me, for you did not kill me when Yahweh had put me at your mercy.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go safely? May Yahweh reward you with good for what you have done to me today.
+\v 20 Now, I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house."
+\v 22 So David made an oath to Saul. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 25
+\p
+\v 1 Now Samuel died. All Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 2 There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel. The man was very wealthy. He had three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
+\v 3 The man's name was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance. But the man was harsh and evil in his dealings. He was a descendant of the house of Caleb.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
+\v 5 So David sent ten young men. David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
+\v 6 You will say to him, 'Live in prosperity. Peace to you and peace to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 I hear that you have shearers. Your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing the whole time they were in Carmel.
+\v 8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Now let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 When David's young men arrived, they said all of this to Nabal on David's behalf and then waited.
+\v 10 Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.
+\v 11 Should 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?"
+
+\s5
+\v 12 So David's young men turned away and came back, and told him everything that was said.
+\v 13 David said to his men, "Every man strap on his sword." So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed after David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife; he said, "David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he insulted them.
+\v 15 Yet the men were very good to us. We were not harmed and did not miss anything as long as we went with them when we were in the fields.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 They were a wall to us both day and night, all the while we were with them tending the sheep.
+\v 17 Therefore know this and consider what you will do, for evil is plotted against our master, and against his whole house. He is such a worthless fellow that one cannot reason with him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves, two bottles of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
+\v 19 She said to her young men, "Go on before me, and I will come after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 As she rode on her donkey and came down by the cover of the mountain, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good.
+\v 22 May God do so to me, David, and more also, if by the morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from her donkey and lay before David facedown and bowed herself to the ground.
+\v 24 She lay at his feet and said, "On me alone, my master, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak to you, and listen to the words of your servant.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Let not my master regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my master, whom you sent.
+\v 26 Now then, my master, as Yahweh lives, and as you live, since Yahweh has restrained you from bloodshed, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those who seek to do evil to my master, be like Nabal.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my master be given to the young men who follow my master.
+\v 28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for Yahweh will certainly make my master a sure house, because my master is fighting the battles of Yahweh; and evil will not be found in you so long as you live.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Though men rise up to pursue you to take your life, yet the life of my master will be bound in the bundle of the living by Yahweh your God; and he will sling away the lives of your enemies, as from the pocket of a sling.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Yahweh will have done for my master everything he promised you, and has appointed you leader over Israel.
+\v 31 This will not be a staggering burden for you—that you have poured out innocent blood, or because my master attempted to rescue himself. For when Yahweh will do good for my master, remember your servant." 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 David said to Abigail, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today.
+\v 33 Your wisdom is blessed and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand!
+\s5
+\v 34 For in truth, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he who has kept me from hurting you, unless you had hurried to come meet me, there would certainly have not been left to Nabal so much as one male baby by morning."
+\v 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 Abigail went back to Nabal; behold, 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.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 It came about in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
+\v 38 It came about ten days later that Yahweh attacked Nabal so that he died.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "May Yahweh be blessed, who has taken up the cause of my insult from the hand of Nabal and has kept back his servant from evil. He has turned Nabal's evil action back on his own head." Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.
+\v 40 When David's servants had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her and said, "David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife."
+
+\s5
+\v 41 She arose, bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, "See, your female servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my master."
+\v 42 Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 Now David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel as a wife; both of them became his wives.
+\v 44 Also, Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 26
+\p
+\v 1 The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding in the hill of Hakilah, which is before Jeshimon?"
+\v 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Saul camped on the hill of Hakilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
+\v 4 So David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 David arose and went to the place where Saul had camped; he saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army; Saul lay in the camp, and the people were camped around him, all asleep.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I! I will go down with you."
+\v 7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. Saul was there sleeping inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and his soldiers lay around him.
+\v 8 Then Abishai said to David, "Today God has put your enemy into your hand. Now please let me pin him to the ground with the spear with just one blow. I will not strike him a second time."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can extend his hand against Yahweh's anointed one and be guiltless?"
+\v 10 David said, "As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will kill him, or his day will come to die, or he will go into battle and perish.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 May Yahweh forbid that I should extend my hand against his anointed one; but now, I beg you, take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
+\v 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they got away. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain far off; a great distance was between them.
+\v 14 David shouted out to the people and to Abner son of Ner; he said, "Do you not answer, Abner?" Then Abner answered and said, "Who are you who is shouting to the king?"
+
+\s5
+\v 15 David said to Abner, "Are not you a courageous man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your master the king? For someone came in to kill the king your master.
+\v 16 This thing you have done is not good. As Yahweh lives, you deserve to die because you have not kept watch over your master, Yahweh's anointed one. Now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was near his head!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David said, "It is my voice, my master, king."
+\v 18 He said, "Why does my master pursue his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Now therefore, I beg you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant. If it is Yahweh who has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering; but if it is human beings, may they be cursed in the sight of Yahweh, for they have today driven me out, that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh; they have said to me, 'Go worship other gods.'
+\v 20 Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth away from Yahweh's presence; for the king of Israel has come out to look for the one flea as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, David, my son; for I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes today. See, I have played the fool and have made a very bad mistake."
+
+\s5
+\v 22 David answered and said, "See, your spear is here, king! Let one of the young men come over and get it and bring it to you.
+\v 23 May Yahweh pay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh put you into my hand today, but I would not strike his anointed.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 See, as your life was precious in my eyes today, so may my life be much valued in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me out of all trouble."
+\v 25 Then Saul said to David, "May you be blessed, David my son! You will certainly do great things and you will succeed in them." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 27
+\p
+\v 1 David said in his heart, "I will now perish one day by Saul's hand; there is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines; Saul will give up looking for me any more within all the borders of Israel; in this way I will escape out of his hand."
+
+\s5
+\v 2 David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maok, the king of Gath.
+\v 3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his own household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the Carmelite woman, Nabal's wife.
+\v 4 Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he looked for him no longer.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
+\v 6 So that day Achish gave him Ziklag; that is why Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this very day.
+\v 7 The number of days that David lived in the land of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 David and his men attacked various places, making raids on the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, as you go to Shur, as far as the land of Egypt. They had been living there in the land from ancient times. \f + \ft Instead of \fq the Girzites \fq* found in the Hebrew text, some modern versions have \fqa the Gizrites \fqa* which is found in the margin of the Hebrew text. \f*
+\v 9 David attacked the land and saved neither man nor woman alive; he took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing; he would return and come again to Achish.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Achish would say, "Against whom have you made a raid today?" David would answer, "Against the south of Judah," or "Against the south of the Jerahmeelites," or "Against the south of the Kenites."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 David would keep neither man nor woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, "So that they cannot say about us, 'David did such and such.'" This was what he did all the while he was living in the country of the Philistines.
+\v 12 Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; he will therefore be my servant forever."
+
+
+
 
 
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-
-
-\s5
-\c 30
-\p
-\v 1 It came about, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the Negev and on Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag, burned it,
-\v 2 and captured the women and everyone who was in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off as they went on their way.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 When David and his men came to the city, it was burned, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
-\v 4 Then David and the people that were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
-\v 6 David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 David said to Abiathar son of Ahimelech, the priest, "I beg you, bring the ephod here for me." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
-\v 8 David prayed to Yahweh for direction, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?" Yahweh answered him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will surely recover everything."
-
-\s5
-\v 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
-\v 10 But David kept pursuing, he and four hundred men; for two hundred had stayed behind, who were so weak that they could not go over the brook Besor.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David; they gave him bread, and he ate; they gave him water to drink;
-\v 12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, he gained strength again, for he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water for three days and three nights.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 David said to him, "To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
-\v 14 We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag."
-
-\s5
-\v 15 David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this raiding party?" The Egyptian said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or betray me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 When the Egyptian had brought David down, the raiders were spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the booty they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
-\v 17 David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
-\v 19 Nothing was missing, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither booty, nor anything that the raiders had taken for themselves. David brought back everything.
-\v 20 David took all the flocks and the herds, which the men drove ahead of the other cattle. They said, "This is David's booty."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 David came to the two hundred men who had been too weak to follow him, the ones the others had made to stay at the brook Besor. These men went ahead to meet David and the people who were with him. When David came to these people, he greeted them.
-\v 22 Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows among those who had gone with David said, "Because these men did not go with us, we will not give them any of the booty that we have recovered. Except that each man may take his wife and children, lead them away, and go."
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Then David said, "You must not act like this, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the raiders who came against us.
-\v 24 Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share is for anyone who goes into battle, so also will the share be for anyone who waits by the baggage; they will share and share alike."
-\v 25 It has been so from that day to this day, for David made it a statute and a decree for Israel.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the booty to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "See, here is a present for you from the booty from Yahweh's enemies."
-\v 27 He also sent some to the elders who were in Bethuel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
-\v 28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 He also sent some to the elders who were in Rakal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
-\v 30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athak,
-\v 31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men habitually went.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 30
+\p
+\v 1 It came about, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the Negev and on Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag, burned it,
+\v 2 and captured the women and everyone who was in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off as they went on their way.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 When David and his men came to the city, it was burned, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
+\v 4 Then David and the people that were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
+\v 6 David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 David said to Abiathar son of Ahimelech, the priest, "I beg you, bring the ephod here for me." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
+\v 8 David prayed to Yahweh for direction, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?" Yahweh answered him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will surely recover everything."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
+\v 10 But David kept pursuing, he and four hundred men; for two hundred had stayed behind, who were so weak that they could not go over the brook Besor.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David; they gave him bread, and he ate; they gave him water to drink;
+\v 12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, he gained strength again, for he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water for three days and three nights.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 David said to him, "To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
+\v 14 We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag."
+
+\s5
+\v 15 David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this raiding party?" The Egyptian said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or betray me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 When the Egyptian had brought David down, the raiders were spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the booty they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
+\v 17 David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
+\v 19 Nothing was missing, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither booty, nor anything that the raiders had taken for themselves. David brought back everything.
+\v 20 David took all the flocks and the herds, which the men drove ahead of the other cattle. They said, "This is David's booty."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 David came to the two hundred men who had been too weak to follow him, the ones the others had made to stay at the brook Besor. These men went ahead to meet David and the people who were with him. When David came to these people, he greeted them.
+\v 22 Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows among those who had gone with David said, "Because these men did not go with us, we will not give them any of the booty that we have recovered. Except that each man may take his wife and children, lead them away, and go."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Then David said, "You must not act like this, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the raiders who came against us.
+\v 24 Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share is for anyone who goes into battle, so also will the share be for anyone who waits by the baggage; they will share and share alike."
+\v 25 It has been so from that day to this day, for David made it a statute and a decree for Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the booty to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "See, here is a present for you from the booty from Yahweh's enemies."
+\v 27 He also sent some to the elders who were in Bethuel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
+\v 28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 He also sent some to the elders who were in Rakal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
+\v 30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athak,
+\v 31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men habitually went.
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 \toc1 The Second Book of Samuel
 \toc2 Second Samuel
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-\mt Second Samuel 
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-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 After the death of Saul, David returned from attacking the Amalekites and remained in Ziklag for two days.
-\v 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 David said to him, "Where did you come from?" He answered, "I escaped from the camp of Israel."
-\v 4 David said to him, "Please tell me how things went." He answered, "The people fled from the battle. Many have fallen and many are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are also dead."
-\v 5 David said to the young man, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?"
-
-\s5
-\v 6 The young man replied, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there Saul was leaning on his spear, and chariots and riders were about to catch up with him.
-\v 7 Saul turned around and saw me and called out to me. I answered, 'Here I am.'
-
-\s5
-\v 8 He said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'
-\v 9 He said to me, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for great suffering has taken hold of me, but life is still in me.'
-\v 10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that he would not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and brought them here to you, my master."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Then David tore his clothes, and all the men with him did the same.
-\v 12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.
-\v 13 David said to the young man, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I am the son of a foreigner in the land, an Amalekite."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 David said to him, "Why were you not afraid to kill Yahweh's anointed king with your own hand?"
-\v 15 David called one of the young men and said, "Go and kill him." So that man went and struck him down, and the Amalekite died.
-\v 16 Then David said to the dead Amalekite, "Your blood is on your head because your own mouth has testified against you and said, 'I have killed Yahweh's anointed king.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 Then David sung this funeral song about Saul and Jonathan his son.
-\v 18 He commanded the people to teach this Song of the Bow to the sons of Judah, which has been written in The Book of Jashar.
-\q
-\v 19 "Your glory, Israel,
-\q2 is dead, killed on your high places!
-\q How the mighty have fallen!
-\q
-\v 20 Do not tell it in Gath,
-\q do not proclaim it
-\q2 in the streets of Ashkelon,
-\q so that the daughters of the
-\q2 Philistines may not rejoice,
-\q so that the daughters of the
-\q2 uncircumcised may not celebrate.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 Mountains of Gilboa,
-\q2 let there not be dew or rain on you,
-\q2 nor fields giving grain for offerings,
-\q for there the shield of the mighty was defiled.
-\q2 The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
-\q
-\v 22 From the blood of those who have been killed,
-\q2 from the bodies of the mighty,
-\q the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
-\q and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 Saul and Jonathan were loved and gracious in life,
-\q and in their death they were not separated.
-\q They were swifter than eagles,
-\q they were stronger than lions.
-\q
-\v 24 You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
-\q who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewels,
-\q and who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!
-\q Jonathan is killed on your high places.
-\q
-\v 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan.
-\q You were very dear to me.
-\q Your love to me was wonderful,
-\q exceeding the love of women.
-\q
-\v 27 How the mighty have fallen,
-\q and the weapons of war perished!"
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-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 After this David asked Yahweh and said, "Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" Yahweh replied to him, "Go up." David said, "To which city should I go?" Yahweh replied, "To Hebron."
-\v 2 So David went up with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
-\v 3 David brought the men who were with him, who each brought his family, to the cities of Hebron, where they began to live.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Then men from Judah came and anointed David king over the house of Judah.
-\p They told David, "The men of Jabesh Gilead have buried Saul."
-\v 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, "You are blessed by Yahweh, since you have showed this loyalty to your master Saul and have buried him.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Now may Yahweh show you covenantal loyalty and faithfulness. I also will show you this goodness because you have done this thing.
-\v 7 Now then, let your hands be strong; be courageous for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.
-\v 9 He made Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel.
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-\s5
-\v 10 Ishbosheth son of Saul, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
-\v 11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
-\v 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. There they sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other on the other side.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and compete before us." Then Joab said, "Let them arise."
-\v 15 Then the young men got up and gathered together, twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve from servants of David.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into the side of his opponent, and they fell down together. Therefore that place was called in Hebrew, "Helkath Hazzurim," or "Field of Swords," which is in Gibeon.
-\v 17 The battle was very severe that day and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was swift in his feet like a wild gazelle.
-\v 19 Asahel closely pursued Abner and followed him without turning away in any direction.
-\s5
-\v 20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
-\v 21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his armor." But Asahel would not turn aside.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 So Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I hold up my face to Joab, your brother?"
-\v 23 But Asahel refused to turn aside, and so Abner stabbed him in the body with the blunt end of his spear, so that the spear came out the other side. Asahel fell down and died there. So it came about that anyone who arrived at the place where Asahel fell down and died, he stopped and stood still.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. When the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is near Giah by the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.
-\v 25 The men of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and stood on the top of the hill.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Must the sword devour forever? Do you not know it will be bitter in the end? How long will it be before you tell your men to stop pursuing their brothers?"
-\v 27 Joab replied, "Just as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have pursued their brothers until the morning!"
-
-\s5
-\v 28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all his men stopped and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
-\v 29 Abner and his men traveled all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all the next morning, and then reached Mahanaim.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 Joab returned from pursuing Abner. He assembled all his men, from whom were missing Asahel and nineteen of David's soldiers.
-\v 31 But the men of David had killed 360 men of Benjamin with Abner.
-\v 32 Then they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men traveled all night, and the day dawned on them at Hebron.
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-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel.
-\v 3 His second son, Kileab, was born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third, Absalom, was son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 David's fourth son, Adonijah, was the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah son of Abital,
-\v 5 and the sixth, Ithream, was the son of David's wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 It came about during the war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.
-\v 7 Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you slept with my father's concubine?"
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Then Abner was very angry at the words of Ishbosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I am showing faithfulness to the house of Saul, your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, by not delivering you into the hand of David. But now you accuse me of an offense concerning this woman?
-
-\s5
-\v 9 May God do so to me, Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as Yahweh has sworn to him,
-\v 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 Beersheba."
-\v 11 Ishbosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Then Abner sent messengers to David to speak for him saying, "Whose land is this? Make a covenant with me, and you will see that my hand is with you, to bring all Israel to you."
-\v 13 David answered, "Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require from you is that you cannot see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid a price of one hundred Philistine foreskins."
-\v 15 So Ishbosheth sent for Michal and took her from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.
-\v 16 Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Return home now." So he returned.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 Abner spoke with the elders of Israel saying, "In the past you were trying to have David be king over you.
-\v 18 Now do it. For Yahweh has spoken of 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.'"
-\s5
-\v 19 Abner also spoke personally to the people of Benjamin. Then Abner went also to speak with David in Hebron to explain everything that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin desired to accomplish.
-\v 20 When Abner and twenty of his men arrived in Hebron to see David, David had a feast prepared for them.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 Abner explained to David, "I will arise and gather all Israel to you, my master the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, so that you may reign over all that you desire." So David sent Abner away, and Abner left in peace.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Then the soldiers of David and Joab came from a raid and brought much plunder with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron. David had sent him away, and Abner had left in peace.
-\v 23 When Joab and all the army with him arrived, they told Joab, "Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king has sent him away, and Abner left in peace."
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! Why have you sent him away, and he is gone?
-\v 25 Do you not know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to discover your plans and learn everything you are doing?"
-\v 26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah, but David did not know this.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly. There Joab stabbed him in the stomach and killed him. In this way, Joab avenged the blood of Asahel his brother.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 When David heard about this he said, "I and my kingdom are innocent before Yahweh forever regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner.
-\v 29 Let the guilt of Abner's death fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house. May there never fail to be in the family of Joab someone who has a flowing sore or skin disease or who is lame and must walk with a staff or who is killed by the sword or who goes without food."
-\v 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner's body." Now King David walked behind the body in the funeral procession.
-\v 32 They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept and cried loudly at the tomb of Abner, and all the people also wept.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 The king lamented for Abner and sang,
-\q "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
-\q2
-\v 34 Your hands were not bound.
-\q2 Your feet were not shackled.
-\q As a man falls before the sons of injustice, so you have fallen."
-\m Once more all the people wept over him.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 All the people came to make David eat while it was still day, but David swore, "May God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down."
-\v 36 All the people took notice of David's grief, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased them.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's desire to kill Abner son of Ner.
-\v 38 The king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
-\v 39 Now I am weak today, though I am an anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too brutal for me. May Yahweh repay the evildoer by punishing him for his wickedness, as he deserves."
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-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became weak, and all Israel was troubled.
-\v 2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Recab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,
-\v 3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been living there until this very time).
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up to flee. But as she was running, Jonathan's son fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he was resting at noon.
-\v 6 The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Recab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her.
-\v 7 So after they entered the house, they attacked him and killed him as he was lying on his bed in his room. Then they cut off his head and carried it away, traveling on the road all night to the Arabah.
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-\s5
-\v 8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, "Look, this is the head of Ishbosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Yahweh has avenged our master the king against Saul and his descendants."
-\v 9 David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, "As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,
-\v 10 when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him
-at Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed an innocent person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?"
-\v 12 Then David gave orders to the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hung them up beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
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+\mt Second Samuel 
+\s5
+
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 After the death of Saul, David returned from attacking the Amalekites and remained in Ziklag for two days.
+\v 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 David said to him, "Where did you come from?" He answered, "I escaped from the camp of Israel."
+\v 4 David said to him, "Please tell me how things went." He answered, "The people fled from the battle. Many have fallen and many are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are also dead."
+\v 5 David said to the young man, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?"
+
+\s5
+\v 6 The young man replied, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there Saul was leaning on his spear, and chariots and riders were about to catch up with him.
+\v 7 Saul turned around and saw me and called out to me. I answered, 'Here I am.'
+
+\s5
+\v 8 He said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'
+\v 9 He said to me, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for great suffering has taken hold of me, but life is still in me.'
+\v 10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that he would not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and brought them here to you, my master."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Then David tore his clothes, and all the men with him did the same.
+\v 12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.
+\v 13 David said to the young man, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I am the son of a foreigner in the land, an Amalekite."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 David said to him, "Why were you not afraid to kill Yahweh's anointed king with your own hand?"
+\v 15 David called one of the young men and said, "Go and kill him." So that man went and struck him down, and the Amalekite died.
+\v 16 Then David said to the dead Amalekite, "Your blood is on your head because your own mouth has testified against you and said, 'I have killed Yahweh's anointed king.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Then David sung this funeral song about Saul and Jonathan his son.
+\v 18 He commanded the people to teach this Song of the Bow to the sons of Judah, which has been written in The Book of Jashar.
+\q
+\v 19 "Your glory, Israel,
+\q2 is dead, killed on your high places!
+\q How the mighty have fallen!
+\q
+\v 20 Do not tell it in Gath,
+\q do not proclaim it
+\q2 in the streets of Ashkelon,
+\q so that the daughters of the
+\q2 Philistines may not rejoice,
+\q so that the daughters of the
+\q2 uncircumcised may not celebrate.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 Mountains of Gilboa,
+\q2 let there not be dew or rain on you,
+\q2 nor fields giving grain for offerings,
+\q for there the shield of the mighty was defiled.
+\q2 The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil.
+\q
+\v 22 From the blood of those who have been killed,
+\q2 from the bodies of the mighty,
+\q the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
+\q and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 Saul and Jonathan were loved and gracious in life,
+\q and in their death they were not separated.
+\q They were swifter than eagles,
+\q they were stronger than lions.
+\q
+\v 24 You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
+\q who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewels,
+\q and who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle!
+\q Jonathan is killed on your high places.
+\q
+\v 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan.
+\q You were very dear to me.
+\q Your love to me was wonderful,
+\q exceeding the love of women.
+\q
+\v 27 How the mighty have fallen,
+\q and the weapons of war perished!"
+
+
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+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 After this David asked Yahweh and said, "Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" Yahweh replied to him, "Go up." David said, "To which city should I go?" Yahweh replied, "To Hebron."
+\v 2 So David went up with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
+\v 3 David brought the men who were with him, who each brought his family, to the cities of Hebron, where they began to live.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then men from Judah came and anointed David king over the house of Judah.
+\p They told David, "The men of Jabesh Gilead have buried Saul."
+\v 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, "You are blessed by Yahweh, since you have showed this loyalty to your master Saul and have buried him.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Now may Yahweh show you covenantal loyalty and faithfulness. I also will show you this goodness because you have done this thing.
+\v 7 Now then, let your hands be strong; be courageous for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.
+\v 9 He made Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Ishbosheth son of Saul, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
+\v 11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
+\v 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. There they sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other on the other side.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and compete before us." Then Joab said, "Let them arise."
+\v 15 Then the young men got up and gathered together, twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve from servants of David.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into the side of his opponent, and they fell down together. Therefore that place was called in Hebrew, "Helkath Hazzurim," or "Field of Swords," which is in Gibeon.
+\v 17 The battle was very severe that day and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was swift in his feet like a wild gazelle.
+\v 19 Asahel closely pursued Abner and followed him without turning away in any direction.
+\s5
+\v 20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
+\v 21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his armor." But Asahel would not turn aside.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 So Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I hold up my face to Joab, your brother?"
+\v 23 But Asahel refused to turn aside, and so Abner stabbed him in the body with the blunt end of his spear, so that the spear came out the other side. Asahel fell down and died there. So it came about that anyone who arrived at the place where Asahel fell down and died, he stopped and stood still.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. When the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is near Giah by the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.
+\v 25 The men of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and stood on the top of the hill.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Must the sword devour forever? Do you not know it will be bitter in the end? How long will it be before you tell your men to stop pursuing their brothers?"
+\v 27 Joab replied, "Just as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have pursued their brothers until the morning!"
+
+\s5
+\v 28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all his men stopped and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
+\v 29 Abner and his men traveled all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all the next morning, and then reached Mahanaim.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Joab returned from pursuing Abner. He assembled all his men, from whom were missing Asahel and nineteen of David's soldiers.
+\v 31 But the men of David had killed 360 men of Benjamin with Abner.
+\v 32 Then they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men traveled all night, and the day dawned on them at Hebron.
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+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel.
+\v 3 His second son, Kileab, was born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third, Absalom, was son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 David's fourth son, Adonijah, was the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah son of Abital,
+\v 5 and the sixth, Ithream, was the son of David's wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 It came about during the war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.
+\v 7 Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you slept with my father's concubine?"
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Then Abner was very angry at the words of Ishbosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I am showing faithfulness to the house of Saul, your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, by not delivering you into the hand of David. But now you accuse me of an offense concerning this woman?
+
+\s5
+\v 9 May God do so to me, Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as Yahweh has sworn to him,
+\v 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 Beersheba."
+\v 11 Ishbosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Then Abner sent messengers to David to speak for him saying, "Whose land is this? Make a covenant with me, and you will see that my hand is with you, to bring all Israel to you."
+\v 13 David answered, "Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require from you is that you cannot see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid a price of one hundred Philistine foreskins."
+\v 15 So Ishbosheth sent for Michal and took her from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.
+\v 16 Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Return home now." So he returned.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Abner spoke with the elders of Israel saying, "In the past you were trying to have David be king over you.
+\v 18 Now do it. For Yahweh has spoken of 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.'"
+\s5
+\v 19 Abner also spoke personally to the people of Benjamin. Then Abner went also to speak with David in Hebron to explain everything that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin desired to accomplish.
+\v 20 When Abner and twenty of his men arrived in Hebron to see David, David had a feast prepared for them.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Abner explained to David, "I will arise and gather all Israel to you, my master the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, so that you may reign over all that you desire." So David sent Abner away, and Abner left in peace.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Then the soldiers of David and Joab came from a raid and brought much plunder with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron. David had sent him away, and Abner had left in peace.
+\v 23 When Joab and all the army with him arrived, they told Joab, "Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king has sent him away, and Abner left in peace."
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! Why have you sent him away, and he is gone?
+\v 25 Do you not know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to discover your plans and learn everything you are doing?"
+\v 26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah, but David did not know this.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly. There Joab stabbed him in the stomach and killed him. In this way, Joab avenged the blood of Asahel his brother.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 When David heard about this he said, "I and my kingdom are innocent before Yahweh forever regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner.
+\v 29 Let the guilt of Abner's death fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house. May there never fail to be in the family of Joab someone who has a flowing sore or skin disease or who is lame and must walk with a staff or who is killed by the sword or who goes without food."
+\v 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner's body." Now King David walked behind the body in the funeral procession.
+\v 32 They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept and cried loudly at the tomb of Abner, and all the people also wept.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 The king lamented for Abner and sang,
+\q "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
+\q2
+\v 34 Your hands were not bound.
+\q2 Your feet were not shackled.
+\q As a man falls before the sons of injustice, so you have fallen."
+\m Once more all the people wept over him.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 All the people came to make David eat while it was still day, but David swore, "May God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down."
+\v 36 All the people took notice of David's grief, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased them.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's desire to kill Abner son of Ner.
+\v 38 The king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
+\v 39 Now I am weak today, though I am an anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too brutal for me. May Yahweh repay the evildoer by punishing him for his wickedness, as he deserves."
+
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+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became weak, and all Israel was troubled.
+\v 2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Recab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,
+\v 3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been living there until this very time).
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up to flee. But as she was running, Jonathan's son fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he was resting at noon.
+\v 6 The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Recab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her.
+\v 7 So after they entered the house, they attacked him and killed him as he was lying on his bed in his room. Then they cut off his head and carried it away, traveling on the road all night to the Arabah.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, "Look, this is the head of Ishbosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Yahweh has avenged our master the king against Saul and his descendants."
+\v 9 David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, "As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,
+\v 10 when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him
+at Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed an innocent person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?"
+\v 12 Then David gave orders to the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hung them up beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
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-\s5
-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 It happened that after the king had settled in his house, and after Yahweh had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
-\v 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of a tent."
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-\s5
-\v 3 Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do what is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you."
-\v 4 But that same night the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
-\v 5 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: Will you build me a house in which to live?
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-\s5
-\v 6 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up the people of Israel out of Egypt until this present day; instead, I have been moving about in a tent, a tabernacle.
-\v 7 In all places where I have moved among all the people of Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
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-\s5
-\v 8 Now then, tell my servant David, "This is what Yahweh of hosts says: 'I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
-\v 9 I have been with you wherever you went. I have cut off all your enemies 
-from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the 
-great ones of the earth.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,
-\v 11 as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Now I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, I, Yahweh declare to you that I will make you a house.
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-\s5
-\v 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up a descendant after you, one who will come out from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
-\v 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
-\v 14 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the whipping of the sons of men.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 But my covenant faithfulness will not leave him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
-\v 16 Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.'"
-\v 17 Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, "Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family that you have brought me to this point?
-\v 19 Now this was a small thing in your sight, Lord Yahweh. You have even spoken about your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Lord Yahweh!
-\v 20 What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant, Lord Yahweh.
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-\s5
-\v 21 For your word's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing and revealed it to your servant.
-\v 22 Therefore you are great, Lord Yahweh, for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as we have heard with our own ears.
-\v 23 What nation is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom you, God, went and rescued for yourself? You did this so that they would become a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself, and to do great and fearful deeds for your land. You drove out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt.
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-\s5
-\v 24 You established Israel as your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their God.
-\v 25 So now, Yahweh God, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. Do as you have spoken.
-\v 26 May your name be forever great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant is established before you.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 For you, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.
-\v 28 Now, Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are trustworthy, and you have made this good promise to your servant.
-\v 29 Now then, let it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, Lord Yahweh, have said these things, and with your blessing your servant's house will be blessed forever."
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-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. So David took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 2 Then he defeated Moab and measured their men with a line by making them lie down on the ground. He measured off two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. So the Moabites became servants to David and began to pay him tribute.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 3 David then defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, as Hadadezer was traveling to recover his rule by the Euphrates River.
-\v 4 David captured from him 1,700 chariots and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots.
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-\s5
-\v 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Aramean men.
-\v 6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to him and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
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-\s5
-\v 7 David took the golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
-\v 8 From Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
-\v 10 Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze.
-\s5
-\v 11 King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered—
-\v 12 from Aram, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek, along with all of the plundered goods of Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 David's name was well known when he returned from conquering the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, with their eighteen thousand men.
-\v 14 He placed garrisons throughout all of Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to him. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
-\v 16 Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
-\v 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.
-\v 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were the chief officials at the king's hand. \f + \ft Comparing this verse with 1CH 18:17, \fqa were the chief officials at the king's hand \fqa* ; but the MT has \fqa were priests.\f*
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-\s5
-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 David said, "Is there anyone left in Saul's family to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
-\v 2 There was in Saul's family a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Yes. I am your servant."
-\s5
-\v 3 So the king said, "Is there not anyone left of Saul's family to whom I may show the kindness of God?" Ziba replied to the king, "Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet."
-\v 4 The king said to him, "Where is he?" Ziba replied to the king, "Look, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar."
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-\s5
-\v 5 Then King David sent and had him brought out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.
-\v 6 So Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, came to David and bowed down his face to the floor in honor of David. David said, "Mephibosheth." He answered, "See, I am your servant!"
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-\s5
-\v 7 David said to him, "Do not be afraid, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather, and you will always eat at my table."
-\v 8 Mephibosheth bowed and said, "What is your servant, that you should look with favor on such a dead dog as I am?"
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and his family I have given to your master's grandson.
-\v 10 You, your sons, and your servants must till the land for him and you must harvest the crops so that your master's grandson will have food to eat. For Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, must always eat at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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-\s5
-\v 11 Then Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do all that my master the king commands his servant." The king added, "As for Mephibosheth he will eat at my table, as one of the king's sons."
-\v 12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika. All who lived in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
-\v 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, and he always ate at the king's table, though he was lame in both his feet.
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-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 It came about later that the king of the people of Ammon died, and that Hanun his son became king in his place.
-\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent his servants to comfort Hanun concerning his father. His servants entered the land of the people of Ammon.
-\v 3 But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their master, "Do you really think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Has not David sent his servants to you to look at the city, to spy it out, in order to overthrow it?"
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-\s5
-\v 4 So Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half their beards, cut off their garments up to their buttocks, and sent them away.
-\v 5 When they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had become a stench to David, the people of Ammon sent messengers and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob and Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
-\v 7 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of soldiers.
-\v 8 The Ammonites came out and formed a line of battle at the entrance to their city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, stood by themselves in the open fields.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
-\v 10 The rest of his people he put into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he set them out in position to fight against the army of Ammon.
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-\s5
-\v 11 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
-\v 12 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose."
-\s5
-\v 13 So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
-\v 14 When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together again.
-\v 16 Then Hadarezer sent for Aramean troops from beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam with Shobak, the commander of Hadarezer's army at their head.
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-\s5
-\v 17 When David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and arrived at Helam. The Arameans arranged themselves in battle lines against David and fought him.
-\v 18 The Arameans fled from Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean chariot soldiers and forty thousand horse soldiers. Shobak the commander of their army was wounded and died there.
-\v 19 When all the kings who were servants of Hadarezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their subjects. So the Arameans were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore.
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-\c 11
-\p
-\v 1 It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the army of Israel. They destroyed the army of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 2 So it came about one evening that David got up from his bed and walked on the roof of his palace. From there he happened to see a woman who was bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
-\v 3 So David sent and he asked people who would know about the woman. Someone said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, and is she not the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
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-\s5
-\v 4 David sent messengers and took her; she came in to him, and he slept with her (for she had just purified herself from menstruation). Then she returned to her house.
-\v 5 The woman conceived, and she sent and told David; she said, "I am pregnant."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Then David sent to Joab saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.
-\v 7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab was, how the army was doing, and how the war was going.
-\v 8 David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift for Uriah after he left.
-\s5
-\v 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's palace with all the servants of his master, and he did not go down to his house.
-\v 10 When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"
-\v 11 Uriah answered David, "The ark, and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my master's servants are camped in an open field. How then can I go into my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? As sure as you are alive, I will not do this."
-\s5
-\v 12 So David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you leave." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.
-\v 13 When David called him, he ate and drank before him, and David made him drunk. At evening Uriah went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his master; he did not go down to his house.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 So in the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
-\v 15 David wrote in the letter saying, "Set Uriah at the very front of the most intense battle, and then withdraw from him, that he may be hit and killed."
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-\s5
-\v 16 So as Joab watched the siege upon the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers would be fighting.
-\v 17 When the men of the city went out and fought against Joab's army, some of the soldiers of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite was also killed there.
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-\s5
-\v 18 When Joab sent word to David about everything concerning the war,
-\v 19 he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
-\v 20 it may happen that the king will become angry, and he will say to you, 'Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?
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-\v 21 Who killed Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' Then you must answer, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'"
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 So the messenger left and went to David and told him everything that Joab had sent him to say.
-\v 23 Then the messenger said to David, "The enemy were stronger than we were at first; they came out to us into the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
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-\s5
-\v 24 Then their shooters shot at your soldiers from off the wall, and some of the king's servants were killed, and your servant Uriah the Hittite was killed too."
-\v 25 Then David said to the messenger, "Say this to Joab, 'Do not let this displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle even stronger against the city, and overthrow it,' and encourage him."
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 So when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented deeply for her husband.
-\v 27 When her sorrow passed, David sent and took her home to his palace, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But what David had done displeased Yahweh.
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-\c 12
-\p
-\v 1 Then Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, "There were once two men in a city. One man was rich and the other poor.
-\v 2 The rich man had huge numbers of flocks and herds,
-\v 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and fed and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. The lamb even ate with him and drank from his own cup, and it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
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-\v 4 One day a visitor came to the rich man, but the rich man was unwilling to take an animal from his own flocks and herds to provide food for him. Instead he took the poor man's ewe lamb and cooked it for his visitor."
-\v 5 David was hot with anger against the rich man, and he raged to Nathan, "As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to be put to death.
-\v 6 He must pay back the lamb four times over because he did such a thing, and because he had no pity on the poor man."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are that man! Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you out of the hand of Saul.
-\v 8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. But if that had been too little, I would have given you many other things in addition.
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-\v 9 So why have you despised the commands of Yahweh, so as to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your own wife. You killed him with the sword of the army of Ammon.
-\v 10 So now the sword will never leave your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your wife.'
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-\v 11 Yahweh says, 'Look, I will raise up disaster against you out of your own house. Before your own eyes, I will take your wives and give them to your neighbor, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
-\v 12 For you committed your sin secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, in the sunlight.'"
-\v 13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." Nathan replied to David, "Yahweh also has passed over your sin. You will not be killed.
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-\v 14 However, because by this act you have despised Yahweh, the child who is born to you will surely die."
-\v 15 Then Nathan left and went home.
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-\v 16 David then implored God for the boy. David fasted and went inside and lay all night on the floor.
-\v 17 The elders of his house arose and stood beside him, to raise him up from the floor, but he would not get up, and he would not eat with them.
-\v 18 It came about on the seventh day that the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, "Look, while the child was still alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. What might he do to himself if we tell him that the boy is dead?!"
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-\v 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead. He said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They answered, "He is dead."
-\v 20 Then David arose from the floor and washed himself, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went to the tabernacle of Yahweh and worshiped there, and then he came back to his own palace. When he asked for it, they set food before him, and he ate.
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-\v 21 Then his servants said to him, "Why have you done this? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you got up and ate."
-\v 22 David answered, "While the child was still alive I fasted and wept. I said, 'Who knows whether or not Yahweh will be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
-\v 23 But now he is dead, so why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."
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-\v 24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and slept with her. Later she gave birth to a son, and the child was named Solomon. Yahweh loved him
-\v 25 and he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because Yahweh loved him.
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-\v 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah, the royal city of the people of Ammon, and he captured its fortress.
-\v 27 So Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city's water supply.
-\v 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the army together and camp against the city and take it, because if I take the city, it will be named after me."
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-\v 29 So David gathered all the army together and went to Rabbah; he fought against the city and captured it.
-\v 30 David took the crown from their king's head—it weighed a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. The crown was placed on David's own head. Then he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities.
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-\v 31 He brought out the people who were in the city and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes; he also made them work at brick kilns. David required all the cities of the people of Ammon to do this labor. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
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-\v 1 It came about after this that Amnon son of David, was very attracted to his beautiful half-sister Tamar, who was a full sister of Absalom, another of David's sons.
-\v 2 Amnon was so frustrated that he became sick because of his sister Tamar. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
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-\v 3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
-\v 4 Jonadab said to Amnon, "Why, son of the king, are you depressed every morning? Will you not tell me?" So Amnon answered him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
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-\v 5 Then Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him, 'Would you please send my sister Tamar to give me something to eat and cook it before me, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand?'"
-\v 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please send my sister Tamar to make some food for my sickness in front of me so that I may eat from her hand."
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-\v 7 Then David sent word to Tamar at his palace, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him."
-\v 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house where he was lying down. She took dough and kneaded it and formed bread in his sight, and then she baked it.
-\v 9 She took the pan and gave the bread to him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said to the others present, "Send everyone out, away from me." So everyone went out from him.
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-\v 10 So Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my room that I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the bread that she had made, and brought it into the room of Amnon her brother.
-\v 11 When she had brought the food to him, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
-\v 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing!
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-\v 13 How could I be rid of my shame? What about you? You would be like one of the fools in Israel! Now, please speak to the king, for he would not keep me from you."
-\v 14 However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her.
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-\v 15 Then Amnon hated Tamar with extreme hatred. He hated her even more than he had desired her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and go."
-\v 16 But she responded to him, "No! Because this great evil of making me leave is even worse than what you did to me!" But Amnon did not listen to her.
-\v 17 Instead, he called his personal servant and said, "Take this woman away from me, and bolt the door after her."
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-\v 18 Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her. Tamar was wearing a very decorated robe because the king's daughters who were virgins dressed that way.
-\v 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. She put her hands on her head and walked away, crying aloud as she went.
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-\v 20 Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now keep quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained alone in her brother Absalom's house.
-\v 21 But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
-\v 22 Absalom said nothing to Amnon, for Absalom hated him for what he had done to her and how he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
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-\v 23 It came about after two full years that Absalom had sheep shearers working at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons to visit there.
-\v 24 Absalom went to the king and said, "Look now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please, may the king and his servants go with me, your servant."
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-\v 25 The king answered Absalom, "No, my son, all of us should not go because we would be a burden to you." Absalom encouraged the king, but he would not go, yet he did bless Absalom.
-\v 26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." So the king said to him, "Why should Amnon go with you?"
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-\v 27 Absalom pressed David, and so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
-\v 28 Absalom commanded his servants saying, "Listen closely. When Amnon begins to be drunk with wine, and when I say to you, 'Attack Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave."
-\v 29 So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as he had commanded them. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man mounted his mule and fled.
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-\v 30 So it came about, while they were on the road, that the news came to David saying, "Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left."
-\v 31 Then the king arose and tore his clothes, and lay on the floor; all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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-\v 32 Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Let not my master believe that they have killed all the young men who are the king's sons, for Amnon only is dead. Absalom has planned this from the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
-\v 33 So therefore let not my master the king take this report to heart, so as to believe that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon only is dead."
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-\v 34 Absalom fled away. A servant keeping watch raised his eyes and saw many people coming on the road on the hillside west of him.
-\v 35 Then Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the king's sons are coming. It is just as your servant said."
-\v 36 So it came about when he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived and raised their voices and wept. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.
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-\v 37 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.
-\v 38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, where he was for three years.
-\v 39 The mind of King David longed to go out to see Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon and his death.
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-\v 1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart desired to see Absalom.
-\v 2 So Joab sent word to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought to him. He said to her, "Please pretend you are a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Please do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
-\v 3 Then go to the king and speak to him about what I will describe." So Joab told her the words she was to say to the king.
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-\v 4 When the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king, she lay facedown on the ground and said, "Help me, king."
-\v 5 The king said to her, "What is wrong?" She answered, "The truth is that I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
-\v 6 I, your servant, had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.
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-\v 7 Now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, 'Hand over the man who struck his brother, so that we may put him to death, to pay for the life of his brother whom he killed.' So they would also destroy the heir. Thus they will put out the burning coal that I have left, and they will leave for my husband neither name nor descendant on the surface of the earth."
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-\v 8 So the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will command something to be done for you."
-\v 9 The woman of Tekoa replied to the king, "My master, king, may the guilt be on me and on my father's family. The king and his throne are guiltless."
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-\v 10 The king replied, "Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore."
-\v 11 Then she said, "Please, may the king call to mind Yahweh your God, so that the avenger of blood will not destroy anyone further, so that they will not destroy my son." The king replied, "As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son will fall to the ground."
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-\v 12 Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a further word to my master the king." He said, "Speak on."
-\v 13 So the woman said, "Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? For in saying this thing, the king is like someone who is guilty, because the king has not brought back home again his banished son.
-\v 14 For we all must die, and we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life; instead, he finds a way for those who were driven away to be restored. 
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-\v 15 Now then, seeing that I have come to speak this thing to my master the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. So your servant said to herself, 'I will now speak to the king. It may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.
-\v 16 For the king will listen to me, in order to hand over his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.'
-\v 17 Then your servant prayed, 'Yahweh, please let the word of my master the king give me relief, for as an angel of God, so is my master the king in telling good from evil.' May Yahweh your God be with you."
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-\v 18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I will ask you." The woman replied, "Let my master the king now speak."
-\v 19 The king said, "Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As you live, my master the king, no one can escape to the right hand or to the left from anything that my master the king has spoken. It was your servant Joab who commanded me and told me to say these things that your servant has spoken.
-\v 20 Your servant Joab has done this to change the course of what is happening. My master is wise, like the wisdom of an angel of God, and he knows everything that is happening in the land."
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-\v 21 So the king said to Joab, "Look now, I will do this thing. Go then, and bring the young man Absalom back."
-\v 22 So Joab lay facedown on the ground in honor and gratitude to the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my master, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant."
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-\v 23 So Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
-\v 24 The king said, "He may return to his own house, but he may not see my face." So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king's face.
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-\v 25 Now in all Israel there was no one praised for his handsomeness more than Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no blemish in him.
-\v 26 When he cut the hair of his head at the end of every year, because it was heavy on him, he weighed his hair; it would weigh about two hundred shekels, which is measured by the weight of the king's standard.
-\v 27 To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
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-\v 28 Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without seeing the king's face.
-\v 29 Then Absalom sent word for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. So Absalom sent word a second time, but Joab still did not come.
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-\v 30 So Absalom said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
-\v 31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom at his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"
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-\v 32 Absalom answered Joab, "Look, I sent word to you saying, 'Come here so I may send you to the king to say, "Why did I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to still be there. Now therefore let me see the king's face, and if I am guilty, let him kill me."'"
-\v 33 So Joab went to the king and told him. When the king called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed low to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
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-\v 1 It came about after this that Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, with fifty men to run before him.
-\v 2 Absalom would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. When any man had a dispute to come to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him and said, "From what city have you come?" Then the man would answer, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
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-\v 3 So Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right, but there is no one empowered by the king to hear your case."
-\v 4 Absalom added, "I wish that I were made judge in the land, so that every man who had any dispute or cause might come to me, and I would bring him justice!"
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-\v 5 So it came about that when any man came to Absalom to honor him, Absalom would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
-\v 6 Absalom acted in this way to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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-\v 7 It came about at the end of four years that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay a vow that I have made to Yahweh in Hebron.
-\v 8 For your servant made a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram, saying,' If Yahweh will indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.'"
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-\v 9 So the king said to him, "Go in peace." So Absalom arose and went to Hebron.
-\v 10 But then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you must say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'"
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-\v 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were invited. They went in their innocence, not knowing anything that Absalom had planned.
-\v 12 While Absalom offered sacrfices, he sent for Ahithophel from his hometown of Giloh. He was David's counselor. Absalom's conspiracy was strong, for the people following Absalom were constantly increasing.
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-\v 13 A messenger came to David saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are following after Absalom."
-\v 14 So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Prepare to leave immediately, or he will quickly overtake us, and he will bring down disaster on us and attack the city with the edge of the sword."
-\v 15 The king's servants said to the king, "Look, your servants are ready to do whatever our master the king decides."
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-\v 16 The king left and all his family after him, but the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the palace.
-\v 17 After the king went out and all the people after him, they stopped at the last house.
-\v 18 All his army marched with him, and before him went all the Kerethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him from Gath.
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-\v 19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why will you come with us? Return and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and an exile. Return to your own place.
-\v 20 Since you just left yesterday, why should I make you wander all over with us? I do not even know where I am going. So return and take your fellow countrymen back. May loyalty and faithfulness go with you."
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-\v 21 But Ittai answered the king and said, "As Yahweh lives, and as my master the king lives, surely in whatever place where my master the king goes, there also will your servant go, whether that means living or dying."
-\v 22 So David said to Ittai, "Go ahead and continue with us." So Ittai the Gittite marched with the king, along with all his men and all the families who were with him.
-\v 23 All the country wept with a loud voice as all the people passed by over the Kidron Valley, and as the king also himself crossed over. All the people traveled on the road toward the wilderness.
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-\v 24 Even Zadok with all the Levites, carrying the ark of the covenant of God, were present. They set the ark of God down, and then Abiathar joined them. They waited until all the people had passed by out of the city.
-\v 25 The king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me back here and show me again the ark and the place where he lives.
-\v 26 But if he says, 'I am not pleased with you,' look, here am I, let him do to me whatever seems good to him."
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-\v 27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Are you not a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar.
-\v 28 See, I will wait at the fords of the Arabah until word comes from you to inform me."
-\v 29 So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back into Jerusalem, and they stayed there.
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-\v 30 But David ascended barefoot and weeping up the Mount of Olives, and he had his head covered. Every man of the people who were with him covered his head, and they went up weeping as they walked.
-\v 31 Someone told David saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness."
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-\v 32 It came about that when David arrived at the top of the road, where God used to be worshiped, Hushai the Arkite came to meet him with his coat torn and earth on his head.
-\v 33 David said to him, "If you travel with me, then you will be a burden to me.
-\v 34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, king, as I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant,' then you will confuse Ahithophel's advice for me.
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-\v 35 Will you not have the priests Zadok and Abiathar with you? So whatever you hear in the king's palace, you must tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
-\v 36 See that they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son. You must send to me by their hand everything that you hear."
-\v 37 So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city as Absalom arrived and entered into Jerusalem.
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-\v 1 When David had gone a short distance over the summit of the hill, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled donkeys; on them were two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred bunches of figs, and a skin of wine.
-\v 2 The king said to Ziba, "Why did you bring these things?" Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and fig cakes are for your men to eat, and the wine is for anyone who is faint in the wilderness to drink."
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-\v 3 The king said, "Then where is your master's grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "Look, he has stayed behind in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore my father's kingdom to me.'"
-\v 4 Then the king said to Ziba, "Look, all that belonged to Mephibosheth now belongs to you." Ziba answered, "I bow in humility to you, my master, king. Let me find favor in your eyes."
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-\v 5 When King David approached Bahurim, there came out from there a man from the clan of Saul, whose name was Shimei son of Gera. He came out cursing as he walked.
-\v 6 He threw stones at David and at all of the king's officials, in spite of the army and bodyguards who were on the king's right and left.
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-\v 7 Shimei called out in cursing, "Go away, get out of here, you villain, you man of blood!
-\v 8 Yahweh has repaid all of you for the blood you shed within the family of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood."
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-\v 9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Please let me go over and take off his head."
-\v 10 But the king said, "What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Perhaps he is cursing me because Yahweh has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then could say to him, 'Why are you cursing the king?'"
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-\v 11 So David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Look, my son, who was born from my body, wants to take my life. How much more may this Benjamite now desire my ruin? Leave him alone and let him curse, for Yahweh has commanded him to do it.
-\v 12 Perhaps Yahweh will look at the misery unleashed on me, and repay me with good for his cursing me today."
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-\v 13 So David and his men traveled on the road, while Shimei went beside him up on the hillside, cursing and throwing dust and stones at him as he went.
-\v 14 Then the king and all the people who were with him became weary, and he rested when they stopped for the night.
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-\v 15 As for Absalom and all the men of Israel who were with him, they came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
-\v 16 It came about when Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
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-\v 17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with him?"
-\v 18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! Instead, the one whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, that is the man to whom I will belong, and I will stay with him.
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-\v 19 Also, what man should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, I will serve in your presence."
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-\v 20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice about what we should do."
-\v 21 Ahithophel answered Absalom, "Go sleep with your father's slave wives whom he has left to keep the palace, and all Israel will hear that you have become a stench to your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong."
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-\v 22 So they spread for Absalom a tent on the top of the palace, and Absalom slept with his father's slave wives in the sight of all Israel.
-\v 23 Now the advice of Ahithophel that he gave in those days was as if a man heard from the mouth of God himself. That was how all of Ahithophel's advice was viewed by both David and Absalom.
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-\v 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
-\v 2 I will come on him while he is weary and weak and will surprise him with fear. The people who are with him will flee, and I will attack only the king.
-\v 3 I will bring back all the people to you, like a bride coming to her husband, and all the people will be at peace under you."
-\v 4 What Ahithophel said pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
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-\v 5 Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite, too, and let us hear what he says."
-\v 6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom explained to him what Ahithophel had said and then asked Hushai, "Should we do what Ahithophel has said? If not, tell us what you advise."
-\v 7 So Hushai said to Absalom, "The advice that Ahithophel has given this time is not good."
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-\v 8 Hushai added, "You know your father and his men are strong warriors, and that they are bitter, and they are like a bear robbed of her cubs in a field. Your father is a man of war; he will not sleep with the army tonight.
-\v 9 Look, right now he is probably hidden in some pit or in some other place. It will happen that when some of your men have been killed at the beginning of an attack, that whoever hears it will say, 'A slaughter has taken place among the soldiers who follow Absalom.'
-\v 10 Then even the bravest soldiers, whose hearts are like the heart of a lion, will be afraid because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that the men who are with him are very strong.
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-\v 11 So I advise you that all Israel should be gathered together to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sands that are by the sea, and that you go to battle in person.
-\v 12 Then we will come on him wherever he may be found, and we will cover him as the dew falls on the ground. We will not leave even one of his men, or him himself, alive.
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-\v 13 If he retreats into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city and we will drag it into the river, until there is no longer even a small stone found there."
-\v 14 Then Absalom and the men of Israel said, "Hushai the Arkite's advice is better than Ahithophel's." Yahweh had ordained the rejection of Ahithophel's good advice in order to bring destruction on Absalom.
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-\v 15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel in such and such a way, but I have advised something else.
-\v 16 Now then, go quickly and report to David; say to him, 'Do not camp tonight at the fords of the Arabah, but by all means cross over, or the king will be swallowed up along with all the people who are with him.'"
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-\v 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at the spring of En Rogel. A female servant used to go and inform them what they needed to know, for they could not risk being seen going into the city. When the message came, then they were to go and tell King David.
-\v 18 But a young man saw them this time and told Absalom. So Jonathan and Ahimaaz went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, into which they descended.
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-\v 19 The man's wife took the covering for the well and spread it over the well's opening, and tossed grain over it, so no one knew Jonathan and Ahimaaz were in the well.
-\v 20 Absalom's men came to the woman of the house and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman told them, "They have crossed over the river." So after they had looked around and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
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-\v 21 It came about after they had left that Jonathan and Ahimaaz came up out of the well. They went to report to King David; they said to him, "Get up and cross quickly over the water because Ahithophel has given such and such advice about you."
-\v 22 Then David arose and all the people who were with him, and they crossed over the Jordan. By morning daylight not one of them had failed to cross over the Jordan.
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-\v 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and left. He went home to his own city, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. In this way he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
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-\v 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. As for Absalom, he crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
-\v 25 Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether the Ishmaelite \f + \ft Scholars disagree about whether the word describing Jether should be "Ishmaelite" as it is in some ancient Greek versions, or "Israelite" as it is in the ancient Hebrew text. Some scholars believe that "Israelite" is a scribal error in the Hebrew. "Ishmaelite" is the word used in a parallel passage (See: 1CH 2:17), in both the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts. \f*, who had slept with Abigail, who was the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
-\v 26 Then Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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-\v 27 It came about when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,
-\v 28 brought sleeping mats and blankets, bowls and pots, and wheat, barley flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
-\v 29 honey, butter, sheep, and milk curds, so that David and the people with him could eat. These men had said, "The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness."
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-\v 1 David counted the soldiers who were with him and appointed captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
-\v 2 Then David sent out the army, one-third under the command of Joab, another third under the command of Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and still another third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the army, "I will certainly go out with you myself, too."
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-\v 3 But the men said, "You must not go to battle, for if we flee away they will not care about us, or if half of us die they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us! Therefore it is better that you be ready to help us from the city."
-\v 4 So the king answered them, "I will do whatever seems best to you." The king stood by the city gate while all the army went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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-\v 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Absalom." All the people heard that the king had given the captains this command about Absalom.
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-\v 6 So the army went out into the countryside against Israel; the battle spread into the forest of Ephraim.
-\v 7 The army of Israel was defeated there before the soldiers of David; there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
-\v 8 The battle spread throughout the whole countryside, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword.
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-\v 9 Absalom happened to meet some of David's soldiers. Absalom was riding his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, and his head was caught up in the tree branches. He was left dangling between the ground and the sky while the mule he was riding kept going.
-\v 10 Someone saw this and told Joab, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"
-\v 11 Joab said to the man who told him about Absalom, "Look! You saw him! Why did you not strike him down to the ground? I would have given you ten silver shekels and a belt."
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-\v 12 The man replied to Joab, "Even if I received a thousand silver shekels, still I would not have reached out my hand against the king's son, because we all heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, 'No one must touch the young man Absalom.'
-\v 13 If I had risked my life by a falsehood (and there is nothing hidden from the king), you would have abandoned me."
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-\v 14 Then Joab said, "I will not wait for you." So Joab took three javelins in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive and hanging from the oak.
-\v 15 Then ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded Absalom, attacked him, and killed him.
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-\v 16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the army returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the army.
-\v 17 They took Absalom and threw him into a large pit in the forest; they buried his body under a very large pile of stones, while all Israel fled, every man to his own home.
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-\v 18 Now Absalom, while still alive, had built for himself a large stone pillar in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to carry along the memory of my name." He named the pillar after his own name, so it is called Absalom's Monument to this very day.
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-\v 19 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Let me now run to the king with the good news, how Yahweh has rescued him from the hand of his enemies."
-\v 20 Joab answered him, "You will not be the bearer of news today; you must do it another day. Today you will bear no news because the king's son is dead."
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-\v 21 Then Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed down to Joab, and ran.
-\v 22 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said again to Joab, "Regardless of what may happen, please let me also run and follow the Cushite." Joab replied, "Why do you want to run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?"
-\v 23 "Whatever happens," said Ahimaaz, "I will run." So Joab answered him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.
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-\v 24 Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates. The watchman had gone up to the roof of the gate to the wall and raised his eyes. As he looked, he saw a man approaching, running alone.
-\v 25 The watchman shouted out and told the king. Then the king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." The runner came closer and neared the city.
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-\v 26 Then the watchman noticed another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper; he said, "Look, there is another man running alone." The king said, "He is also bringing news."
-\v 27 So the watchman said, "I think the running of the man in front is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man and is coming with good news."
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-\v 28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, "All is well." He bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Yahweh your God! He has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my master the king."
-\v 29 So the king replied, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent me, the king's servant, to you, king, I saw a great disturbance, but I did not know what it was."
-\v 30 Then the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So Ahimaaz turned aside, and stood still.
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-\v 31 Immediately then the Cushite arrived and said, "There is good news for my master the king, for Yahweh has avenged you today from all who rose up against you."
-\v 32 Then the king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" The Cushite answered, "The enemies of my master the king, and all who rise up against you to do harm to you, should be as that young man is."
-\v 33 Then the king was deeply unnerved, and he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went he grieved, "My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!"
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-\v 1 Joab was told, "Look, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
-\v 2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the army, for the army heard it said that day, "The king is mourning for his son."
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-\v 3 The soldiers had to sneak quietly into the city that day, like people who are ashamed sneak away when they run from battle.
-\v 4 The king covered his face and cried in a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!"
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-\v 5 Then Joab entered into the house to the king and said to him, "You have shamed the faces of all your soldiers today, who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your slave wives,
-\v 6 because you love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. For today you have shown that commanders and soldiers are nothing to you. Today I believe that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died, then that would have pleased you.
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-\v 7 Now therefore get up and go out and speak kindly to your soldiers, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go, not one man will remain with you tonight. That would be worse for you than all the disasters that have ever happened to you from your youth until now."
-\v 8 So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, "Look, the king is sitting in the gate," and all the people came before the king.
-\p So Israel fled, every man to his home.
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-\v 9 All the people were arguing with each other throughout all the tribes of Israel saying, "The king rescued us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines, but now he has run out of the land because of Absalom.
-\v 10 Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?"
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-\v 11 King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests saying, "Speak to the elders of Judah saying, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace, since the talk of all Israel favors the king, to bring him back to his palace?
-\v 12 You are my brothers, my flesh and bone. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?'
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-\v 13 Then say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and my bone? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not captain of my army from now on in the place of Joab.'"
-\v 14 So he won the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man. They sent to the king saying, "Return, you and all your men."
-\v 15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan. Now the men of Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king and then to bring the king across the Jordan.
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-\v 16 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
-\v 17 There were one thousand men from Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of Saul, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him. They crossed through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
-\v 18 They crossed to bring over the king's family and to do whatever he thought good. Shimei son of Gera bowed down before the king just before he began to cross the Jordan.
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-\v 19 Shimei said to the king, "Do not, my master, find me guilty or call to mind what your servant stubbornly did the day that my master the king left Jerusalem. Please, may the king not take it to heart.
-\v 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned. See, that is why I have come today as the first from all the family of Joseph to come down to meet my master the king."
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-\v 21 But Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, "Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?"
-\v 22 Then David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should today be adversaries to me? Will any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?"
-\v 23 So the king said to Shimei, "You will not die." So the king promised him with an oath.
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-\v 24 Then Mephibosheth son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had not dressed his feet, or trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came home in peace.
-\v 25 So when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
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-\v 26 He answered, "My master the king, my servant deceived me, for I said, 'I will saddle a donkey so I may ride on it and go with the king, because your servant is lame.'
-\v 27 My servant Ziba has slandered me, your servant, to my master the king. But my master the king is like an angel of God. Therefore, do what is good in your eyes.
-\v 28 For all my father's house were dead men before my master the king, but you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I that I should still cry any more to the king?"
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-\v 29 Then the king said to him, "Why explain anything further? I have decided that you and Ziba will divide the fields."
-\v 30 So Mephibosheth replied to the king, "Yes, let him take it all, since my master the king has come safely to his own home."
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-\v 31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim to cross over the Jordan with the king, and he accompanied the king over the Jordan.
-\v 32 Now Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He had furnished the king with provisions while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
-\v 33 The king said to Barzillai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you to stay with me in Jerusalem."
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-\v 34 Barzillai replied to the king, "How many days are left in the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
-\v 35 I am eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a burden to my master the king?
-\v 36 Your servant would like to just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?
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-\v 37 Please let your servant return back home, so I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and my mother. But see, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my master the king, and do for him what seems good to you."
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-\v 38 The king answered, "Kimham will go over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you, and whatever you desire from me, I do that for you."
-\v 39 Then all the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed over, and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned to his own home.
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-\v 40 So the king crossed over to Gilgal, and Kimham crossed over with him. All the army of Judah brought the king over, and also half the army of Israel.
-\v 41 Soon all the men of Israel began to come to the king and say to the king, "Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king and his family over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?"
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-\v 42 So the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "It is because the king is more closely related to us. Why then are you angry about this? Have we eaten anything that the king had to pay for? Has he given us any gifts?"
-\v 43 The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten tribes related to the king, so we have even more right to David than you. Why then did you despise us? Was not our proposal to bring back our king the first to be heard?" But the words of the men of Judah were even more harsh than the words of the men of Israel.
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-\v 1 There also happened to be at the same place a troublemaker whose name was Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite. He blew the trumpet and said, "We have no part in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Let every man go back to his home, Israel."
-\v 2 So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah followed closely their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.
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-\v 3 When David came to his palace at Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left to keep the palace, and he put them in a house under guard. He provided for their needs, but he did not sleep with them any longer. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living as if they were widows.
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-\v 4 Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together within three days; you must be here, too."
-\v 5 So Amasa went to call Judah, but he was delayed beyond the time that the king had allotted for him.
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-\v 6 So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba son of Bikri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master's servants, my soldiers, and pursue after him, or he will find fortified cities and escape out of our sight."
-\v 7 Then Joab's men went out after him, along with the Kerethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty warriors. They left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.
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-\v 8 When they were at the great stone which is at Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing the battle armor that he had put on, which included a belt around his waist with a sheathed sword fastened to it. As he walked forward, the sword fell out.
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-\v 9 So Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my cousin?" Joab affectionately took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
-\v 10 Amasa did not notice the dagger that was in Joab's left hand. Joab stabbed Amasa in the stomach and his bowels spilled out to the ground. Joab did not strike him again, and Amasa died.
-\p So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba son of Bikri.
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-\v 11 Then one of Joab's men stood by Amasa, and the man said, "He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab."
-\v 12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa off of the road and into a field. He threw a garment over him because he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
-\v 13 After Amasa was taken off the road, all the men followed on after Joab in pursuit of Sheba son of Bikri.
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-\v 14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth Maacah, and through all the land of the Bikrites, who gathered together and also pursued Sheba.
-\v 15 They caught up with him and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They built up a siege ramp against the city against the wall. All the army who were with Joab battered the wall to knock it down.
-\v 16 Then a wise woman cried out of the city, "Listen, please listen, Joab! Come near me so I may speak with
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-\v 17 So Joab came near to her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." He answered, "I am listening."
-\v 18 Then she spoke, "They used to say in old times, 'Surely seek advice at Abel,' and that advice would end the matter.
-\v 19 We are a city that is one of the most peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?"
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-\v 20 So Joab answered and said, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
-\v 21 That is not true. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, named Sheba son of Bikri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city." The woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you over the wall."
-\v 22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew the trumpet and Joab's men left the city, every man to his home. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
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-\v 23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites.
-\v 24 Adoniram was over the men who did forced labor, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
-\v 25 Sheva was scribe and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
-\v 26 Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
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-\v 1 There was a famine in David's time for three years in a row, and David sought the face of Yahweh. So Yahweh said, "This famine is on you because of Saul and his murderous family, because he put the Gibeonites to death."
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-\v 2 Now the Gibeonites were not from the people of Israel; they were from what remained of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul tried to kill them all anyway in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
-\v 3 So King David called together the Gibeonites and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make atonement, so that you may bless the people of Yahweh, who inherit his goodness and promises?"
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-\v 4 The Gibeonites responded to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his family. In the same way it is not for us to put to death any man in Israel." David replied, "What are you saying that I should do for you?"
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-\v 5 They answered the king, "The man who tried to kill us all, who schemed against us, so that we are now destroyed and have no place within the borders of Israel—
-\v 6 let seven men from his descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the one chosen by Yahweh." So the king said, "I will give them to you."
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-\v 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
-\v 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, sons whom she bore to Saul—the two sons were named Armoni and Mephibosheth; and David also took the five sons of Merab \f + \ft Some versions read: \fqa Michal,\fqa* but 2SA 6:23 says she had no children; or Michal may have been another name for Merab \f* daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
-\v 9 He handed them over into the hands of the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and they died all seven together. They were put to death during the time of harvest, during the first days at the beginning of barley harvest.
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-\v 10 Then Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the mountain beside the dead bodies, from the beginning of harvest until the rain poured down on them from the sky. She did not allow the birds of the sky to disturb the bodies by day or the wild animals by night.
-\v 11 It was told to David what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, the slave wife of Saul, had done.
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-\v 12 So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, after the Philistines had killed Saul in Gilboa.
-\v 13 David took away from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of the seven men who had been hanged, as well.
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-\v 14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. They performed all that the king commanded. After that God answered their prayers for the land.
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-\v 15 Then the Philistines went to war again with Israel. So David went down with his army and fought against the Philistines. David was overcome with battle fatigue.
-\v 16 Ishbi-Benob, a descendant of the giants, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was armed with a new sword, intended to kill David.
-\v 17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah rescued David, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You must not go to battle anymore with us, so that you do not put out the lamp of Israel."
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-\v 18 It came about after this that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob, when Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the Rephaim.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Gob \fqa* in the Hebrew text, some versions have \fqa Gezeth \fqa* or \fqa Gezer. \fqa* \f*
-\v 19 It came about again in a battle with the Philistines at Gob, that Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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-\v 20 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number. He also was descended from the Rephaim.
-\v 21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him.
-\v 22 These were descendants of the Rephaim of Gath, and they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers.
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+\v 1 It happened that after the king had settled in his house, and after Yahweh had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
+\v 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of a tent."
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+\v 3 Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do what is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you."
+\v 4 But that same night the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
+\v 5 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: Will you build me a house in which to live?
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+\v 6 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up the people of Israel out of Egypt until this present day; instead, I have been moving about in a tent, a tabernacle.
+\v 7 In all places where I have moved among all the people of Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
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+\v 8 Now then, tell my servant David, "This is what Yahweh of hosts says: 'I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
+\v 9 I have been with you wherever you went. I have cut off all your enemies 
+from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the 
+great ones of the earth.
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+\v 10 I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,
+\v 11 as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Now I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, I, Yahweh declare to you that I will make you a house.
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+\v 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up a descendant after you, one who will come out from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
+\v 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
+\v 14 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the whipping of the sons of men.
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+\v 15 But my covenant faithfulness will not leave him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
+\v 16 Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.'"
+\v 17 Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
+
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+\p
+\v 18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, "Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family that you have brought me to this point?
+\v 19 Now this was a small thing in your sight, Lord Yahweh. You have even spoken about your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Lord Yahweh!
+\v 20 What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant, Lord Yahweh.
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+\v 21 For your word's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing and revealed it to your servant.
+\v 22 Therefore you are great, Lord Yahweh, for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as we have heard with our own ears.
+\v 23 What nation is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom you, God, went and rescued for yourself? You did this so that they would become a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself, and to do great and fearful deeds for your land. You drove out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt.
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+\v 24 You established Israel as your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their God.
+\v 25 So now, Yahweh God, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. Do as you have spoken.
+\v 26 May your name be forever great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant is established before you.
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+\v 27 For you, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.
+\v 28 Now, Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are trustworthy, and you have made this good promise to your servant.
+\v 29 Now then, let it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, Lord Yahweh, have said these things, and with your blessing your servant's house will be blessed forever."
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+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. So David took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 2 Then he defeated Moab and measured their men with a line by making them lie down on the ground. He measured off two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. So the Moabites became servants to David and began to pay him tribute.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 David then defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, as Hadadezer was traveling to recover his rule by the Euphrates River.
+\v 4 David captured from him 1,700 chariots and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Aramean men.
+\v 6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to him and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 David took the golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
+\v 8 From Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
+\v 10 Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze.
+\s5
+\v 11 King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered—
+\v 12 from Aram, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek, along with all of the plundered goods of Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 David's name was well known when he returned from conquering the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, with their eighteen thousand men.
+\v 14 He placed garrisons throughout all of Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to him. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
+
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+\p
+\v 15 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
+\v 16 Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
+\v 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.
+\v 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were the chief officials at the king's hand. \f + \ft Comparing this verse with 1CH 18:17, \fqa were the chief officials at the king's hand \fqa* ; but the MT has \fqa were priests.\f*
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+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 David said, "Is there anyone left in Saul's family to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
+\v 2 There was in Saul's family a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Yes. I am your servant."
+\s5
+\v 3 So the king said, "Is there not anyone left of Saul's family to whom I may show the kindness of God?" Ziba replied to the king, "Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet."
+\v 4 The king said to him, "Where is he?" Ziba replied to the king, "Look, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar."
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+\v 5 Then King David sent and had him brought out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.
+\v 6 So Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, came to David and bowed down his face to the floor in honor of David. David said, "Mephibosheth." He answered, "See, I am your servant!"
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+\v 7 David said to him, "Do not be afraid, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather, and you will always eat at my table."
+\v 8 Mephibosheth bowed and said, "What is your servant, that you should look with favor on such a dead dog as I am?"
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+\p
+\v 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and his family I have given to your master's grandson.
+\v 10 You, your sons, and your servants must till the land for him and you must harvest the crops so that your master's grandson will have food to eat. For Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, must always eat at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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+\s5
+\v 11 Then Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do all that my master the king commands his servant." The king added, "As for Mephibosheth he will eat at my table, as one of the king's sons."
+\v 12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mika. All who lived in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
+\v 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, and he always ate at the king's table, though he was lame in both his feet.
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+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 It came about later that the king of the people of Ammon died, and that Hanun his son became king in his place.
+\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent his servants to comfort Hanun concerning his father. His servants entered the land of the people of Ammon.
+\v 3 But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their master, "Do you really think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Has not David sent his servants to you to look at the city, to spy it out, in order to overthrow it?"
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+\v 4 So Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half their beards, cut off their garments up to their buttocks, and sent them away.
+\v 5 When they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had become a stench to David, the people of Ammon sent messengers and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob and Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
+\v 7 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of soldiers.
+\v 8 The Ammonites came out and formed a line of battle at the entrance to their city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, stood by themselves in the open fields.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
+\v 10 The rest of his people he put into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he set them out in position to fight against the army of Ammon.
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+\v 11 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
+\v 12 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose."
+\s5
+\v 13 So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
+\v 14 When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem.
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+\p
+\v 15 When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together again.
+\v 16 Then Hadarezer sent for Aramean troops from beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam with Shobak, the commander of Hadarezer's army at their head.
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+\v 17 When David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and arrived at Helam. The Arameans arranged themselves in battle lines against David and fought him.
+\v 18 The Arameans fled from Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean chariot soldiers and forty thousand horse soldiers. Shobak the commander of their army was wounded and died there.
+\v 19 When all the kings who were servants of Hadarezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their subjects. So the Arameans were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore.
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+\s5
+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the army of Israel. They destroyed the army of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 2 So it came about one evening that David got up from his bed and walked on the roof of his palace. From there he happened to see a woman who was bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
+\v 3 So David sent and he asked people who would know about the woman. Someone said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, and is she not the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
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+\v 4 David sent messengers and took her; she came in to him, and he slept with her (for she had just purified herself from menstruation). Then she returned to her house.
+\v 5 The woman conceived, and she sent and told David; she said, "I am pregnant."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Then David sent to Joab saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.
+\v 7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab was, how the army was doing, and how the war was going.
+\v 8 David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift for Uriah after he left.
+\s5
+\v 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's palace with all the servants of his master, and he did not go down to his house.
+\v 10 When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"
+\v 11 Uriah answered David, "The ark, and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my master's servants are camped in an open field. How then can I go into my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? As sure as you are alive, I will not do this."
+\s5
+\v 12 So David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you leave." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.
+\v 13 When David called him, he ate and drank before him, and David made him drunk. At evening Uriah went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his master; he did not go down to his house.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 So in the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
+\v 15 David wrote in the letter saying, "Set Uriah at the very front of the most intense battle, and then withdraw from him, that he may be hit and killed."
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+\s5
+\v 16 So as Joab watched the siege upon the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers would be fighting.
+\v 17 When the men of the city went out and fought against Joab's army, some of the soldiers of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite was also killed there.
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+\s5
+\v 18 When Joab sent word to David about everything concerning the war,
+\v 19 he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
+\v 20 it may happen that the king will become angry, and he will say to you, 'Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?
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+\s5
+\v 21 Who killed Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' Then you must answer, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'"
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+\p
+\v 22 So the messenger left and went to David and told him everything that Joab had sent him to say.
+\v 23 Then the messenger said to David, "The enemy were stronger than we were at first; they came out to us into the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
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+\s5
+\v 24 Then their shooters shot at your soldiers from off the wall, and some of the king's servants were killed, and your servant Uriah the Hittite was killed too."
+\v 25 Then David said to the messenger, "Say this to Joab, 'Do not let this displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle even stronger against the city, and overthrow it,' and encourage him."
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 So when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented deeply for her husband.
+\v 27 When her sorrow passed, David sent and took her home to his palace, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But what David had done displeased Yahweh.
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+\s5
+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 Then Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, "There were once two men in a city. One man was rich and the other poor.
+\v 2 The rich man had huge numbers of flocks and herds,
+\v 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and fed and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. The lamb even ate with him and drank from his own cup, and it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
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+\s5
+\v 4 One day a visitor came to the rich man, but the rich man was unwilling to take an animal from his own flocks and herds to provide food for him. Instead he took the poor man's ewe lamb and cooked it for his visitor."
+\v 5 David was hot with anger against the rich man, and he raged to Nathan, "As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to be put to death.
+\v 6 He must pay back the lamb four times over because he did such a thing, and because he had no pity on the poor man."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are that man! Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you out of the hand of Saul.
+\v 8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. But if that had been too little, I would have given you many other things in addition.
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+\s5
+\v 9 So why have you despised the commands of Yahweh, so as to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your own wife. You killed him with the sword of the army of Ammon.
+\v 10 So now the sword will never leave your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your wife.'
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+\s5
+\v 11 Yahweh says, 'Look, I will raise up disaster against you out of your own house. Before your own eyes, I will take your wives and give them to your neighbor, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
+\v 12 For you committed your sin secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, in the sunlight.'"
+\v 13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." Nathan replied to David, "Yahweh also has passed over your sin. You will not be killed.
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+\s5
+\v 14 However, because by this act you have despised Yahweh, the child who is born to you will surely die."
+\v 15 Then Nathan left and went home.
+\p Yahweh attacked the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
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+\s5
+\v 16 David then implored God for the boy. David fasted and went inside and lay all night on the floor.
+\v 17 The elders of his house arose and stood beside him, to raise him up from the floor, but he would not get up, and he would not eat with them.
+\v 18 It came about on the seventh day that the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, "Look, while the child was still alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. What might he do to himself if we tell him that the boy is dead?!"
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+\s5
+\v 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead. He said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They answered, "He is dead."
+\v 20 Then David arose from the floor and washed himself, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went to the tabernacle of Yahweh and worshiped there, and then he came back to his own palace. When he asked for it, they set food before him, and he ate.
+\s5
+\v 21 Then his servants said to him, "Why have you done this? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you got up and ate."
+\v 22 David answered, "While the child was still alive I fasted and wept. I said, 'Who knows whether or not Yahweh will be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
+\v 23 But now he is dead, so why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."
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+\p
+\v 24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and slept with her. Later she gave birth to a son, and the child was named Solomon. Yahweh loved him
+\v 25 and he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because Yahweh loved him.
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+\p
+\v 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah, the royal city of the people of Ammon, and he captured its fortress.
+\v 27 So Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city's water supply.
+\v 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the army together and camp against the city and take it, because if I take the city, it will be named after me."
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+\v 29 So David gathered all the army together and went to Rabbah; he fought against the city and captured it.
+\v 30 David took the crown from their king's head—it weighed a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. The crown was placed on David's own head. Then he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities.
+\s5
+\v 31 He brought out the people who were in the city and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes; he also made them work at brick kilns. David required all the cities of the people of Ammon to do this labor. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
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+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 It came about after this that Amnon son of David, was very attracted to his beautiful half-sister Tamar, who was a full sister of Absalom, another of David's sons.
+\v 2 Amnon was so frustrated that he became sick because of his sister Tamar. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
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+\s5
+\v 3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
+\v 4 Jonadab said to Amnon, "Why, son of the king, are you depressed every morning? Will you not tell me?" So Amnon answered him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
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+\s5
+\v 5 Then Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him, 'Would you please send my sister Tamar to give me something to eat and cook it before me, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand?'"
+\v 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please send my sister Tamar to make some food for my sickness in front of me so that I may eat from her hand."
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+\p
+\v 7 Then David sent word to Tamar at his palace, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him."
+\v 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house where he was lying down. She took dough and kneaded it and formed bread in his sight, and then she baked it.
+\v 9 She took the pan and gave the bread to him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said to the others present, "Send everyone out, away from me." So everyone went out from him.
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+\s5
+\v 10 So Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my room that I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the bread that she had made, and brought it into the room of Amnon her brother.
+\v 11 When she had brought the food to him, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
+\v 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing!
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+\s5
+\v 13 How could I be rid of my shame? What about you? You would be like one of the fools in Israel! Now, please speak to the king, for he would not keep me from you."
+\v 14 However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Then Amnon hated Tamar with extreme hatred. He hated her even more than he had desired her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and go."
+\v 16 But she responded to him, "No! Because this great evil of making me leave is even worse than what you did to me!" But Amnon did not listen to her.
+\v 17 Instead, he called his personal servant and said, "Take this woman away from me, and bolt the door after her."
+\s5
+\v 18 Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her. Tamar was wearing a very decorated robe because the king's daughters who were virgins dressed that way.
+\v 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. She put her hands on her head and walked away, crying aloud as she went.
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+\p
+\v 20 Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now keep quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained alone in her brother Absalom's house.
+\v 21 But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
+\v 22 Absalom said nothing to Amnon, for Absalom hated him for what he had done to her and how he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 It came about after two full years that Absalom had sheep shearers working at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons to visit there.
+\v 24 Absalom went to the king and said, "Look now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please, may the king and his servants go with me, your servant."
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+\v 25 The king answered Absalom, "No, my son, all of us should not go because we would be a burden to you." Absalom encouraged the king, but he would not go, yet he did bless Absalom.
+\v 26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." So the king said to him, "Why should Amnon go with you?"
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+\v 27 Absalom pressed David, and so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
+\v 28 Absalom commanded his servants saying, "Listen closely. When Amnon begins to be drunk with wine, and when I say to you, 'Attack Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave."
+\v 29 So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as he had commanded them. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man mounted his mule and fled.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 So it came about, while they were on the road, that the news came to David saying, "Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left."
+\v 31 Then the king arose and tore his clothes, and lay on the floor; all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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+\s5
+\v 32 Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Let not my master believe that they have killed all the young men who are the king's sons, for Amnon only is dead. Absalom has planned this from the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
+\v 33 So therefore let not my master the king take this report to heart, so as to believe that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon only is dead."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 Absalom fled away. A servant keeping watch raised his eyes and saw many people coming on the road on the hillside west of him.
+\v 35 Then Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the king's sons are coming. It is just as your servant said."
+\v 36 So it came about when he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived and raised their voices and wept. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.
+\v 38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, where he was for three years.
+\v 39 The mind of King David longed to go out to see Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon and his death.
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+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart desired to see Absalom.
+\v 2 So Joab sent word to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought to him. He said to her, "Please pretend you are a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Please do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
+\v 3 Then go to the king and speak to him about what I will describe." So Joab told her the words she was to say to the king.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 When the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king, she lay facedown on the ground and said, "Help me, king."
+\v 5 The king said to her, "What is wrong?" She answered, "The truth is that I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
+\v 6 I, your servant, had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.
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+\v 7 Now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, 'Hand over the man who struck his brother, so that we may put him to death, to pay for the life of his brother whom he killed.' So they would also destroy the heir. Thus they will put out the burning coal that I have left, and they will leave for my husband neither name nor descendant on the surface of the earth."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 So the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will command something to be done for you."
+\v 9 The woman of Tekoa replied to the king, "My master, king, may the guilt be on me and on my father's family. The king and his throne are guiltless."
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+\v 10 The king replied, "Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore."
+\v 11 Then she said, "Please, may the king call to mind Yahweh your God, so that the avenger of blood will not destroy anyone further, so that they will not destroy my son." The king replied, "As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son will fall to the ground."
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+\p
+\v 12 Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a further word to my master the king." He said, "Speak on."
+\v 13 So the woman said, "Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? For in saying this thing, the king is like someone who is guilty, because the king has not brought back home again his banished son.
+\v 14 For we all must die, and we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life; instead, he finds a way for those who were driven away to be restored. 
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+\v 15 Now then, seeing that I have come to speak this thing to my master the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. So your servant said to herself, 'I will now speak to the king. It may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.
+\v 16 For the king will listen to me, in order to hand over his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.'
+\v 17 Then your servant prayed, 'Yahweh, please let the word of my master the king give me relief, for as an angel of God, so is my master the king in telling good from evil.' May Yahweh your God be with you."
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I will ask you." The woman replied, "Let my master the king now speak."
+\v 19 The king said, "Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As you live, my master the king, no one can escape to the right hand or to the left from anything that my master the king has spoken. It was your servant Joab who commanded me and told me to say these things that your servant has spoken.
+\v 20 Your servant Joab has done this to change the course of what is happening. My master is wise, like the wisdom of an angel of God, and he knows everything that is happening in the land."
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+\p
+\v 21 So the king said to Joab, "Look now, I will do this thing. Go then, and bring the young man Absalom back."
+\v 22 So Joab lay facedown on the ground in honor and gratitude to the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my master, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant."
+\s5
+\v 23 So Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
+\v 24 The king said, "He may return to his own house, but he may not see my face." So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king's face.
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+\p
+\v 25 Now in all Israel there was no one praised for his handsomeness more than Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no blemish in him.
+\v 26 When he cut the hair of his head at the end of every year, because it was heavy on him, he weighed his hair; it would weigh about two hundred shekels, which is measured by the weight of the king's standard.
+\v 27 To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
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+\p
+\v 28 Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without seeing the king's face.
+\v 29 Then Absalom sent word for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. So Absalom sent word a second time, but Joab still did not come.
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+\v 30 So Absalom said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
+\v 31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom at his house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"
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+\v 32 Absalom answered Joab, "Look, I sent word to you saying, 'Come here so I may send you to the king to say, "Why did I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to still be there. Now therefore let me see the king's face, and if I am guilty, let him kill me."'"
+\v 33 So Joab went to the king and told him. When the king called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed low to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
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+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 It came about after this that Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, with fifty men to run before him.
+\v 2 Absalom would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. When any man had a dispute to come to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him and said, "From what city have you come?" Then the man would answer, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
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+\v 3 So Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right, but there is no one empowered by the king to hear your case."
+\v 4 Absalom added, "I wish that I were made judge in the land, so that every man who had any dispute or cause might come to me, and I would bring him justice!"
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+\v 5 So it came about that when any man came to Absalom to honor him, Absalom would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
+\v 6 Absalom acted in this way to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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+\p
+\v 7 It came about at the end of four years that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay a vow that I have made to Yahweh in Hebron.
+\v 8 For your servant made a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram, saying,' If Yahweh will indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.'"
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+\v 9 So the king said to him, "Go in peace." So Absalom arose and went to Hebron.
+\v 10 But then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you must say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'"
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+\v 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were invited. They went in their innocence, not knowing anything that Absalom had planned.
+\v 12 While Absalom offered sacrfices, he sent for Ahithophel from his hometown of Giloh. He was David's counselor. Absalom's conspiracy was strong, for the people following Absalom were constantly increasing.
+
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+\p
+\v 13 A messenger came to David saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are following after Absalom."
+\v 14 So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Prepare to leave immediately, or he will quickly overtake us, and he will bring down disaster on us and attack the city with the edge of the sword."
+\v 15 The king's servants said to the king, "Look, your servants are ready to do whatever our master the king decides."
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+\v 16 The king left and all his family after him, but the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the palace.
+\v 17 After the king went out and all the people after him, they stopped at the last house.
+\v 18 All his army marched with him, and before him went all the Kerethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him from Gath.
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+\p
+\v 19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why will you come with us? Return and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and an exile. Return to your own place.
+\v 20 Since you just left yesterday, why should I make you wander all over with us? I do not even know where I am going. So return and take your fellow countrymen back. May loyalty and faithfulness go with you."
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+\v 21 But Ittai answered the king and said, "As Yahweh lives, and as my master the king lives, surely in whatever place where my master the king goes, there also will your servant go, whether that means living or dying."
+\v 22 So David said to Ittai, "Go ahead and continue with us." So Ittai the Gittite marched with the king, along with all his men and all the families who were with him.
+\v 23 All the country wept with a loud voice as all the people passed by over the Kidron Valley, and as the king also himself crossed over. All the people traveled on the road toward the wilderness.
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+\p
+\v 24 Even Zadok with all the Levites, carrying the ark of the covenant of God, were present. They set the ark of God down, and then Abiathar joined them. They waited until all the people had passed by out of the city.
+\v 25 The king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me back here and show me again the ark and the place where he lives.
+\v 26 But if he says, 'I am not pleased with you,' look, here am I, let him do to me whatever seems good to him."
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+\v 27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Are you not a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar.
+\v 28 See, I will wait at the fords of the Arabah until word comes from you to inform me."
+\v 29 So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back into Jerusalem, and they stayed there.
+
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+\p
+\v 30 But David ascended barefoot and weeping up the Mount of Olives, and he had his head covered. Every man of the people who were with him covered his head, and they went up weeping as they walked.
+\v 31 Someone told David saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness."
+\s5
+\v 32 It came about that when David arrived at the top of the road, where God used to be worshiped, Hushai the Arkite came to meet him with his coat torn and earth on his head.
+\v 33 David said to him, "If you travel with me, then you will be a burden to me.
+\v 34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, king, as I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant,' then you will confuse Ahithophel's advice for me.
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+\v 35 Will you not have the priests Zadok and Abiathar with you? So whatever you hear in the king's palace, you must tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
+\v 36 See that they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son. You must send to me by their hand everything that you hear."
+\v 37 So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city as Absalom arrived and entered into Jerusalem.
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+\c 16
+\p
+\v 1 When David had gone a short distance over the summit of the hill, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled donkeys; on them were two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred bunches of figs, and a skin of wine.
+\v 2 The king said to Ziba, "Why did you bring these things?" Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and fig cakes are for your men to eat, and the wine is for anyone who is faint in the wilderness to drink."
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+\v 3 The king said, "Then where is your master's grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "Look, he has stayed behind in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore my father's kingdom to me.'"
+\v 4 Then the king said to Ziba, "Look, all that belonged to Mephibosheth now belongs to you." Ziba answered, "I bow in humility to you, my master, king. Let me find favor in your eyes."
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+\p
+\v 5 When King David approached Bahurim, there came out from there a man from the clan of Saul, whose name was Shimei son of Gera. He came out cursing as he walked.
+\v 6 He threw stones at David and at all of the king's officials, in spite of the army and bodyguards who were on the king's right and left.
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+\v 7 Shimei called out in cursing, "Go away, get out of here, you villain, you man of blood!
+\v 8 Yahweh has repaid all of you for the blood you shed within the family of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood."
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+\p
+\v 9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Please let me go over and take off his head."
+\v 10 But the king said, "What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Perhaps he is cursing me because Yahweh has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then could say to him, 'Why are you cursing the king?'"
+\s5
+\v 11 So David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Look, my son, who was born from my body, wants to take my life. How much more may this Benjamite now desire my ruin? Leave him alone and let him curse, for Yahweh has commanded him to do it.
+\v 12 Perhaps Yahweh will look at the misery unleashed on me, and repay me with good for his cursing me today."
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+\v 13 So David and his men traveled on the road, while Shimei went beside him up on the hillside, cursing and throwing dust and stones at him as he went.
+\v 14 Then the king and all the people who were with him became weary, and he rested when they stopped for the night.
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+\p
+\v 15 As for Absalom and all the men of Israel who were with him, they came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
+\v 16 It came about when Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
+\s5
+\v 17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with him?"
+\v 18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! Instead, the one whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, that is the man to whom I will belong, and I will stay with him.
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+\v 19 Also, what man should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, I will serve in your presence."
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+\p
+\v 20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice about what we should do."
+\v 21 Ahithophel answered Absalom, "Go sleep with your father's slave wives whom he has left to keep the palace, and all Israel will hear that you have become a stench to your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong."
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+\v 22 So they spread for Absalom a tent on the top of the palace, and Absalom slept with his father's slave wives in the sight of all Israel.
+\v 23 Now the advice of Ahithophel that he gave in those days was as if a man heard from the mouth of God himself. That was how all of Ahithophel's advice was viewed by both David and Absalom.
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+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
+\v 2 I will come on him while he is weary and weak and will surprise him with fear. The people who are with him will flee, and I will attack only the king.
+\v 3 I will bring back all the people to you, like a bride coming to her husband, and all the people will be at peace under you."
+\v 4 What Ahithophel said pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
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+\p
+\v 5 Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite, too, and let us hear what he says."
+\v 6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom explained to him what Ahithophel had said and then asked Hushai, "Should we do what Ahithophel has said? If not, tell us what you advise."
+\v 7 So Hushai said to Absalom, "The advice that Ahithophel has given this time is not good."
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+\v 8 Hushai added, "You know your father and his men are strong warriors, and that they are bitter, and they are like a bear robbed of her cubs in a field. Your father is a man of war; he will not sleep with the army tonight.
+\v 9 Look, right now he is probably hidden in some pit or in some other place. It will happen that when some of your men have been killed at the beginning of an attack, that whoever hears it will say, 'A slaughter has taken place among the soldiers who follow Absalom.'
+\v 10 Then even the bravest soldiers, whose hearts are like the heart of a lion, will be afraid because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that the men who are with him are very strong.
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+\v 11 So I advise you that all Israel should be gathered together to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sands that are by the sea, and that you go to battle in person.
+\v 12 Then we will come on him wherever he may be found, and we will cover him as the dew falls on the ground. We will not leave even one of his men, or him himself, alive.
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+\v 13 If he retreats into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city and we will drag it into the river, until there is no longer even a small stone found there."
+\v 14 Then Absalom and the men of Israel said, "Hushai the Arkite's advice is better than Ahithophel's." Yahweh had ordained the rejection of Ahithophel's good advice in order to bring destruction on Absalom.
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+\p
+\v 15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel in such and such a way, but I have advised something else.
+\v 16 Now then, go quickly and report to David; say to him, 'Do not camp tonight at the fords of the Arabah, but by all means cross over, or the king will be swallowed up along with all the people who are with him.'"
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+\v 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at the spring of En Rogel. A female servant used to go and inform them what they needed to know, for they could not risk being seen going into the city. When the message came, then they were to go and tell King David.
+\v 18 But a young man saw them this time and told Absalom. So Jonathan and Ahimaaz went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, into which they descended.
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+\v 19 The man's wife took the covering for the well and spread it over the well's opening, and tossed grain over it, so no one knew Jonathan and Ahimaaz were in the well.
+\v 20 Absalom's men came to the woman of the house and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman told them, "They have crossed over the river." So after they had looked around and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
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+\p
+\v 21 It came about after they had left that Jonathan and Ahimaaz came up out of the well. They went to report to King David; they said to him, "Get up and cross quickly over the water because Ahithophel has given such and such advice about you."
+\v 22 Then David arose and all the people who were with him, and they crossed over the Jordan. By morning daylight not one of them had failed to cross over the Jordan.
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+\v 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and left. He went home to his own city, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. In this way he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
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+\p
+\v 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. As for Absalom, he crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
+\v 25 Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether the Ishmaelite \f + \ft Scholars disagree about whether the word describing Jether should be "Ishmaelite" as it is in some ancient Greek versions, or "Israelite" as it is in the ancient Hebrew text. Some scholars believe that "Israelite" is a scribal error in the Hebrew. "Ishmaelite" is the word used in a parallel passage (See: 1CH 2:17), in both the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts. \f*, who had slept with Abigail, who was the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
+\v 26 Then Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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+\p
+\v 27 It came about when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,
+\v 28 brought sleeping mats and blankets, bowls and pots, and wheat, barley flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
+\v 29 honey, butter, sheep, and milk curds, so that David and the people with him could eat. These men had said, "The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness."
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+\c 18
+\p
+\v 1 David counted the soldiers who were with him and appointed captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
+\v 2 Then David sent out the army, one-third under the command of Joab, another third under the command of Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and still another third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the army, "I will certainly go out with you myself, too."
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+\v 3 But the men said, "You must not go to battle, for if we flee away they will not care about us, or if half of us die they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us! Therefore it is better that you be ready to help us from the city."
+\v 4 So the king answered them, "I will do whatever seems best to you." The king stood by the city gate while all the army went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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+\v 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Absalom." All the people heard that the king had given the captains this command about Absalom.
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+\p
+\v 6 So the army went out into the countryside against Israel; the battle spread into the forest of Ephraim.
+\v 7 The army of Israel was defeated there before the soldiers of David; there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
+\v 8 The battle spread throughout the whole countryside, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword.
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+\p
+\v 9 Absalom happened to meet some of David's soldiers. Absalom was riding his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, and his head was caught up in the tree branches. He was left dangling between the ground and the sky while the mule he was riding kept going.
+\v 10 Someone saw this and told Joab, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"
+\v 11 Joab said to the man who told him about Absalom, "Look! You saw him! Why did you not strike him down to the ground? I would have given you ten silver shekels and a belt."
+\s5
+\v 12 The man replied to Joab, "Even if I received a thousand silver shekels, still I would not have reached out my hand against the king's son, because we all heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, 'No one must touch the young man Absalom.'
+\v 13 If I had risked my life by a falsehood (and there is nothing hidden from the king), you would have abandoned me."
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+\v 14 Then Joab said, "I will not wait for you." So Joab took three javelins in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive and hanging from the oak.
+\v 15 Then ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded Absalom, attacked him, and killed him.
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+\p
+\v 16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the army returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the army.
+\v 17 They took Absalom and threw him into a large pit in the forest; they buried his body under a very large pile of stones, while all Israel fled, every man to his own home.
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+\v 18 Now Absalom, while still alive, had built for himself a large stone pillar in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to carry along the memory of my name." He named the pillar after his own name, so it is called Absalom's Monument to this very day.
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+\p
+\v 19 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Let me now run to the king with the good news, how Yahweh has rescued him from the hand of his enemies."
+\v 20 Joab answered him, "You will not be the bearer of news today; you must do it another day. Today you will bear no news because the king's son is dead."
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+\v 21 Then Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed down to Joab, and ran.
+\v 22 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said again to Joab, "Regardless of what may happen, please let me also run and follow the Cushite." Joab replied, "Why do you want to run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?"
+\v 23 "Whatever happens," said Ahimaaz, "I will run." So Joab answered him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.
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+\p
+\v 24 Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates. The watchman had gone up to the roof of the gate to the wall and raised his eyes. As he looked, he saw a man approaching, running alone.
+\v 25 The watchman shouted out and told the king. Then the king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." The runner came closer and neared the city.
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+\v 26 Then the watchman noticed another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper; he said, "Look, there is another man running alone." The king said, "He is also bringing news."
+\v 27 So the watchman said, "I think the running of the man in front is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man and is coming with good news."
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+\p
+\v 28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, "All is well." He bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Yahweh your God! He has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my master the king."
+\v 29 So the king replied, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent me, the king's servant, to you, king, I saw a great disturbance, but I did not know what it was."
+\v 30 Then the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So Ahimaaz turned aside, and stood still.
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+\p
+\v 31 Immediately then the Cushite arrived and said, "There is good news for my master the king, for Yahweh has avenged you today from all who rose up against you."
+\v 32 Then the king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" The Cushite answered, "The enemies of my master the king, and all who rise up against you to do harm to you, should be as that young man is."
+\v 33 Then the king was deeply unnerved, and he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went he grieved, "My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!"
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+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 Joab was told, "Look, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
+\v 2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the army, for the army heard it said that day, "The king is mourning for his son."
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+\v 3 The soldiers had to sneak quietly into the city that day, like people who are ashamed sneak away when they run from battle.
+\v 4 The king covered his face and cried in a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!"
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+\v 5 Then Joab entered into the house to the king and said to him, "You have shamed the faces of all your soldiers today, who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your slave wives,
+\v 6 because you love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. For today you have shown that commanders and soldiers are nothing to you. Today I believe that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died, then that would have pleased you.
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+\v 7 Now therefore get up and go out and speak kindly to your soldiers, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go, not one man will remain with you tonight. That would be worse for you than all the disasters that have ever happened to you from your youth until now."
+\v 8 So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, "Look, the king is sitting in the gate," and all the people came before the king.
+\p So Israel fled, every man to his home.
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+\s5
+\v 9 All the people were arguing with each other throughout all the tribes of Israel saying, "The king rescued us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines, but now he has run out of the land because of Absalom.
+\v 10 Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?"
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests saying, "Speak to the elders of Judah saying, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace, since the talk of all Israel favors the king, to bring him back to his palace?
+\v 12 You are my brothers, my flesh and bone. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?'
+\s5
+\v 13 Then say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and my bone? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not captain of my army from now on in the place of Joab.'"
+\v 14 So he won the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man. They sent to the king saying, "Return, you and all your men."
+\v 15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan. Now the men of Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king and then to bring the king across the Jordan.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
+\v 17 There were one thousand men from Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of Saul, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him. They crossed through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
+\v 18 They crossed to bring over the king's family and to do whatever he thought good. Shimei son of Gera bowed down before the king just before he began to cross the Jordan.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Shimei said to the king, "Do not, my master, find me guilty or call to mind what your servant stubbornly did the day that my master the king left Jerusalem. Please, may the king not take it to heart.
+\v 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned. See, that is why I have come today as the first from all the family of Joseph to come down to meet my master the king."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 But Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, "Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?"
+\v 22 Then David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should today be adversaries to me? Will any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?"
+\v 23 So the king said to Shimei, "You will not die." So the king promised him with an oath.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Then Mephibosheth son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had not dressed his feet, or trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came home in peace.
+\v 25 So when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
+
+\s5
+\v 26 He answered, "My master the king, my servant deceived me, for I said, 'I will saddle a donkey so I may ride on it and go with the king, because your servant is lame.'
+\v 27 My servant Ziba has slandered me, your servant, to my master the king. But my master the king is like an angel of God. Therefore, do what is good in your eyes.
+\v 28 For all my father's house were dead men before my master the king, but you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I that I should still cry any more to the king?"
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Then the king said to him, "Why explain anything further? I have decided that you and Ziba will divide the fields."
+\v 30 So Mephibosheth replied to the king, "Yes, let him take it all, since my master the king has come safely to his own home."
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim to cross over the Jordan with the king, and he accompanied the king over the Jordan.
+\v 32 Now Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He had furnished the king with provisions while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
+\v 33 The king said to Barzillai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you to stay with me in Jerusalem."
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Barzillai replied to the king, "How many days are left in the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
+\v 35 I am eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a burden to my master the king?
+\v 36 Your servant would like to just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?
+
+\s5
+\v 37 Please let your servant return back home, so I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and my mother. But see, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my master the king, and do for him what seems good to you."
+
+\s5
+\v 38 The king answered, "Kimham will go over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you, and whatever you desire from me, I do that for you."
+\v 39 Then all the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed over, and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned to his own home.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 So the king crossed over to Gilgal, and Kimham crossed over with him. All the army of Judah brought the king over, and also half the army of Israel.
+\v 41 Soon all the men of Israel began to come to the king and say to the king, "Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king and his family over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?"
+
+\s5
+\v 42 So the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "It is because the king is more closely related to us. Why then are you angry about this? Have we eaten anything that the king had to pay for? Has he given us any gifts?"
+\v 43 The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten tribes related to the king, so we have even more right to David than you. Why then did you despise us? Was not our proposal to bring back our king the first to be heard?" But the words of the men of Judah were even more harsh than the words of the men of Israel.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 There also happened to be at the same place a troublemaker whose name was Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite. He blew the trumpet and said, "We have no part in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Let every man go back to his home, Israel."
+\v 2 So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah followed closely their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 When David came to his palace at Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left to keep the palace, and he put them in a house under guard. He provided for their needs, but he did not sleep with them any longer. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living as if they were widows.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together within three days; you must be here, too."
+\v 5 So Amasa went to call Judah, but he was delayed beyond the time that the king had allotted for him.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba son of Bikri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master's servants, my soldiers, and pursue after him, or he will find fortified cities and escape out of our sight."
+\v 7 Then Joab's men went out after him, along with the Kerethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty warriors. They left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When they were at the great stone which is at Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing the battle armor that he had put on, which included a belt around his waist with a sheathed sword fastened to it. As he walked forward, the sword fell out.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 So Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my cousin?" Joab affectionately took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
+\v 10 Amasa did not notice the dagger that was in Joab's left hand. Joab stabbed Amasa in the stomach and his bowels spilled out to the ground. Joab did not strike him again, and Amasa died.
+\p So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba son of Bikri.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Then one of Joab's men stood by Amasa, and the man said, "He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab."
+\v 12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa off of the road and into a field. He threw a garment over him because he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
+\v 13 After Amasa was taken off the road, all the men followed on after Joab in pursuit of Sheba son of Bikri.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth Maacah, and through all the land of the Bikrites, who gathered together and also pursued Sheba.
+\v 15 They caught up with him and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They built up a siege ramp against the city against the wall. All the army who were with Joab battered the wall to knock it down.
+\v 16 Then a wise woman cried out of the city, "Listen, please listen, Joab! Come near me so I may speak with
+you."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 So Joab came near to her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." He answered, "I am listening."
+\v 18 Then she spoke, "They used to say in old times, 'Surely seek advice at Abel,' and that advice would end the matter.
+\v 19 We are a city that is one of the most peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?"
+
+\s5
+\v 20 So Joab answered and said, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
+\v 21 That is not true. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, named Sheba son of Bikri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city." The woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you over the wall."
+\v 22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew the trumpet and Joab's men left the city, every man to his home. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites.
+\v 24 Adoniram was over the men who did forced labor, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
+\v 25 Sheva was scribe and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
+\v 26 Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 There was a famine in David's time for three years in a row, and David sought the face of Yahweh. So Yahweh said, "This famine is on you because of Saul and his murderous family, because he put the Gibeonites to death."
+
+\s5
+\v 2 Now the Gibeonites were not from the people of Israel; they were from what remained of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul tried to kill them all anyway in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
+\v 3 So King David called together the Gibeonites and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make atonement, so that you may bless the people of Yahweh, who inherit his goodness and promises?"
+
+\s5
+\v 4 The Gibeonites responded to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his family. In the same way it is not for us to put to death any man in Israel." David replied, "What are you saying that I should do for you?"
+\s5
+\v 5 They answered the king, "The man who tried to kill us all, who schemed against us, so that we are now destroyed and have no place within the borders of Israel—
+\v 6 let seven men from his descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the one chosen by Yahweh." So the king said, "I will give them to you."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
+\v 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, sons whom she bore to Saul—the two sons were named Armoni and Mephibosheth; and David also took the five sons of Merab \f + \ft Some versions read: \fqa Michal,\fqa* but 2SA 6:23 says she had no children; or Michal may have been another name for Merab \f* daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
+\v 9 He handed them over into the hands of the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and they died all seven together. They were put to death during the time of harvest, during the first days at the beginning of barley harvest.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Then Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the mountain beside the dead bodies, from the beginning of harvest until the rain poured down on them from the sky. She did not allow the birds of the sky to disturb the bodies by day or the wild animals by night.
+\v 11 It was told to David what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, the slave wife of Saul, had done.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, after the Philistines had killed Saul in Gilboa.
+\v 13 David took away from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of the seven men who had been hanged, as well.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. They performed all that the king commanded. After that God answered their prayers for the land.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Then the Philistines went to war again with Israel. So David went down with his army and fought against the Philistines. David was overcome with battle fatigue.
+\v 16 Ishbi-Benob, a descendant of the giants, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was armed with a new sword, intended to kill David.
+\v 17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah rescued David, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You must not go to battle anymore with us, so that you do not put out the lamp of Israel."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 It came about after this that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob, when Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the Rephaim.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Gob \fqa* in the Hebrew text, some versions have \fqa Gezeth \fqa* or \fqa Gezer. \fqa* \f*
+\v 19 It came about again in a battle with the Philistines at Gob, that Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number. He also was descended from the Rephaim.
+\v 21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him.
+\v 22 These were descendants of the Rephaim of Gath, and they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers.
+
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-\s5
-\c 23
-\p
-\v 1 Now these are the last words of David—
-\q David son of Jesse,
-\q the man who was highly honored,
-\q the one anointed by the God of Jacob,
-\q the sweet psalmist of Israel.
-\q
-\v 2 "The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me,
-\q and his word was on my tongue.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 The God of Israel spoke,
-\q the Rock of Israel said to me,
-\q 'The one who rules righteously over men,
-\q who rules in the fear of God.
-\q
-\v 4 He will be like the morning light when the sun rises,
-\q a morning without clouds,
-\q when the tender grass springs up from the earth
-\q through bright sunshine after rain.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Indeed, is my family not like this before God?
-\q Has he not made an everlasting covenant with me,
-\q ordered and sure in every way?
-\q Does he not increase my salvation and fulfill my every desire?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 But the worthless will all be like thorns to be thrown away,
-\q because they cannot be gathered by one's hands.
-\q
-\v 7 The man who touches them
-\q must use an iron tool or the shaft of a spear.
-\q They must be burned up where they lie.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 These are the names of David's mighty men: Jeshbaal the Hachmonite was the leader of the mighty men. He killed eight hundred men on one occasion.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Jeshbaal \fqa* , some versions have \fqa Josheb-Basshebeth \fqa* , \fqa Jashobeam \fqa* , \fqa Ishbaal \fqa* , or \fqa Ishbosheth \fqa* . These all are probably forms of the same name. \f*
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 After him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. He was with David when they taunted the Philistines who had gathered together to do battle, and when the men of Israel had retreated.
-\v 10 Eleazar stood and fought the Philistines until his hand became weary and his hand stiffened to the grip of his sword. Yahweh brought about a great victory that day. The army returned after Eleazar, only to strip the bodies.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 After him was Shammah son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines gathered together where there was a field of lentils, and the army fled from them.
-\v 12 But Shammah stood in the middle of the field and defended it. He killed the Philistines, and Yahweh brought about a great victory.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Three of the thirty soldiers went down to David at harvest time, to the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
-\v 14 At that time David was in his stronghold, a cave, while the Philistines had established at Bethlehem.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 David was longing for water and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by the gate!"
-\v 16 So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Yahweh.
-\v 17 Then he said, "Yahweh, far be it from me, that I should do this. Should I drink the blood of men who have risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it.
-\m These things were done by the three mighty.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Abishai, brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was captain over the three. He once fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them. He was often mentioned along with the three soldiers.
-\v 19 Was he not even more famous than the three? He was made their captain. However, his fame did not equal the fame of the three most famous soldiers.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 20 Benaiah from Kabzeel was the son of Jehoiada; he was a strong man who did mighty feats. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion while it was snowing.
-\v 21 Then he killed a very large Egyptian man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah fought against him with only a staff. He seized the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and then killed him with his own spear.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada did these feats, and he was named alongside the three mighty men.
-\v 23 He was more highly regarded than the thirty soldiers in general, but he was not regarded quite as highly as the three mighty men. Yet David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 The thirty included the following men: Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
-\v 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
-\v 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
-\v 27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbekai \f + \ft Some LXX manuscripts have the name \fqa Sibbekai,\fqa* see also 2SA 21:18 and 1CH 11:29, the HEB has \fqa Mebunnai.\f* the Hushathite,
-\v 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite;
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-\s5
-\v 29 Heleb son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
-\v 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash.
-\v 31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
-\v 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite;
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
-\v 34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
-\v 35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
-\v 36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani from the tribe of Gad,
-
-\s5
-\v 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearer to Joab son of Zeruiah,
-\v 38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
-\v 39 Uriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.
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-\s5
-\c 24
-\p
-\v 1 Again the anger of Yahweh was ignited against Israel, and he moved David against them saying, "Go, count Israel and Judah."
-\v 2 The king said to Joab the commander of the army, who was with him, "Go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count all the people, so that I may know the total number of men fit for battle."
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-\s5
-\v 3 Joab said to the king, "May Yahweh your God multiply the number of people a hundred times, and may the eyes of my master the king see it take place. But why does my master the king want this?"
-\v 4 Nevertheless, the king's word was final against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders went out from the king's presence to count the people of Israel.
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-\s5
-\v 5 They crossed over the Jordan and encamped near Aroer, south of the city in the valley. Then they traveled on through Gad to Jazer.
-\v 6 They came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi, then on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon.
-\v 7 They reached the stronghold of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to the Negev in Judah at Beersheba.
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-\s5
-\v 8 When they had gone throughout all the land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
-\v 9 Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to the king. There were in Israel 800,000 brave men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000 men.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 Then David's heart afflicted him after he had counted the men. So he said to Yahweh, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now, Yahweh, take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly."
-
-\s5
-\v 11 When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
-\v 12 "Go say to David: 'This is what Yahweh says: "I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them."'"
-
-\s5
-\v 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Will three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months from your enemies while they pursue you? Or will there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what answer I should return to him who sent me."
-\v 14 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let us fall into Yahweh's hands rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel from the morning to a fixed time, and seventy thousand people died from Dan to Beersheba.
-\v 16 When the angel reached out with his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh changed his mind because of the harm it would cause, and he said to the angel who was destroying people, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
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-\s5
-\v 17 Then David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who had attacked the people, and said, "I have sinned, and I have acted perversely. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand punish me and my father's family!"
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Then Gad came that day to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar for Yahweh at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
-\v 19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, as Yahweh had commanded.
-\v 20 Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching. So Araunah went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.
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-\s5
-\v 21 Then Araunah said, "Why has my master the king come to me, his servant?" David replied, "To buy your threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh, so that the plague may be removed from the people."
-\v 22 Araunah said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, here are oxen for the burnt offering and threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.
-\v 23 All this, my king, I, Araunah, will give to you." Then he said to the king, "May Yahweh your God accept you."
-\s5
-\v 24 The king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it at a price. I will not offer as a burnt offering to Yahweh anything that costs me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
-\v 25 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So they pleaded with Yahweh on behalf of the land, and he caused the plague to be contained throughout Israel.
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 Now these are the last words of David—
+\q David son of Jesse,
+\q the man who was highly honored,
+\q the one anointed by the God of Jacob,
+\q the sweet psalmist of Israel.
+\q
+\v 2 "The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me,
+\q and his word was on my tongue.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 The God of Israel spoke,
+\q the Rock of Israel said to me,
+\q 'The one who rules righteously over men,
+\q who rules in the fear of God.
+\q
+\v 4 He will be like the morning light when the sun rises,
+\q a morning without clouds,
+\q when the tender grass springs up from the earth
+\q through bright sunshine after rain.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Indeed, is my family not like this before God?
+\q Has he not made an everlasting covenant with me,
+\q ordered and sure in every way?
+\q Does he not increase my salvation and fulfill my every desire?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 But the worthless will all be like thorns to be thrown away,
+\q because they cannot be gathered by one's hands.
+\q
+\v 7 The man who touches them
+\q must use an iron tool or the shaft of a spear.
+\q They must be burned up where they lie.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 These are the names of David's mighty men: Jeshbaal the Hachmonite was the leader of the mighty men. He killed eight hundred men on one occasion.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Jeshbaal \fqa* , some versions have \fqa Josheb-Basshebeth \fqa* , \fqa Jashobeam \fqa* , \fqa Ishbaal \fqa* , or \fqa Ishbosheth \fqa* . These all are probably forms of the same name. \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 After him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. He was with David when they taunted the Philistines who had gathered together to do battle, and when the men of Israel had retreated.
+\v 10 Eleazar stood and fought the Philistines until his hand became weary and his hand stiffened to the grip of his sword. Yahweh brought about a great victory that day. The army returned after Eleazar, only to strip the bodies.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 After him was Shammah son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines gathered together where there was a field of lentils, and the army fled from them.
+\v 12 But Shammah stood in the middle of the field and defended it. He killed the Philistines, and Yahweh brought about a great victory.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Three of the thirty soldiers went down to David at harvest time, to the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
+\v 14 At that time David was in his stronghold, a cave, while the Philistines had established at Bethlehem.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 David was longing for water and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by the gate!"
+\v 16 So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Yahweh.
+\v 17 Then he said, "Yahweh, far be it from me, that I should do this. Should I drink the blood of men who have risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it.
+\m These things were done by the three mighty.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Abishai, brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was captain over the three. He once fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them. He was often mentioned along with the three soldiers.
+\v 19 Was he not even more famous than the three? He was made their captain. However, his fame did not equal the fame of the three most famous soldiers.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Benaiah from Kabzeel was the son of Jehoiada; he was a strong man who did mighty feats. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion while it was snowing.
+\v 21 Then he killed a very large Egyptian man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah fought against him with only a staff. He seized the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and then killed him with his own spear.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada did these feats, and he was named alongside the three mighty men.
+\v 23 He was more highly regarded than the thirty soldiers in general, but he was not regarded quite as highly as the three mighty men. Yet David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 The thirty included the following men: Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
+\v 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
+\v 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
+\v 27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbekai \f + \ft Some LXX manuscripts have the name \fqa Sibbekai,\fqa* see also 2SA 21:18 and 1CH 11:29, the HEB has \fqa Mebunnai.\f* the Hushathite,
+\v 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite;
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+\v 29 Heleb son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
+\v 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash.
+\v 31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
+\v 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite;
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
+\v 34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
+\v 35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
+\v 36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani from the tribe of Gad,
+
+\s5
+\v 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearer to Joab son of Zeruiah,
+\v 38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
+\v 39 Uriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.
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+\s5
+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 Again the anger of Yahweh was ignited against Israel, and he moved David against them saying, "Go, count Israel and Judah."
+\v 2 The king said to Joab the commander of the army, who was with him, "Go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count all the people, so that I may know the total number of men fit for battle."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Joab said to the king, "May Yahweh your God multiply the number of people a hundred times, and may the eyes of my master the king see it take place. But why does my master the king want this?"
+\v 4 Nevertheless, the king's word was final against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders went out from the king's presence to count the people of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 They crossed over the Jordan and encamped near Aroer, south of the city in the valley. Then they traveled on through Gad to Jazer.
+\v 6 They came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi, then on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon.
+\v 7 They reached the stronghold of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to the Negev in Judah at Beersheba.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When they had gone throughout all the land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
+\v 9 Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to the king. There were in Israel 800,000 brave men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000 men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Then David's heart afflicted him after he had counted the men. So he said to Yahweh, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now, Yahweh, take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
+\v 12 "Go say to David: 'This is what Yahweh says: "I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them."'"
+
+\s5
+\v 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Will three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months from your enemies while they pursue you? Or will there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what answer I should return to him who sent me."
+\v 14 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let us fall into Yahweh's hands rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel from the morning to a fixed time, and seventy thousand people died from Dan to Beersheba.
+\v 16 When the angel reached out with his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh changed his mind because of the harm it would cause, and he said to the angel who was destroying people, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Then David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who had attacked the people, and said, "I have sinned, and I have acted perversely. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand punish me and my father's family!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Then Gad came that day to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar for Yahweh at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
+\v 19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, as Yahweh had commanded.
+\v 20 Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching. So Araunah went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Then Araunah said, "Why has my master the king come to me, his servant?" David replied, "To buy your threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh, so that the plague may be removed from the people."
+\v 22 Araunah said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, here are oxen for the burnt offering and threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.
+\v 23 All this, my king, I, Araunah, will give to you." Then he said to the king, "May Yahweh your God accept you."
+\s5
+\v 24 The king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it at a price. I will not offer as a burnt offering to Yahweh anything that costs me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
+\v 25 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So they pleaded with Yahweh on behalf of the land, and he caused the plague to be contained throughout Israel.
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 \v 23 Then Elisha went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up the road, young boys came out of the city and mocked him; they said to him, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!"
 \v 24 Elisha looked behind him and saw them; he called on Yahweh to curse them. Then two female bears came out of the woods and injured forty-two of the boys.
 \v 25 Then Elisha went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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-\p
-\v 1 Now in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twelve years.
-\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father and his mother; for he removed the sacred stone pillar of Baal that his father had made.
-\v 3 Nevertheless he held on to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he did not turn away from them.
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-\p
-\v 4 Now Mesha king of Moab bred sheep. He had to give to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.
-\v 5 But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
-\v 6 So King Joram left Samaria at that time to mobilize all Israel for war.
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-\v 7 He sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."
-\v 8 Then he said, "By which way should we attack?" Jehoshaphat answered, "By way of the wilderness of Edom."
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-\s5
-\v 9 So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom marched in a semicircle for seven days. There was no water found for their army, nor for their horses or other animals.
-\v 10 So the king of Israel said, "What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings to give them into the hand of Moab?"
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-\s5
-\v 11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
-\v 12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of Yahweh is with him." So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and mother." So the king of Israel said to him, "No, because Yahweh has called these three kings together to give them into the hand of Moab."
-\v 14 Elisha replied, "As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you.
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-\s5
-\v 15 But now bring me a musician." Then it came to pass when the harpist played, the hand of Yahweh came upon Elisha.
-\v 16 He said, "Yahweh says this, 'Make this dry river valley full of trenches.'
-\v 17 For Yahweh says this, 'You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, but this river valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, you and your livestock and all your animals.'
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-\v 18 This is an easy thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also give you victory over the Moabites.
-\v 19 You will attack every fortified city and every good city, cut down every good tree, stop up all springs of water, and ruin every good piece of land with rocks."
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-\v 20 So in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, there came water from the direction of Edom; the country was filled with water.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and they stood at the border.
-\v 22 They awakened early in the morning and the sun reflected on the water. When the Moabites saw the water opposite them, it looked as red as blood.
-\v 23 They exclaimed, "This is blood! The kings have certainly been destroyed, and they have killed each other! So now, Moab, let us go plunder them!"
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-\v 24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites surprised them and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. The army of Israel drove the Moabites across the land, killing them.
-\v 25 They destroyed the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a rock until it was covered up. They stopped up every spring of water and chopped down all the good trees. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its rocks in place. But the soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.
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-\v 26 When King Mesha of Moab saw that the battle was lost, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed.
-\v 27 Then he took his oldest son, who should have reigned after him, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelite army left King Mesha and returned to their own land.
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+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Now in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twelve years.
+\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father and his mother; for he removed the sacred stone pillar of Baal that his father had made.
+\v 3 Nevertheless he held on to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he did not turn away from them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 Now Mesha king of Moab bred sheep. He had to give to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.
+\v 5 But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
+\v 6 So King Joram left Samaria at that time to mobilize all Israel for war.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 He sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."
+\v 8 Then he said, "By which way should we attack?" Jehoshaphat answered, "By way of the wilderness of Edom."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom marched in a semicircle for seven days. There was no water found for their army, nor for their horses or other animals.
+\v 10 So the king of Israel said, "What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings to give them into the hand of Moab?"
+
+\s5
+\v 11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
+\v 12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of Yahweh is with him." So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and mother." So the king of Israel said to him, "No, because Yahweh has called these three kings together to give them into the hand of Moab."
+\v 14 Elisha replied, "As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But now bring me a musician." Then it came to pass when the harpist played, the hand of Yahweh came upon Elisha.
+\v 16 He said, "Yahweh says this, 'Make this dry river valley full of trenches.'
+\v 17 For Yahweh says this, 'You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, but this river valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, you and your livestock and all your animals.'
+
+\s5
+\v 18 This is an easy thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also give you victory over the Moabites.
+\v 19 You will attack every fortified city and every good city, cut down every good tree, stop up all springs of water, and ruin every good piece of land with rocks."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 So in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, there came water from the direction of Edom; the country was filled with water.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and they stood at the border.
+\v 22 They awakened early in the morning and the sun reflected on the water. When the Moabites saw the water opposite them, it looked as red as blood.
+\v 23 They exclaimed, "This is blood! The kings have certainly been destroyed, and they have killed each other! So now, Moab, let us go plunder them!"
+
+\s5
+\v 24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites surprised them and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. The army of Israel drove the Moabites across the land, killing them.
+\v 25 They destroyed the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a rock until it was covered up. They stopped up every spring of water and chopped down all the good trees. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its rocks in place. But the soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 When King Mesha of Moab saw that the battle was lost, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed.
+\v 27 Then he took his oldest son, who should have reigned after him, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelite army left King Mesha and returned to their own land.
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-\v 1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great and honorable man in his master's view, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Aram. He was also a strong, courageous man, but he was a leper.
-\v 2 The Arameans had gone out raiding in bands and had taken a little girl from the land of Israel. She served Naaman's wife.
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-\v 3 The girl said to her mistress, "I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal my master of his leprosy."
-\v 4 So Naaman went in and told the king what the little girl from the land of Israel had said.
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-\v 5 So the king of Aram said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." Naaman left and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothes.
-\v 6 He also took the letter to the king of Israel that said, "Now when this letter is brought to you, you will see that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, so that you may cure him of his leprosy."
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-\v 7 When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man wants me to cure a man of his leprosy? It seems he is seeking to start an argument with me."
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-\p
-\v 8 So when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent word to the king saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel."
-\v 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house.
-\v 10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and dip yourself into the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored; you will be clean."
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-\v 11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, "Look, I thought he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place and heal my leprosy.
-\v 12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Can I not bathe in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
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-\v 13 Then Naaman's servants came near and spoke to him, "My father, if the prophet had commanded you do some difficult thing, would you not have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you to simply, 'Dip yourself and be clean?'"
-\v 14 Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, obeying the instructions of the man of God. His flesh was restored again like the flesh of a little child, and he was healed.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him. He said, "Look, now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So therefore, please take a gift from your servant."
-\v 16 But Elisha replied, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing." Naaman urged Elisha to take a gift, but he refused.
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-\v 17 So Naaman said, "If not, then I ask you to let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on, your servant will offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to any god but Yahweh.
-\v 18 In this one thing may Yahweh pardon your servant, that is, when my king goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this matter."
-\v 19 Elisha said to him, "Go in peace." So Naaman left.
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-\p
-\v 20 He had traveled only a short distance, when Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said to himself, "Look, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean by not receiving from his hands gifts that he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him and receive something from him."
-\v 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped down from his chariot to meet him and said, "Is everything alright?"
-\v 22 Gehazi said, "Everything is alright. My master has sent me, saying, 'See, now there have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.'"
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-\v 23 Naaman replied, "I am very happy to give you two talents." Naaman urged Gehazi and tied two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothes, and laid them on two of his servants, who carried the bags of silver before Gehazi.
-\v 24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the bags of silver from their hands and hid them in the house; he sent the men away, and they left.
-\v 25 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha said to him, "Where have you come from, Gehazi?" He answered, "Your servant went nowhere."
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-\v 26 Elisha said to Gehazi, "Was not my spirit with you when the man turned his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to accept money and clothes, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants?
-\v 27 So the leprosy of Naaman will be on you and your descendants forever." So Gehazi went out from his presence, a leper as white as snow.
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-\v 1 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "The place where we live with you is too small for us all.
-\v 2 Please let us go to the Jordan, and let every man cut down a tree there, and let us build us a place there where we may live." Elisha answered, "You may go ahead."
-\v 3 One of them said, "Please go with your servants." Elisha answered, "I will go."
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-\v 4 So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down trees.
-\v 5 But as one was chopping, the ax head fell into the water; he cried out and said, "Oh no, my master, it was borrowed!"
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-\v 6 So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" The man showed Elisha the place. He then cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the iron float.
-\v 7 Elisha said, "Pick it up." So the man reached out his hand and grabbed it.
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-\p
-\v 8 Now the king of Aram was waging war against Israel. He consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."
-\v 9 So the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Be careful not to pass that place, for the Arameans are going down there."
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-\v 10 The king of Israel sent a message to the place about which the man of God had spoken and warned him. More than once or twice, when the king went there, he was on his guard.
-\v 11 The king of Aram was enraged about these warnings, and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us is for the king of Israel?"
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-\v 12 So one of his servants said, "No, my master, king, for Elisha the prophet in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your own bedroom!"
-\v 13 The king replied, "Go and see where Elisha is so I may send men and capture him." It was told him, "See, he is in Dothan."
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-\v 14 So the king sent to Dothan horses, chariots, and a large army. They came by night and surrounded the city.
-\v 15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone outside, behold, a large army with horses and chariots surrounded the city. His servant said to him, "Oh, my master! What will we do?"
-\v 16 Elisha answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
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-\v 17 Elisha prayed and said, "Yahweh, I beg that you will open his eyes that he may see." Then Yahweh opened the servant's eyes, and he saw. Behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha!
-\v 18 When the Arameans came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, "Strike these people blind, I ask you." So Yahweh made them blind, just as Elisha had asked.
-\v 19 Then Elisha told the Arameans, "This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you are looking for." Then he led them to Samaria.
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-\v 20 It came about that when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, "Yahweh, open the eyes of these men that they may see." Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the middle of the city of Samaria.
-\v 21 The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"
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-\v 22 Elisha answered, "You must not kill them. Would you kill those whom you had taken captive with your sword and bow? Put bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master."
-\v 23 So the king prepared much food for them, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went back to their master. Those bands of Aramean soldiers did not return for a long time into the land of Israel.
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-\v 24 Later after this Ben Hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and attacked Samaria and besieged it.
-\v 25 So there was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
-\v 26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, "Help, my master, king."
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-\v 27 He said, "If Yahweh does not help you, how can I help you? Is there anything coming from the threshing floor or winepress?"
-\v 28 The king continued, "What is troubling you?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'"
-\v 29 So we boiled my son and ate him, and I said to her on the next day, "Give your son that we may eat him, but she has hidden her son."
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-\v 30 So when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall), and the people looked and saw that he had sackcloth underneath, against his skin.
-\v 31 Then he said, "May God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on him today."
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-\v 32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man from before him, but when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders, "See how this son of
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-\v 33 While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. The king had said, "Behold, this trouble comes from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?"
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-\v 1 Elisha said, "Hear the word of Yahweh. This is what Yahweh says: 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"
-\v 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" Elisha replied, "See, you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."
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-\v 3 Now there were four men with leprosy right outside the city gate. They said one to another, "Why should we sit here until we die?
-\v 4 If we say that we should go into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. But if we still sit here, we will still die. Now then, come, let us go to the army of the Arameans. If they keep us alive, we will live, and if they kill us, we will only die."
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-\v 5 So they rose up at twilight to go into the Aramean camp; when they arrived at the outermost part of the camp, there was no one there.
-\v 6 For the Lord had made the Aramean army hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses—the noise of another large army, and they said to each other, "The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against us."
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-\v 7 So the soldiers arose and fled in the twilight; they left their tents, their horses, their donkeys, and the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
-\v 8 When the men with leprosy came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them. They came back and entered into another tent and carried plunder away from there also, and went and hid it.
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-\v 9 Then they said each other, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping quiet about it. If we wait until daybreak, punishment will overtake us. Now then, come, let us go and tell the king's household."
-\v 10 So they went and called the gatekeepers of the city. They told them, saying, "We went to the camp of the Arameans, but there was no one there, not the sound of anyone, but there were the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were."
-\v 11 Then the gatekeepers shouted out the news, and then it was told inside the king's household.
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-\v 12 Then the king arose at night and said to his servants, "I will tell you now what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry, so they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the fields. They are saying, 'When they come out of the city, we will take them alive, and get into the city.'"
-\v 13 One of the king's servants answered and said, "I beg you, let some men take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. They are like all the rest of the population of Israel who are left—most are now dead; let us send them and see."
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-\v 14 So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."
-\v 15 They went after them to the Jordan, and all the road was full of clothes and equipment that the Arameans had cast away in their hurry. So the messengers returned and told the king.
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-\v 16 The people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, just as the word of Yahweh had said.
-\v 17 The king had ordered the captain on whose hand he had leaned to be in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him down in the gateway. He died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king had come down to him.
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-\v 18 So it happened as the man of God had said to the king, saying, "About this time in the gate of Samaria, two measures of barley will be available for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel."
-\v 19 That captain had answered the man of God and said, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" Elisha had said, "See, you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."
-\v 20 That is what exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.
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-\v 1 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life. He said to her, "Arise, and go with your household, and stay wherever you can in another land, because Yahweh has called for a famine which will come on this land for seven years."
-\v 2 So the woman arose and she obeyed the word of the man of God. She went with her household and lived in the land of the Philistines seven years.
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-\v 3 It came about at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to the king to beg him for her house and for her land.
-\v 4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done."
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-\v 5 Then as he was telling the king how Elisha had restored to life the child who was dead, the very woman whose son he had restored to life came to beg the king for her house and land. Gehazi said, "My master, king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life."
-\v 6 When the king asked the woman about her son, she explained it to him. So the king ordered a certain officer for her, saying, "Give back to her all that was hers and all the harvests of her fields since the day that she left the land until now."
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-\v 7 Elisha came to Damascus where Ben Hadad the king of Aram was sick. The king was told, "The man of God has come here."
-\v 8 The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand and go meet the man of God, and consult with Yahweh through him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
-\v 9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift with him of every kind of good thing of Damascus, carried by forty camels. So Hazael came and stood before Elisha and said, "Your son Ben Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
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-\v 10 Elisha said to him, "Go, say to Ben Hadad, 'You will surely recover,' but Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die."
-\v 11 Then Elisha stared at Hazael until he was ashamed, and the man of God wept.
-\v 12 Hazael asked, "Why do you weep, my master?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, dash in pieces their little ones, and rip open their pregnant women."
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-\v 13 Hazael replied, "Who is your servant, that he should do this great thing? He is only a dog." Elisha answered, "Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Aram."
-\v 14 Then Hazael left Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" He answered, "He told me that you would certainly recover."
-\v 15 Then the next day Hazael took the blanket and dipped it in water, and spread it on Ben Hadad's face so that he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.
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-\v 16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoram began to reign. He was the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He began to reign when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah.
-\v 17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
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-\v 18 Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab was doing; for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife, and he did what was evil in Yahweh's sight.
-\v 19 However, because of his servant David, Yahweh did not want to destroy Judah, since he had told him that he would always give him descendants.
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-\v 20 In Jehoram's days, Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.
-\v 21 Then Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded Jehoram, his chariot commanders rose up and attacked them during the night; but Jehoram's army ran away and went back to their homes.
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-\v 22 So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule of Judah to this present day. Libnah also revolted at the same time.
-\v 23 As for the other matters concerning Jehoram, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 24 Jehoram died and rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. Then Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
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-\v 25 In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.
-\v 26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was the daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
-\v 27 Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as the house of Ahab was doing, for Ahaziah was a son-in-law to the house of Ahab.
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-\v 28 Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram.
-\v 29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
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-\v 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Dress for travel, then take this little bottle of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth Gilead.
-\v 2 When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi, and go in and make him arise up from among his companions, and conduct him to an inner chamber.
-\v 3 Then take the bottle of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Yahweh says this: "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door, and run off; do not delay."
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-\v 4 So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
-\v 5 When he arrived, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. So the young prophet said, "I have come on an errand to you, captain." Jehu replied, "To which of us?" The young prophet answered, "To you, captain."
-\v 6 So Jehu arose and went into the house, and the prophet poured the oil on his head and said to Jehu, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: 'I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, over Israel.
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-\v 7 You must kill the family of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, who were murdered by the hand of Jezebel.
-\v 8 For the whole family of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male child, whether he is a slave or a free person.
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-\v 9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.
-\v 10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in Jezreel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then the prophet opened the door and ran off.
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-\v 11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is everything alright? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" Jehu answered them, "You know the man and the kinds of things he says."
-\v 12 They said, "That is a lie. Tell us." Jehu answered, "He said this and that to me, and he also said, 'This is what Yahweh says: I have anointed you as king over Israel.'"
-\v 13 Then each of them quickly took off his outer garment and put it under Jehu at the top of the steps. They blew the trumpet and said, "Jehu is king."
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-\v 14 In this way Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Aram,
-\v 15 but King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds that the Arameans had given him, when he had fought against Hazael king of Aram.
-\p Jehu said to the servants of Joram, "If this is your opinion, then let no one escape and go out of the city, in order to go tell this news in Jezreel."
-\v 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot to Jezreel; for Joram was resting there. Now Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
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-\v 17 The watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came at a distance; he said, "I see a group of men coming." Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send him out to meet them; tell him to say, 'Are you coming in peace?'"
-\v 18 So a man was sent on horseback to meet him; he said, "The king says this: 'Are coming in peace?'" So Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Turn and ride behind me." Then the watchman told the king, "The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back."
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-\v 19 Then he sent out a second man on horseback, who came to them and said, "The king says this: 'Are you coming in peace?'" Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? Turn and ride behind me."
-\v 20 Again the watchman reported, "He has met them, but he is not coming back. For the way that the chariot is being driven is the way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives; he is driving wildly."
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-\v 21 So Joram said, "Get my chariot ready." They prepared his chariot, and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah rode out, each in his chariot, to meet Jehu. They found him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
-\v 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Are you coming in peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace is there, when the idolatrous acts of prostitution and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel are so many?"
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-\v 23 So Joram turned his chariot and fled and said to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, Ahaziah."
-\v 24 Then Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his shoulders; the arrow went through his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
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-\v 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, "Pick him up and throw him in the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. Think about how when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, Yahweh placed this prophecy against him:
-\v 26 'Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares Yahweh—and I will surely make you pay for it on this field—declares Yahweh. Now then, pick him up and throw him on this field, according to the word of Yahweh."
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-\v 27 When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan. But Jehu followed him, and said, "Kill him also in the chariot," and they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there.
-\v 28 His servants carried his body in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
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-\v 29 Now it was in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab that Ahaziah had begun to reign over Judah.
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-\v 30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out the window.
-\v 31 As Jehu was entering the gate, she said to him, "Are you coming in peace, you Zimri, your master's murderer?"
-\v 32 Jehu looked up at the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Then two or three eunuchs looked out.
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-\v 33 So Jehu said, "Throw her down." So they threw Jezebel down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and the horses, and Jehu trampled her underfoot.
-\v 34 When Jehu entered the palace, he ate and drank. Then he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."
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-\v 35 They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands.
-\v 36 So they came back and told Jehu. He said, "This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'In the land at Jezreel the dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel,
-\v 37 and the body of Jezebel will be like dung on the surface of the fields in the land at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, "This is Jezebel."'"
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-\v 1 Now Ahab had seventy descendants in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, including the elders and the guardians of Ahab's descendants, saying,
-\v 2 "Your master's descendants are with you, and you also have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor. So then, as soon as this letter comes to you,
-\v 3 select the best and most deserving of your master's descendants and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's royal line."
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-\v 4 But they were terrified and said among themselves, "See, the two kings could not stand before Jehu. So how can we stand?"
-\v 5 Then the man who was in charge of the palace, and the man who was over the city, and the elders also, and they who raised the children, sent word back to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants. We will do everything that you command us. We will not make any man king. Do what is good in your eyes."
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-\v 6 Then Jehu wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, you must take the heads of the men of your master's descendants, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's descendants, seventy in number, were with the important men of the city, who were bringing them up.
-\v 7 So when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and killed them, seventy persons, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.
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-\v 8 A messenger came to Jehu, saying, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." So he said, "Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning."
-\v 9 In the morning Jehu went out and stood, and said to all the people, "You are innocent. See, I plotted against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?
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-\v 10 Now you should certainly realize that no part of Yahweh's word, the word that he spoke concerning the family of Ahab, will fall to the ground, for Yahweh has done what he spoke about through his servant Elijah."
-\v 11 So Jehu killed all who remained in the family of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his important men, his close friends, and his priests, until none of them remained.
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-\v 12 Then Jehu arose and left; he went to Samaria. As he was arriving at Beth Eked of the shepherd,
-\v 13 he met brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah. Jehu said to them, "Who are you?" They answered, "We are brothers of Ahaziah, and we are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of Queen Jezebel."
-\v 14 Jehu said to his own men, "Take them alive." So they took them alive and killed them at the well of Beth Eked, all forty-two men. He did not leave any of them alive.
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-\v 15 When Jehu had left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart with me, as my heart is with yours?" Jehonadab answered, "It is." Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." So he gave Jehu his hand, and Jehu took Jehonadab up with him into the chariot.
-\v 16 Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for Yahweh." So he had Jonadab ride along with him in his chariot.
-\v 17 When he came to Samaria, Jehu killed all who remained from Ahab's descendants in Samaria, until he had destroyed Ahab's royal line, just as was told them before by the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken to Elijah.
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-\v 18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.
-\v 19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers, and all his priests. Let no one be left out, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever does not come will not live." But Jehu did this deceitfully, with the intent to kill the worshipers of Baal.
-\v 20 Jehu said, "Set a time to have an assembly for Baal." So they announced it.
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-\v 21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. They came into the temple of Baal, and it was filled from one end to another.
-\v 22 Jehu said to the man who kept the priest's wardrobe, "Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal." So the man brought out robes to them.
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-\v 23 So Jehu went with Jehonadab son of Recab into the house of Baal, and he said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and make sure that there is no one here with you from the servants of Yahweh, but the worshipers of Baal alone."
-\v 24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had chosen eighty men who were standing outside, and he told them, "If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escapes, whoever lets that man escape, his life will be taken for the life of the one who escaped."
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-\v 25 So then as soon as Jehu finished offering the burnt offering, he said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in and kill them. Let no one come out." So they killed them with the edge of the sword, and the guard and the captains threw them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal.
-\v 26 They dragged out the stone pillars that were in the house of Baal, and they burned them.
-\v 27 Then they broke down the pillar of Baal, and destroyed the house of Baal and made it a latrine, which it is to this day.
-\v 28 That is how Jehu destroyed Baal worship from Israel.
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-\v 29 But Jehu did not leave the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he made Israel sin—that is, the worship of the golden calves in Bethel and Dan.
-\v 30 So Yahweh said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what was right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."
-\v 31 But Jehu took no care to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, by which he made Israel sin.
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-\v 32 In those days Yahweh began to cut off regions from Israel, and Hazael defeated the Israelites at the borders of Israel,
-\v 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, through Gilead to Bashan.
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-\v 34 As for the other matters concerning Jehu, and all that he did, and all his power, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 35 Jehu slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.
-\v 36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
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-\v 1 Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and killed all the royal children.
-\v 2 But Jehosheba, a daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and hid him away from among the king's sons who were killed, along with his nurse; she put them into a bedroom. They hid him from Athaliah so that he was not killed.
-\v 3 He remained with her six years, hidden in the house of Yahweh, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
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-\v 4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent messages and brought the commanders of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to himself, into the temple of Yahweh. He made a covenant with them, and he made them swear an oath in the house of Yahweh. Then he showed them the king's son.
-\v 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must do. A third of you who come on the Sabbath will keep watch over the king's house,
-\v 6 and a third will be at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guardhouse."
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-\v 7 The two other groups who are not serving on the Sabbath, you must keep the watch over the house of Yahweh for the king.
-\v 8 You must surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever enters within your ranks, let him be killed. You must stay with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
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-\v 9 So the commanders of hundreds obeyed everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one took his men, those who were to come in to serve on the Sabbath, and those who were to stop serving on that Sabbath; and they came to Jehoiada the priest.
-\v 10 Then Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields that belonged to King David and that were in the house of Yahweh.
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-\v 11 So the guards stood, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side, near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.
-\v 12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king's son Joash, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant decrees. Then they made him king and anointed him. They clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"
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-\v 13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of Yahweh.
-\v 14 She looked, and, behold, the king was standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and shouted, "Treason! Treason!"
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-\v 15 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds who were over the army, saying, "Bring her out between the ranks. Anyone who follows her, kill him with the sword." For the priest had said, "Do not let her be killed in the house of Yahweh."
-\v 16 So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was killed.
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-\v 17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and people, that they should be Yahweh's people, and also between the king and the people.
-\v 18 So all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his idol figures to pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars. Then Jehoida the priest appointed guards over the temple of Yahweh.
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-\v 19 Jehoida took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guard, and all the people of the land, and together they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went into the king's house, entering by way of the gate of the guards. Joash took his place on the royal throne. 
-\v 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword at the king's house.
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-\v 21 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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-\v 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, the reign of Joash began; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
-\v 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the time, because Jehoiada the priest was instructing him.
-\v 3 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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-\v 4 Joash said to the priests, "All the money that is brought in as sacred offerings into the house of Yahweh, that money for which each person is assessed—whether it is the money collected in the census, or the money received from personal vows, or the money brought in by people motivated by Yahweh in their hearts to give—
-\v 5 the priests should receive the money from one of their treasurers and repair whatever damage is found in the temple."
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-\v 6 But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the priests had not repaired anything in the temple.
-\v 7 Then King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and for the other priests; he said to them, "Why have you not repaired anything in the temple? Now take no more money from your taxpayers, but take what has been collected for repairs of the temple and give it to those who can make the repairs."
-\v 8 So the priests consented to take no more money from the people and not repair the temple themselves.
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-\v 9 Instead, Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of Yahweh. The priests who were guarding the temple entrance put into it all the money that was brought to the house of Yahweh.
-\v 10 Whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest would come and put the money in bags and then count it, the money found in the temple of Yahweh.
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-\v 11 They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of men who took care of the temple of Yahweh. They paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the temple of Yahweh,
-\v 12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, for buying timber and cutting stone to repair the temple of Yahweh, and for all that was needed to be paid to repair it.
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-\v 13 But the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh did not pay to make for it any silver cups, lamp trimmers, basins, trumpets, or any gold or silver furnishing.
-\v 14 They gave this money to those who did the work of repairing the house of Yahweh.
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-\v 15 In addition, they did not require the money paid for repairs to be accounted for by the men who received it and paid it to the workmen, because these men were honest.
-\v 16 But the money for the guilt offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, because it belonged to the priests.
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-\v 17 Then Hazael king of Aram attacked and fought against Gath, and took it. Hazael then turned to attack Jerusalem.
-\v 18 Joash king of Judah took all the things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had set apart, and what he had set apart, and all the gold that was found in the storerooms of the houses of Yahweh and of the king and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.
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-\v 19 As for the other matters concerning Joash, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 20 His servants arose and plotted together; they attacked Joash in Beth Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
-\v 21 Jozabad \f + \ft Some ancient copies have \fqa Jozacar. \f* son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer, his servants, attacked him, and he died. They buried Joash with his ancestors in the city of David, and Amaziah, his son, became king in his place.
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-\v 1 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned seventeen years.
-\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; and Jehoahaz did not turn away from them.
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-\v 3 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben Hadad son of Hazael.
-\v 4 So Jehoahaz implored Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him because he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram was oppressing them.
-\v 5 So Yahweh gave Israel a rescuer, and they escaped from the hand of the Arameans, and the people of Israel began to live in their homes as they had before.
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-\v 6 Nevertheless, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, and they continued in them; and the Asherah pole remained in Samaria.
-\v 7 The Arameans left Jehoahaz with only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the chaff at threshing time.
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-\v 8 As for the other matters concerning Jehoahaz, and all that he did and his power, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 9 So Jehoahaz slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria. Johoash his son became king in his place.
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-\v 10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began over Israel in Samaria; he reigned sixteen years.
-\v 11 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not leave behind any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
-by which he had made Israel to sin, but he walked in them.
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-\v 12 As for the other matters concerning Jehoash, and all that he did, and his might by which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 13 Jehoash slept with his ancestors, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
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-\v 14 Now Elisha became sick with an illness by which he later died, so Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him. He said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you away!"
-\v 15 Elisha said to him, "Pick up a bow and some arrows," so Joash picked up a bow and some arrows.
-\v 16 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow," so he put his hand on it. Then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.
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-\v 17 Elisha said, "Open the window eastward," so he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!", and he shot. Elisha said, "This is Yahweh's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you will attack the Arameans in Aphek until you have consumed them."
-\v 18 Then Elisha said, "Take the arrows," so Joash took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them," and he struck the ground three times, then stopped.
-\v 19 But the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have hit the ground five or six times. Then you would have attacked Aram until you annihilated it, but now you will attack Aram only three times."
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-\v 20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. Now groups of Moabites invaded the land at the beginning of the year.
-\v 21 As they were burying a certain man, they saw a group of Moabites, so they threw the body into Elisha's grave. As soon as the man touched Elisha's bones, he revived and stood up on his feet.
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-\v 22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
-\v 23 But Yahweh was gracious to Israel, and had compassion on them and concern for them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. So Yahweh did not destroy them, and he still has not driven them away from his presence.
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-\v 24 Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben Hadad his son became king in his place.
-\v 25 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that had been taken from Jehoahaz his father by war. Jehoash attacked him three times, and he recovered those cities of Israel.
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-\v 1 In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
-\v 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
-\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father. He did everything that Joash, his father, had done.
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-\v 4 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
-\v 5 It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king.
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-\v 6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death; instead, he acted according to what was written in the law, in The Book of Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, saying, "The fathers must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents. Instead, every person must be put to death for his own sin."
-\v 7 He killed ten thousand soldiers of Edom in the Valley of Salt; he also took Sela in war and called it Joktheel, which is what it is called to this day.
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-\v 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle."
-\v 9 But Jehoash the king of Israel sent messengers back to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' but a wild beast in Lebanon walked by and trampled down the thistle.
-\v 10 You have indeed attacked Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Take pride in your victory, but stay at home, for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall, both you and Judah with you?"
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-\v 11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel attacked and he and Amaziah king of Judah met each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
-\v 12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled home.
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-\v 13 Jehoash king of Israel, captured Amaziah, king of Judah son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. He came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits in distance.
-\v 14 He took all the gold and silver, all the objects that were found in the house of Yahweh, and the valuable things in the king's palace, with hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
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-\v 15 As for the other matters concerning Jehoash, all that he did, his power, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 16 Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam, his son, became king in his place.
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-\v 17 Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
-\v 18 As for the other matters concerning Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 19 They made a conspiracy against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. He fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
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-\v 20 They brought him back on horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David.
-\v 21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
-\v 22 It was Azariah who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah, after King Amaziah slept with his ancestors.
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-\v 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria; he reigned forty-one years.
-\v 24 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
-\v 25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, following the commands of the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
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-\v 26 For Yahweh saw the suffering of Israel, that it was very bitter for everyone, both slave and free, and that there was no rescuer for Israel.
-\v 27 So Yahweh said that he would not blot out the name of Israel under heaven; instead, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
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-\v 28 As for the other matters concerning Jeroboam, all that he did, his power, how he waged war and recovered Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 29 Jeroboam slept with his ancestors, with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son became king in his place.
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-\v 1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
-\v 2 Azariah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jekoliah, and she was from Jerusalem.
-\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, just as his father Amaziah had done.
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-\v 4 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
-\v 5 Yahweh afflicted the king so that he was a leper to the day of his death and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king's son, was over the household and ruled the people of the land.
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-\v 6 As for the other matters concerning Azariah, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 7 So Azariah slept with his ancestors; they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Jotham, his son, became king in his place.
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-\v 8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.
-\v 9 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
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-\v 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, attacked him in Ibleam, and killed him. Then he became king in his place.
-\v 11 As for the other matters concerning Zechariah, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
-\v 12 This was the word of Yahweh that he spoke to Jehu, saying, "Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." That is what happened.
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-\v 13 Shallum son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, and he reigned only one month in Samaria.
-\v 14 Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria. There he attacked Shallum son of Jabesh, in Samaria. He killed him and became king in his place.
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-\v 15 As for the other matters concerning Shallum and the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
-\v 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were there, and the borders around Tirzah, because they did not open up the city to him. So he attacked it, and he ripped open all the pregnant women in that village.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Tiphsah \fqa* , one ancient version and some modern versions read,
-\fqa Tappuah. \f*
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-\v 17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi began to reign over Israel; he reigned ten years in Samaria.
-\v 18 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. For his whole life, he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
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-\v 19 Then Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, so that Pul's support might be with him to strengthen the kingdom of Israel in his hand.
-\v 20 Menahem exacted this money from Israel by requiring each of the wealthy men to pay fifty shekels of silver to him to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land.
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-\v 21 As for the other matters concerning Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
-\v 22 So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
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-\v 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned two years.
-\v 24 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not leave behind the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he had caused Israel to sin.
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-\v 25 Pekahiah had an officer named Pekah son of Remaliah, who conspired against him. Along with fifty men of Gilead, Pekah killed Pekahiah as well as Argob and Arieh in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's palace. Pekah killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.
-\v 26 As for the other matters concerning Pekahiah, all that he did, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
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-\v 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twenty years.
-\v 28 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
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-\v 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He carried away the people to Assyria.
-\v 30 So Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him and killed him. Then he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
-\v 31 As for the other matters concerning Pekah, all that he did, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
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-\v 32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham son of Azariah, king of Judah began to reign.
-\v 33 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.
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-\v 34 Jotham did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh. He followed the example of all his father Azariah had done.
-\v 35 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. Jotham built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh.
-\v 36 As for the other matters concerning Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
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-\v 37 In those days Yahweh began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah.
-\v 38 Jotham slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, his ancestor. Then Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.
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-\v 1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah, began to reign.
-\v 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, as David his ancestor had done.
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-\v 3 Instead, he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed, he made his son pass through the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations, which Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel.
-\v 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops, and under every green tree.
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-\v 5 Then Rezin, king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to attack. They besieged Ahaz, but they could not conquer him.
-\v 6 At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove the men of Judah out of Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath where they have lived to this day.
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-\v 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who have attacked me."
-\v 8 So Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh and among the treasures of the king's palace and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
-\v 9 Then the king of Assyria listened to him, and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, conquered it and carried off its people as prisoners to Kir. He also killed Rezin the king of Aram.
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-\v 10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. At Damascus he saw an altar. He sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar and its pattern and the design for all the workmanship needed.
-\v 11 So Uriah the priest built an altar to be just like the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. He finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus.
-\v 12 When the king came from Damascus he saw the altar; the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.
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-\v 13 He made his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on the altar.
-\v 14 The bronze altar that was before Yahweh—he brought it from the front of the temple, from between his altar and the temple of Yahweh and put it on the north side of his altar.
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-\v 15 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, "On the large altar burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, and the king's burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offerings. Sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice. But the bronze altar will be for me to consult for guidance."
-\v 16 Uriah the priest did just what King Ahaz commanded.
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-\v 17 Then King Ahaz removed the panels and the basins from the portable stands; he also took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement.
-\v 18 He removed the covered walkway for the Sabbath that they had built at the temple, along with the king's entry outside the temple of Yahweh, because of the king of Assyria.
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-\v 19 As for the other matters concerning Ahaz and what he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 20 Ahaz slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
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-\v 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, the reign of Hoshea son of Elah began. He ruled in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
-\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
-\v 3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute.
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-\v 4 Then the king of Assyria realized that Hoshea had been plotting against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So king of Egypt; also, he offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. So the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
-\v 5 Then the king of Assyria attacked throughout all the land, and attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.
-\v 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria. He put them in Halah, at the Habor River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
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-\v 7 This captivity happened because the people of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. The people had been worshiping other gods
-\v 8 and walking in the practices of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel, and in the practices of the kings of Israel that they had done.
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-\v 9 The people of Israel did secretly—against Yahweh their God—things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.
-\v 10 They also set up stone pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
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-\v 11 There they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations had done, those whom Yahweh had carried away before them. The Israelites performed wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
-\v 12 they worshiped idols, about which Yahweh had said to them, "You will not do this thing."
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-\v 13 Yet Yahweh had testified to Israel and to Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, and be careful to keep all the law I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets."
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-\v 14 But they would not listen; instead they were very stubborn like their fathers who did not trust in Yahweh their God.
-\v 15 They rejected his statutes and the covenant that he had made with their ancestors, and the covenant decrees that he had given to them. They followed useless practices and they themselves became useless. They followed the pagan nations who were around them, those that Yahweh had commanded them not to imitate.
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-\v 16 They ignored all the commandments of Yahweh their God. They made cast metal figures of two calves to worship. They made an Asherah pole, and they worshiped all the stars of the heavens and Baal.
-\v 17 They put their sons and daughters in the fire, used divination and enchantments, sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and provoked him to anger.
-\v 18 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. There was no one left but the tribe of Judah alone.
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-\v 19 Even Judah did not keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but instead followed in the same pagan practices that Israel was following.
-\v 20 So Yahweh rejected all the descendants of Israel; he afflicted them and gave them into the hand of those who would take the possession as spoil, until he had cast them out of his sight.
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-\v 21 He tore Israel from the royal line of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following Yahweh and made them commit a great sin.
-\v 22 The people of Israel followed all the sins of Jeroboam and they did not depart from them,
-\v 23 so Yahweh removed Israel from his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets that he would. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, and it is this way to this present day.
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-\v 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon and from Kuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria in place of the people of Israel. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.
-\v 25 It happened at the beginning of their residence there that they did not honor Yahweh. So Yahweh sent lions among them which killed some of them.
-\v 26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the practices required by the god of the land. So he has sent lions among them, and, see, the lions are killing people there because they do not know the practices required by the god of the land."
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-\v 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take one of the priests there whom you brought from there, and let him go and live there, and let him teach them the practices required by the god of the land."
-\v 28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel; he taught them how they should honor Yahweh.
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-\v 29 Every ethnic group made gods of their own, and put them in the high places that the Samaritans had made—every ethnic group in the cities where they lived.
-\v 30 The people of Babylon made Succoth Benoth; the people of Kuthah made Nergal; the people of Hamath made Ashima;
-\v 31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. The Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelek and Anammelek, the gods of the Sepharvites.
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-\v 32 They also honored Yahweh, and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the temples at the high places.
-\v 33 They honored Yahweh and also worshiped their own gods, in the customs of the nations from among whom they had been taken away.
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-\v 34 To this day they persist in their old customs. They neither honor Yahweh, nor do they follow the statutes, decrees, the law, or the commandments that Yahweh gave to the people of Jacob—whom he named Israel—
-\v 35 and with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, "You will not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them.
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-\v 36 But Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and a raised arm, is the one you must honor; it is to him that you will prostrate yourselves, and it is to him that you will sacrifice.
-\v 37 The statutes and the decrees, the law and the commandments that he wrote for you, you will keep them forever. So you must not fear other gods,
-\v 38 and the covenant that I have made with you, you will not forget; neither will you honor other gods.
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-\v 39 But Yahweh your God is who you will honor. He will rescue you from the might of your enemies."
-\v 40 They would not listen, because they continued to do what they had done in the past.
-\v 41 So these nations feared Yahweh and they also worshiped their carved figures, and their children did the same—as did their children's children. They continue to do what their ancestors did, up to this day.
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-\v 1 Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah began to reign.
-\v 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah; she was the daughter of Zechariah.
-\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of all that David, his ancestor, had done.
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-\v 4 He removed the high places, destroyed the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke to pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because in those days the people of Israel were burning incense to it; it was called "Nehushtan."
-\v 5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among the kings who were before him.
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-\v 6 For he held on to Yahweh. He did not stop following him but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
-\v 7 So Yahweh was with Hezekiah, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
-\v 8 He attacked the Philistines to Gaza and the borders around, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
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-\v 9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
-\v 10 At the end of three years they took it, in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; in this way Samaria was captured.
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-\v 11 So the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and at the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
-\v 12 He did this because they did not obey the voice of Yahweh their God, but they violated the terms of his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. They refused to listen to it or do it.
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-\v 13 Then in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
-\v 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria, who was at Lachish, saying, "I have offended you. Withdraw from me. Whatever you put on me I will bear." The king of Assyria required Hezekiah king of Judah to pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
-\v 15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king's
-palace.
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-\v 16 Then Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Yahweh and from the pillars that he had overlaid; he gave the gold to the king of Assyria.
-\v 17 But the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They traveled up the roads and arrived outside Jerusalem. They approached the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the launderers' field, and stood by it.
-\v 18 When they had called to King Hezekiah, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, went out to meet them.
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-\v 19 So the chief commander said to them to tell Hezekiah what the great king, the king of Assyria, said: "What is the source of your confidence?
-\v 20 You speak only useless words, saying there are allies and strength for war. In whom are you trusting, that you should rebel against me?
-\v 21 Look, you trust in the walking stick of this bruised reed of Egypt, but if a man leans on it, it will stick into his hand and pierce it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to anyone who trusts in him.
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-\v 22 But if you say to me, 'We are trusting in Yahweh our God,' is not he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, 'You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?
-\v 23 Now therefore, I want to make you a good offer from my master the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to find riders for them.
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-\v 24 How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master's servants? You have put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
-\v 25 Have I traveled up here without Yahweh to fight against this place and destroy it? Yahweh said to me, 'Attack this land and destroy it.'"
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-\v 26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah said to the chief commander, "Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it. Do not speak with us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall."
-\v 27 But the chief commander said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"
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-\v 28 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, "Listen to the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
-\v 29 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my power.
-\v 30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."'
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-\v 31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern.
-\v 32 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, so that you may live and not die.' Do not listen to Hezekiah when he tries to persuade you, saying, 'Yahweh will rescue us.'
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-\v 33 Has any of the gods of the peoples rescued them out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
-\v 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria out of my hand?
-\v 35 Among all the gods of the lands, is there any god who has rescued his land from my power? How could Yahweh save Jerusalem from my might?"
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-\v 36 But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king had commanded, "Do not answer him."
-\v 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household; Shebna the scribe; and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and reported to him the words of the chief commander.
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-\v 1 It came about that when King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
-\v 2 He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, all covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet.
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-\v 3 They said to him, "Hezekiah says, 'This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for the children have come to the time of birth, but there is no strength for them to be born.
-\v 4 It may be that Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the chief commander, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Now lift up your prayer for the remnant that is still here.'"
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-\v 5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
-\v 6 and Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master: 'Yahweh says, "Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.
-\v 7 Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"
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-\v 8 Then the chief commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had gone away from Lachish.
-\v 9 Then Sennacherib heard that Tirhakah king of Cush and Egypt had mobilized to fight against him, so he sent messengers again to Hezekiah with a message:
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-\v 10 "Say to Hezekiah king of Judah, 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem will not be given over into the hand of the king of Assyria."
-\v 11 See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them completely. So will you be rescued?
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-\v 12 Have the gods of the nations rescued them, the nations that my fathers destroyed: Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Tel Assar?
-\v 13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the cities of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'"
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-\v 14 Hezekiah received this letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the house of Yahweh and spread it before him.
-\v 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh and said, "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, you who sit above the cherubim, you are God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
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-\v 16 Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see, and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
-\v 17 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
-\v 18 They have put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, just wood and stone. So the Assyrians have destroyed them.
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-\v 19 Now then, Yahweh our God, save us, I implore you, from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone."
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-\v 20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.
-\v 21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him:
-\q "The virgin daughter of Zion
-\q2 despises you and laughs you to scorn.
-\q The daughter of Jerusalem
-\q2 shakes her head at you.
-\q
-\v 22 Whom have you defied and insulted?
-\q2 Against whom have you exalted your voice
-\q and lifted up your eyes in pride?
-\q2 Against the Holy One of Israel!
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-\v 23 By your messengers
-\q2 you have defied the Lord,
-\q and have said,
-\q2 'With the multitude of my chariots
-\q I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
-\q2 to the highest elevations of Lebanon.
-\q I will cut down the tall cedars
-\q2 and the choice cypress trees there.
-\q I will enter into its farthest parts,
-\q2 its most fruitful forest.
-\q
-\v 24 I have dug wells
-\q2 and have drunk foreign waters.
-\q I dried up all the rivers of Egypt
-\q2 under the soles of my feet.'
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-\v 25 Have you not heard how I
-\q2 determined it long ago,
-\q and worked it out in ancient times?
-\q2 Now I am bringing it to pass.
-\q You are here to reduce impregnable cities
-\q2 into heaps of ruins.
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-\v 26 Their inhabitants, of little strength,
-\q2 are shattered and ashamed.
-\q They are plants in the field,
-\q2 green grass,
-\q the grass on the roof or in the field,
-\q2 burned before it has grown up.
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-\v 27 But I know your sitting down,
-\q2 your going out, your coming in,
-\q2 and your raging against me.
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-\v 28 Because of your raging against me,
-\q2 and because your arrogance has reached my ears,
-\q I will put my hook in your nose,
-\q2 and my bit in your mouth;
-\q I will turn you back
-\q2 the way you came."
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-\v 29 This will be the sign for you:
-\q This year you will eat what grows wild,
-\q2 and in the second year what grows from that.
-\q But in the third year you must plant and harvest,
-\q2 plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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-\v 30 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives
-\q2 will again take root and bear fruit.
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-\v 31 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out,
-\q2 from Mount Zion survivors will come.
-The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
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-\v 32 Therefore Yahweh says this about the king of Assyria:
-\q "He will not come into this city
-\q2 nor shoot an arrow here.
-\q Neither will he come before it with shield
-\q2 or build up a siege ramp against it.
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-\v 33 The way by which he came
-\q2 will be the same way he will leave;
-\q2 he will not enter this city—
-\q3 this is Yahweh's declaration."
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-\v 34 For I will defend this city and rescue it,
-\q2 for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.'"
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-\v 35 It came about that night that the angel of Yahweh went out and attacked the camp of the Assyrians, putting to death 185,000 soldiers. When the men arose early in the morning, dead bodies lay everywhere.
-\v 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria left Israel and went home and stayed in Nineveh.
-\v 37 Later, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisrok his god, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword. Then they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
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-\v 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. So Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet came to him, and said to him, "Yahweh says, 'Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.'"
-\v 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,
-\v 3 "Please, Yahweh, call to mind how I have faithfully walked before you with my whole heart, and how I have done what was good in your sight." Then Hezekiah wept loudly.
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-\v 4 Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle courtyard, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
-\v 5 "Turn back, and say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of David your ancestor, says: "I have heard your prayer, and I have seen your tears. I am about to heal you on the third day, and you will go up to the house of Yahweh.
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-\v 6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake."'"
-\v 7 So Isaiah said, "Take a lump of figs." They did so and put it on his boil, and he recovered.
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-\v 8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I should go up to the temple of Yahweh on the third day?"
-\v 9 Isaiah replied, "This will be the sign for you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken. Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?"
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-\v 10 Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, let the shadow go backward ten steps."
-\v 11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to Yahweh, and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, from where it had moved on the stairway of Ahaz.
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-\v 12 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
-\v 13 Hezekiah listened to those letters, and then showed the messengers all the palace and his valuable things, the silver, the gold, the spices and precious oil, and the storehouse of his weapons, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his kingdom, that Hezekiah did not show them.
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-\v 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say to you? Where did they come from?" Hezekiah said, "They came from the distant country of Babylon."
-\v 15 Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my valuable things that I have not shown them."
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-\v 16 So Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to the word of Yahweh:
-\v 17 'Look, the days are about to come when everything in your palace, the things that your ancestors stored away until this present day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says Yahweh.
-\v 18 The sons born from you, whom you yourself have fathered—they will take them away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
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-\v 19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "Will there not be peace and stability in my days?"
-\v 20 As for the other matters concerning Hezekiah, and all his power, and how he constructed the pool and the conduit, and how he brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 21 Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.
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-\v 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
-\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like the disgusting things of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel.
-\v 3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he built altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he bowed down to all the stars of heaven and worshiped them.
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-\v 4 Manasseh built pagan altars in the house of Yahweh, although Yahweh had commanded, "It is in Jerusalem that my name will be forever."
-\v 5 He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
-\v 6 He put his son into the fire; he performed soothsaying and sorcery and consulted with those who talked with the dead and with those who talked with spirits. He practiced much evil in the sight of Yahweh and he provoked God to anger.
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-\v 7 The carved figure of Asherah that he had made, he placed it in the house of Yahweh. It was about this house that Yahweh had spoken to David and Solomon his son; he had said: "It is in this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, that I will put my name forever.
-\v 8 I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land that I gave to their ancestors, if they will only be careful to obey all that I have commanded them, and to follow all the law that my servant Moses commanded them."
-\v 9 But the people did not listen, and Manasseh led them to do evil even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel.
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-\v 10 So Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,
-\v 11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these disgusting things, and has acted wickedly more than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and has also made Judah sin with his idols,
-\v 12 therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: Look, I am about to bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
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-\v 13 I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
-\v 14 I will throw off the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hand of their enemies. They will become victims and plunder for all their enemies,
-\v 15 because they have done what is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their ancestors came out of Egypt, to this day."
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-\v 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another with death. This was in addition to the sin by which he made Judah to sin, when they did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
-\v 17 As for the other matters concerning Manasseh, all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 18 Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
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-\v 19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth; she was the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
-\v 20 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done.
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-\v 21 Amon followed in all the way that his father had walked in and worshiped the idols that his father worshiped, and bowed down to them.
-\v 22 He abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
-\v 23 The servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his own house.
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-\v 24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
-\v 25 As for the other matters concerning Amon that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 26 The people buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in his place.
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-\v 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah (she was the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath).
-\v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh. He walked in all the way of David his ancestor, and he did not turn away either to the right or to the left.
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-\v 3 It came about that in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,
-\v 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and tell him to count the money that has been brought into the house of Yahweh, which the temple guards have gathered from the people.
-\v 5 Let it be given into the hand of the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, for them to make repairs to damage in the temple.
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-\v 6 Let them give money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and also to buy timber and cut stone to repair the temple."
-\v 7 But no accounting was required for the money that was given to them, because they handled it faithfully.
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-\v 8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh." So Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
-\v 9 Shaphan went and took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants have spent the money that was found in the temple and they have given it into the hand of the workmen who supervise the care for the house of Yahweh."
-\v 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read it to the king.
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-\v 11 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
-\v 12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, his own servant, saying,
-\v 13 "Go and consult with Yahweh for me, and for the people and for all Judah, because of the words of this book that has been found.
-For great is the anger of Yahweh that has been kindled against us because our ancestors have not listened to the words of this book so as to obey all that was written concerning us."
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-\v 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke with her.
-\v 15 She said to them, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,
-\v 16 "This is what Yahweh says: 'See, I will bring disaster to this place and to its inhabitants, according to everything written in the book that the king of Judah has read.
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-\v 17 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods, so that they might provoke me to anger with all the deeds they have committed—therefore my anger has been kindled against this place, and it will not be extinguished.'"
-\v 18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to ask Yahweh's will, this is what you will say to him: "Yahweh, the God of Israel says this: 'About the words that you heard,
-\v 19 because your heart was tender, and because you have humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I said against this place and its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have listened to you—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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-\v 20 See, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.'"'" So the men took this message back to the king.
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-\v 1 So the king sent messengers who gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
-\v 2 Then the king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, prophets, and all the people, from small to great. He then read in their hearing all the words of the book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of Yahweh.
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-\v 3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh and to keep his commandments, his regulations, and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book. So all the people agreed to stand by the covenant.
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-\v 4 The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests under him, and the gatekeepers to bring out of the temple of Yahweh all the vessels that were made for Baal and Asherah, and for all the stars of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields in the Kidron Valley and carried their ashes to Bethel.
-\v 5 He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had chosen to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem—those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon, to the planets, and to all the stars of heaven.
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-\v 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the temple of Yahweh, outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley and burned it there. He beat it to dust and threw that dust onto the graves of the common people.
-\v 7 He cleared out the rooms of the cultic prostitutes who were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women wove garments for Asherah.
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-\v 8 Josiah brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the high places at the gates that were at the entrance to the gate of Joshua (the city governor), on the left side of the city gate.
-\v 9 Although the priests of those high places were not allowed to serve at the altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
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-\v 10 Josiah defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so that no one might put his son or his daughter into the fire as a sacrifice to Molech.
-\v 11 He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun. They had been in an area at the entrance to the temple of Yahweh, near the room of Nathan-Melek, the chamberlain. Josiah burned the chariots of the sun.
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-\v 12 Josiah the king destroyed the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the temple of Yahweh. Josiah smashed them into pieces and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
-\v 13 The king ruined the high places east of Jerusalem, south of the mount of corruption that Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians; for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab; and for Molech, the detestable idol of the people of Ammon.
-\v 14 He broke the stone pillars into pieces and cut down the Asherah poles and he filled those places with the bones of human beings.
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-\v 15 Josiah also completely destroyed the altar that was at Bethel and the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat (the one who made Israel to sin) had constructed. He also burned that altar and the high place and beat it to dust. He also burned the Asherah pole.
-\v 16 As Josiah looked over the area, he noticed the graves that were on the hillside. He sent men to take the bones from the graves; then he burned them on the altar, which defiled it. This was according to the word of Yahweh which the man of God had spoken, the man who spoke of these things beforehand.
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-\v 17 Then he said, "What monument is that I see?" The men of the city told him, "That is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and spoke about these things that you have just done against the altar of Bethel."
-\v 18 So Josiah said, "Let it alone. No one should move his bones." So they let his bones alone, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
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-\v 19 Then Josiah removed all the houses on the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made, and that provoked Yahweh to anger. He did to them exactly what had been done at Bethel.
-\v 20 He slaughtered all the priests of the high places on the altars and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
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-\v 21 Then the king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."
-\v 22 Such a Passover celebration had never been held from the days of the judges who ruled Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel or Judah.
-\v 23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover of Yahweh was celebrated in Jerusalem.
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-\v 24 Josiah also banished those who talked with the dead or with spirits. He also banished the fetishes, the idols, and all the disgusting things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so as to confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of Yahweh.
-\v 25 Before Josiah, there had been no king like him, who turned to Yahweh with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might, who followed all the law of Moses. Nor did any king like Josiah arise after him.
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-\v 26 However, Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, which had been kindled against Judah for all the pagan worship with which Manasseh had provoked him.
-\v 27 So Yahweh said, "I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will throw away this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, 'My name will be there.'"
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-\v 28 As for the other matters concerning Josiah, everything that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 29 In his days, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, went to fight against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to meet Necho in battle, and Necho killed him at Megiddo.
-\v 30 Josiah's servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own grave. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
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-\v 31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
-\v 32 Jehoahaz did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like everything that his ancestors had done.
-\v 33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he might not reign in Jerusalem. Then Necho fined Judah one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
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-\v 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away to Egypt, and Jehoahaz died there.
-\v 35 Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh. In order to meet the demand of Pharaoh, Jehoikim taxed the land and he forced each man among the people of the land to pay him the silver and gold according to their assessments.
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-\v 36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah; she was the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
-\v 37 Jehoiakim did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, just as his ancestors had done.
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-\v 1 In Jehoiakim's days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Judah; Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then Jehoiakim turned back and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
-\v 2 Yahweh sent against Jehoiakim bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites; he sent them against Judah to destroy it. This was in conformity with the word of Yahweh that had been spoken through his servants the prophets.
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-\v 3 It was certainly at the mouth of Yahweh that this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight, because of the sins of Manasseh, all that he did,
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa It was certainly because of the wrath of Yahweh. \fqa* \f*
-\v 4 and also because of the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. Yahweh was not willing to pardon that.
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-\v 5 As for the other matters concerning Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
-\v 6 Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
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-\v 7 The king of Egypt did not attack any more out of his land, because the king of Babylon had conquered all the lands that had been controlled by the king of Egypt, from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
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-\v 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
-\v 9 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that his father had done.
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-\p
-\v 10 At that time the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and besieged the city.
-\v 11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his soldiers were besieging it,
-\v 12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers. The king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his own reign.
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-\v 13 Nebuchadnezzar took out from there all the valuable things in the house of Yahweh, and those in the king's palace. He cut into pieces all the golden objects that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had said would happen.
-\v 14 He took into exile all Jerusalem, all the leaders, and all the fighting men, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one was left except the poorest people in the land.
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-\v 15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin into exile at Babylon, as well as the king's mother, wives, officers, and the chief men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
-\v 16 All the fighting men, seven thousand in number, and one thousand craftsmen and blacksmiths, all of them fit for fighting—the king of Babylon brought these men into exile at Babylon.
-\v 17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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-\v 18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
-\v 19 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that Jehoiakim had done.
-\v 20 Through Yahweh's anger, all these events happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he drove them out of his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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-\v 1 It happened that in the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem. He camped opposite it, and they built a siege wall around it.
-\v 2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
-\v 3 On the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
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-\v 4 Then the city was broken into, and all the fighting men fled at night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, although the Chaldeans were all around the city. The king went in the direction of the Arabah.
-\v 5 But the army of Chaldeans pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. All his army was scattered away from him.
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-\v 6 They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed sentence on him.
-\v 7 As for Zedekiah's sons, they slaughtered them before his eyes. Then he put out his eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and brought him to Babylon.
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-\v 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon and commander of his bodyguards, came to Jerusalem.
-\v 9 He burned the house of Yahweh, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; also every important building in the city he burned.
-\v 10 As for all the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were under the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them.
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-\v 11 As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the population—Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them away into exile.
-\v 12 But the commander of the bodyguard did leave some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
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-\p
-\v 13 As for the bronze pillars that were in the house of Yahweh, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans broke them into pieces and carried the bronze back to Babylon.
-\v 14 The pots, shovels, lamp trimmers, spoons, and all the utensils of bronze with which the priests had served in the temple—the Chaldeans took them all away.
-\v 15 The pots for removing ashes and the bowls that were made of gold, and those made of silver—the captain of the king's guard took them away as well.
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-\v 16 The two pillars, the sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh contained more bronze than could be weighed.
-\v 17 The height of the first pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The capital was three cubits high, with latticework and pomegranates all around on the capital, all made of bronze. The other pillar and its latticework were the same as the first. 
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-\v 18 The commander of the bodyguard took Seraiah the chief priest, together with Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three gatekeepers.
-\v 19 From the city he took prisoner an officer who was in charge of soldiers, and five men of those who advised the king, who were still in the city. He also took prisoner the king's army officer responsible for drafting men into the army, along with sixty important men from the land who were in the city.
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-\v 20 Then Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
-\v 21 The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. In this way, Judah went out of its land into exile.
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-\v 22 As for the people who remained in the land of Judah, those whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he put Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, in charge of them.
-\v 23 Now when all the commanders of the soldiers, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah. These men were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maakathite—they and their men.
-\v 24 Gedaliah made an oath to them and to their men, and said to them, "Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you."
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-\v 25 But it happened that in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, from the royal family, came with ten men and attacked Gedaliah. Gedaliah died, along with the men of Judah and the Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.
-\v 26 Then all the people, from the least to the greatest, and the commanders of the soldiers, arose and went to Egypt, because they were afraid of the Babylonians.
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-\v 27 It happened later in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Awel-Marduk king of Babylon released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. This happened in the year that Awel-Marduk began to reign.
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-\v 28 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat more honorable than that of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
-\v 29 Awel-Marduk removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes, and Jehoiachin ate regularly at the king's table for the rest of his life.
-\v 30 A regular food allowance was given to him every day for the rest of his life.
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+\v 1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great and honorable man in his master's view, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Aram. He was also a strong, courageous man, but he was a leper.
+\v 2 The Arameans had gone out raiding in bands and had taken a little girl from the land of Israel. She served Naaman's wife.
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+\v 3 The girl said to her mistress, "I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal my master of his leprosy."
+\v 4 So Naaman went in and told the king what the little girl from the land of Israel had said.
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+\v 5 So the king of Aram said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." Naaman left and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothes.
+\v 6 He also took the letter to the king of Israel that said, "Now when this letter is brought to you, you will see that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, so that you may cure him of his leprosy."
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+\v 7 When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man wants me to cure a man of his leprosy? It seems he is seeking to start an argument with me."
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+\p
+\v 8 So when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent word to the king saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel."
+\v 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house.
+\v 10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and dip yourself into the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored; you will be clean."
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+\v 11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, "Look, I thought he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place and heal my leprosy.
+\v 12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Can I not bathe in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
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+\v 13 Then Naaman's servants came near and spoke to him, "My father, if the prophet had commanded you do some difficult thing, would you not have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you to simply, 'Dip yourself and be clean?'"
+\v 14 Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, obeying the instructions of the man of God. His flesh was restored again like the flesh of a little child, and he was healed.
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+\p
+\v 15 Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him. He said, "Look, now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So therefore, please take a gift from your servant."
+\v 16 But Elisha replied, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing." Naaman urged Elisha to take a gift, but he refused.
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+\v 17 So Naaman said, "If not, then I ask you to let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on, your servant will offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to any god but Yahweh.
+\v 18 In this one thing may Yahweh pardon your servant, that is, when my king goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this matter."
+\v 19 Elisha said to him, "Go in peace." So Naaman left.
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+\p
+\v 20 He had traveled only a short distance, when Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said to himself, "Look, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean by not receiving from his hands gifts that he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him and receive something from him."
+\v 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped down from his chariot to meet him and said, "Is everything alright?"
+\v 22 Gehazi said, "Everything is alright. My master has sent me, saying, 'See, now there have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.'"
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+\v 23 Naaman replied, "I am very happy to give you two talents." Naaman urged Gehazi and tied two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothes, and laid them on two of his servants, who carried the bags of silver before Gehazi.
+\v 24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the bags of silver from their hands and hid them in the house; he sent the men away, and they left.
+\v 25 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha said to him, "Where have you come from, Gehazi?" He answered, "Your servant went nowhere."
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+\v 26 Elisha said to Gehazi, "Was not my spirit with you when the man turned his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to accept money and clothes, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants?
+\v 27 So the leprosy of Naaman will be on you and your descendants forever." So Gehazi went out from his presence, a leper as white as snow.
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+\v 1 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "The place where we live with you is too small for us all.
+\v 2 Please let us go to the Jordan, and let every man cut down a tree there, and let us build us a place there where we may live." Elisha answered, "You may go ahead."
+\v 3 One of them said, "Please go with your servants." Elisha answered, "I will go."
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+\v 4 So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down trees.
+\v 5 But as one was chopping, the ax head fell into the water; he cried out and said, "Oh no, my master, it was borrowed!"
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+\v 6 So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" The man showed Elisha the place. He then cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the iron float.
+\v 7 Elisha said, "Pick it up." So the man reached out his hand and grabbed it.
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+\p
+\v 8 Now the king of Aram was waging war against Israel. He consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."
+\v 9 So the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Be careful not to pass that place, for the Arameans are going down there."
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+\v 10 The king of Israel sent a message to the place about which the man of God had spoken and warned him. More than once or twice, when the king went there, he was on his guard.
+\v 11 The king of Aram was enraged about these warnings, and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us is for the king of Israel?"
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+\v 12 So one of his servants said, "No, my master, king, for Elisha the prophet in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your own bedroom!"
+\v 13 The king replied, "Go and see where Elisha is so I may send men and capture him." It was told him, "See, he is in Dothan."
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+\p
+\v 14 So the king sent to Dothan horses, chariots, and a large army. They came by night and surrounded the city.
+\v 15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone outside, behold, a large army with horses and chariots surrounded the city. His servant said to him, "Oh, my master! What will we do?"
+\v 16 Elisha answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
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+\v 17 Elisha prayed and said, "Yahweh, I beg that you will open his eyes that he may see." Then Yahweh opened the servant's eyes, and he saw. Behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha!
+\v 18 When the Arameans came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, "Strike these people blind, I ask you." So Yahweh made them blind, just as Elisha had asked.
+\v 19 Then Elisha told the Arameans, "This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you are looking for." Then he led them to Samaria.
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+\p
+\v 20 It came about that when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, "Yahweh, open the eyes of these men that they may see." Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the middle of the city of Samaria.
+\v 21 The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"
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+\v 22 Elisha answered, "You must not kill them. Would you kill those whom you had taken captive with your sword and bow? Put bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master."
+\v 23 So the king prepared much food for them, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went back to their master. Those bands of Aramean soldiers did not return for a long time into the land of Israel.
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+\p
+\v 24 Later after this Ben Hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and attacked Samaria and besieged it.
+\v 25 So there was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
+\v 26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, "Help, my master, king."
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+\v 27 He said, "If Yahweh does not help you, how can I help you? Is there anything coming from the threshing floor or winepress?"
+\v 28 The king continued, "What is troubling you?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'"
+\v 29 So we boiled my son and ate him, and I said to her on the next day, "Give your son that we may eat him, but she has hidden her son."
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+\v 30 So when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall), and the people looked and saw that he had sackcloth underneath, against his skin.
+\v 31 Then he said, "May God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on him today."
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+\p
+\v 32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man from before him, but when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders, "See how this son of
+a murderer has sent to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"
+\v 33 While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. The king had said, "Behold, this trouble comes from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?"
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+\v 1 Elisha said, "Hear the word of Yahweh. This is what Yahweh says: 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"
+\v 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" Elisha replied, "See, you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."
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+\p
+\v 3 Now there were four men with leprosy right outside the city gate. They said one to another, "Why should we sit here until we die?
+\v 4 If we say that we should go into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. But if we still sit here, we will still die. Now then, come, let us go to the army of the Arameans. If they keep us alive, we will live, and if they kill us, we will only die."
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+\v 5 So they rose up at twilight to go into the Aramean camp; when they arrived at the outermost part of the camp, there was no one there.
+\v 6 For the Lord had made the Aramean army hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses—the noise of another large army, and they said to each other, "The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against us."
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+\v 7 So the soldiers arose and fled in the twilight; they left their tents, their horses, their donkeys, and the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
+\v 8 When the men with leprosy came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them. They came back and entered into another tent and carried plunder away from there also, and went and hid it.
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+\p
+\v 9 Then they said each other, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping quiet about it. If we wait until daybreak, punishment will overtake us. Now then, come, let us go and tell the king's household."
+\v 10 So they went and called the gatekeepers of the city. They told them, saying, "We went to the camp of the Arameans, but there was no one there, not the sound of anyone, but there were the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were."
+\v 11 Then the gatekeepers shouted out the news, and then it was told inside the king's household.
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+\v 12 Then the king arose at night and said to his servants, "I will tell you now what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry, so they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the fields. They are saying, 'When they come out of the city, we will take them alive, and get into the city.'"
+\v 13 One of the king's servants answered and said, "I beg you, let some men take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. They are like all the rest of the population of Israel who are left—most are now dead; let us send them and see."
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+\v 14 So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."
+\v 15 They went after them to the Jordan, and all the road was full of clothes and equipment that the Arameans had cast away in their hurry. So the messengers returned and told the king.
+
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+\p
+\v 16 The people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, just as the word of Yahweh had said.
+\v 17 The king had ordered the captain on whose hand he had leaned to be in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him down in the gateway. He died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king had come down to him.
+
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+\v 18 So it happened as the man of God had said to the king, saying, "About this time in the gate of Samaria, two measures of barley will be available for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel."
+\v 19 That captain had answered the man of God and said, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" Elisha had said, "See, you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."
+\v 20 That is what exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.
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+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life. He said to her, "Arise, and go with your household, and stay wherever you can in another land, because Yahweh has called for a famine which will come on this land for seven years."
+\v 2 So the woman arose and she obeyed the word of the man of God. She went with her household and lived in the land of the Philistines seven years.
+
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+\v 3 It came about at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to the king to beg him for her house and for her land.
+\v 4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Then as he was telling the king how Elisha had restored to life the child who was dead, the very woman whose son he had restored to life came to beg the king for her house and land. Gehazi said, "My master, king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life."
+\v 6 When the king asked the woman about her son, she explained it to him. So the king ordered a certain officer for her, saying, "Give back to her all that was hers and all the harvests of her fields since the day that she left the land until now."
+
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+\p
+\v 7 Elisha came to Damascus where Ben Hadad the king of Aram was sick. The king was told, "The man of God has come here."
+\v 8 The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand and go meet the man of God, and consult with Yahweh through him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
+\v 9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift with him of every kind of good thing of Damascus, carried by forty camels. So Hazael came and stood before Elisha and said, "Your son Ben Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
+
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+\v 10 Elisha said to him, "Go, say to Ben Hadad, 'You will surely recover,' but Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die."
+\v 11 Then Elisha stared at Hazael until he was ashamed, and the man of God wept.
+\v 12 Hazael asked, "Why do you weep, my master?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, dash in pieces their little ones, and rip open their pregnant women."
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+\v 13 Hazael replied, "Who is your servant, that he should do this great thing? He is only a dog." Elisha answered, "Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Aram."
+\v 14 Then Hazael left Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" He answered, "He told me that you would certainly recover."
+\v 15 Then the next day Hazael took the blanket and dipped it in water, and spread it on Ben Hadad's face so that he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.
+
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+\p
+\v 16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoram began to reign. He was the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He began to reign when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah.
+\v 17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
+
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+\v 18 Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab was doing; for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife, and he did what was evil in Yahweh's sight.
+\v 19 However, because of his servant David, Yahweh did not want to destroy Judah, since he had told him that he would always give him descendants.
+
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+\p
+\v 20 In Jehoram's days, Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.
+\v 21 Then Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded Jehoram, his chariot commanders rose up and attacked them during the night; but Jehoram's army ran away and went back to their homes.
+
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+\v 22 So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule of Judah to this present day. Libnah also revolted at the same time.
+\v 23 As for the other matters concerning Jehoram, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 24 Jehoram died and rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. Then Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.
+\v 26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was the daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
+\v 27 Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as the house of Ahab was doing, for Ahaziah was a son-in-law to the house of Ahab.
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+\v 28 Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram.
+\v 29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
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+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Dress for travel, then take this little bottle of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth Gilead.
+\v 2 When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi, and go in and make him arise up from among his companions, and conduct him to an inner chamber.
+\v 3 Then take the bottle of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Yahweh says this: "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door, and run off; do not delay."
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+\v 4 So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
+\v 5 When he arrived, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. So the young prophet said, "I have come on an errand to you, captain." Jehu replied, "To which of us?" The young prophet answered, "To you, captain."
+\v 6 So Jehu arose and went into the house, and the prophet poured the oil on his head and said to Jehu, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: 'I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, over Israel.
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+\v 7 You must kill the family of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, who were murdered by the hand of Jezebel.
+\v 8 For the whole family of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male child, whether he is a slave or a free person.
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+\v 9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.
+\v 10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in Jezreel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then the prophet opened the door and ran off.
+
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+\p
+\v 11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is everything alright? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" Jehu answered them, "You know the man and the kinds of things he says."
+\v 12 They said, "That is a lie. Tell us." Jehu answered, "He said this and that to me, and he also said, 'This is what Yahweh says: I have anointed you as king over Israel.'"
+\v 13 Then each of them quickly took off his outer garment and put it under Jehu at the top of the steps. They blew the trumpet and said, "Jehu is king."
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+\p
+\v 14 In this way Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Aram,
+\v 15 but King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds that the Arameans had given him, when he had fought against Hazael king of Aram.
+\p Jehu said to the servants of Joram, "If this is your opinion, then let no one escape and go out of the city, in order to go tell this news in Jezreel."
+\v 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot to Jezreel; for Joram was resting there. Now Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
+
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+\p
+\v 17 The watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came at a distance; he said, "I see a group of men coming." Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send him out to meet them; tell him to say, 'Are you coming in peace?'"
+\v 18 So a man was sent on horseback to meet him; he said, "The king says this: 'Are coming in peace?'" So Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Turn and ride behind me." Then the watchman told the king, "The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back."
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+\v 19 Then he sent out a second man on horseback, who came to them and said, "The king says this: 'Are you coming in peace?'" Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? Turn and ride behind me."
+\v 20 Again the watchman reported, "He has met them, but he is not coming back. For the way that the chariot is being driven is the way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives; he is driving wildly."
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+\p
+\v 21 So Joram said, "Get my chariot ready." They prepared his chariot, and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah rode out, each in his chariot, to meet Jehu. They found him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
+\v 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Are you coming in peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace is there, when the idolatrous acts of prostitution and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel are so many?"
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+\v 23 So Joram turned his chariot and fled and said to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, Ahaziah."
+\v 24 Then Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his shoulders; the arrow went through his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
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+\v 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, "Pick him up and throw him in the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. Think about how when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, Yahweh placed this prophecy against him:
+\v 26 'Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares Yahweh—and I will surely make you pay for it on this field—declares Yahweh. Now then, pick him up and throw him on this field, according to the word of Yahweh."
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+\p
+\v 27 When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan. But Jehu followed him, and said, "Kill him also in the chariot," and they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there.
+\v 28 His servants carried his body in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
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+\p
+\v 29 Now it was in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab that Ahaziah had begun to reign over Judah.
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+\p
+\v 30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out the window.
+\v 31 As Jehu was entering the gate, she said to him, "Are you coming in peace, you Zimri, your master's murderer?"
+\v 32 Jehu looked up at the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Then two or three eunuchs looked out.
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+\v 33 So Jehu said, "Throw her down." So they threw Jezebel down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and the horses, and Jehu trampled her underfoot.
+\v 34 When Jehu entered the palace, he ate and drank. Then he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."
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+\v 35 They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands.
+\v 36 So they came back and told Jehu. He said, "This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'In the land at Jezreel the dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel,
+\v 37 and the body of Jezebel will be like dung on the surface of the fields in the land at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, "This is Jezebel."'"
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+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Now Ahab had seventy descendants in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, including the elders and the guardians of Ahab's descendants, saying,
+\v 2 "Your master's descendants are with you, and you also have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor. So then, as soon as this letter comes to you,
+\v 3 select the best and most deserving of your master's descendants and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's royal line."
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+\v 4 But they were terrified and said among themselves, "See, the two kings could not stand before Jehu. So how can we stand?"
+\v 5 Then the man who was in charge of the palace, and the man who was over the city, and the elders also, and they who raised the children, sent word back to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants. We will do everything that you command us. We will not make any man king. Do what is good in your eyes."
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+\v 6 Then Jehu wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, you must take the heads of the men of your master's descendants, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's descendants, seventy in number, were with the important men of the city, who were bringing them up.
+\v 7 So when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and killed them, seventy persons, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.
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+\v 8 A messenger came to Jehu, saying, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." So he said, "Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning."
+\v 9 In the morning Jehu went out and stood, and said to all the people, "You are innocent. See, I plotted against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?
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+\v 10 Now you should certainly realize that no part of Yahweh's word, the word that he spoke concerning the family of Ahab, will fall to the ground, for Yahweh has done what he spoke about through his servant Elijah."
+\v 11 So Jehu killed all who remained in the family of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his important men, his close friends, and his priests, until none of them remained.
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+\p
+\v 12 Then Jehu arose and left; he went to Samaria. As he was arriving at Beth Eked of the shepherd,
+\v 13 he met brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah. Jehu said to them, "Who are you?" They answered, "We are brothers of Ahaziah, and we are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of Queen Jezebel."
+\v 14 Jehu said to his own men, "Take them alive." So they took them alive and killed them at the well of Beth Eked, all forty-two men. He did not leave any of them alive.
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+\p
+\v 15 When Jehu had left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart with me, as my heart is with yours?" Jehonadab answered, "It is." Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." So he gave Jehu his hand, and Jehu took Jehonadab up with him into the chariot.
+\v 16 Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for Yahweh." So he had Jonadab ride along with him in his chariot.
+\v 17 When he came to Samaria, Jehu killed all who remained from Ahab's descendants in Samaria, until he had destroyed Ahab's royal line, just as was told them before by the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken to Elijah.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.
+\v 19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers, and all his priests. Let no one be left out, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever does not come will not live." But Jehu did this deceitfully, with the intent to kill the worshipers of Baal.
+\v 20 Jehu said, "Set a time to have an assembly for Baal." So they announced it.
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+\v 21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. They came into the temple of Baal, and it was filled from one end to another.
+\v 22 Jehu said to the man who kept the priest's wardrobe, "Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal." So the man brought out robes to them.
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+\s5
+\v 23 So Jehu went with Jehonadab son of Recab into the house of Baal, and he said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and make sure that there is no one here with you from the servants of Yahweh, but the worshipers of Baal alone."
+\v 24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had chosen eighty men who were standing outside, and he told them, "If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escapes, whoever lets that man escape, his life will be taken for the life of the one who escaped."
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+\p
+\v 25 So then as soon as Jehu finished offering the burnt offering, he said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in and kill them. Let no one come out." So they killed them with the edge of the sword, and the guard and the captains threw them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal.
+\v 26 They dragged out the stone pillars that were in the house of Baal, and they burned them.
+\v 27 Then they broke down the pillar of Baal, and destroyed the house of Baal and made it a latrine, which it is to this day.
+\v 28 That is how Jehu destroyed Baal worship from Israel.
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+\p
+\v 29 But Jehu did not leave the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he made Israel sin—that is, the worship of the golden calves in Bethel and Dan.
+\v 30 So Yahweh said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what was right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."
+\v 31 But Jehu took no care to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, by which he made Israel sin.
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+\p
+\v 32 In those days Yahweh began to cut off regions from Israel, and Hazael defeated the Israelites at the borders of Israel,
+\v 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, through Gilead to Bashan.
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+\v 34 As for the other matters concerning Jehu, and all that he did, and all his power, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 35 Jehu slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.
+\v 36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
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+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and killed all the royal children.
+\v 2 But Jehosheba, a daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and hid him away from among the king's sons who were killed, along with his nurse; she put them into a bedroom. They hid him from Athaliah so that he was not killed.
+\v 3 He remained with her six years, hidden in the house of Yahweh, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
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+\p
+\v 4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent messages and brought the commanders of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to himself, into the temple of Yahweh. He made a covenant with them, and he made them swear an oath in the house of Yahweh. Then he showed them the king's son.
+\v 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must do. A third of you who come on the Sabbath will keep watch over the king's house,
+\v 6 and a third will be at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guardhouse."
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+\v 7 The two other groups who are not serving on the Sabbath, you must keep the watch over the house of Yahweh for the king.
+\v 8 You must surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever enters within your ranks, let him be killed. You must stay with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 So the commanders of hundreds obeyed everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one took his men, those who were to come in to serve on the Sabbath, and those who were to stop serving on that Sabbath; and they came to Jehoiada the priest.
+\v 10 Then Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields that belonged to King David and that were in the house of Yahweh.
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+\v 11 So the guards stood, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side, near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.
+\v 12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king's son Joash, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant decrees. Then they made him king and anointed him. They clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of Yahweh.
+\v 14 She looked, and, behold, the king was standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and shouted, "Treason! Treason!"
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+\v 15 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds who were over the army, saying, "Bring her out between the ranks. Anyone who follows her, kill him with the sword." For the priest had said, "Do not let her be killed in the house of Yahweh."
+\v 16 So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was killed.
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+\p
+\v 17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and people, that they should be Yahweh's people, and also between the king and the people.
+\v 18 So all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his idol figures to pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars. Then Jehoida the priest appointed guards over the temple of Yahweh.
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+\v 19 Jehoida took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guard, and all the people of the land, and together they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went into the king's house, entering by way of the gate of the guards. Joash took his place on the royal throne. 
+\v 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword at the king's house.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, the reign of Joash began; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
+\v 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the time, because Jehoiada the priest was instructing him.
+\v 3 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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+\p
+\v 4 Joash said to the priests, "All the money that is brought in as sacred offerings into the house of Yahweh, that money for which each person is assessed—whether it is the money collected in the census, or the money received from personal vows, or the money brought in by people motivated by Yahweh in their hearts to give—
+\v 5 the priests should receive the money from one of their treasurers and repair whatever damage is found in the temple."
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+\v 6 But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the priests had not repaired anything in the temple.
+\v 7 Then King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and for the other priests; he said to them, "Why have you not repaired anything in the temple? Now take no more money from your taxpayers, but take what has been collected for repairs of the temple and give it to those who can make the repairs."
+\v 8 So the priests consented to take no more money from the people and not repair the temple themselves.
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+\p
+\v 9 Instead, Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of Yahweh. The priests who were guarding the temple entrance put into it all the money that was brought to the house of Yahweh.
+\v 10 Whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest would come and put the money in bags and then count it, the money found in the temple of Yahweh.
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+\v 11 They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of men who took care of the temple of Yahweh. They paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the temple of Yahweh,
+\v 12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, for buying timber and cutting stone to repair the temple of Yahweh, and for all that was needed to be paid to repair it.
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+\v 13 But the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh did not pay to make for it any silver cups, lamp trimmers, basins, trumpets, or any gold or silver furnishing.
+\v 14 They gave this money to those who did the work of repairing the house of Yahweh.
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+\v 15 In addition, they did not require the money paid for repairs to be accounted for by the men who received it and paid it to the workmen, because these men were honest.
+\v 16 But the money for the guilt offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, because it belonged to the priests.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Then Hazael king of Aram attacked and fought against Gath, and took it. Hazael then turned to attack Jerusalem.
+\v 18 Joash king of Judah took all the things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had set apart, and what he had set apart, and all the gold that was found in the storerooms of the houses of Yahweh and of the king and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 As for the other matters concerning Joash, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 20 His servants arose and plotted together; they attacked Joash in Beth Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
+\v 21 Jozabad \f + \ft Some ancient copies have \fqa Jozacar. \f* son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer, his servants, attacked him, and he died. They buried Joash with his ancestors in the city of David, and Amaziah, his son, became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned seventeen years.
+\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; and Jehoahaz did not turn away from them.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben Hadad son of Hazael.
+\v 4 So Jehoahaz implored Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him because he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram was oppressing them.
+\v 5 So Yahweh gave Israel a rescuer, and they escaped from the hand of the Arameans, and the people of Israel began to live in their homes as they had before.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Nevertheless, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, and they continued in them; and the Asherah pole remained in Samaria.
+\v 7 The Arameans left Jehoahaz with only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the chaff at threshing time.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 As for the other matters concerning Jehoahaz, and all that he did and his power, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 9 So Jehoahaz slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria. Johoash his son became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began over Israel in Samaria; he reigned sixteen years.
+\v 11 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not leave behind any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
+by which he had made Israel to sin, but he walked in them.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 As for the other matters concerning Jehoash, and all that he did, and his might by which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 13 Jehoash slept with his ancestors, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Now Elisha became sick with an illness by which he later died, so Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him. He said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you away!"
+\v 15 Elisha said to him, "Pick up a bow and some arrows," so Joash picked up a bow and some arrows.
+\v 16 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow," so he put his hand on it. Then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Elisha said, "Open the window eastward," so he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!", and he shot. Elisha said, "This is Yahweh's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you will attack the Arameans in Aphek until you have consumed them."
+\v 18 Then Elisha said, "Take the arrows," so Joash took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them," and he struck the ground three times, then stopped.
+\v 19 But the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have hit the ground five or six times. Then you would have attacked Aram until you annihilated it, but now you will attack Aram only three times."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. Now groups of Moabites invaded the land at the beginning of the year.
+\v 21 As they were burying a certain man, they saw a group of Moabites, so they threw the body into Elisha's grave. As soon as the man touched Elisha's bones, he revived and stood up on his feet.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
+\v 23 But Yahweh was gracious to Israel, and had compassion on them and concern for them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. So Yahweh did not destroy them, and he still has not driven them away from his presence.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben Hadad his son became king in his place.
+\v 25 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that had been taken from Jehoahaz his father by war. Jehoash attacked him three times, and he recovered those cities of Israel.
+
+
+
+
+\c 14
+\s5
+\p
+\v 1 In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
+\v 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
+\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father. He did everything that Joash, his father, had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
+\v 5 It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death; instead, he acted according to what was written in the law, in The Book of Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, saying, "The fathers must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents. Instead, every person must be put to death for his own sin."
+\v 7 He killed ten thousand soldiers of Edom in the Valley of Salt; he also took Sela in war and called it Joktheel, which is what it is called to this day.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle."
+\v 9 But Jehoash the king of Israel sent messengers back to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' but a wild beast in Lebanon walked by and trampled down the thistle.
+\v 10 You have indeed attacked Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Take pride in your victory, but stay at home, for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall, both you and Judah with you?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel attacked and he and Amaziah king of Judah met each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
+\v 12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled home.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Jehoash king of Israel, captured Amaziah, king of Judah son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. He came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits in distance.
+\v 14 He took all the gold and silver, all the objects that were found in the house of Yahweh, and the valuable things in the king's palace, with hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 As for the other matters concerning Jehoash, all that he did, his power, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 16 Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam, his son, became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
+\v 18 As for the other matters concerning Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 19 They made a conspiracy against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. He fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 They brought him back on horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David.
+\v 21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
+\v 22 It was Azariah who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah, after King Amaziah slept with his ancestors.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria; he reigned forty-one years.
+\v 24 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
+\v 25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, following the commands of the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 For Yahweh saw the suffering of Israel, that it was very bitter for everyone, both slave and free, and that there was no rescuer for Israel.
+\v 27 So Yahweh said that he would not blot out the name of Israel under heaven; instead, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 As for the other matters concerning Jeroboam, all that he did, his power, how he waged war and recovered Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 29 Jeroboam slept with his ancestors, with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
+\v 2 Azariah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jekoliah, and she was from Jerusalem.
+\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, just as his father Amaziah had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
+\v 5 Yahweh afflicted the king so that he was a leper to the day of his death and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king's son, was over the household and ruled the people of the land.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 As for the other matters concerning Azariah, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 7 So Azariah slept with his ancestors; they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Jotham, his son, became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.
+\v 9 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, attacked him in Ibleam, and killed him. Then he became king in his place.
+\v 11 As for the other matters concerning Zechariah, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
+\v 12 This was the word of Yahweh that he spoke to Jehu, saying, "Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." That is what happened.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Shallum son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, and he reigned only one month in Samaria.
+\v 14 Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria. There he attacked Shallum son of Jabesh, in Samaria. He killed him and became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 As for the other matters concerning Shallum and the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
+\v 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were there, and the borders around Tirzah, because they did not open up the city to him. So he attacked it, and he ripped open all the pregnant women in that village.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Tiphsah \fqa* , one ancient version and some modern versions read,
+\fqa Tappuah. \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi began to reign over Israel; he reigned ten years in Samaria.
+\v 18 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. For his whole life, he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, so that Pul's support might be with him to strengthen the kingdom of Israel in his hand.
+\v 20 Menahem exacted this money from Israel by requiring each of the wealthy men to pay fifty shekels of silver to him to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 As for the other matters concerning Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
+\v 22 So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned two years.
+\v 24 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not leave behind the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he had caused Israel to sin.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Pekahiah had an officer named Pekah son of Remaliah, who conspired against him. Along with fifty men of Gilead, Pekah killed Pekahiah as well as Argob and Arieh in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's palace. Pekah killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.
+\v 26 As for the other matters concerning Pekahiah, all that he did, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twenty years.
+\v 28 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He carried away the people to Assyria.
+\v 30 So Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him and killed him. Then he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
+\v 31 As for the other matters concerning Pekah, all that he did, they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham son of Azariah, king of Judah began to reign.
+\v 33 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Jotham did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh. He followed the example of all his father Azariah had done.
+\v 35 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. Jotham built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh.
+\v 36 As for the other matters concerning Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+
+\s5
+\v 37 In those days Yahweh began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah.
+\v 38 Jotham slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, his ancestor. Then Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+\c 16
+\s5
+\p
+\v 1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah, began to reign.
+\v 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, as David his ancestor had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Instead, he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed, he made his son pass through the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations, which Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel.
+\v 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops, and under every green tree.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 Then Rezin, king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to attack. They besieged Ahaz, but they could not conquer him.
+\v 6 At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove the men of Judah out of Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath where they have lived to this day.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who have attacked me."
+\v 8 So Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh and among the treasures of the king's palace and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
+\v 9 Then the king of Assyria listened to him, and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, conquered it and carried off its people as prisoners to Kir. He also killed Rezin the king of Aram.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. At Damascus he saw an altar. He sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar and its pattern and the design for all the workmanship needed.
+\v 11 So Uriah the priest built an altar to be just like the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. He finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus.
+\v 12 When the king came from Damascus he saw the altar; the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 He made his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on the altar.
+\v 14 The bronze altar that was before Yahweh—he brought it from the front of the temple, from between his altar and the temple of Yahweh and put it on the north side of his altar.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, "On the large altar burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, and the king's burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offerings. Sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice. But the bronze altar will be for me to consult for guidance."
+\v 16 Uriah the priest did just what King Ahaz commanded.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Then King Ahaz removed the panels and the basins from the portable stands; he also took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement.
+\v 18 He removed the covered walkway for the Sabbath that they had built at the temple, along with the king's entry outside the temple of Yahweh, because of the king of Assyria.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 As for the other matters concerning Ahaz and what he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 20 Ahaz slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, the reign of Hoshea son of Elah began. He ruled in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
+\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
+\v 3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then the king of Assyria realized that Hoshea had been plotting against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So king of Egypt; also, he offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. So the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
+\v 5 Then the king of Assyria attacked throughout all the land, and attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.
+\v 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria. He put them in Halah, at the Habor River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 This captivity happened because the people of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. The people had been worshiping other gods
+\v 8 and walking in the practices of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel, and in the practices of the kings of Israel that they had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 The people of Israel did secretly—against Yahweh their God—things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.
+\v 10 They also set up stone pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 There they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations had done, those whom Yahweh had carried away before them. The Israelites performed wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
+\v 12 they worshiped idols, about which Yahweh had said to them, "You will not do this thing."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Yet Yahweh had testified to Israel and to Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, and be careful to keep all the law I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But they would not listen; instead they were very stubborn like their fathers who did not trust in Yahweh their God.
+\v 15 They rejected his statutes and the covenant that he had made with their ancestors, and the covenant decrees that he had given to them. They followed useless practices and they themselves became useless. They followed the pagan nations who were around them, those that Yahweh had commanded them not to imitate.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 They ignored all the commandments of Yahweh their God. They made cast metal figures of two calves to worship. They made an Asherah pole, and they worshiped all the stars of the heavens and Baal.
+\v 17 They put their sons and daughters in the fire, used divination and enchantments, sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and provoked him to anger.
+\v 18 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. There was no one left but the tribe of Judah alone.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Even Judah did not keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but instead followed in the same pagan practices that Israel was following.
+\v 20 So Yahweh rejected all the descendants of Israel; he afflicted them and gave them into the hand of those who would take the possession as spoil, until he had cast them out of his sight.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 He tore Israel from the royal line of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following Yahweh and made them commit a great sin.
+\v 22 The people of Israel followed all the sins of Jeroboam and they did not depart from them,
+\v 23 so Yahweh removed Israel from his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets that he would. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, and it is this way to this present day.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon and from Kuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria in place of the people of Israel. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.
+\v 25 It happened at the beginning of their residence there that they did not honor Yahweh. So Yahweh sent lions among them which killed some of them.
+\v 26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the practices required by the god of the land. So he has sent lions among them, and, see, the lions are killing people there because they do not know the practices required by the god of the land."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take one of the priests there whom you brought from there, and let him go and live there, and let him teach them the practices required by the god of the land."
+\v 28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel; he taught them how they should honor Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Every ethnic group made gods of their own, and put them in the high places that the Samaritans had made—every ethnic group in the cities where they lived.
+\v 30 The people of Babylon made Succoth Benoth; the people of Kuthah made Nergal; the people of Hamath made Ashima;
+\v 31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. The Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelek and Anammelek, the gods of the Sepharvites.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 They also honored Yahweh, and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the temples at the high places.
+\v 33 They honored Yahweh and also worshiped their own gods, in the customs of the nations from among whom they had been taken away.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 To this day they persist in their old customs. They neither honor Yahweh, nor do they follow the statutes, decrees, the law, or the commandments that Yahweh gave to the people of Jacob—whom he named Israel—
+\v 35 and with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, "You will not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 But Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and a raised arm, is the one you must honor; it is to him that you will prostrate yourselves, and it is to him that you will sacrifice.
+\v 37 The statutes and the decrees, the law and the commandments that he wrote for you, you will keep them forever. So you must not fear other gods,
+\v 38 and the covenant that I have made with you, you will not forget; neither will you honor other gods.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 But Yahweh your God is who you will honor. He will rescue you from the might of your enemies."
+\v 40 They would not listen, because they continued to do what they had done in the past.
+\v 41 So these nations feared Yahweh and they also worshiped their carved figures, and their children did the same—as did their children's children. They continue to do what their ancestors did, up to this day.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 18
+\p
+\v 1 Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah began to reign.
+\v 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah; she was the daughter of Zechariah.
+\v 3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of all that David, his ancestor, had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 He removed the high places, destroyed the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke to pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because in those days the people of Israel were burning incense to it; it was called "Nehushtan."
+\v 5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among the kings who were before him.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 For he held on to Yahweh. He did not stop following him but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
+\v 7 So Yahweh was with Hezekiah, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
+\v 8 He attacked the Philistines to Gaza and the borders around, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
+\v 10 At the end of three years they took it, in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; in this way Samaria was captured.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 So the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and at the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
+\v 12 He did this because they did not obey the voice of Yahweh their God, but they violated the terms of his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. They refused to listen to it or do it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Then in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
+\v 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria, who was at Lachish, saying, "I have offended you. Withdraw from me. Whatever you put on me I will bear." The king of Assyria required Hezekiah king of Judah to pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
+\v 15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king's
+palace.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Then Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Yahweh and from the pillars that he had overlaid; he gave the gold to the king of Assyria.
+\v 17 But the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They traveled up the roads and arrived outside Jerusalem. They approached the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the launderers' field, and stood by it.
+\v 18 When they had called to King Hezekiah, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, went out to meet them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 So the chief commander said to them to tell Hezekiah what the great king, the king of Assyria, said: "What is the source of your confidence?
+\v 20 You speak only useless words, saying there are allies and strength for war. In whom are you trusting, that you should rebel against me?
+\v 21 Look, you trust in the walking stick of this bruised reed of Egypt, but if a man leans on it, it will stick into his hand and pierce it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to anyone who trusts in him.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 But if you say to me, 'We are trusting in Yahweh our God,' is not he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, 'You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?
+\v 23 Now therefore, I want to make you a good offer from my master the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to find riders for them.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master's servants? You have put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
+\v 25 Have I traveled up here without Yahweh to fight against this place and destroy it? Yahweh said to me, 'Attack this land and destroy it.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah said to the chief commander, "Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it. Do not speak with us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall."
+\v 27 But the chief commander said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, "Listen to the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
+\v 29 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my power.
+\v 30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."'
+\s5
+\v 31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern.
+\v 32 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, so that you may live and not die.' Do not listen to Hezekiah when he tries to persuade you, saying, 'Yahweh will rescue us.'
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Has any of the gods of the peoples rescued them out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
+\v 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria out of my hand?
+\v 35 Among all the gods of the lands, is there any god who has rescued his land from my power? How could Yahweh save Jerusalem from my might?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king had commanded, "Do not answer him."
+\v 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household; Shebna the scribe; and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and reported to him the words of the chief commander.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 It came about that when King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
+\v 2 He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, all covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 They said to him, "Hezekiah says, 'This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for the children have come to the time of birth, but there is no strength for them to be born.
+\v 4 It may be that Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the chief commander, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Now lift up your prayer for the remnant that is still here.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
+\v 6 and Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master: 'Yahweh says, "Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.
+\v 7 Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Then the chief commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had gone away from Lachish.
+\v 9 Then Sennacherib heard that Tirhakah king of Cush and Egypt had mobilized to fight against him, so he sent messengers again to Hezekiah with a message:
+
+\s5
+\v 10 "Say to Hezekiah king of Judah, 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem will not be given over into the hand of the king of Assyria."
+\v 11 See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them completely. So will you be rescued?
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Have the gods of the nations rescued them, the nations that my fathers destroyed: Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Tel Assar?
+\v 13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the cities of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Hezekiah received this letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the house of Yahweh and spread it before him.
+\v 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh and said, "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, you who sit above the cherubim, you are God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see, and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
+\v 17 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
+\v 18 They have put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, just wood and stone. So the Assyrians have destroyed them.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Now then, Yahweh our God, save us, I implore you, from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.
+\v 21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him:
+\q "The virgin daughter of Zion
+\q2 despises you and laughs you to scorn.
+\q The daughter of Jerusalem
+\q2 shakes her head at you.
+\q
+\v 22 Whom have you defied and insulted?
+\q2 Against whom have you exalted your voice
+\q and lifted up your eyes in pride?
+\q2 Against the Holy One of Israel!
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 By your messengers
+\q2 you have defied the Lord,
+\q and have said,
+\q2 'With the multitude of my chariots
+\q I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
+\q2 to the highest elevations of Lebanon.
+\q I will cut down the tall cedars
+\q2 and the choice cypress trees there.
+\q I will enter into its farthest parts,
+\q2 its most fruitful forest.
+\q
+\v 24 I have dug wells
+\q2 and have drunk foreign waters.
+\q I dried up all the rivers of Egypt
+\q2 under the soles of my feet.'
+
+\s5
+\p
+\q
+\v 25 Have you not heard how I
+\q2 determined it long ago,
+\q and worked it out in ancient times?
+\q2 Now I am bringing it to pass.
+\q You are here to reduce impregnable cities
+\q2 into heaps of ruins.
+\q
+\v 26 Their inhabitants, of little strength,
+\q2 are shattered and ashamed.
+\q They are plants in the field,
+\q2 green grass,
+\q the grass on the roof or in the field,
+\q2 burned before it has grown up.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 But I know your sitting down,
+\q2 your going out, your coming in,
+\q2 and your raging against me.
+\q
+\v 28 Because of your raging against me,
+\q2 and because your arrogance has reached my ears,
+\q I will put my hook in your nose,
+\q2 and my bit in your mouth;
+\q I will turn you back
+\q2 the way you came."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 This will be the sign for you:
+\q This year you will eat what grows wild,
+\q2 and in the second year what grows from that.
+\q But in the third year you must plant and harvest,
+\q2 plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
+\q
+\v 30 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives
+\q2 will again take root and bear fruit.
+\q
+\v 31 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out,
+\q2 from Mount Zion survivors will come.
+The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Therefore Yahweh says this about the king of Assyria:
+\q "He will not come into this city
+\q2 nor shoot an arrow here.
+\q Neither will he come before it with shield
+\q2 or build up a siege ramp against it.
+\q
+\v 33 The way by which he came
+\q2 will be the same way he will leave;
+\q2 he will not enter this city—
+\q3 this is Yahweh's declaration."
+\q
+\v 34 For I will defend this city and rescue it,
+\q2 for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 It came about that night that the angel of Yahweh went out and attacked the camp of the Assyrians, putting to death 185,000 soldiers. When the men arose early in the morning, dead bodies lay everywhere.
+\v 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria left Israel and went home and stayed in Nineveh.
+\v 37 Later, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisrok his god, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword. Then they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. So Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet came to him, and said to him, "Yahweh says, 'Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.'"
+\v 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,
+\v 3 "Please, Yahweh, call to mind how I have faithfully walked before you with my whole heart, and how I have done what was good in your sight." Then Hezekiah wept loudly.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle courtyard, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
+\v 5 "Turn back, and say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of David your ancestor, says: "I have heard your prayer, and I have seen your tears. I am about to heal you on the third day, and you will go up to the house of Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake."'"
+\v 7 So Isaiah said, "Take a lump of figs." They did so and put it on his boil, and he recovered.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I should go up to the temple of Yahweh on the third day?"
+\v 9 Isaiah replied, "This will be the sign for you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken. Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?"
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, let the shadow go backward ten steps."
+\v 11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to Yahweh, and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, from where it had moved on the stairway of Ahaz.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
+\v 13 Hezekiah listened to those letters, and then showed the messengers all the palace and his valuable things, the silver, the gold, the spices and precious oil, and the storehouse of his weapons, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his kingdom, that Hezekiah did not show them.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say to you? Where did they come from?" Hezekiah said, "They came from the distant country of Babylon."
+\v 15 Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my valuable things that I have not shown them."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 So Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to the word of Yahweh:
+\v 17 'Look, the days are about to come when everything in your palace, the things that your ancestors stored away until this present day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says Yahweh.
+\v 18 The sons born from you, whom you yourself have fathered—they will take them away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "Will there not be peace and stability in my days?"
+\v 20 As for the other matters concerning Hezekiah, and all his power, and how he constructed the pool and the conduit, and how he brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 21 Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
+\v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like the disgusting things of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel.
+\v 3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he built altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he bowed down to all the stars of heaven and worshiped them.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Manasseh built pagan altars in the house of Yahweh, although Yahweh had commanded, "It is in Jerusalem that my name will be forever."
+\v 5 He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
+\v 6 He put his son into the fire; he performed soothsaying and sorcery and consulted with those who talked with the dead and with those who talked with spirits. He practiced much evil in the sight of Yahweh and he provoked God to anger.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The carved figure of Asherah that he had made, he placed it in the house of Yahweh. It was about this house that Yahweh had spoken to David and Solomon his son; he had said: "It is in this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, that I will put my name forever.
+\v 8 I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land that I gave to their ancestors, if they will only be careful to obey all that I have commanded them, and to follow all the law that my servant Moses commanded them."
+\v 9 But the people did not listen, and Manasseh led them to do evil even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 So Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,
+\v 11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these disgusting things, and has acted wickedly more than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and has also made Judah sin with his idols,
+\v 12 therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: Look, I am about to bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
+\v 14 I will throw off the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hand of their enemies. They will become victims and plunder for all their enemies,
+\v 15 because they have done what is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their ancestors came out of Egypt, to this day."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another with death. This was in addition to the sin by which he made Judah to sin, when they did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
+\v 17 As for the other matters concerning Manasseh, all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 18 Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth; she was the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
+\v 20 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Amon followed in all the way that his father had walked in and worshiped the idols that his father worshiped, and bowed down to them.
+\v 22 He abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
+\v 23 The servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his own house.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
+\v 25 As for the other matters concerning Amon that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 26 The people buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in his place.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 22
+\p
+\v 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah (she was the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath).
+\v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh. He walked in all the way of David his ancestor, and he did not turn away either to the right or to the left.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 It came about that in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,
+\v 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and tell him to count the money that has been brought into the house of Yahweh, which the temple guards have gathered from the people.
+\v 5 Let it be given into the hand of the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, for them to make repairs to damage in the temple.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Let them give money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and also to buy timber and cut stone to repair the temple."
+\v 7 But no accounting was required for the money that was given to them, because they handled it faithfully.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh." So Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
+\v 9 Shaphan went and took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants have spent the money that was found in the temple and they have given it into the hand of the workmen who supervise the care for the house of Yahweh."
+\v 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read it to the king.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
+\v 12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, his own servant, saying,
+\v 13 "Go and consult with Yahweh for me, and for the people and for all Judah, because of the words of this book that has been found.
+For great is the anger of Yahweh that has been kindled against us because our ancestors have not listened to the words of this book so as to obey all that was written concerning us."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke with her.
+\v 15 She said to them, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,
+\v 16 "This is what Yahweh says: 'See, I will bring disaster to this place and to its inhabitants, according to everything written in the book that the king of Judah has read.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods, so that they might provoke me to anger with all the deeds they have committed—therefore my anger has been kindled against this place, and it will not be extinguished.'"
+\v 18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to ask Yahweh's will, this is what you will say to him: "Yahweh, the God of Israel says this: 'About the words that you heard,
+\v 19 because your heart was tender, and because you have humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I said against this place and its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have listened to you—this is Yahweh's declaration.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 See, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.'"'" So the men took this message back to the king.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 So the king sent messengers who gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
+\v 2 Then the king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, prophets, and all the people, from small to great. He then read in their hearing all the words of the book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh and to keep his commandments, his regulations, and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book. So all the people agreed to stand by the covenant.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests under him, and the gatekeepers to bring out of the temple of Yahweh all the vessels that were made for Baal and Asherah, and for all the stars of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields in the Kidron Valley and carried their ashes to Bethel.
+\v 5 He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had chosen to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem—those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon, to the planets, and to all the stars of heaven.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the temple of Yahweh, outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley and burned it there. He beat it to dust and threw that dust onto the graves of the common people.
+\v 7 He cleared out the rooms of the cultic prostitutes who were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women wove garments for Asherah.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Josiah brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the high places at the gates that were at the entrance to the gate of Joshua (the city governor), on the left side of the city gate.
+\v 9 Although the priests of those high places were not allowed to serve at the altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Josiah defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so that no one might put his son or his daughter into the fire as a sacrifice to Molech.
+\v 11 He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun. They had been in an area at the entrance to the temple of Yahweh, near the room of Nathan-Melek, the chamberlain. Josiah burned the chariots of the sun.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Josiah the king destroyed the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the temple of Yahweh. Josiah smashed them into pieces and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
+\v 13 The king ruined the high places east of Jerusalem, south of the mount of corruption that Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians; for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab; and for Molech, the detestable idol of the people of Ammon.
+\v 14 He broke the stone pillars into pieces and cut down the Asherah poles and he filled those places with the bones of human beings.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Josiah also completely destroyed the altar that was at Bethel and the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat (the one who made Israel to sin) had constructed. He also burned that altar and the high place and beat it to dust. He also burned the Asherah pole.
+\v 16 As Josiah looked over the area, he noticed the graves that were on the hillside. He sent men to take the bones from the graves; then he burned them on the altar, which defiled it. This was according to the word of Yahweh which the man of God had spoken, the man who spoke of these things beforehand.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Then he said, "What monument is that I see?" The men of the city told him, "That is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and spoke about these things that you have just done against the altar of Bethel."
+\v 18 So Josiah said, "Let it alone. No one should move his bones." So they let his bones alone, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Josiah removed all the houses on the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made, and that provoked Yahweh to anger. He did to them exactly what had been done at Bethel.
+\v 20 He slaughtered all the priests of the high places on the altars and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Then the king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."
+\v 22 Such a Passover celebration had never been held from the days of the judges who ruled Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel or Judah.
+\v 23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover of Yahweh was celebrated in Jerusalem.
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+\p
+\v 24 Josiah also banished those who talked with the dead or with spirits. He also banished the fetishes, the idols, and all the disgusting things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so as to confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of Yahweh.
+\v 25 Before Josiah, there had been no king like him, who turned to Yahweh with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might, who followed all the law of Moses. Nor did any king like Josiah arise after him.
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+\p
+\v 26 However, Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, which had been kindled against Judah for all the pagan worship with which Manasseh had provoked him.
+\v 27 So Yahweh said, "I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will throw away this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, 'My name will be there.'"
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+\p
+\v 28 As for the other matters concerning Josiah, everything that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 29 In his days, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, went to fight against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to meet Necho in battle, and Necho killed him at Megiddo.
+\v 30 Josiah's servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own grave. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
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+\p
+\v 31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
+\v 32 Jehoahaz did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like everything that his ancestors had done.
+\v 33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he might not reign in Jerusalem. Then Necho fined Judah one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
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+\v 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away to Egypt, and Jehoahaz died there.
+\v 35 Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh. In order to meet the demand of Pharaoh, Jehoikim taxed the land and he forced each man among the people of the land to pay him the silver and gold according to their assessments.
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+\p
+\v 36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah; she was the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
+\v 37 Jehoiakim did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, just as his ancestors had done.
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+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 In Jehoiakim's days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Judah; Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then Jehoiakim turned back and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
+\v 2 Yahweh sent against Jehoiakim bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites; he sent them against Judah to destroy it. This was in conformity with the word of Yahweh that had been spoken through his servants the prophets.
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+\v 3 It was certainly at the mouth of Yahweh that this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight, because of the sins of Manasseh, all that he did,
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa It was certainly because of the wrath of Yahweh. \fqa* \f*
+\v 4 and also because of the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. Yahweh was not willing to pardon that.
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+\v 5 As for the other matters concerning Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
+\v 6 Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
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+\v 7 The king of Egypt did not attack any more out of his land, because the king of Babylon had conquered all the lands that had been controlled by the king of Egypt, from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
+
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+\p
+\v 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
+\v 9 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that his father had done.
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+\p
+\v 10 At that time the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and besieged the city.
+\v 11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his soldiers were besieging it,
+\v 12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers. The king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his own reign.
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+\v 13 Nebuchadnezzar took out from there all the valuable things in the house of Yahweh, and those in the king's palace. He cut into pieces all the golden objects that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had said would happen.
+\v 14 He took into exile all Jerusalem, all the leaders, and all the fighting men, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one was left except the poorest people in the land.
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+\v 15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin into exile at Babylon, as well as the king's mother, wives, officers, and the chief men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
+\v 16 All the fighting men, seven thousand in number, and one thousand craftsmen and blacksmiths, all of them fit for fighting—the king of Babylon brought these men into exile at Babylon.
+\v 17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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+\p
+\v 18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
+\v 19 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that Jehoiakim had done.
+\v 20 Through Yahweh's anger, all these events happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he drove them out of his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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+\c 25
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+\v 1 It happened that in the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem. He camped opposite it, and they built a siege wall around it.
+\v 2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
+\v 3 On the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
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+\v 4 Then the city was broken into, and all the fighting men fled at night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, although the Chaldeans were all around the city. The king went in the direction of the Arabah.
+\v 5 But the army of Chaldeans pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. All his army was scattered away from him.
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+\v 6 They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed sentence on him.
+\v 7 As for Zedekiah's sons, they slaughtered them before his eyes. Then he put out his eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and brought him to Babylon.
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+\p
+\v 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon and commander of his bodyguards, came to Jerusalem.
+\v 9 He burned the house of Yahweh, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; also every important building in the city he burned.
+\v 10 As for all the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were under the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them.
+\s5
+\v 11 As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the population—Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them away into exile.
+\v 12 But the commander of the bodyguard did leave some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
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+\p
+\v 13 As for the bronze pillars that were in the house of Yahweh, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans broke them into pieces and carried the bronze back to Babylon.
+\v 14 The pots, shovels, lamp trimmers, spoons, and all the utensils of bronze with which the priests had served in the temple—the Chaldeans took them all away.
+\v 15 The pots for removing ashes and the bowls that were made of gold, and those made of silver—the captain of the king's guard took them away as well.
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+\v 16 The two pillars, the sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh contained more bronze than could be weighed.
+\v 17 The height of the first pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The capital was three cubits high, with latticework and pomegranates all around on the capital, all made of bronze. The other pillar and its latticework were the same as the first. 
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+\p
+\v 18 The commander of the bodyguard took Seraiah the chief priest, together with Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three gatekeepers.
+\v 19 From the city he took prisoner an officer who was in charge of soldiers, and five men of those who advised the king, who were still in the city. He also took prisoner the king's army officer responsible for drafting men into the army, along with sixty important men from the land who were in the city.
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+\v 20 Then Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
+\v 21 The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. In this way, Judah went out of its land into exile.
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+\p
+\v 22 As for the people who remained in the land of Judah, those whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he put Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, in charge of them.
+\v 23 Now when all the commanders of the soldiers, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah. These men were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maakathite—they and their men.
+\v 24 Gedaliah made an oath to them and to their men, and said to them, "Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you."
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+\v 25 But it happened that in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, from the royal family, came with ten men and attacked Gedaliah. Gedaliah died, along with the men of Judah and the Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.
+\v 26 Then all the people, from the least to the greatest, and the commanders of the soldiers, arose and went to Egypt, because they were afraid of the Babylonians.
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+\p
+\v 27 It happened later in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Awel-Marduk king of Babylon released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. This happened in the year that Awel-Marduk began to reign.
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+\v 28 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat more honorable than that of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
+\v 29 Awel-Marduk removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes, and Jehoiachin ate regularly at the king's table for the rest of his life.
+\v 30 A regular food allowance was given to him every day for the rest of his life.
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 \toc1 The First Book of the Chronicles
 \toc2 First Chronicles
 \toc3 1Ch
-\mt First Chronicles 
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-\c 1
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-\v 1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
-\v 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
-\v 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.
-\v 4 The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
-\f + \ft Some versions omit \fqa The sons of ... \fqa* , but others include this expression. \f*
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-\v 5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.
-\v 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
-\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Diphath \fqa* instead of \fqa Riphath \fqa* . However, \fqa Diphath \fqa* was probably a mispelling. Many ancient copies correct it to \fqa Riphath \fqa* in order to make it agree with the same name in Gen. 10:2. \f*
-\v 7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
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-\v 8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
-\v 9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
-\v 10 Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror on the earth.
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-\v 11 Egypt became the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
-\v 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
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-\v 13 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites.
-\v 14 He also became the ancestor of the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
-\v 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
-\v 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
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-\v 17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.
-\v 18 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
-\v 19 Eber had two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
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-\v 20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
-\v 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
-\v 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
-\v 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were descendants of Joktan.
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-\v 24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
-\v 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
-\v 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
-\v 27 Abram, who was Abraham.
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-\v 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
-\v 29 These are their sons: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
-\v 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
-\v 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael's sons.
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-\v 32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
-The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
-\v 33 Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were Keturah's descendants.
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-\v 34 Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
-\p
-\v 35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
-\v 36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
-\v 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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-\v 38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
-\v 39 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam, and Timna was Lotan's sister.
-\v 40 The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
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-\v 41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
-\v 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
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-\v 43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
-\v 44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
-\v 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
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-\v 46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the land of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
-\v 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
-\v 48 When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his place.
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-\v 49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor reigned in his place.
-\v 50 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred daughter of Me-Zahab.
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-\v 51 Hadad died.
-\p The chiefs in Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
-\v 52 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
-\v 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
-\v 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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-\v 1 These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
-\v 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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-\v 3 Judah's sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah, who were born to him by Shua's daughter, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
-\v 4 Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons.
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-\v 5 Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
-\v 6 Zerah's sons were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, five in all.
-\v 7 Karmi's son was Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he stole what was reserved for God.
-\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Achan \fqa* instead of \fqa Achar \fqa* . \f*
-\v 8 Ethan's son was Azariah.
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-\v 9 Hezron's sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
-\v 10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a leader among Judah's descendants.
-\v 11 Nahshon became the father of Salmon, and Salmon became the father of Boaz.
-\v 12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
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-\v 13 Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
-\v 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
-\v 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
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-\v 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three of them.
-\v 17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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-\v 18 Caleb son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. His sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
-\v 19 Azubah died, and then Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
-\v 20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
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-\v 21 Later Hezron (when he was sixty years old) married the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. She bore him Segub.
-\v 22 Segub became the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
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-\v 23 Geshur and Aram took Havvoth Jair and Kenath, as well as sixty surrounding towns. All these inhabitants were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
-\v 24 After the death of Hezron, Caleb slept with Ephrathah, the wife of his father Hezron. She bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa After Hezron's death in Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore him a son, Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. \fqa* \f*
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-\v 25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
-\v 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
-\v 27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
-\v 28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
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-\v 29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
-\v 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
-\v 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. The son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
-\v 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
-\v 33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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-\v 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
-\v 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as his wife. She bore him Attai.
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-\v 36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad.
-\v 37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
-\v 38 Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
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-\v 39 Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
-\v 40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
-\v 41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
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-\v 42 The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph. His second son, Mareshah, was the father of Hebron.
-\v 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
-\v 44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem became the father of Shammai.
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-\v 45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
-\v 46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
-\v 47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
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-\v 48 Maakah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
-\v 49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. The daughter of Caleb was Aksah. These were the descendants of Caleb.
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-\v 50 These were the sons of Hur, his firstborn by Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
-\v 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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-\v 52 Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,
-\v 53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.
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-\v 54 The clans of Salma were the following: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites—the Zorites,
-\v 55 the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These were the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the ancestor of the Rekabites.
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-\v 1 Now these are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel; the second was Daniel, by Abigail from Carmel;
-\v 2 the third was Absalom, whose mother was Maakah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah son of Haggith;
-\v 3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; the sixth was Ithream by Eglah his wife.
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-\v 4 These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. He then ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
-\v 5 These four sons, by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel, were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.
-\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Bathseba \fqa* or \fqa Bathshua \fqa* instead of \fqa Bathsheba \fqa* . \f*
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-\v 6 David's other nine sons were: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
-\v 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
-\v 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
-\v 9 These were David's sons, not including the sons by his concubines. Tamar was their sister.
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-\v 10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat.
-\v 11 Jehoshaphat's son was Jehoram. Jehoram's son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah's son was Joash.
-\v 12 Joash's son was Amaziah. Amaziah's son was Azariah. Azariah's son was Jotham.
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-\v 13 Jotham's son was Ahaz. Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's son was Manasseh.
-\v 14 Manasseh's son was Amon. Amon's son was Josiah.
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-\v 15 Josiah's sons were his firstborn Johanan, his second son Jehoiakim, his third son Zedekiah, and his fourth son Shallum.
-\v 16 Jehoiakim's sons were Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.
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-\v 17 The sons of Jehoiachin, the captive, were Shealtiel,
-\v 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
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-\v 19 Pedaiah's sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel's sons were Meshullam and Hananiah; Shelomith was their sister.
-\v 20 His other five sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.
-\v 21 Hananiah's sons were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. His son was Rephaiah, and further descendants were Arnan, Obadiah, and Shekaniah.
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-\v 22 Shekaniah's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
-\v 23 Neariah's three sons were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.
-\v 24 Elioenai's seven sons were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.
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+\mt First Chronicles 
+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
+\v 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
+\v 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.
+\v 4 The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
+\f + \ft Some versions omit \fqa The sons of ... \fqa* , but others include this expression. \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.
+\v 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
+\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Diphath \fqa* instead of \fqa Riphath \fqa* . However, \fqa Diphath \fqa* was probably a mispelling. Many ancient copies correct it to \fqa Riphath \fqa* in order to make it agree with the same name in Gen. 10:2. \f*
+\v 7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
+\v 9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
+\v 10 Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror on the earth.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Egypt became the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
+\v 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites.
+\v 14 He also became the ancestor of the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
+\v 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
+\v 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.
+\v 18 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
+\v 19 Eber had two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
+\v 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
+\v 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
+\v 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were descendants of Joktan.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
+\v 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
+\v 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
+\v 27 Abram, who was Abraham.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
+\v 29 These are their sons: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
+\v 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
+\v 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael's sons.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
+The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
+\v 33 Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were Keturah's descendants.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
+\p
+\v 35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
+\v 36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
+\v 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
+\v 39 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam, and Timna was Lotan's sister.
+\v 40 The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
+
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+\v 41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
+\v 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
+\v 44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
+\v 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the land of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
+\v 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
+\v 48 When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his place.
+
+\s5
+\v 49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor reigned in his place.
+\v 50 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred daughter of Me-Zahab.
+
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+\v 51 Hadad died.
+\p The chiefs in Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
+\v 52 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
+\v 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
+\v 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
+
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+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
+\v 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 Judah's sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah, who were born to him by Shua's daughter, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
+\v 4 Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
+\v 6 Zerah's sons were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, five in all.
+\v 7 Karmi's son was Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he stole what was reserved for God.
+\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Achan \fqa* instead of \fqa Achar \fqa* . \f*
+\v 8 Ethan's son was Azariah.
+ 
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Hezron's sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
+\v 10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a leader among Judah's descendants.
+\v 11 Nahshon became the father of Salmon, and Salmon became the father of Boaz.
+\v 12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
+\v 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
+\v 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three of them.
+\v 17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Caleb son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. His sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
+\v 19 Azubah died, and then Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
+\v 20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Later Hezron (when he was sixty years old) married the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. She bore him Segub.
+\v 22 Segub became the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Geshur and Aram took Havvoth Jair and Kenath, as well as sixty surrounding towns. All these inhabitants were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
+\v 24 After the death of Hezron, Caleb slept with Ephrathah, the wife of his father Hezron. She bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa After Hezron's death in Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore him a son, Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
+\v 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
+\v 27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
+\v 28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
+\v 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
+\v 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. The son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
+\v 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
+\v 33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
+\v 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as his wife. She bore him Attai.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad.
+\v 37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
+\v 38 Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
+\v 40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
+\v 41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 42 The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph. His second son, Mareshah, was the father of Hebron.
+\v 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
+\v 44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem became the father of Shammai.
+
+\s5
+\v 45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
+\v 46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
+\v 47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 Maakah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
+\v 49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. The daughter of Caleb was Aksah. These were the descendants of Caleb.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 50 These were the sons of Hur, his firstborn by Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
+\v 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
+
+\s5
+\v 52 Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,
+\v 53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.
+
+\s5
+\v 54 The clans of Salma were the following: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites—the Zorites,
+\v 55 the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These were the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the ancestor of the Rekabites.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Now these are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel; the second was Daniel, by Abigail from Carmel;
+\v 2 the third was Absalom, whose mother was Maakah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah son of Haggith;
+\v 3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; the sixth was Ithream by Eglah his wife.
+\m
+\s5
+\v 4 These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. He then ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
+\v 5 These four sons, by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel, were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.
+\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Bathseba \fqa* or \fqa Bathshua \fqa* instead of \fqa Bathsheba \fqa* . \f*
+\s5
+\v 6 David's other nine sons were: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
+\v 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
+\v 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
+\v 9 These were David's sons, not including the sons by his concubines. Tamar was their sister.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat.
+\v 11 Jehoshaphat's son was Jehoram. Jehoram's son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah's son was Joash.
+\v 12 Joash's son was Amaziah. Amaziah's son was Azariah. Azariah's son was Jotham.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Jotham's son was Ahaz. Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's son was Manasseh.
+\v 14 Manasseh's son was Amon. Amon's son was Josiah.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Josiah's sons were his firstborn Johanan, his second son Jehoiakim, his third son Zedekiah, and his fourth son Shallum.
+\v 16 Jehoiakim's sons were Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 The sons of Jehoiachin, the captive, were Shealtiel,
+\v 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Pedaiah's sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel's sons were Meshullam and Hananiah; Shelomith was their sister.
+\v 20 His other five sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.
+\v 21 Hananiah's sons were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. His son was Rephaiah, and further descendants were Arnan, Obadiah, and Shekaniah.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Shekaniah's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
+\v 23 Neariah's three sons were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.
+\v 24 Elioenai's seven sons were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.
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-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—now Reuben was Israel's firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben had defiled his father's couch. So he is not recorded as being the oldest son.
-\v 2 Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's—
-\v 3 the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
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-\s5
-\v 4 The descendants of Joel were these: Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei.
-\v 5 Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal. 
-\v 6 Baal's son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.
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-\s5
-\v 7 Beerah's relatives according to their clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and
-\v 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,
-\v 9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead.
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-\v 10 In the days of Saul, the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They lived in the Hagrites' tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
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-\p
-\v 11 The members of the tribe of Gad lived near them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.
-\v 12 Joel was their leader; Shapham was second; and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
-\v 13 Their relatives, by their fathers' families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
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-\v 14 These persons named above were the descendants of Abihail, and Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.
-\v 15 Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni, was head of their fathers' family.
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-\v 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as its borders.
-\v 17 All these were listed by genealogical records in the days of Jotham king of Judah and of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow.
-\v 19 They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
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-\v 20 They received divine help against them. In this way, the Hagrites and all who were with them were defeated. This was because the Israelites cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to them, because they put their trust in him.
-\v 21 They captured their animals, including fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, two thousand donkeys, and 100,000 men.
-\v 22 Many fell because the battle was from God. They lived in their land until the captivity.
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-\p
-\v 23 The half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir (that is, Mount Hermon).
-\v 24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
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-\p
-\v 25 But they were unfaithful to their ancestors' God. Instead, they worshiped the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
-\v 26 The God of Israel stirred up Pul king of Assyria (also called Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria). He took into exile the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
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-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
-\v 2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
-\v 3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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-\v 4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
-\v 5 Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
-\v 6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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-\v 7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
-\v 8 Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
-\v 9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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-\v 10 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
-\v 11 Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
-\v 12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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-\v 13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
-\v 14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jozadak.
-\v 15 Jozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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-\p
-\v 16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
-\v 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.
-\v 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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-\v 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers.
-\v 20 The descendants of Gershon: His son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. His son was Zimmah.
-\v 21 His son was Joah. His son was Iddo. His son was Zerah. His son was Jeatherai.
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-\v 22 The descendants of Kohath: His son was Amminadab. His son was Korah. His son was Assir.
-\v 23 His son was Elkanah. His son was Ebiasaph. His son was Assir.
-\v 24 His son was Tahath. His son was Uriel. His son was Uzziah. His son was Shaul.
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-\v 25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth,
-\v 26 And a son named Elkanah; Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 
-\v 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. \f + \ft The LXX adds to the list \fqa Samuel his son. \f*
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-\v 28 The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, Joel, and Abijah, the second-born.
-\v 29 The son of Merari was Mahli. His son was Libni. His son was Shimei. His son was Uzzah.
-\v 30 His son was Shimea. His son was Haggiah. His son was Asaiah.
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-\p
-\v 31 These are the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.
-\v 32 They served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.
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-\p
-\v 33 These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
-\v 34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
-\v 35 Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai. Amasai was son of Elkanah.
-\s5
-\v 36 Amasai was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
-\v 37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
-\v 38 Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Israel.
-\p
-\s5
-\v 39 Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea. 
-\v 40 Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
-\v 41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
-\v 42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
-\v 43 Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon. Gershon was the son of Levi.
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-\v 44 At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.
-\v 45 Malluk was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
-\v 46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
-\v 47 Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari. Merari was the son of Levi.
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-\p
-\v 48 Their associates, the Levites, were assigned to do all the work for the tabernacle, the house of God.
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-\v 49 Aaron and his sons made the offerings on the altar for burnt offerings; and the offering on the incense altar for all the work on the most holy place. These offerings made atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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-\v 50 Aaron's descendants are reckoned as follows: Aaron's son was Eleazar. Eleazar's son was Phinehas. Phinehas's son was Abishua.
-\v 51 Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.
-\v 52 Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. Meraioth's son was Amariah. Amariah's son was Ahitub.
-\v 53 Ahitub's son was Zadok. Zadok's son was Ahimaaz.
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-\v 54 These are the locations where Aaron's descendents were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites (the first lot was theirs).
-\v 55 To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands,
-\v 56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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-\v 57 To the descendants of Aaron they gave: Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
-\v 58 Hilen with its pasturelands, and Debir with its pasturelands.
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-\v 59 They also gave to the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah,\f + \ft \fqa Juttah \fqa* is not in the MT but is included in the Syriac version; see JOS 21:16. \f* and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;
-\v 60 and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen.
-\q These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.
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-\v 61 To the rest of clans of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.
-\v 62 To Gershon's descendants in their various clans were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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-\v 63 To Merari's descendants they gave twelve cities, clan by clan, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
-\v 64 So the people of Israel gave these cities with their pasturelands to the Levites.
-\v 65 They assigned by lot the towns mentioned earlier from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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-\v 66 Some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the territory of the tribe of Ephraim.
-\v 67 They gave them: Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
-\v 68 Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth Horon with its pasturelands,
-\v 69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.
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-\v 70 The half tribe of Manasseh gave the Kohathites Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These became the possessions of the rest of the Kohathite clans.
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-\v 71 To Gershon's descendants out of the clans of the half tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
-\v 72 The tribe of Issachar gave to Gershon's descendants Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
-\v 73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
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-\v 74 Issachar received from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
-\v 75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
-\v 76 They received from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
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-\v 77 The rest of Merari's descendants received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,\f + \ft The names \fqa Jokneam \fqa* and \fqa Kartah \fqa* are not found in the MT but are in the LXX. Compare the list in JOS 21:34. \f* and Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands; 
-\v 78 and from the tribe of Reuben, across the Jordan on the east side of Jericho, they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, 
-\v 79 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
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-\v 80 The Levites received from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
-\v 81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
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-\v 1 Issachar's four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
-\v 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were the heads of their fathers' houses, from the descendants of Tola and they were listed as mighty warriors among their generation. They numbered 22,600 in the days of David.
-\v 3 Uzzi's son was Izrahiah. His sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishijah, all five of them were clan leaders.
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-\v 4 Along with them they had thirty-six thousand troops for battle, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans, for they had many wives and sons.
-\v 5 Their relatives were fighting men from all the clans of Issachar, and they numbered in all, eighty-seven thousand fighting men, as listed in their genealogy.
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-\v 6 Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
-\v 7 Bela's five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were soldiers and heads of fathers' houses. Their people numbered 22,034 fighting men, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans.
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-\v 8 Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons.
-\v 9 The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 heads of their fathers' houses and fighting men.
-\v 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
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-\v 11 All these were sons of Jediael. Listed in their clan lists were 17,200 heads of houses and fighting men fit for military service.
-\v 12 (The Shuppites and the Huppites were sons of Ir, and the Hushites were sons of Aher.)
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-\v 13 Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were Bilhah's grandsons.
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-\v 14 Manasseh had a male child named Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also gave birth to Makir, Gilead's father.
-\v 15 Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. A sister's name was Maakah. Another of Manasseh's descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
-\v 16 Maakah wife of Makir, bore a son and she called him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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-\v 17 Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh.
-\v 18 Gilead's sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
-\v 19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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-\v 20 The descendants of Ephraim were as follows: Ephraim's son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah's son was Bered. Bered's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Eleadah. Eleadah's son was Tahath.
-\v 21 Tahath's son was Zabad. Zabad's son was Shuthelah. (Ezer and Elead were killed by men of Gath, natives in the land, when they went to steal their cattle.
-\v 22 Ephraim their father mourned for them many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
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-\v 23 He slept with his wife. She conceived and bore a son. Ephraim called him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his family.)
-\v 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
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-\v 25 His son was Rephah. Rephah's son was Resheph. Resheph's son was Telah. Telah's son was Tahan.
-\v 26 Tahan's son was Ladan. Ladan's son was Ammihud. Ammihud's son was Elishama.
-\v 27 Elishama's son was Nun. Nun's son was Joshua.
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-\v 28 Their possessions and residences were Bethel and its surrounding villages. They extended eastward to Naaran and westward to Gezer and its villages, and to Shechem and its villages to Ayyah and its villages.
-\v 29 On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these towns the descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived.
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-\v 30 Asher's sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
-\v 31 Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
-\v 32 Heber's sons were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Shua was their sister.
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-\v 33 Japhlet's sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's children.
-\v 34 Shomer, Japhlet's brother, had these sons: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
-\v 35 Shemer's brother, Helem, had these sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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-\v 36 Zophah's sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
-\v 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
-\v 38 Jether's sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
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-\v 39 Ulla's sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
-\v 40 All these were descendants of Asher. They were ancestors of the clans, heads of fathers' houses, distinguished men, fighting men, and chief among the leaders. There were twenty-six thousand men listed who were fit for military service, according to their numbered lists.
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-\v 1 Benjamin's five sons were Bela his firstborn, Ashbel, Aharah,
-\v 2 Nohah, and Rapha.
-\v 3 Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
-\v 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
-\v 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
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-\v 6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were heads of fathers' houses for the inhabitants of Geba, who were compelled to move to Manahath:
-\v 7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. The last, Gera, led them in their move. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
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-\v 8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the land of Moab, after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
-\v 9 By his wife Hodesh, Shaharaim became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,
-\v 10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.
-\v 11 He had already become the father of Abitub and Elpaal by Hushim.
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-\v 12 Elpaal's sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages).
-\v 13 There were also Beriah and Shema. They were heads of the fathers' houses of those living in Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
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-\v 14 Beriah had these sons: Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
-\v 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
-\v 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
-\v 17-18 Elpaal had these sons: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
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-\v 19-21 Shimei had these sons: Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
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-\v 22-25 Shashak had these sons: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
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-\v 26-27 Jeroham had these sons: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri.
-\v 28 These were heads of fathers' houses and chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
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-\v 29 The father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maakah, lived in Gibeon.
-\v 30 His firstborn was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
-\v 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.
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-\v 32 Another of Jeiel's sons was Mikloth, who became the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
-\v 33 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
-\v 34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
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-\v 35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz.
-\v 36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
-\v 37 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea was the father of Raphah. Raphah was the father of Eleasah. Eleasah was the father of Azel.
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-\v 38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were sons of Azel.
-\v 39 The sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
-\v 40 Ulam's sons were fighting men and archers. They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these belonged to the descendants of Benjamin.
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-\v 1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies. They were recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. As for Judah, they were carried away in exile to Babylon because of their sin.
-\v 2 The first to resettle in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
-\v 3 Some descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem.
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-\v 4 The settlers included Uthai son of Ammihud son of Omri son of Imri son of Bani, one of the descendants of Perez son of Judah.
-\v 5 Among the Shelanites were Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
-\v 6 Among the descendants of Zerah was Jeuel. Their descendants numbered 690.
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-\v 7 Among the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu son of Meshullam son of Hodaviah son of Hassenuah.
-\v 8 There were also Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
-\v 9 Their relatives written in the genealogical lists numbered 956. All these men were heads of fathers' houses for their fathers' houses.
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-\v 10 The priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jakin.
-\v 11 There was also Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, the one in charge of the house of God.
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-\v 12 There was Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pashhur son of Malkijah. There was also Maasai son of Adiel son of Jahzerah son of Meshullam son of Meshillemith son of Immer.
-\v 13 Their relatives, who were leaders for their fathers' houses, numbered 1,760. They were very capable men in the work in the house of God.
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-\v 14 Among the Levites, there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah, among the descendants of Merari.
-\v 15 There were also Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mika son of Zikri son of Asaph.
-\v 16 There were also Obadiah son of Shemaiah son of Galal son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
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-\v 17 The doorkeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their descendants. Shallum was their leader.
-\v 18 Previously they stood guard at the king's gate on the east side for the camp of Levi's descendants.
-\v 19 Shallum son of Kore son of Ebiasaph, \f +\ft Ebiasaph is the same person referred to as \fqa Asaph \fqa* in 1CH 26:1. \f* son of Korah, and his relatives from the house of his father, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the guard service. They guarded the door to the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the camp of Yahweh, and they also had guarded the entrance.
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-\v 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of them in the past, and Yahweh had been with him.
-\v 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was guard of the entrance to the temple, the "tent of meeting."
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-\v 22 All those who were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the people's records in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had placed them into their positions of trust.
-\v 23 So they and their children guarded the gates of the house of Yahweh, the tabernacle.
-\v 24 The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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-\v 25 Their brothers, who lived in their villages, came in for seven-day rotations, in turn.
-\v 26 But the four leaders of the gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the rooms and storerooms in the house of God.
-\v 27 They would spend the night in their posts all around the house of God, for they were responsible for guarding it. They would open it each morning.
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-\v 28 Some of them were in charge of the temple's equipment; they counted the articles when they were brought in and when they were taken out.
-\v 29 Some of them also were assigned to take care of the holy things, the equipment, and the supplies, including the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
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-\v 30 Some of the priests' sons mixed the spices.
-\v 31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of preparing bread for the offerings.
-\v 32 Some of their brothers, descendants of the Kohathites, were in charge of the bread of the presence, to prepare it every Sabbath.
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-\v 33 The singers and heads of the Levites' fathers' houses lived in rooms at the sanctuary when they were free from work, because they had to carry out their assigned tasks day and night.
-\v 34 These were leaders of fathers' houses among the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.
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-\v 35 The father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maakah, lived in Gibeon.
-\v 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then his sons Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
-\v 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
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-\v 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their brothers in Jerusalem.
-\v 39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
-\v 40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
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-\v 41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and
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-\v 42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
-\v 43 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea was the father of Rephaiah. Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. Eleasah was the father of Azel.
-\v 44 Azel's six sons were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel's sons.
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+\v 1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—now Reuben was Israel's firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben had defiled his father's couch. So he is not recorded as being the oldest son.
+\v 2 Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's—
+\v 3 the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
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+\v 4 The descendants of Joel were these: Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei.
+\v 5 Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal. 
+\v 6 Baal's son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.
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+\v 7 Beerah's relatives according to their clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and
+\v 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,
+\v 9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead.
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+\v 10 In the days of Saul, the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They lived in the Hagrites' tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
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+\v 11 The members of the tribe of Gad lived near them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah.
+\v 12 Joel was their leader; Shapham was second; and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
+\v 13 Their relatives, by their fathers' families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
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+\v 14 These persons named above were the descendants of Abihail, and Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.
+\v 15 Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni, was head of their fathers' family.
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+\v 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as its borders.
+\v 17 All these were listed by genealogical records in the days of Jotham king of Judah and of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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+\v 18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow.
+\v 19 They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
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+\v 20 They received divine help against them. In this way, the Hagrites and all who were with them were defeated. This was because the Israelites cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to them, because they put their trust in him.
+\v 21 They captured their animals, including fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, two thousand donkeys, and 100,000 men.
+\v 22 Many fell because the battle was from God. They lived in their land until the captivity.
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+\v 23 The half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir (that is, Mount Hermon).
+\v 24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
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+\v 25 But they were unfaithful to their ancestors' God. Instead, they worshiped the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
+\v 26 The God of Israel stirred up Pul king of Assyria (also called Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria). He took into exile the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
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+\v 1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
+\v 2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
+\v 3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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+\v 4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
+\v 5 Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
+\v 6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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+\v 7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
+\v 8 Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
+\v 9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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+\v 10 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
+\v 11 Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
+\v 12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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+\v 13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
+\v 14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jozadak.
+\v 15 Jozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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+\v 16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
+\v 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.
+\v 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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+\v 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers.
+\v 20 The descendants of Gershon: His son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. His son was Zimmah.
+\v 21 His son was Joah. His son was Iddo. His son was Zerah. His son was Jeatherai.
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+\v 22 The descendants of Kohath: His son was Amminadab. His son was Korah. His son was Assir.
+\v 23 His son was Elkanah. His son was Ebiasaph. His son was Assir.
+\v 24 His son was Tahath. His son was Uriel. His son was Uzziah. His son was Shaul.
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+\v 25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth,
+\v 26 And a son named Elkanah; Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 
+\v 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. \f + \ft The LXX adds to the list \fqa Samuel his son. \f*
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+\v 28 The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, Joel, and Abijah, the second-born.
+\v 29 The son of Merari was Mahli. His son was Libni. His son was Shimei. His son was Uzzah.
+\v 30 His son was Shimea. His son was Haggiah. His son was Asaiah.
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+\v 31 These are the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.
+\v 32 They served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.
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+\v 33 These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
+\v 34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
+\v 35 Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai. Amasai was son of Elkanah.
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+\v 36 Amasai was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
+\v 37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
+\v 38 Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Israel.
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+\v 39 Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea. 
+\v 40 Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
+\v 41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
+\v 42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
+\v 43 Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon. Gershon was the son of Levi.
+
+\s5
+\v 44 At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.
+\v 45 Malluk was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
+\v 46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
+\v 47 Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari. Merari was the son of Levi.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 48 Their associates, the Levites, were assigned to do all the work for the tabernacle, the house of God.
+
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+\v 49 Aaron and his sons made the offerings on the altar for burnt offerings; and the offering on the incense altar for all the work on the most holy place. These offerings made atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
+
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+\v 50 Aaron's descendants are reckoned as follows: Aaron's son was Eleazar. Eleazar's son was Phinehas. Phinehas's son was Abishua.
+\v 51 Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.
+\v 52 Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. Meraioth's son was Amariah. Amariah's son was Ahitub.
+\v 53 Ahitub's son was Zadok. Zadok's son was Ahimaaz.
+
+\s5
+\v 54 These are the locations where Aaron's descendents were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites (the first lot was theirs).
+\v 55 To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands,
+\v 56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 57 To the descendants of Aaron they gave: Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
+\v 58 Hilen with its pasturelands, and Debir with its pasturelands.
+
+\s5
+\v 59 They also gave to the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah,\f + \ft \fqa Juttah \fqa* is not in the MT but is included in the Syriac version; see JOS 21:16. \f* and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;
+\v 60 and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen.
+\q These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 61 To the rest of clans of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.
+\v 62 To Gershon's descendants in their various clans were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
+
+\s5
+\v 63 To Merari's descendants they gave twelve cities, clan by clan, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
+\v 64 So the people of Israel gave these cities with their pasturelands to the Levites.
+\v 65 They assigned by lot the towns mentioned earlier from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 66 Some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the territory of the tribe of Ephraim.
+\v 67 They gave them: Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
+\v 68 Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth Horon with its pasturelands,
+\v 69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.
+
+\s5
+\v 70 The half tribe of Manasseh gave the Kohathites Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These became the possessions of the rest of the Kohathite clans.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 71 To Gershon's descendants out of the clans of the half tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
+\v 72 The tribe of Issachar gave to Gershon's descendants Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
+\v 73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
+
+\s5
+\v 74 Issachar received from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
+\v 75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
+\v 76 They received from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 77 The rest of Merari's descendants received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,\f + \ft The names \fqa Jokneam \fqa* and \fqa Kartah \fqa* are not found in the MT but are in the LXX. Compare the list in JOS 21:34. \f* and Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands; 
+\v 78 and from the tribe of Reuben, across the Jordan on the east side of Jericho, they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, 
+\v 79 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
+
+\s5
+\v 80 The Levites received from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
+\v 81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 Issachar's four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
+\v 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were the heads of their fathers' houses, from the descendants of Tola and they were listed as mighty warriors among their generation. They numbered 22,600 in the days of David.
+\v 3 Uzzi's son was Izrahiah. His sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishijah, all five of them were clan leaders.
+
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Along with them they had thirty-six thousand troops for battle, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans, for they had many wives and sons.
+\v 5 Their relatives were fighting men from all the clans of Issachar, and they numbered in all, eighty-seven thousand fighting men, as listed in their genealogy.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
+\v 7 Bela's five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were soldiers and heads of fathers' houses. Their people numbered 22,034 fighting men, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons.
+\v 9 The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 heads of their fathers' houses and fighting men.
+\v 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 All these were sons of Jediael. Listed in their clan lists were 17,200 heads of houses and fighting men fit for military service.
+\v 12 (The Shuppites and the Huppites were sons of Ir, and the Hushites were sons of Aher.)
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were Bilhah's grandsons.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Manasseh had a male child named Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also gave birth to Makir, Gilead's father.
+\v 15 Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. A sister's name was Maakah. Another of Manasseh's descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
+\v 16 Maakah wife of Makir, bore a son and she called him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh.
+\v 18 Gilead's sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
+\v 19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 The descendants of Ephraim were as follows: Ephraim's son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah's son was Bered. Bered's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Eleadah. Eleadah's son was Tahath.
+\v 21 Tahath's son was Zabad. Zabad's son was Shuthelah. (Ezer and Elead were killed by men of Gath, natives in the land, when they went to steal their cattle.
+\v 22 Ephraim their father mourned for them many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 He slept with his wife. She conceived and bore a son. Ephraim called him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his family.)
+\v 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 His son was Rephah. Rephah's son was Resheph. Resheph's son was Telah. Telah's son was Tahan.
+\v 26 Tahan's son was Ladan. Ladan's son was Ammihud. Ammihud's son was Elishama.
+\v 27 Elishama's son was Nun. Nun's son was Joshua.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 Their possessions and residences were Bethel and its surrounding villages. They extended eastward to Naaran and westward to Gezer and its villages, and to Shechem and its villages to Ayyah and its villages.
+\v 29 On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these towns the descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Asher's sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
+\v 31 Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
+\v 32 Heber's sons were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Shua was their sister.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Japhlet's sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's children.
+\v 34 Shomer, Japhlet's brother, had these sons: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
+\v 35 Shemer's brother, Helem, had these sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Zophah's sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
+\v 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
+\v 38 Jether's sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 Ulla's sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
+\v 40 All these were descendants of Asher. They were ancestors of the clans, heads of fathers' houses, distinguished men, fighting men, and chief among the leaders. There were twenty-six thousand men listed who were fit for military service, according to their numbered lists.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 Benjamin's five sons were Bela his firstborn, Ashbel, Aharah,
+\v 2 Nohah, and Rapha.
+\v 3 Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
+\v 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
+\v 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were heads of fathers' houses for the inhabitants of Geba, who were compelled to move to Manahath:
+\v 7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. The last, Gera, led them in their move. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the land of Moab, after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
+\v 9 By his wife Hodesh, Shaharaim became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,
+\v 10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.
+\v 11 He had already become the father of Abitub and Elpaal by Hushim.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Elpaal's sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages).
+\v 13 There were also Beriah and Shema. They were heads of the fathers' houses of those living in Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Beriah had these sons: Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
+\v 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
+\v 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
+\v 17-18 Elpaal had these sons: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
+
+\s5
+\v 19-21 Shimei had these sons: Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
+
+\s5
+\v 22-25 Shashak had these sons: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
+
+\s5
+\v 26-27 Jeroham had these sons: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri.
+\v 28 These were heads of fathers' houses and chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 The father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maakah, lived in Gibeon.
+\v 30 His firstborn was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
+\v 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Another of Jeiel's sons was Mikloth, who became the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
+\v 33 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
+\v 34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz.
+\v 36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
+\v 37 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea was the father of Raphah. Raphah was the father of Eleasah. Eleasah was the father of Azel.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were sons of Azel.
+\v 39 The sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
+\v 40 Ulam's sons were fighting men and archers. They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these belonged to the descendants of Benjamin.
+
+
+
+
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+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies. They were recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. As for Judah, they were carried away in exile to Babylon because of their sin.
+\v 2 The first to resettle in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
+\v 3 Some descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 The settlers included Uthai son of Ammihud son of Omri son of Imri son of Bani, one of the descendants of Perez son of Judah.
+\v 5 Among the Shelanites were Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
+\v 6 Among the descendants of Zerah was Jeuel. Their descendants numbered 690.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Among the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu son of Meshullam son of Hodaviah son of Hassenuah.
+\v 8 There were also Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
+\v 9 Their relatives written in the genealogical lists numbered 956. All these men were heads of fathers' houses for their fathers' houses.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 The priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jakin.
+\v 11 There was also Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, the one in charge of the house of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 There was Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pashhur son of Malkijah. There was also Maasai son of Adiel son of Jahzerah son of Meshullam son of Meshillemith son of Immer.
+\v 13 Their relatives, who were leaders for their fathers' houses, numbered 1,760. They were very capable men in the work in the house of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Among the Levites, there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah, among the descendants of Merari.
+\v 15 There were also Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mika son of Zikri son of Asaph.
+\v 16 There were also Obadiah son of Shemaiah son of Galal son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 The doorkeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their descendants. Shallum was their leader.
+\v 18 Previously they stood guard at the king's gate on the east side for the camp of Levi's descendants.
+\v 19 Shallum son of Kore son of Ebiasaph, \f +\ft Ebiasaph is the same person referred to as \fqa Asaph \fqa* in 1CH 26:1. \f* son of Korah, and his relatives from the house of his father, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the guard service. They guarded the door to the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the camp of Yahweh, and they also had guarded the entrance.
+\s5
+\v 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of them in the past, and Yahweh had been with him.
+\v 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was guard of the entrance to the temple, the "tent of meeting."
+
+\s5
+\v 22 All those who were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the people's records in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had placed them into their positions of trust.
+\v 23 So they and their children guarded the gates of the house of Yahweh, the tabernacle.
+\v 24 The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides, toward the east, west, north, and south.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Their brothers, who lived in their villages, came in for seven-day rotations, in turn.
+\v 26 But the four leaders of the gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the rooms and storerooms in the house of God.
+\v 27 They would spend the night in their posts all around the house of God, for they were responsible for guarding it. They would open it each morning.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 Some of them were in charge of the temple's equipment; they counted the articles when they were brought in and when they were taken out.
+\v 29 Some of them also were assigned to take care of the holy things, the equipment, and the supplies, including the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Some of the priests' sons mixed the spices.
+\v 31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of preparing bread for the offerings.
+\v 32 Some of their brothers, descendants of the Kohathites, were in charge of the bread of the presence, to prepare it every Sabbath.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 The singers and heads of the Levites' fathers' houses lived in rooms at the sanctuary when they were free from work, because they had to carry out their assigned tasks day and night.
+\v 34 These were leaders of fathers' houses among the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 The father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maakah, lived in Gibeon.
+\v 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then his sons Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
+\v 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their brothers in Jerusalem.
+\v 39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
+\v 40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
+
+\s5
+\v 41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and
+Ahaz.
+\v 42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
+\v 43 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea was the father of Rephaiah. Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. Eleasah was the father of Azel.
+\v 44 Azel's six sons were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel's sons.
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-\c 11
-\p
-\v 1 Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your flesh and bone.
-\v 2 In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become a ruler over my people Israel.'"
-\v 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel. In this way, the word of Yahweh that had been declared by Samuel came true.
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-\p
-\v 4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). Now the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
-\v 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." But David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
-\v 6 David had said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become chief and commander." So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first, so he was made the chief.
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-\v 7 Then David began to live in the stronghold. So they called it the city of David.
-\v 8 He fortified the city around from the Millo and back to the surrounding wall. Joab fortified the rest of the city.
-\v 9 David became greater and greater because Yahweh of hosts was with him.
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-\p
-\v 10 These were the leaders David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, obeying the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.
-\v 11 This is a list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, was commander of the officers \f + \ft The Hebrew could also read \fqa of the thirty \fqa* or \fqa of the three. \f*. He killed three hundred men with his spear on one occasion.
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-\v 12 After him was Eleazar son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
-\v 13 He was with David at Pas Dammim, and there the Philistines assembled together for battle, where there was a barley field and the army fled from the Philistines.
-\v 14 They stood in the middle of the field. They defended it and cut down the Philistines and Yahweh rescued them with a great victory.
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-\p
-\v 15 Then three of the thirty leaders went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
-\v 16 At that time David was in his stronghold, a cave, while the Philistines had established their camp at Bethlehem.
-\v 17 David was longing for water and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by the gate!"
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-\v 18 So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Yahweh.
-\v 19 Then he said, "May it be that I should never do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who have risked their lives?" Because they had put their lives at risk, David refused to drink it. These were the deeds of the three mighty men.
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-\p
-\v 20 Abishai brother of Joab was captain over the Three. He once used his spear against three hundred and killed them. He is mentioned along with the Three.
-\v 21 Of the Three, he was given double honor and became their captain, even though he was not one of them.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel, who did great deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion on a day when the snow was falling.
-\v 23 He even killed an Egyptian, a man five cubits tall. The Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's beam, but he went down to him with only a staff. He seized the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
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-\v 24 Benaiah son of Jehoiada did these feats, and he was named alongside the three mighty men.
-\v 25 He was more highly regarded than the thirty soldiers in general, but he was not regarded quite as highly as the three mighty men. Yet David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
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-\p
-\v 26 The mighty men were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
-\v 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
-\v 28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
-\v 29 Sibbekai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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-\v 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
-\v 31 Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah of Benjamin's descendants, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
-\v 32 Hurai of the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
-\v 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
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-\v 34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
-\v 35 Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
-\v 36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
-\v 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
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-\v 38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,
-\v 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),
-\v 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
-\v 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
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-\v 42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites) and thirty with him,
-\v 43 Hanan son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
-\v 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
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-\v 45 Jediael son of Shimri, Joha (his brother the Tizite),
-\v 46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
-\v 47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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-\p
-\v 1 These were the men who came to David to Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the soldiers, his helpers in battle.
-\v 2 They were armed with bows and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were Benjamites, Saul's fellow tribesmen.
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-\v 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite. There were Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth. There were also Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite,
-\v 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a soldier among the thirty (and in command of the thirty); Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
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-\s5
-\v 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,
-\v 6 the Korahites Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, and
-\v 7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were fighting men, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were as fierce as the faces of lions. They were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
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-\v 9 There were Ezer the leader, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
-\v 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
-\v 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
-\v 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
-\v 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Makbannai the eleventh.
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-\v 14 These sons of Gad were leaders of the army. The least led a hundred, and the greatest led a thousand.
-\v 15 They crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it overflowed its banks, and chased away all those living in the valleys, both toward the east and toward the west.
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-\p
-\v 16 Some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
-\v 17 David went out to meet them and addressed them: "If you have come in peace to me to help me, you may join me. But if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, may the God of our ancestors see and rebuke you, since I have done no wrong."
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-\v 18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty. Amasai said, "We are yours, David. We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace, may peace be to whoever helps you. May peace be to your helpers, for your God is helping you." Then David received them and made them commanders over his men.
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-\p
-\v 19 Some from Manasseh also deserted to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. Yet they did not help the Philistines, because the Philistine lords consulted with each other and sent David away. They said, "He will desert to his master Saul at the risk of our lives."
-\v 20 When he went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains over thousands of Manasseh.
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-\v 21 They helped David fight against the roving bands, for they were fighting men. Later they became commanders in the army.
-\v 22 Day after day, men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 This is the record of the armed soldiers for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, which carried out Yahweh's word.
-\v 24 From Judah those who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war.
-\v 25 From the Simeonites there were 7,100 fighting men.
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-\v 26 From the Levites there were 4,600 fighting men.
-\v 27 Jehoiada was the leader of Aaron's descendants, and with him were 3,700.
-\v 28 With Zadok, a young, strong, and courageous man, were twenty-two leaders from his father's family.
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-\v 29 From Benjamin, Saul's tribe, were three thousand. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul until this time.
-\v 30 From the Ephraimites there were 20,800 fighting men, men who were famous in their fathers' houses.
-\v 31 From the half tribe of Manasseh there were eighteen thousand famous men who came to make David king.
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-\v 32 From Issachar, there were two hundred leaders who had understanding of the times and knew what Israel ought to do. All their relatives were under their command.
-\v 33 From Zebulun there were fifty thousand fighting men, prepared for battle, with all the weapons of war, and ready to give undivided loyalty.
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-\v 34 From Naphtali there were one thousand officers, and with them thirty-seven thousand men with shields and spears.
-\v 35 From the Danites there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.
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-\v 36 From Asher there were forty thousand men prepared for battle.
-\v 37 From the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons for battle.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 38 All these soldiers, equipped for battle, came to Hebron with firm intentions to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel were in agreement to make David king also.
-\v 39 They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had sent them with provisions.
-\v 40 In addition, those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, and cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for Israel was celebrating.
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+
+\s5
+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your flesh and bone.
+\v 2 In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become a ruler over my people Israel.'"
+\v 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel. In this way, the word of Yahweh that had been declared by Samuel came true.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). Now the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
+\v 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." But David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
+\v 6 David had said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become chief and commander." So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first, so he was made the chief.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Then David began to live in the stronghold. So they called it the city of David.
+\v 8 He fortified the city around from the Millo and back to the surrounding wall. Joab fortified the rest of the city.
+\v 9 David became greater and greater because Yahweh of hosts was with him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 These were the leaders David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, obeying the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.
+\v 11 This is a list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, was commander of the officers \f + \ft The Hebrew could also read \fqa of the thirty \fqa* or \fqa of the three. \f*. He killed three hundred men with his spear on one occasion.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 After him was Eleazar son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
+\v 13 He was with David at Pas Dammim, and there the Philistines assembled together for battle, where there was a barley field and the army fled from the Philistines.
+\v 14 They stood in the middle of the field. They defended it and cut down the Philistines and Yahweh rescued them with a great victory.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Then three of the thirty leaders went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam. The army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
+\v 16 At that time David was in his stronghold, a cave, while the Philistines had established their camp at Bethlehem.
+\v 17 David was longing for water and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by the gate!"
+
+\s5
+\v 18 So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Yahweh.
+\v 19 Then he said, "May it be that I should never do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who have risked their lives?" Because they had put their lives at risk, David refused to drink it. These were the deeds of the three mighty men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Abishai brother of Joab was captain over the Three. He once used his spear against three hundred and killed them. He is mentioned along with the Three.
+\v 21 Of the Three, he was given double honor and became their captain, even though he was not one of them.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel, who did great deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion on a day when the snow was falling.
+\v 23 He even killed an Egyptian, a man five cubits tall. The Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's beam, but he went down to him with only a staff. He seized the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Benaiah son of Jehoiada did these feats, and he was named alongside the three mighty men.
+\v 25 He was more highly regarded than the thirty soldiers in general, but he was not regarded quite as highly as the three mighty men. Yet David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 The mighty men were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
+\v 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
+\v 28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
+\v 29 Sibbekai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
+\v 31 Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah of Benjamin's descendants, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
+\v 32 Hurai of the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
+\v 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
+
+\s5
+\v 34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
+\v 35 Ahiam son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,
+\v 36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
+\v 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,
+\v 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),
+\v 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
+\v 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
+
+\s5
+\v 42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites) and thirty with him,
+\v 43 Hanan son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
+\v 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
+
+\s5
+\v 45 Jediael son of Shimri, Joha (his brother the Tizite),
+\v 46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
+\v 47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 These were the men who came to David to Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the soldiers, his helpers in battle.
+\v 2 They were armed with bows and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were Benjamites, Saul's fellow tribesmen.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite. There were Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth. There were also Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite,
+\v 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a soldier among the thirty (and in command of the thirty); Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,
+\v 6 the Korahites Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, and
+\v 7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were fighting men, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were as fierce as the faces of lions. They were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 There were Ezer the leader, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
+\v 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
+\v 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
+\v 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
+\v 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Makbannai the eleventh.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 These sons of Gad were leaders of the army. The least led a hundred, and the greatest led a thousand.
+\v 15 They crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it overflowed its banks, and chased away all those living in the valleys, both toward the east and toward the west.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
+\v 17 David went out to meet them and addressed them: "If you have come in peace to me to help me, you may join me. But if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, may the God of our ancestors see and rebuke you, since I have done no wrong."
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty. Amasai said, "We are yours, David. We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace, may peace be to whoever helps you. May peace be to your helpers, for your God is helping you." Then David received them and made them commanders over his men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Some from Manasseh also deserted to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. Yet they did not help the Philistines, because the Philistine lords consulted with each other and sent David away. They said, "He will desert to his master Saul at the risk of our lives."
+\v 20 When he went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains over thousands of Manasseh.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 They helped David fight against the roving bands, for they were fighting men. Later they became commanders in the army.
+\v 22 Day after day, men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 This is the record of the armed soldiers for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, which carried out Yahweh's word.
+\v 24 From Judah those who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war.
+\v 25 From the Simeonites there were 7,100 fighting men.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 From the Levites there were 4,600 fighting men.
+\v 27 Jehoiada was the leader of Aaron's descendants, and with him were 3,700.
+\v 28 With Zadok, a young, strong, and courageous man, were twenty-two leaders from his father's family.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 From Benjamin, Saul's tribe, were three thousand. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul until this time.
+\v 30 From the Ephraimites there were 20,800 fighting men, men who were famous in their fathers' houses.
+\v 31 From the half tribe of Manasseh there were eighteen thousand famous men who came to make David king.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 From Issachar, there were two hundred leaders who had understanding of the times and knew what Israel ought to do. All their relatives were under their command.
+\v 33 From Zebulun there were fifty thousand fighting men, prepared for battle, with all the weapons of war, and ready to give undivided loyalty.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 From Naphtali there were one thousand officers, and with them thirty-seven thousand men with shields and spears.
+\v 35 From the Danites there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 From Asher there were forty thousand men prepared for battle.
+\v 37 From the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons for battle.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 38 All these soldiers, equipped for battle, came to Hebron with firm intentions to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel were in agreement to make David king also.
+\v 39 They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had sent them with provisions.
+\v 40 In addition, those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, and cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for Israel was celebrating.
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-\c 16
-\p
-\v 1 They brought in the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
-\v 2 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
-\v 3 He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.
-\v 5 These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.
-\v 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the horns regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.
-\q
-\v 8 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name;
-\q make known his deeds among the nations.
-\q
-\v 9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
-\q speak of all his marvelous deeds.
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-\q
-\v 10 Boast in his holy name;
-\q let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
-\q
-\v 11 Seek Yahweh and his strength;
-\q seek his presence continually.
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-\q
-\v 12 Recall the marvelous things he has done,
-\q his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
-\q
-\v 13 you descendants of Israel his servant,
-\q you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
-\q
-\v 14 He is Yahweh, our God.
-\q His decrees are on all the earth.
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-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 Keep his covenant in mind forever,
-\q the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
-\q
-\v 16 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham,
-\q and his oath to Isaac.
-\q
-\v 17 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
-\q and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
-\q
-\v 18 He said, "I will give you the land of Canaan
-\q as your share of your inheritance."
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-\q
-\v 19 When they were only few in number,
-\q so very few, and they were strangers in the land,
-\q
-\v 20 they wandered from nation to nation,
-\q from one kingdom to another.
-\q
-\v 21 He did not allow anyone to oppress them;
-\q he punished kings for their sakes.
-\q
-\v 22 he said, "Do not touch my anointed ones,
-\q and do not harm my prophets."
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-\q
-\v 23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth;
-\q announce his salvation day after day.
-\q
-\v 24 Declare his glory among the nations,
-\q his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
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-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly,
-\q and he is to be feared above all other gods.
-\q
-\v 26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
-\q but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
-\q
-\v 27 Splendor and majesty are in his presence.
-\q Strength and joy are in his place.
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-\q
-\v 28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples,
-\q ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
-\q
-\v 29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves.
-\q Bring an offering and come before him.
-\q Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.
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-\q
-\v 30 Tremble before him, all the earth.
-\q The world also is established; it cannot be shaken.
-\q
-\v 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
-\q let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns."
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-\q
-\v 32 Let the sea roar, and that which fills it shout with joy.
-\q Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.
-\q
-\v 33 Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh,
-\q for he is coming to judge the earth.
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-\s5
-\q
-\v 34 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
-\q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
-\q
-\v 35 Then say, "Save us, God of our salvation.
-\q Gather us together and rescue us from the other nations,
-\q so that we may give thanks to your holy name
-\q and glory in your praises."
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-\s5
-\q
-\v 36 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
-\q from everlasting to everlasting.
-\m All the people said, "Amen" and praised Yahweh.
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-\p
-\v 37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, as every day's work required.
-\v 38 Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
-\v 39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.
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-\s5
-\v 40 They were to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar for burnt offerings continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he gave as a command to Israel.
-\v 41 Heman and Jeduthun were with them, together with the rest who were chosen by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
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-\s5
-\v 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
-\v 43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.
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-\c 17
-\p
-\v 1 It happened that after the king had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent."
-\v 2 Then Nathan said to David, "Go, do what is in your heart, for God is with you."
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-\s5
-\v 3 But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
-\v 4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.
-\v 5 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this present day. Instead, I have been living in a tent, a tabernacle, in various places.
-\v 6 In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
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-\s5
-\v 7 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
-\v 8 I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
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-\s5
-\v 9 I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,
-\v 10 as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Then I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that I, Yahweh, will build you a house.
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-\s5
-\v 11 It will come about that when your days are fulfilled for you to go to your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, and for one of your own descendants, I will establish his kingdom.
-\v 12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
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-\s5
-\v 13 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.
-\v 14 I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.'"
-\v 15 Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; he said, "Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this point?
-\v 17 For this was a small thing in your sight, God. You have spoken of your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Yahweh God.
-\v 18 What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant. You have given your servant special recognition.
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-\s5
-\v 19 Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing to reveal all your great deeds.
-\v 20 Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have always heard.
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-\v 21 For what nation on earth is like your people Israel, whom you, God, rescued from Egypt as a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself by great and awesome deeds? You drove out nations from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt.
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-\v 22 You made Israel your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their God.
-\v 23 So now, Yahweh, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. Do as you have spoken.
-\v 24 May your name be established forever and be great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant is established before you.
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-\s5
-\v 25 For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.
-\v 26 Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have made this good promise to your servant:
-\v 27 Now it has pleased you to bless your servant's house, that it may continue forever before you. You, Yahweh, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever."
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+\s5
+\c 16
+\p
+\v 1 They brought in the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
+\v 2 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
+\v 3 He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.
+\v 5 These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.
+\v 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the horns regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.
+\q
+\v 8 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name;
+\q make known his deeds among the nations.
+\q
+\v 9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
+\q speak of all his marvelous deeds.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 Boast in his holy name;
+\q let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
+\q
+\v 11 Seek Yahweh and his strength;
+\q seek his presence continually.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 Recall the marvelous things he has done,
+\q his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
+\q
+\v 13 you descendants of Israel his servant,
+\q you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
+\q
+\v 14 He is Yahweh, our God.
+\q His decrees are on all the earth.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 Keep his covenant in mind forever,
+\q the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
+\q
+\v 16 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham,
+\q and his oath to Isaac.
+\q
+\v 17 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
+\q and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
+\q
+\v 18 He said, "I will give you the land of Canaan
+\q as your share of your inheritance."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 When they were only few in number,
+\q so very few, and they were strangers in the land,
+\q
+\v 20 they wandered from nation to nation,
+\q from one kingdom to another.
+\q
+\v 21 He did not allow anyone to oppress them;
+\q he punished kings for their sakes.
+\q
+\v 22 he said, "Do not touch my anointed ones,
+\q and do not harm my prophets."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth;
+\q announce his salvation day after day.
+\q
+\v 24 Declare his glory among the nations,
+\q his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly,
+\q and he is to be feared above all other gods.
+\q
+\v 26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
+\q but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
+\q
+\v 27 Splendor and majesty are in his presence.
+\q Strength and joy are in his place.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples,
+\q ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
+\q
+\v 29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves.
+\q Bring an offering and come before him.
+\q Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 30 Tremble before him, all the earth.
+\q The world also is established; it cannot be shaken.
+\q
+\v 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
+\q let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 32 Let the sea roar, and that which fills it shout with joy.
+\q Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.
+\q
+\v 33 Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh,
+\q for he is coming to judge the earth.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 34 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
+\q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
+\q
+\v 35 Then say, "Save us, God of our salvation.
+\q Gather us together and rescue us from the other nations,
+\q so that we may give thanks to your holy name
+\q and glory in your praises."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 36 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
+\q from everlasting to everlasting.
+\m All the people said, "Amen" and praised Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, as every day's work required.
+\v 38 Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
+\v 39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 They were to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar for burnt offerings continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he gave as a command to Israel.
+\v 41 Heman and Jeduthun were with them, together with the rest who were chosen by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
+\v 43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 It happened that after the king had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent."
+\v 2 Then Nathan said to David, "Go, do what is in your heart, for God is with you."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
+\v 4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.
+\v 5 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this present day. Instead, I have been living in a tent, a tabernacle, in various places.
+\v 6 In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
+
+\s5
+\v 7 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
+\v 8 I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and be troubled no more. No longer will wicked people oppress them, as they did before,
+\v 10 as they were doing from the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Then I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that I, Yahweh, will build you a house.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 It will come about that when your days are fulfilled for you to go to your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, and for one of your own descendants, I will establish his kingdom.
+\v 12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.
+\v 14 I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.'"
+\v 15 Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; he said, "Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this point?
+\v 17 For this was a small thing in your sight, God. You have spoken of your servant's family for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, Yahweh God.
+\v 18 What more can I, David, say to you? You have honored your servant. You have given your servant special recognition.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing to reveal all your great deeds.
+\v 20 Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have always heard.
+
+\v 21 For what nation on earth is like your people Israel, whom you, God, rescued from Egypt as a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself by great and awesome deeds? You drove out nations from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 You made Israel your own people forever, and you, Yahweh, became their God.
+\v 23 So now, Yahweh, may the promise that you made concerning your servant and his family be established forever. Do as you have spoken.
+\v 24 May your name be established forever and be great, so the people will say, 'Yahweh of hosts is the God of Israel,' while the house of me, David, your servant is established before you.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you.
+\v 26 Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have made this good promise to your servant:
+\v 27 Now it has pleased you to bless your servant's house, that it may continue forever before you. You, Yahweh, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever."
+
+
+
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 19
-\p
-\v 1 It came about later that Nahash, king of the people of Ammon, died, and that his son became king in his place.
-\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites and went to Hanun, in order to console him.
-\v 3 But the Ammonite princes said to Hanun, "Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Do not his servants come to you to explore and examine the land in order to overthrow it?"
-
-\s5
-\v 4 So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments to the waist, up to their buttocks, and sent them away.
-\v 5 When they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire Aramean chariots and horsemen from Naharaim, Maacah, and Zobah.
-\v 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. Then the Ammonites gathered themselves together from their cities and came out to battle.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and his entire army to meet them.
-\v 9 The people of Ammon came out and lined up for battle at the city gate, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
-\v 11 As for the rest of the army, he gave it into the command of Abishai his brother, and he put them into battle lines against the army of Ammon.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
-\v 13 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good in his eyes."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
-\v 15 When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Joab's brother Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer's army.
-\v 17 When David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and came upon them. He arranged the army for battle against the Arameans, and they fought him.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 The Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed seven thousand Aramean charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak, the commander of the army.
-\v 19 When all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served them. So the people of Aram were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 20
-\p
-\v 1 It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and defeated it.
-
-\s5
-\v 2 David took the crown of their king from off his head, and he found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones. The crown was set on David's head, and he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities.
-\v 3 He brought out the people who were in the city and forced them to work with saws and iron picks and axes. David required all the cities of the people of Ammon to do this labor. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 It came about after this that there was a battle at Gezer with the Philistines. Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
-\v 5 It came about again in a battle with the Philistines at Gob, that Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Lahmi brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He also was descended from the Rephaim.
-\v 7 When he mocked the army of Israel, Jehonadab son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
-\v 8 These were descendants of the Rephaim of Gath, and they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 21
-\p
-\v 1 An adversary arose against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
-\v 2 David said to Joab and to the commanders of the army, "Go, count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan and report back to me, that I may know their number."
-\v 3 Joab said, "May Yahweh make his army a hundred times greater than it is. But my master the king, do they not all serve my master? Why does my master want this? Why bring guilt on Israel?"
-
-\s5
-\v 4 But the king's word was enforced against Joab. So Joab left and went throughout all Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem.
-\v 5 Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to David. There were in Israel 1,100,000 men who drew the sword. Judah alone had 470,000 soldiers.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But Levi and Benjamin were not counted among them, for the king's command had disgusted Joab.
-\v 7 God was offended by this action, so he attacked Israel.
-\v 8 David said to God, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 Yahweh told Gad, David's prophet,
-\v 10 "Go say to David, 'This is what Yahweh says: I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them.'"
-
-
-\s5
-\v 11 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Yahweh says this, 'Choose one of these:
-\v 12 either three years of famine, three months being pursued by your enemies and being caught by their swords, or else three days of Yahweh's sword, that is, a plague in the land, with the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the land of Israel.' Now then, decide what answer I should take to the one who sent me."
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress! Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
-\v 14 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand people died.
-\v 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy it, Yahweh watched and changed his mind about the harm. He said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 David looked up and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand raised over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, lay facedown on the ground.
-\v 17 David said to God, "Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? I did this wicked thing. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God! Let your hand strike me and my family, but do not let the plague remain on your people."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 So the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar for Yahweh at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
-\v 19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of Yahweh.
-\v 20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel. He and his four sons with him hid themselves.
-
-
-\s5
-\v 21 When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.
-\v 22 Then David said to Ornan, "Sell me this threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh. I will pay the full price, so that the plague may be removed from the people."
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Ornan said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, I will give you oxen for burnt offerings, threshing sledges for wood, and wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all to you."
-\v 24 King David said to Ornan, "No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and offer it as a burnt offering to Yahweh if it costs me nothing."
-
-\s5
-\v 25 So David paid six hundred shekels of gold for the place.
-\v 26 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on Yahweh, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.
-\v 27 Then Yahweh gave an order to the angel, and the angel put his sword back into its sheath.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 When David saw that Yahweh had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he performed the sacrifice there at that same time.
-\v 29 Now at that time, Yahweh's tabernacle, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar for burnt offerings, were at the high place at Gibeon.
-\v 30 However, David could not go there to ask for God's direction, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 It came about later that Nahash, king of the people of Ammon, died, and that his son became king in his place.
+\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites and went to Hanun, in order to console him.
+\v 3 But the Ammonite princes said to Hanun, "Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Do not his servants come to you to explore and examine the land in order to overthrow it?"
+
+\s5
+\v 4 So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments to the waist, up to their buttocks, and sent them away.
+\v 5 When they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire Aramean chariots and horsemen from Naharaim, Maacah, and Zobah.
+\v 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. Then the Ammonites gathered themselves together from their cities and came out to battle.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and his entire army to meet them.
+\v 9 The people of Ammon came out and lined up for battle at the city gate, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
+\v 11 As for the rest of the army, he gave it into the command of Abishai his brother, and he put them into battle lines against the army of Ammon.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
+\v 13 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good in his eyes."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
+\v 15 When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Joab's brother Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer's army.
+\v 17 When David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and came upon them. He arranged the army for battle against the Arameans, and they fought him.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 The Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed seven thousand Aramean charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak, the commander of the army.
+\v 19 When all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served them. So the people of Aram were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and defeated it.
+
+\s5
+\v 2 David took the crown of their king from off his head, and he found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones. The crown was set on David's head, and he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities.
+\v 3 He brought out the people who were in the city and forced them to work with saws and iron picks and axes. David required all the cities of the people of Ammon to do this labor. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 It came about after this that there was a battle at Gezer with the Philistines. Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
+\v 5 It came about again in a battle with the Philistines at Gob, that Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Lahmi brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He also was descended from the Rephaim.
+\v 7 When he mocked the army of Israel, Jehonadab son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
+\v 8 These were descendants of the Rephaim of Gath, and they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 An adversary arose against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
+\v 2 David said to Joab and to the commanders of the army, "Go, count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan and report back to me, that I may know their number."
+\v 3 Joab said, "May Yahweh make his army a hundred times greater than it is. But my master the king, do they not all serve my master? Why does my master want this? Why bring guilt on Israel?"
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But the king's word was enforced against Joab. So Joab left and went throughout all Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem.
+\v 5 Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to David. There were in Israel 1,100,000 men who drew the sword. Judah alone had 470,000 soldiers.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But Levi and Benjamin were not counted among them, for the king's command had disgusted Joab.
+\v 7 God was offended by this action, so he attacked Israel.
+\v 8 David said to God, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Yahweh told Gad, David's prophet,
+\v 10 "Go say to David, 'This is what Yahweh says: I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them.'"
+
+
+\s5
+\v 11 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Yahweh says this, 'Choose one of these:
+\v 12 either three years of famine, three months being pursued by your enemies and being caught by their swords, or else three days of Yahweh's sword, that is, a plague in the land, with the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the land of Israel.' Now then, decide what answer I should take to the one who sent me."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress! Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
+\v 14 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand people died.
+\v 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy it, Yahweh watched and changed his mind about the harm. He said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 David looked up and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand raised over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, lay facedown on the ground.
+\v 17 David said to God, "Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? I did this wicked thing. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God! Let your hand strike me and my family, but do not let the plague remain on your people."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 So the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar for Yahweh at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
+\v 19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of Yahweh.
+\v 20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel. He and his four sons with him hid themselves.
+
+
+\s5
+\v 21 When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.
+\v 22 Then David said to Ornan, "Sell me this threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh. I will pay the full price, so that the plague may be removed from the people."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Ornan said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, I will give you oxen for burnt offerings, threshing sledges for wood, and wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all to you."
+\v 24 King David said to Ornan, "No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and offer it as a burnt offering to Yahweh if it costs me nothing."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 So David paid six hundred shekels of gold for the place.
+\v 26 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on Yahweh, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.
+\v 27 Then Yahweh gave an order to the angel, and the angel put his sword back into its sheath.
+
+\s5
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+\v 28 When David saw that Yahweh had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he performed the sacrifice there at that same time.
+\v 29 Now at that time, Yahweh's tabernacle, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar for burnt offerings, were at the high place at Gibeon.
+\v 30 However, David could not go there to ask for God's direction, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.
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 \v 31 These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
 
 
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-\v 1 David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
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-\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:14 as Jesarelah \f* the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
-\v 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, \f + \ft this is a variant of Izri, found in 1CH 25:11, and refers to the same person \f* Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
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-\v 4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:18 as Azarel \f* Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
-\v 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters in order to honor him.
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-\v 6 All these were under the direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.
-\v 7 They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.
-\v 8 They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
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-\p
-\v 9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
-\v 10 the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 11 the fourth fell to Izri, \f + \ft this is a variant of Zeri, found in 1CH 25:3, and refers to the same person \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 12 the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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-\v 13 the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 14 the seventh fell to Jesarelah, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:2 as Asharelah \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 15 the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 16 the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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-\v 17 the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 18 the eleventh fell to Azarel, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:4 as Uzziel \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 19 the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 20 the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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-\v 21 the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 22 the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 23 the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 24 the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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-\v 25 the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 26 the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 27 the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 28 the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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-\v 29 the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 30 the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
-\v 31 the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.
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+\c 25
+\p
+\v 1 David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
+
+\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:14 as Jesarelah \f* the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
+\v 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, \f + \ft this is a variant of Izri, found in 1CH 25:11, and refers to the same person \f* Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
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+\v 4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:18 as Azarel \f* Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
+\v 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters in order to honor him.
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+\v 6 All these were under the direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.
+\v 7 They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.
+\v 8 They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
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+\p
+\v 9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
+\v 10 the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 11 the fourth fell to Izri, \f + \ft this is a variant of Zeri, found in 1CH 25:3, and refers to the same person \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 12 the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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+\v 13 the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 14 the seventh fell to Jesarelah, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:2 as Asharelah \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 15 the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 16 the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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+\v 17 the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 18 the eleventh fell to Azarel, \f +\ft this is the same person referred to in 1CH 25:4 as Uzziel \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 19 the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 20 the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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+\v 21 the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 22 the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 23 the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 24 the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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+\v 25 the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 26 the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 27 the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 28 the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
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+\v 29 the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 30 the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 31 the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.
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-\v 1 This is the list of the Israelite family leaders, commanders of thousands and hundreds, as well as army officers who served the king in various ways. Each military division served month by month throughout the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 2 Over the division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 3 He was among the descendants of Perez and in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
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-\v 4 Over the division for the second month was Dodai, from the clan descended from Ahoah. Mikloth was second in rank. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 5 The commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a priest and leader. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 6 This is the Benaiah who was the leader of the thirty, and over the thirty. Ammizabad his son was in his division.
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-\v 7 The commander for the fourth month was Asahel brother of Joab. Zebadiah his son became commander after him. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 8 The commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 9 The commander for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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-\v 10 The commander for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, from the people of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 11 The commander for the eighth month was Sibbekai the Hushathite, from the clan descended from Zerah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 12 The commander for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, from the tribe of Benjamin. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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-\v 13 The commander for the tenth month was Maharai from the city of Netophah, from the clan descended from Zerah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 14 The commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah from the city of Pirathon, from the tribe of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
-\v 15 The commander for the twelfth month was Heldai from the city of Netophah, from the clan descended from Othniel. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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-\p
-\v 16 These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel: For the tribe of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri was the leader. For the tribe of Simeon, Shephatiah son of Maacah was the leader.
-\v 17 For the tribe of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel was the leader, and Zadok led Aaron's descendants.
-\v 18 For the tribe of Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers, was the leader. For the tribe of Issachar, Omri son of Michael was the leader.
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-\v 19 For the tribe of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was the leader. For the tribe of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel was the leader.
-\v 20 For the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah was the leader. For the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah was the leader.
-\v 21 For the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah was the leader. For the tribe of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner was the leader.
-\v 22 For the tribe of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham was the leader. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
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-\v 23 David did not count those twenty years old or younger, because Yahweh had promised to increase Israel like the stars of heaven.
-\v 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men, but did not finish. Wrath fell on Israel for this. This number was not written down in the Chronicles of King David.
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-\p
-\v 25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the fortified towers.
-\v 26 Ezri son of Kelub was over the farmers, those who plowed the land.
-\v 27 Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the grapes and the wine cellars.
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-\v 28 Over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands was Baal-Hanan from Geder, and over the storehouses of oil was Joash.
-\v 29 Over the herds that were pastured in Sharon was Shitrai from Sharon, and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai.
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-\v 30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite, and over the female donkeys was Jehdeiah from Meronoth. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
-\v 31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of the property of King David.
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-\p
-\v 32 Jonathan, David's uncle, was an advisor, since he was a wise man and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni cared for the king's sons.
-\v 33 Ahithophel was the king's advisor, and Hushai from the Arkite people was the king's private advisor.
-\v 34 Ahithophel's position was taken by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king's army.
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+\p
+\v 1 This is the list of the Israelite family leaders, commanders of thousands and hundreds, as well as army officers who served the king in various ways. Each military division served month by month throughout the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 2 Over the division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 3 He was among the descendants of Perez and in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
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+\s5
+\v 4 Over the division for the second month was Dodai, from the clan descended from Ahoah. Mikloth was second in rank. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 5 The commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a priest and leader. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 6 This is the Benaiah who was the leader of the thirty, and over the thirty. Ammizabad his son was in his division.
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+\v 7 The commander for the fourth month was Asahel brother of Joab. Zebadiah his son became commander after him. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 8 The commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 9 The commander for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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+\v 10 The commander for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, from the people of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 11 The commander for the eighth month was Sibbekai the Hushathite, from the clan descended from Zerah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 12 The commander for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, from the tribe of Benjamin. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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+\v 13 The commander for the tenth month was Maharai from the city of Netophah, from the clan descended from Zerah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 14 The commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah from the city of Pirathon, from the tribe of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
+\v 15 The commander for the twelfth month was Heldai from the city of Netophah, from the clan descended from Othniel. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel: For the tribe of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri was the leader. For the tribe of Simeon, Shephatiah son of Maacah was the leader.
+\v 17 For the tribe of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel was the leader, and Zadok led Aaron's descendants.
+\v 18 For the tribe of Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers, was the leader. For the tribe of Issachar, Omri son of Michael was the leader.
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+\v 19 For the tribe of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was the leader. For the tribe of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel was the leader.
+\v 20 For the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah was the leader. For the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah was the leader.
+\v 21 For the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah was the leader. For the tribe of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner was the leader.
+\v 22 For the tribe of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham was the leader. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
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+\s5
+\v 23 David did not count those twenty years old or younger, because Yahweh had promised to increase Israel like the stars of heaven.
+\v 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men, but did not finish. Wrath fell on Israel for this. This number was not written down in the Chronicles of King David.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the fortified towers.
+\v 26 Ezri son of Kelub was over the farmers, those who plowed the land.
+\v 27 Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the grapes and the wine cellars.
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+\v 28 Over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands was Baal-Hanan from Geder, and over the storehouses of oil was Joash.
+\v 29 Over the herds that were pastured in Sharon was Shitrai from Sharon, and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai.
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+\v 30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite, and over the female donkeys was Jehdeiah from Meronoth. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
+\v 31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of the property of King David.
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+\p
+\v 32 Jonathan, David's uncle, was an advisor, since he was a wise man and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni cared for the king's sons.
+\v 33 Ahithophel was the king's advisor, and Hushai from the Arkite people was the king's private advisor.
+\v 34 Ahithophel's position was taken by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king's army.
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-\v 1 King David said to the whole assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the task is great. For the temple is not for people but for Yahweh God.
-\v 2 So I have done my best to provide for the temple of my God. I am giving gold for the things to be made of gold, silver for the things to be made of silver, bronze for the things to be made of bronze, iron for the things to be made of iron, and wood for the things to be made of wood. I am also giving onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors—all kinds of precious stones—and marble stone in abundance.
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-\v 3 Now, because of my delight in the house of my God, I am giving my personal treasure of gold and silver for it. I am doing this in addition to all that I have prepared for this holy temple:
-\v 4 three thousand talents of gold from Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, in order to overlay the walls of the buildings.
-\v 5 I am donating gold for the things to be made of gold, and silver for the things to be made of silver, and things for all kinds of work to be done by craftsmen. Who else wants to make a contribution to Yahweh today and give himself to him?"
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-\v 6 Then freewill offerings were made by the leaders of their ancestors' families, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and by the officials over the king's work.
-\v 7 They gave for the service of God's house five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
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-\v 8 Those who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of Yahweh's house, under the supervision of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.
-\v 9 The people rejoiced because of these freewilll offerings, because they had contributed wholeheartedly to Yahweh. King David also rejoiced greatly.
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-\v 10 David blessed Yahweh in front of all the assembly. He said, "May you be praised, Yahweh, God of Israel our ancestor, forever and ever.
-\v 11 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as ruler over all.
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-\v 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all people. In your hand is power and might. You possess the strength and might to make people great and to give strength to anyone.
-\v 13 Now then, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
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-\v 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly these things? Indeed, all things come from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
-\v 15 For we are strangers and travelers before you, as all our ancestors were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of remaining on earth.
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-\v 16 Yahweh our God, all this wealth that we have collected in order to build a temple to honor your holy name—it comes from you and belongs to you.
-\v 17 I know also, my God, that you examine the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things, and now I look with joy as your people who are present here willingly offer gifts to you.
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-\v 18 Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—our ancestors—keep this forever in the thoughts of the minds of your people. Direct their hearts toward you.
-\v 19 Give to Solomon my son a wholehearted desire to keep your commandments, your covenant decrees, and your statutes, and to carry out all these plans to build the palace for which I have made provision."
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-\v 20 David said to all the assembly, "Now bless Yahweh your God." All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh and prostrated themselves before the king.
-\v 21 On the next day, they made sacrifices to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings to him. They offered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
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-\v 22 On that day, they ate and drank before Yahweh with great celebration.
-\p They made Solomon, David's son, king a second time, and anointed him with Yahweh's authority to be ruler. They also anointed Zadok to be priest.
-\v 23 Then Solomon sat on Yahweh's throne as king instead of David his father. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
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-\v 24 All the leaders, soldiers, and King David's sons gave allegiance to King Solomon.
-\v 25 Yahweh greatly honored Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater power than he had ever given to any king before him in Israel.
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-\v 26 David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
-\v 27 David had been king of Israel for forty years. He ruled for seven years in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
-\v 28 He died at a good old age, after enjoying a long life, wealth and honor. Solomon his son succeeded him.
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-\v 29 King David's accomplishments are written in the history of Samuel the prophet, in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the prophet.
-\v 30 Recorded there are the deeds of his rule, his accomplishments and the events that affected him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the other lands.
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+\c 29
+\p
+\v 1 King David said to the whole assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the task is great. For the temple is not for people but for Yahweh God.
+\v 2 So I have done my best to provide for the temple of my God. I am giving gold for the things to be made of gold, silver for the things to be made of silver, bronze for the things to be made of bronze, iron for the things to be made of iron, and wood for the things to be made of wood. I am also giving onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors—all kinds of precious stones—and marble stone in abundance.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Now, because of my delight in the house of my God, I am giving my personal treasure of gold and silver for it. I am doing this in addition to all that I have prepared for this holy temple:
+\v 4 three thousand talents of gold from Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, in order to overlay the walls of the buildings.
+\v 5 I am donating gold for the things to be made of gold, and silver for the things to be made of silver, and things for all kinds of work to be done by craftsmen. Who else wants to make a contribution to Yahweh today and give himself to him?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Then freewill offerings were made by the leaders of their ancestors' families, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and by the officials over the king's work.
+\v 7 They gave for the service of God's house five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Those who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of Yahweh's house, under the supervision of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.
+\v 9 The people rejoiced because of these freewilll offerings, because they had contributed wholeheartedly to Yahweh. King David also rejoiced greatly.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 David blessed Yahweh in front of all the assembly. He said, "May you be praised, Yahweh, God of Israel our ancestor, forever and ever.
+\v 11 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as ruler over all.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all people. In your hand is power and might. You possess the strength and might to make people great and to give strength to anyone.
+\v 13 Now then, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly these things? Indeed, all things come from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
+\v 15 For we are strangers and travelers before you, as all our ancestors were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of remaining on earth.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Yahweh our God, all this wealth that we have collected in order to build a temple to honor your holy name—it comes from you and belongs to you.
+\v 17 I know also, my God, that you examine the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things, and now I look with joy as your people who are present here willingly offer gifts to you.
+
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+\v 18 Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—our ancestors—keep this forever in the thoughts of the minds of your people. Direct their hearts toward you.
+\v 19 Give to Solomon my son a wholehearted desire to keep your commandments, your covenant decrees, and your statutes, and to carry out all these plans to build the palace for which I have made provision."
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+\v 20 David said to all the assembly, "Now bless Yahweh your God." All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh and prostrated themselves before the king.
+\v 21 On the next day, they made sacrifices to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings to him. They offered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
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+\v 22 On that day, they ate and drank before Yahweh with great celebration.
+\p They made Solomon, David's son, king a second time, and anointed him with Yahweh's authority to be ruler. They also anointed Zadok to be priest.
+\v 23 Then Solomon sat on Yahweh's throne as king instead of David his father. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
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+\v 24 All the leaders, soldiers, and King David's sons gave allegiance to King Solomon.
+\v 25 Yahweh greatly honored Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater power than he had ever given to any king before him in Israel.
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+\v 26 David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
+\v 27 David had been king of Israel for forty years. He ruled for seven years in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
+\v 28 He died at a good old age, after enjoying a long life, wealth and honor. Solomon his son succeeded him.
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+\v 29 King David's accomplishments are written in the history of Samuel the prophet, in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the prophet.
+\v 30 Recorded there are the deeds of his rule, his accomplishments and the events that affected him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the other lands.
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-\v 1 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, Yahweh fulfilled his word that came from the mouth of Jeremiah, and stirred Cyrus's spirit. Cyrus' voice went out over his entire kingdom. This is what was written and spoken:
-\v 2 "Cyrus, king of Persia, says: Yahweh, God of Heaven, gave me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he appointed me to build for him a house in Jerusalem in Judea.
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-\v 3 Whoever is from his people (may his God be with him) may go up to Jerusalem and build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.
-\v 4 People of any part of the kingdom where survivors of that land are living should provide them with silver and gold, possessions and animals, as well as a freewill offering for God's house in Jerusalem."
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-\v 5 Then the heads of the ancestors' clans of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone whose spirit God stirred to go and build his house arose.
-\v 6 Those around them supported their work with silver and gold objects, possessions, animals, valuables, and freewill offerings.
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-\v 7 Cyrus king of Persia also released the objects belonging to Yahweh's house that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and put in his own gods' houses.
-\v 8 Cyrus put them into the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out for Sheshbazzar, Judea's leader.
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-\v 9 This was their number: thirty gold basins, one thousand silver basins, twenty-nine other basins,
-\v 10 thirty gold bowls, 410 small silver bowls, and one thousand additional objects.
-\v 11 There were 5,400 gold and silver items in all. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
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-\v 1 These are the people in the province who went up from the captivity of King Nebuchadnezzar, who had exiled them in Babylon, the people who returned to each of their cities of Jerusalem and in Judea.
-\v 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
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-\p This is the record of the men of the people of Israel.
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-\v 3 The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
-\v 4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
-\v 5 The descendants of Arah: 775.
-\v 6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
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-\v 7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
-\v 8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.
-\v 9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
-\v 10 The descendants of Bani: 642.
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-\v 11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.
-\v 12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
-\v 13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
-\v 14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
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-\v 15 The descendants of Adin: 454.
-\v 16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
-\v 17 The descendants of Bezai: 323.
-\v 18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.
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-\v 19 The men of Hashum: 223.
-\v 20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
-\v 21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.
-\v 22 The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
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-\v 23 The men of Anathoth: 128.
-\v 24 The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
-\v 25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
-\v 26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
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-\v 27 The men of Michmas: 122.
-\v 28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
-\v 29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
-\v 30 The men of Magbish: 156.
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-\v 31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
-\v 32 The men of Harim: 320.
-\v 33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
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-\v 34 The men of Jericho: 345.
-\v 35 The men of Senaah: 3,630.
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-\v 36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
-\v 37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.
-\v 38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
-\v 39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.
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-\v 40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
-\v 41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
-\v 42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
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-\v 43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
-\v 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
-\v 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
-\v 46 Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.
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-\v 47 The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,
-\v 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
-\v 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
-\v 50 Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.
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-\v 51 The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,
-\v 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
-\v 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
-\v 54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
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-\v 55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
-\v 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
-\v 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
-\v 58 There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
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-\v 59 Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel
-\v 60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
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-\v 61 Also, from the priest's descendants: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
-\v 62 They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 
-\v 63 So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.
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-\v 64 The whole group totaled 42,360,
-\v 65 not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
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-\v 66 Their horses: 736.
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-\v 67 Their camels: 435.
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-\v 68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
-\v 69 They gave according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics.
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-\v 70 So the priests and Levites, the people, the temple singers and gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple inhabited their cities. All the people in Israel were in their cities.
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-\v 1 It was the seventh month after the people of Israel came back to their cities, when they gathered together as one man in Jerusalem.
-\v 2 Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brothers rose up and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
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-\v 3 Then they established the altar on its stand, for dread was on them because of the people of the land. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening.
-\v 4 They also observed the Festival of Shelters as it is written and offered burnt offerings day by day according to the decree, each day's duty on its day.
-\v 5 Accordingly, there were daily burnt offerings and monthly ones and offerings for all the fixed feasts of Yahweh, along with all the freewill offerings.
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-\v 6 They began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, although the temple had not been founded.
-\v 7 So they gave silver to the stoneworkers and craftsmen, and they gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar trees by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized for them by Cyrus, king of Persia.
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-\v 8 Then in the second month of the second year after they came to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, the rest of the priests, the Levites, and those who came from captivity back to Jerusalem began the work. They assigned the Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work of Yahweh's house.
-\v 9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers-all of them were Levites-joined together in supervising those working on the house of God. \f + \ft There are some textual issues here regarding the phrase \fqa the sons of Judah \fqa* or \fqa the descendants of Hodviah \fqa* and other matters. \f* 
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-\v 10 The builders laid a foundation for Yahweh's temple. This enabled the priests to stand in their garments with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, to praise Yahweh with cymbals, just as the hand of David, king of Israel had commanded.
-\v 11 They sang with praise and thankfulness to Yahweh, "He is good! His covenant faithfulness to Israel endures forever." All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations had been laid.
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-\v 12 But many of the priests, Levites, chief patriarchs, and old people who had seen the first house, when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes, wept loudly. But many had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound.
-\v 13 As a result, people were not able to distinguish the joyful and glad sounds from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people were crying out with great joy, and the sound was heard from far away.
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-\v 1 Now some enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who had been exiled were now building a temple for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
-\v 2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of their ancestors' clans. They said to them, "Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God and have sacrificed to him since the days when Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, brought us to this place."
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-\v 3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the heads of their ancestors' clans said, "It is not you, but we who must build the house of our God, for it is we who will build for Yahweh, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded."
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-\v 4 So the people of the land made the Judeans' hands weak; they made the Judeans afraid to build.
-\v 5 They also bribed counselors to frustrate their plans. They did this during all of Cyrus' days and into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
-\v 6 Then at the beginning of Ahasuerus' \f + \ft Also known as \fqa Xerxes. \f* reign they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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-\v 7 It was during the days of Artaxerxes that Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their companions wrote to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.
-\v 8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote this way to Artaxerxes about Jerusalem.
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-\v 9 Then Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, who were judges and other officers in the government, the Persians, men from Erech and Babylon, and the men from Susa (that is, the Elamites)—they wrote a letter—
-\v 10 and they were joined by the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal forced to settle in Samaria, along with the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River.
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-\v 11 This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: "Your servants, men of the Province Beyond the River, write this:
-\v 12 Let the king know that the Jews who went from you have come against us in Jerusalem to build a rebellious city. They have completed the walls and repaired the foundations.
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-\v 13 Now let the king know that if this city is built and the wall is completed, they will not give any tribute and taxes, but they will harm the kings.
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-\v 14 Surely because we have eaten the palace salt, it is not fitting for us to see any dishonor happen to the king. It is because of this that we are informing the king
-\v 15 to search your father's record and to verify that this is a rebellious city that will harm kings and provinces. It has caused many problems to the kings and provinces. It has been a center for rebellion from long ago. It was for this reason that the city was destroyed.
-\v 16 We are informing the king that if this city and wall are built, then there will be nothing remaining for you in the Province Beyond the River."
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-\v 17 So the king sent out a reply to Rehum and Shimshai and their companions in Samaria and the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River: "May peace be yours.
-\v 18 The letter that you sent me has been translated and read to me.
-\v 19 So I ordered an investigation and discovered that in previous days they had rebelled and revolted against kings.
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-\v 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and had power over everything in the Province Beyond the River. Tribute and taxes were paid to them.
-\v 21 Now, make a decree for these men to stop and not build this city until I make a decree.
-\v 22 Be careful not to neglect this. Why allow this threat to grow and cause more loss for the royal interests?
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-\v 23 When King Artaxerxes' decree was read before Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, they went out quickly to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop building.
-\v 24 So the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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-\v 1 Then Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo the prophet prophesied in the name of the God of Israel to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem.
-\v 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God in Jerusalem with the prophets who encouraged them.
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-\v 3 Then Tattenai the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and his associates came and said to them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and complete these walls?"
-\v 4 They also said, "What are the names of the men building this building?"
-\v 5 But God's eye was on the Jewish elders and their enemies did not stop them. They were waiting for a letter to be sent to the king and for a decree to be returned to them concerning this.
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-\v 6 This is a copy of the letter of Tattenai, governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai and his accociates in the Province Beyond the River, which they sent to Darius the king.
-\v 7 They sent a report, writing this to King Darius, "May all peace be yours.
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-\v 8 Let the king know that we went to Judah to the house of the great God. It is being built with large stones and timbers set in the walls. This work is being done thoroughly and is going forward well in their hands.
-\v 9 We asked the elders, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and these walls?'
-\v 10 We also asked them their names so you might know the name of each man who led them.
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-\v 11 They replied and said, 'We are servants of the one who is the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding this house that had been built many years ago when the great king of Israel built it and completed it.
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-\v 12 However, when our ancestors enraged the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and took the people into exile in Babylon.
-\v 13 Nevertheless, in the first year when Cyrus was king of Babylon, Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.
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-\v 14 King Cyrus also returned the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from the temple in Jerusalem to the temple in Babylon. He restored them to Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.
-\v 15 He said to him, "Take these objects. Go and put them in the temple in Jerusalem. Let the house of God be rebuilt there."
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-\v 16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation for the house of God in Jerusalem; and it is being constructed, but is not yet complete.'
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-\v 17 Now if it pleases the king, may it be investigated in the house of archives in Babylon if a judgment from King Cyrus exists there to build this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send his decision to us.
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-\v 1 So King Darius ordered an investigation in the house of archives in Babylon.
-\v 2 In the fortified city of Ecbatana in Media a scroll was found; this was its record:
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-\v 3 "In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus issued a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the house be rebuilt as a place for sacrifice, let its foundations be laid, let its height be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits,
-\v 4 with three rows of large stones and a row of new timber, and let the cost be paid by the king's house.
-\v 5 Now bring back the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought to Babylon from the temple in Jerusalem and send them back to the temple in Jerusalem. You are to put them in the house of God.'
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-\v 6 Now Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and associates who are in the Province Beyond the River, keep away!
-\v 7 Leave the work of this house of God alone. The governor and Jewish elders will build this house of God at that place.
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-\v 8 I am ordering that you must do this for these Jewish elders who build this house of God: Funds from the king's tribute beyond the River will be used to pay these men so they do not have to stop their work.
-\v 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of Heaven, grain, salt, wine, or oil according to the command of the priests in Jerusalem—give these things to them every day without fail.
-\v 10 Do this so they will bring the offering in to the God of Heaven and pray for me, the king, and my sons.
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-\v 11 I am ordering that if anyone violates this decree, a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap because of this.
-\v 12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree, or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, am ordering this. Let it be done with diligence!"
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-\v 13 Then because of the decree sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai and his associates, did everything that King Darius had ordered.
-\v 14 So the Jewish elders built and prospered under the teaching of Haggaithe prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They completed their buildings according to the decree of the God of Israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes the king of Persia.
-\v 15 The house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of King Darius' reign.
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-\v 16 The Israelite people, priests, Levites, and the rest of the captives celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
-\v 17 They offered one hundred bulls, one hundred rams, and four hundred lambs for the dedication of God's house. Twelve male goats were also offered as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe in Israel.
-\v 18 They also assigned the priests and Levites to work divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it was written in The Book of Moses.
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-\v 19 So those who had been in exile celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
-\v 20 The priests and Levites all purified themselves and slaughtered the Passover sacrifices for all those who had been in exile, including themselves.
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-\v 21 The Israelite people who ate some of the Passover meat were those who had returned from exile and had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the people of the land and sought Yahweh, the God of Israel.
-\v 22 They joyfully celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, for Yahweh had brought them joy and turned the heart of Assyria's king to strengthen their hands in the work of his house, the house of the God of Israel.
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-\v 1 Now after this, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra's ancestors were Seraiah, Azariah, Hilkiah,
-\v 2 Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub,
-\v 3 Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth,
-\v 4 Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki,
-\v 5 Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, who was son of Aaron the high priest.
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-\v 6 Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him.
-\v 7 Some of the descendants of Israel and the priests, Levites, temple singers, gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
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-\v 8 He arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the same year.
-\v 9 He left Babylon on the first day of the first month. It was on the first day of the fifth month that he arrived in Jerusalem, since the good hand of God was with him.
-\v 10 Ezra had established his heart to study, carry out, and teach the statutes and decrees of the law of Yahweh.
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-\v 11 This was the decree that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest and scribe of Yahweh's commandments and statutes for Israel:
-\v 12 "The King of kings Artaxerxes, to the priest Ezra, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven:
-\v 13 I am ordering that anyone from Israel in my kingdom along with their priests and Levites who desires to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
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-\v 14 I, the king, and my seven counselors, send you all out to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to God's law, which is in your hand.
-\v 15 You are to bring the silver and gold that they have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.
-\v 16 Freely give all the silver and gold that all of Babylon has given along with what is freely offered by the people and the priests for the house of God in Jerusalem.
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-\v 17 So buy in full the oxen, rams and lambs, and grain and drink offerings. Offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.
-\v 18 Do with the rest of the silver and gold whatever seems good to you and your brothers, to please your God.
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-\v 19 Place the objects that were freely given to you before him for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem.
-\v 20 Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury.
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-\v 21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers in the Province Beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full,
-\v 22 up to one hundred silver talents, one hundred cors of grain, one hundred baths of wine, and one hundred baths of oil, also salt without limit.
-\v 23 Anything that comes from the decree of the God of Heaven, do it with devotion for his house. For why should his wrath come upon the kingdom of me and my sons?
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-\v 24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God.
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-\v 25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and discerning men to serve all the people in the Province Beyond the River, and to serve anyone who knows the law of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law.
-\v 26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment.
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-\v 27 Praise Yahweh, our ancestors' God, who placed all this into the king's heart to glorify Yahweh's house in Jerusalem,
-\v 28 and who extended covenant faithfulness to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I have been strengthened by the hand of Yahweh my God, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go with me.
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-\v 1 These are the leaders of their ancestors' families who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes.
-\v 2 Of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom.
-Of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel.
-Of the descendants of David, Hattush,
-\v 3 who was of the descendants of Shecaniah, who was from the descendants of Parosh; and Zechariah, and with him there were 150 males listed in the record of his genealogy.
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-\v 4 Of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him were two hundred males.
-\v 5 Of the descendants of Zattu, Ben Jahaziel and with him were three hundred males.
-\v 6 Of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan and with him were listed fifty males.
-\v 7 Of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and with him were listed seventy males.
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-\v 8 Of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael and with him were listed eighty males.
-\v 9 Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel and with him were listed 218 males.
-\v 10 Of the descendants of Bani,\f + \ft The name \fqa Bani \fqa* was missing in the MT was restored from the LXX. \f* Shelomith son of Josiphiah and with him were listed 160 males.
-\v 11 Of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai and with him were listed twenty-eight males.
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-\v 12 Of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan and with him were listed 110 males.
-\v 13 Those of the descendants of Adonikam came later. These were their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah and with them came sixty males.
-\v 14 Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur and with him were listed seventy males.
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-\v 15 I gathered the travelers at the canal that goes to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I examined the people and priests, but could not find any descendants of Levi there.
-\v 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, and Elnathan and Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam—who were leaders—and for Joiarib and Elnathan—who were teachers.
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-\v 17 Next I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants living in Kasiphia, that is, to send to us servants for the house of God.
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-\s5
-\v 18 So they sent us by our God's good hand a man named Sherebiah, a prudent man. He was a descendant of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel. He came with eighteen sons and brothers.
-
-\v 19 With him came Hashabiah. There also were Jeshaiah, one of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men in all.
-\v 20 Of those assigned to serve in the temple, whom David and his officials gave to serve the Levites: 220, each of them assigned by name.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 Then I proclaimed a fast at the Ahava Canal to humble ourselves before God, to seek a straight path from him for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
-\v 22 I was ashamed to ask the king for an army or horsemen to protect us against enemies along the way, since we had said to the king, 'The hand of our God is on all who seek him for good, but his might and wrath are on all who forget him.'
-\v 23 So we fasted and sought God about this, and we pled to him.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Next I selected twelve men from the priestly officials: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.
-\v 25 I weighed out for them silver, gold, and the objects and offerings for the house of God that the king, his counselors and officials, and all Israel had freely offered.
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-\s5
-\v 26 So I weighed into their hand 650 talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver objects, one hundred talents of gold,
-\v 27 twenty gold bowls that were together valued at one thousand darics, and two well-polished bronze vessels as precious as gold.
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-\s5
-\v 28 Then I said to them, "You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.
-\v 29 Watch over them and keep them until you weigh them out before the priestly officials, Levites, and leaders of the ancestors' clans of Israel in Jerusalem in the rooms of God's house."
-\v 30 The priests and the Levites accepted the weighed silver, gold, and the objects in order to take them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 We went out from the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us; he protected us from the hand of the enemy and the ones who wished to ambush us along the road.
-\v 32 So we entered Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.
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-\s5
-\v 33 Then on the fourth day the silver, gold, and objects were weighed out in our God's house into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him were Eleazar son of Phinehas, Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui the Levite.
-\v 34 The number and weight of everything was determined. All the weight was written down at that time.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 35 The ones who came back from the captivity, the people of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All were a burnt offering for Yahweh.
-\v 36 Then they gave the king's decrees to the king's high officials and the governors in the Province Beyond the River, and they helped the people and the house of God.
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-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 When these things were done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the other lands and their abominations: Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
-\v 2 For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands, and the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness."
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-\s5
-\v 3 When I heard this, I tore apart my clothing and robe and pulled out hair from my head and beard, and I sat down, devastated.
-\v 4 All those who trembled at the words of the God of Israel about this faithlessness gathered to me while I was sitting ashamed until the evening offering.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 But at the evening offering I arose from my position of humiliation in my torn clothes and robe, and knelt down and spread my hands to Yahweh my God.
-\v 6 I said, "My God, I am ashamed and disgraced to raise my face to you, for our iniquities increase over our head, and our guilt grows to the heavens.
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-\s5
-\v 7 From the days of our ancestors until now we have been in great guilt. In our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests were given into the hand of kings of this world, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces, as we are today.
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-\s5
-\v 8 Yet now for a short time, mercy from Yahweh our God has come to leave us a few survivors and to give us a foothold in his holy place. This was for our God to enlighten our eyes and to give us a little relief in our slavery.
-\v 9 For we are slaves, but our God has not forgotten us but has extended covenant faithfulness to us. He has done this in the sight of the king of Persia in order to give us new strength, so we could rebuild our God's house and raise its ruins. He did this so that he could give us a wall of safety in Judah and Jerusalem.
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-\s5
-\v 10 But now, our God, what can we say after this? We have forgotten your commands,
-\v 11 the commands that you gave to your servants the prophets, when you said, "This land that you are entering to possess is an unclean land. It is contaminated by the people of the lands with their abominations. They have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness.
-\v 12 So now, do not give your daughters to their sons; do not take their daughters for your sons, and do not seek their ongoing peace and welfare, so that you will be strong and eat the good of the land, so you will cause your children to possess it for all time."
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-\s5
-\v 13 Yet after everything that came on us for our evil practices and our great guilt—since you, our God, have held back what our iniquities deserve and left us survivors—
-\v 14 should we again break your commandments and make mixed marriages with these abominable people? Will you not be angry and annihilate us so there will be no one left, no one to escape?
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-\s5
-\v 15 Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have remained as a few survivors at this day. Look! We are here before you in our guilt, for there is no one who can stand before you because of this.
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-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 As Ezra prayed and confessed, he wept and threw himself down before God's house. A very great assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered to him, for the people were weeping very greatly.
-\v 2 Shekaniah son of Jehiel of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the people of the other lands. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
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-\s5
-\v 3 So now let us make a covenant with our God to send out all the women and their children according to the Lord's instructions and the instructions of those who tremble at the commandments of our God, and let it be done according to the law.
-\v 4 Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 So Ezra rose and made the priestly officials, the Levites, and all of Israel promise to act in this way. So they all took a solemn oath.
-\v 6 Then Ezra rose from before God's house and went to the rooms of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, since he was mourning concerning the faithlessness of those who had been in captivity.
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-\s5
-\v 7 So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem.
-\v 8 Anyone who did not come in three days according to the instructions from the officials and elders forfeited all of his possessions and would be excluded from the great assembly of the people who had come back from exile.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month and the twentieth day of the month. All the people stood in the square before God's house and trembled because of the word and the rain.
-\v 10 Ezra the priest arose and said, "You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt.
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-\s5
-\v 11 But now give praise to Yahweh, your ancestors' God, and do his will. Separate from the people of the land and from the foreign women."
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-\s5
-\v 12 All the assembly answered in a loud voice, "We will do as you have said.
-\v 13 However, there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We have no strength to stand outside, and this is not only one or two days of work, since we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
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-\s5
-\v 14 So let our officials represent all the assembly. Let all who have allowed foreign women to live in our cities come at the time that will be fixed with the city elders and the city judges until the raging wrath of our God goes away from us."
-\v 15 Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 So the people who returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest selected men, the leaders in their ancestors' clans and houses—all of them by name, and they looked into the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
-\v 17 By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Among the descendants of the priests there were those who had lived with foreign women. Among the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
-\v 19 So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 20 Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
-\v 21 Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
-\v 22 Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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-\s5
-\v 23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
-\v 24 Among the singers: Eliashib.
-Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
-\v 25 Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
-\f + \ft Instead of the second occurrence of \fqa Malchijah \fqa* , some modern versions substitute \fqa Hashabiah \fqa* . \f*
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-\s5
-\v 26 Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
-\v 27 Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
-\v 28 Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
-\v 29 Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Bani \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Bigvai \fqa* . \f*
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-\s5
-\v 30 Among the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
-\v 31 Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
-\v 32 Benjamin, Malluk, and Shemariah.
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-\s5
-\v 33 Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
-\v 34 Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
-\v 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
-\v 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
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-\v 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
-\v 38 Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Bani, Binnui, Shimei \fqa* . \f*
-\v 39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
-\v 40 Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Maknadebai \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Among the descendants of Zaccai \fqa* . \f*
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-\s5
-\v 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
-\v 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
-\v 43 Among the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
-\v 44 All of these had taken foreign wives and had children with some of them.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa and had children with some of them \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa but sent them away with their children \fqa* . \f*
+\mt Ezra \s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, Yahweh fulfilled his word that came from the mouth of Jeremiah, and stirred Cyrus's spirit. Cyrus' voice went out over his entire kingdom. This is what was written and spoken:
+\v 2 "Cyrus, king of Persia, says: Yahweh, God of Heaven, gave me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he appointed me to build for him a house in Jerusalem in Judea.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Whoever is from his people (may his God be with him) may go up to Jerusalem and build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.
+\v 4 People of any part of the kingdom where survivors of that land are living should provide them with silver and gold, possessions and animals, as well as a freewill offering for God's house in Jerusalem."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 Then the heads of the ancestors' clans of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone whose spirit God stirred to go and build his house arose.
+\v 6 Those around them supported their work with silver and gold objects, possessions, animals, valuables, and freewill offerings.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Cyrus king of Persia also released the objects belonging to Yahweh's house that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and put in his own gods' houses.
+\v 8 Cyrus put them into the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out for Sheshbazzar, Judea's leader.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 This was their number: thirty gold basins, one thousand silver basins, twenty-nine other basins,
+\v 10 thirty gold bowls, 410 small silver bowls, and one thousand additional objects.
+\v 11 There were 5,400 gold and silver items in all. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
+
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+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 These are the people in the province who went up from the captivity of King Nebuchadnezzar, who had exiled them in Babylon, the people who returned to each of their cities of Jerusalem and in Judea.
+\v 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
+\p
+\p This is the record of the men of the people of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
+\v 4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
+\v 5 The descendants of Arah: 775.
+\v 6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
+\v 8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.
+\v 9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
+\v 10 The descendants of Bani: 642.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.
+\v 12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
+\v 13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
+\v 14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The descendants of Adin: 454.
+\v 16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
+\v 17 The descendants of Bezai: 323.
+\v 18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 The men of Hashum: 223.
+\v 20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
+\v 21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.
+\v 22 The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 The men of Anathoth: 128.
+\v 24 The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
+\v 25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
+\v 26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 The men of Michmas: 122.
+\v 28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
+\v 29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
+\v 30 The men of Magbish: 156.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
+\v 32 The men of Harim: 320.
+\v 33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 The men of Jericho: 345.
+\v 35 The men of Senaah: 3,630.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
+\v 37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.
+\v 38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
+\v 39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
+\v 41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
+\v 42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
+\v 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
+\v 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
+\v 46 Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.
+
+\s5
+\v 47 The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,
+\v 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
+\v 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
+\v 50 Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.
+
+\s5
+\v 51 The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,
+\v 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
+\v 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
+\v 54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
+\v 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
+\v 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
+\v 58 There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 59 Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel
+\v 60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
+
+\s5
+\v 61 Also, from the priest's descendants: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
+\v 62 They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 
+\v 63 So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 64 The whole group totaled 42,360,
+\v 65 not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
+
+\s5
+\v 66 Their horses: 736.
+Their mules: 245.
+\v 67 Their camels: 435.
+Their donkeys: 6,720.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
+\v 69 They gave according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 70 So the priests and Levites, the people, the temple singers and gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple inhabited their cities. All the people in Israel were in their cities.
+
+
+
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+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 It was the seventh month after the people of Israel came back to their cities, when they gathered together as one man in Jerusalem.
+\v 2 Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brothers rose up and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then they established the altar on its stand, for dread was on them because of the people of the land. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening.
+\v 4 They also observed the Festival of Shelters as it is written and offered burnt offerings day by day according to the decree, each day's duty on its day.
+\v 5 Accordingly, there were daily burnt offerings and monthly ones and offerings for all the fixed feasts of Yahweh, along with all the freewill offerings.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 They began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, although the temple had not been founded.
+\v 7 So they gave silver to the stoneworkers and craftsmen, and they gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar trees by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized for them by Cyrus, king of Persia.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Then in the second month of the second year after they came to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, the rest of the priests, the Levites, and those who came from captivity back to Jerusalem began the work. They assigned the Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work of Yahweh's house.
+\v 9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers-all of them were Levites-joined together in supervising those working on the house of God. \f + \ft There are some textual issues here regarding the phrase \fqa the sons of Judah \fqa* or \fqa the descendants of Hodviah \fqa* and other matters. \f* 
+
+\s5
+\v 10 The builders laid a foundation for Yahweh's temple. This enabled the priests to stand in their garments with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, to praise Yahweh with cymbals, just as the hand of David, king of Israel had commanded.
+\v 11 They sang with praise and thankfulness to Yahweh, "He is good! His covenant faithfulness to Israel endures forever." All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations had been laid.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 But many of the priests, Levites, chief patriarchs, and old people who had seen the first house, when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes, wept loudly. But many had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound.
+\v 13 As a result, people were not able to distinguish the joyful and glad sounds from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people were crying out with great joy, and the sound was heard from far away.
+
+
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+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 Now some enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who had been exiled were now building a temple for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
+\v 2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of their ancestors' clans. They said to them, "Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God and have sacrificed to him since the days when Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, brought us to this place."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the heads of their ancestors' clans said, "It is not you, but we who must build the house of our God, for it is we who will build for Yahweh, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 So the people of the land made the Judeans' hands weak; they made the Judeans afraid to build.
+\v 5 They also bribed counselors to frustrate their plans. They did this during all of Cyrus' days and into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
+\v 6 Then at the beginning of Ahasuerus' \f + \ft Also known as \fqa Xerxes. \f* reign they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 It was during the days of Artaxerxes that Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their companions wrote to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.
+\v 8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote this way to Artaxerxes about Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, who were judges and other officers in the government, the Persians, men from Erech and Babylon, and the men from Susa (that is, the Elamites)—they wrote a letter—
+\v 10 and they were joined by the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal forced to settle in Samaria, along with the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: "Your servants, men of the Province Beyond the River, write this:
+\v 12 Let the king know that the Jews who went from you have come against us in Jerusalem to build a rebellious city. They have completed the walls and repaired the foundations.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Now let the king know that if this city is built and the wall is completed, they will not give any tribute and taxes, but they will harm the kings.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Surely because we have eaten the palace salt, it is not fitting for us to see any dishonor happen to the king. It is because of this that we are informing the king
+\v 15 to search your father's record and to verify that this is a rebellious city that will harm kings and provinces. It has caused many problems to the kings and provinces. It has been a center for rebellion from long ago. It was for this reason that the city was destroyed.
+\v 16 We are informing the king that if this city and wall are built, then there will be nothing remaining for you in the Province Beyond the River."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 So the king sent out a reply to Rehum and Shimshai and their companions in Samaria and the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River: "May peace be yours.
+\v 18 The letter that you sent me has been translated and read to me.
+\v 19 So I ordered an investigation and discovered that in previous days they had rebelled and revolted against kings.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and had power over everything in the Province Beyond the River. Tribute and taxes were paid to them.
+\v 21 Now, make a decree for these men to stop and not build this city until I make a decree.
+\v 22 Be careful not to neglect this. Why allow this threat to grow and cause more loss for the royal interests?
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 When King Artaxerxes' decree was read before Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, they went out quickly to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop building.
+\v 24 So the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 Then Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo the prophet prophesied in the name of the God of Israel to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem.
+\v 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God in Jerusalem with the prophets who encouraged them.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Tattenai the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and his associates came and said to them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and complete these walls?"
+\v 4 They also said, "What are the names of the men building this building?"
+\v 5 But God's eye was on the Jewish elders and their enemies did not stop them. They were waiting for a letter to be sent to the king and for a decree to be returned to them concerning this.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 This is a copy of the letter of Tattenai, governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai and his accociates in the Province Beyond the River, which they sent to Darius the king.
+\v 7 They sent a report, writing this to King Darius, "May all peace be yours.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Let the king know that we went to Judah to the house of the great God. It is being built with large stones and timbers set in the walls. This work is being done thoroughly and is going forward well in their hands.
+\v 9 We asked the elders, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and these walls?'
+\v 10 We also asked them their names so you might know the name of each man who led them.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 They replied and said, 'We are servants of the one who is the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding this house that had been built many years ago when the great king of Israel built it and completed it.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 However, when our ancestors enraged the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and took the people into exile in Babylon.
+\v 13 Nevertheless, in the first year when Cyrus was king of Babylon, Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 King Cyrus also returned the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from the temple in Jerusalem to the temple in Babylon. He restored them to Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.
+\v 15 He said to him, "Take these objects. Go and put them in the temple in Jerusalem. Let the house of God be rebuilt there."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation for the house of God in Jerusalem; and it is being constructed, but is not yet complete.'
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Now if it pleases the king, may it be investigated in the house of archives in Babylon if a judgment from King Cyrus exists there to build this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send his decision to us.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 So King Darius ordered an investigation in the house of archives in Babylon.
+\v 2 In the fortified city of Ecbatana in Media a scroll was found; this was its record:
+
+\s5
+\v 3 "In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus issued a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the house be rebuilt as a place for sacrifice, let its foundations be laid, let its height be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits,
+\v 4 with three rows of large stones and a row of new timber, and let the cost be paid by the king's house.
+\v 5 Now bring back the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought to Babylon from the temple in Jerusalem and send them back to the temple in Jerusalem. You are to put them in the house of God.'
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Now Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and associates who are in the Province Beyond the River, keep away!
+\v 7 Leave the work of this house of God alone. The governor and Jewish elders will build this house of God at that place.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 I am ordering that you must do this for these Jewish elders who build this house of God: Funds from the king's tribute beyond the River will be used to pay these men so they do not have to stop their work.
+\v 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of Heaven, grain, salt, wine, or oil according to the command of the priests in Jerusalem—give these things to them every day without fail.
+\v 10 Do this so they will bring the offering in to the God of Heaven and pray for me, the king, and my sons.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 I am ordering that if anyone violates this decree, a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap because of this.
+\v 12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree, or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, am ordering this. Let it be done with diligence!"
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Then because of the decree sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai and his associates, did everything that King Darius had ordered.
+\v 14 So the Jewish elders built and prospered under the teaching of Haggaithe prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They completed their buildings according to the decree of the God of Israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes the king of Persia.
+\v 15 The house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of King Darius' reign.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 The Israelite people, priests, Levites, and the rest of the captives celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
+\v 17 They offered one hundred bulls, one hundred rams, and four hundred lambs for the dedication of God's house. Twelve male goats were also offered as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe in Israel.
+\v 18 They also assigned the priests and Levites to work divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it was written in The Book of Moses.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 So those who had been in exile celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
+\v 20 The priests and Levites all purified themselves and slaughtered the Passover sacrifices for all those who had been in exile, including themselves.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 The Israelite people who ate some of the Passover meat were those who had returned from exile and had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the people of the land and sought Yahweh, the God of Israel.
+\v 22 They joyfully celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, for Yahweh had brought them joy and turned the heart of Assyria's king to strengthen their hands in the work of his house, the house of the God of Israel.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 Now after this, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra's ancestors were Seraiah, Azariah, Hilkiah,
+\v 2 Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub,
+\v 3 Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth,
+\v 4 Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki,
+\v 5 Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, who was son of Aaron the high priest.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him.
+\v 7 Some of the descendants of Israel and the priests, Levites, temple singers, gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 He arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the same year.
+\v 9 He left Babylon on the first day of the first month. It was on the first day of the fifth month that he arrived in Jerusalem, since the good hand of God was with him.
+\v 10 Ezra had established his heart to study, carry out, and teach the statutes and decrees of the law of Yahweh.
+
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 This was the decree that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest and scribe of Yahweh's commandments and statutes for Israel:
+\v 12 "The King of kings Artaxerxes, to the priest Ezra, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven:
+\v 13 I am ordering that anyone from Israel in my kingdom along with their priests and Levites who desires to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 I, the king, and my seven counselors, send you all out to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to God's law, which is in your hand.
+\v 15 You are to bring the silver and gold that they have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.
+\v 16 Freely give all the silver and gold that all of Babylon has given along with what is freely offered by the people and the priests for the house of God in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 So buy in full the oxen, rams and lambs, and grain and drink offerings. Offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.
+\v 18 Do with the rest of the silver and gold whatever seems good to you and your brothers, to please your God.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Place the objects that were freely given to you before him for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem.
+\v 20 Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers in the Province Beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full,
+\v 22 up to one hundred silver talents, one hundred cors of grain, one hundred baths of wine, and one hundred baths of oil, also salt without limit.
+\v 23 Anything that comes from the decree of the God of Heaven, do it with devotion for his house. For why should his wrath come upon the kingdom of me and my sons?
+
+\s5
+\v 24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and discerning men to serve all the people in the Province Beyond the River, and to serve anyone who knows the law of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law.
+\v 26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Praise Yahweh, our ancestors' God, who placed all this into the king's heart to glorify Yahweh's house in Jerusalem,
+\v 28 and who extended covenant faithfulness to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I have been strengthened by the hand of Yahweh my God, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go with me.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 These are the leaders of their ancestors' families who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes.
+\v 2 Of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom.
+Of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel.
+Of the descendants of David, Hattush,
+\v 3 who was of the descendants of Shecaniah, who was from the descendants of Parosh; and Zechariah, and with him there were 150 males listed in the record of his genealogy.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him were two hundred males.
+\v 5 Of the descendants of Zattu, Ben Jahaziel and with him were three hundred males.
+\v 6 Of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan and with him were listed fifty males.
+\v 7 Of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and with him were listed seventy males.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael and with him were listed eighty males.
+\v 9 Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel and with him were listed 218 males.
+\v 10 Of the descendants of Bani,\f + \ft The name \fqa Bani \fqa* was missing in the MT was restored from the LXX. \f* Shelomith son of Josiphiah and with him were listed 160 males.
+\v 11 Of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai and with him were listed twenty-eight males.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan and with him were listed 110 males.
+\v 13 Those of the descendants of Adonikam came later. These were their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah and with them came sixty males.
+\v 14 Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur and with him were listed seventy males.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 I gathered the travelers at the canal that goes to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I examined the people and priests, but could not find any descendants of Levi there.
+\v 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, and Elnathan and Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam—who were leaders—and for Joiarib and Elnathan—who were teachers.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Next I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants living in Kasiphia, that is, to send to us servants for the house of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 So they sent us by our God's good hand a man named Sherebiah, a prudent man. He was a descendant of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel. He came with eighteen sons and brothers.
+
+\v 19 With him came Hashabiah. There also were Jeshaiah, one of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men in all.
+\v 20 Of those assigned to serve in the temple, whom David and his officials gave to serve the Levites: 220, each of them assigned by name.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Then I proclaimed a fast at the Ahava Canal to humble ourselves before God, to seek a straight path from him for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
+\v 22 I was ashamed to ask the king for an army or horsemen to protect us against enemies along the way, since we had said to the king, 'The hand of our God is on all who seek him for good, but his might and wrath are on all who forget him.'
+\v 23 So we fasted and sought God about this, and we pled to him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Next I selected twelve men from the priestly officials: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.
+\v 25 I weighed out for them silver, gold, and the objects and offerings for the house of God that the king, his counselors and officials, and all Israel had freely offered.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 So I weighed into their hand 650 talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver objects, one hundred talents of gold,
+\v 27 twenty gold bowls that were together valued at one thousand darics, and two well-polished bronze vessels as precious as gold.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Then I said to them, "You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.
+\v 29 Watch over them and keep them until you weigh them out before the priestly officials, Levites, and leaders of the ancestors' clans of Israel in Jerusalem in the rooms of God's house."
+\v 30 The priests and the Levites accepted the weighed silver, gold, and the objects in order to take them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 We went out from the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us; he protected us from the hand of the enemy and the ones who wished to ambush us along the road.
+\v 32 So we entered Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Then on the fourth day the silver, gold, and objects were weighed out in our God's house into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him were Eleazar son of Phinehas, Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui the Levite.
+\v 34 The number and weight of everything was determined. All the weight was written down at that time.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 The ones who came back from the captivity, the people of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All were a burnt offering for Yahweh.
+\v 36 Then they gave the king's decrees to the king's high officials and the governors in the Province Beyond the River, and they helped the people and the house of God.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 When these things were done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the other lands and their abominations: Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
+\v 2 For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands, and the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 When I heard this, I tore apart my clothing and robe and pulled out hair from my head and beard, and I sat down, devastated.
+\v 4 All those who trembled at the words of the God of Israel about this faithlessness gathered to me while I was sitting ashamed until the evening offering.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 But at the evening offering I arose from my position of humiliation in my torn clothes and robe, and knelt down and spread my hands to Yahweh my God.
+\v 6 I said, "My God, I am ashamed and disgraced to raise my face to you, for our iniquities increase over our head, and our guilt grows to the heavens.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 From the days of our ancestors until now we have been in great guilt. In our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests were given into the hand of kings of this world, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces, as we are today.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Yet now for a short time, mercy from Yahweh our God has come to leave us a few survivors and to give us a foothold in his holy place. This was for our God to enlighten our eyes and to give us a little relief in our slavery.
+\v 9 For we are slaves, but our God has not forgotten us but has extended covenant faithfulness to us. He has done this in the sight of the king of Persia in order to give us new strength, so we could rebuild our God's house and raise its ruins. He did this so that he could give us a wall of safety in Judah and Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 But now, our God, what can we say after this? We have forgotten your commands,
+\v 11 the commands that you gave to your servants the prophets, when you said, "This land that you are entering to possess is an unclean land. It is contaminated by the people of the lands with their abominations. They have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness.
+\v 12 So now, do not give your daughters to their sons; do not take their daughters for your sons, and do not seek their ongoing peace and welfare, so that you will be strong and eat the good of the land, so you will cause your children to possess it for all time."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Yet after everything that came on us for our evil practices and our great guilt—since you, our God, have held back what our iniquities deserve and left us survivors—
+\v 14 should we again break your commandments and make mixed marriages with these abominable people? Will you not be angry and annihilate us so there will be no one left, no one to escape?
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have remained as a few survivors at this day. Look! We are here before you in our guilt, for there is no one who can stand before you because of this.
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 As Ezra prayed and confessed, he wept and threw himself down before God's house. A very great assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered to him, for the people were weeping very greatly.
+\v 2 Shekaniah son of Jehiel of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the people of the other lands. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 So now let us make a covenant with our God to send out all the women and their children according to the Lord's instructions and the instructions of those who tremble at the commandments of our God, and let it be done according to the law.
+\v 4 Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 So Ezra rose and made the priestly officials, the Levites, and all of Israel promise to act in this way. So they all took a solemn oath.
+\v 6 Then Ezra rose from before God's house and went to the rooms of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, since he was mourning concerning the faithlessness of those who had been in captivity.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem.
+\v 8 Anyone who did not come in three days according to the instructions from the officials and elders forfeited all of his possessions and would be excluded from the great assembly of the people who had come back from exile.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month and the twentieth day of the month. All the people stood in the square before God's house and trembled because of the word and the rain.
+\v 10 Ezra the priest arose and said, "You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 But now give praise to Yahweh, your ancestors' God, and do his will. Separate from the people of the land and from the foreign women."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 All the assembly answered in a loud voice, "We will do as you have said.
+\v 13 However, there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We have no strength to stand outside, and this is not only one or two days of work, since we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 So let our officials represent all the assembly. Let all who have allowed foreign women to live in our cities come at the time that will be fixed with the city elders and the city judges until the raging wrath of our God goes away from us."
+\v 15 Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 So the people who returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest selected men, the leaders in their ancestors' clans and houses—all of them by name, and they looked into the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
+\v 17 By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Among the descendants of the priests there were those who had lived with foreign women. Among the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
+\v 19 So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
+\v 21 Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
+\v 22 Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
+\v 24 Among the singers: Eliashib.
+Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
+\v 25 Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
+\f + \ft Instead of the second occurrence of \fqa Malchijah \fqa* , some modern versions substitute \fqa Hashabiah \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
+\v 27 Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
+\v 28 Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
+\v 29 Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Bani \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Bigvai \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Among the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
+\v 31 Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
+\v 32 Benjamin, Malluk, and Shemariah.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
+\v 34 Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
+\v 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
+\v 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
+
+\s5
+\v 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
+\v 38 Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Bani, Binnui, Shimei \fqa* . \f*
+\v 39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
+\v 40 Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa Maknadebai \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Among the descendants of Zaccai \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
+\v 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
+\v 43 Among the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
+\v 44 All of these had taken foreign wives and had children with some of them.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa and had children with some of them \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa but sent them away with their children \fqa* . \f*

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 \v 10 Now they are your servants and your people, whom you have rescued by your great power and by your strong hand.
 \v 11 Yahweh, I beg you, listen now to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to honor your name. Now give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man."
 \p I served as cupbearer to the king.
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-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, he selected wine, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never before been sad in his presence.
-\v 2 But the king said to me, "Why is your face so sad? You do not appear to be ill. This must be sadness of heart." Then I became very much afraid.
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-\s5
-\v 3 I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad? The city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire."
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-\s5
-\v 4 Then the king said to me, "What do you want me to do?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
-\v 5 I replied to the king, "If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight, you could send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."
-\v 6 The king replied to me (and the queen was also sitting beside him), "How long shall you be away and when will you return?" The king was glad to send me when I gave him the dates.
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-\s5
-\v 7 Then I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors in the Province Beyond the River so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.
-\v 8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live."
-\p So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 I came to the governors in the Province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
-\v 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel.
-\s5
-\v 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
-\v 12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me, other than the one I was riding.
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-\s5
-\v 13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate, toward the Jackal's Well and to the Dung Gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire.
-\v 14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool. The place was too narrow for the animal I was riding to pass through.
-\s5
-\v 15 So I went up that night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
-\v 16 The rulers did not know where I went or what I did, and I had not yet informed the Jews, nor the priests, nor the nobles, nor the rulers, nor the rest who did the work.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace."
-\v 18 I told them that the good hand of my God was on me and also about the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, "Let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
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-\s5
-\v 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us, and they said, "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
-\v 20 Then I answered them, "The God of heaven will give us success. We are his servants and we will arise and build. But you have no share, no right, and no historic claim in Jerusalem."
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-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brother priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors in place. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
-\v 2 Next to him the men of Jericho worked, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri worked.
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-\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They made beams for it, and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
-\v 4 Meremoth repaired the next section. He is the son of Uriah son of Hakkoz. Next to them Meshullam repaired. He is the son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel. Next to them Zadok repaired. He is the son of Baana.
-\v 5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their leaders refused to do the work ordered by their supervisors.
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-\p
-\v 6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They made beams for it, and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
-\v 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men from Gibeon and Mizpah, made repairs on the portion where the governor of the Province Beyond the River lived.
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-\v 8 Next to him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired, and next to him was Hananiah, a maker of perfumes. They rebuilt Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
-\v 9 Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur repaired. He was the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
-\v 10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired next to his house. Next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired.
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-\v 11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section along with the Tower of the Ovens.
-\v 12 Next to them Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, along with his daughters.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. They repaired a thousand cubits as far as the Dung Gate.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Malchijah son of Recab, the ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
-\p
-\v 15 Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David.
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-\s5
-\v 16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, repaired to the place across from the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and to the house of the mighty men.
-\v 17 After him the Levites repaired, including Rehum son of Bani and next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.
-\s5
-\v 18 After him their countrymen repaired, including Binnui son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
-\v 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section that faced the ascent to the armory at the corner of the wall.
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-\s5
-\v 20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai devotedly repaired another section, from the corner of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
-\v 21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
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-\v 22 Next to him the priests, the men from the area around Jerusalem, repaired.
-\v 23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their own house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah repaired next to his own house.
-\v 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the corner of the wall.
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-\s5
-\v 25 Palal son of Uzai repaired over against the corner of the wall and the tower that extends upward from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh repaired.
-\v 26 Now the temple servants living in Ophel repaired to the point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
-\v 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another section that was opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house.
-\v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired the section opposite his own house. Then after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired.
-\v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers.
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-\s5
-\v 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired to the house of the temple servants and the merchants that was opposite the Appointment Gate and the upper living chambers on the corner.
-\v 32 The goldsmiths and the merchants repaired between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate.
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, he selected wine, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never before been sad in his presence.
+\v 2 But the king said to me, "Why is your face so sad? You do not appear to be ill. This must be sadness of heart." Then I became very much afraid.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad? The city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then the king said to me, "What do you want me to do?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
+\v 5 I replied to the king, "If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight, you could send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."
+\v 6 The king replied to me (and the queen was also sitting beside him), "How long shall you be away and when will you return?" The king was glad to send me when I gave him the dates.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Then I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors in the Province Beyond the River so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.
+\v 8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live."
+\p So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 I came to the governors in the Province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
+\v 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel.
+\s5
+\v 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
+\v 12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me, other than the one I was riding.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate, toward the Jackal's Well and to the Dung Gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire.
+\v 14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool. The place was too narrow for the animal I was riding to pass through.
+\s5
+\v 15 So I went up that night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
+\v 16 The rulers did not know where I went or what I did, and I had not yet informed the Jews, nor the priests, nor the nobles, nor the rulers, nor the rest who did the work.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace."
+\v 18 I told them that the good hand of my God was on me and also about the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, "Let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us, and they said, "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
+\v 20 Then I answered them, "The God of heaven will give us success. We are his servants and we will arise and build. But you have no share, no right, and no historic claim in Jerusalem."
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brother priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors in place. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
+\v 2 Next to him the men of Jericho worked, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri worked.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They made beams for it, and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
+\v 4 Meremoth repaired the next section. He is the son of Uriah son of Hakkoz. Next to them Meshullam repaired. He is the son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel. Next to them Zadok repaired. He is the son of Baana.
+\v 5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their leaders refused to do the work ordered by their supervisors.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They made beams for it, and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
+\v 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men from Gibeon and Mizpah, made repairs on the portion where the governor of the Province Beyond the River lived.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Next to him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired, and next to him was Hananiah, a maker of perfumes. They rebuilt Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
+\v 9 Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur repaired. He was the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
+\v 10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired next to his house. Next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section along with the Tower of the Ovens.
+\v 12 Next to them Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, along with his daughters.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. They repaired a thousand cubits as far as the Dung Gate.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Malchijah son of Recab, the ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
+\p
+\v 15 Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, repaired to the place across from the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and to the house of the mighty men.
+\v 17 After him the Levites repaired, including Rehum son of Bani and next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.
+\s5
+\v 18 After him their countrymen repaired, including Binnui son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
+\v 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section that faced the ascent to the armory at the corner of the wall.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai devotedly repaired another section, from the corner of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
+\v 21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Next to him the priests, the men from the area around Jerusalem, repaired.
+\v 23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their own house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah repaired next to his own house.
+\v 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the corner of the wall.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Palal son of Uzai repaired over against the corner of the wall and the tower that extends upward from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh repaired.
+\v 26 Now the temple servants living in Ophel repaired to the point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
+\v 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another section that was opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house.
+\v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired the section opposite his own house. Then after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired.
+\v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired to the house of the temple servants and the merchants that was opposite the Appointment Gate and the upper living chambers on the corner.
+\v 32 The goldsmiths and the merchants repaired between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate.
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 \v 18 For there were many in Judah who were bound by an oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan had taken as his wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
 \v 19 They also spoke to me about his good deeds and reported my words back to him.
 \p Letters were sent to me from Tobiah to frighten me.
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-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 When the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in place, and the gatekeepers and singers and Levites had been appointed,
-\v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the fortress, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
-\s5
-\v 3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes."
-\v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found the book of the genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it.
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-\s5
-\v 6 "These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.
-\v 7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
-\p The number of the men of the people of Israel included the following.
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-\s5
-\v 8 The descendants of Parosh, 2,172.
-\v 9 The descendants of Shephatiah, 372.
-\v 10 The descendants of Arah, 652.
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-\s5
-\v 11 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818.
-\v 12 The descendants of Elam, 1,254.
-\v 13 The descendants of Zattu, 845.
-\v 14 The descendants of Zakkai, 760.
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-\s5
-\v 15 The descendants of Binnui, 648.
-\v 16 The descendants of Bebai, 628.
-\v 17 The descendants of Azgad, 2,322.
-\v 18 The descendants of Adonikam, 667.
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-\s5
-\v 19 The descendants of Bigvai, 2,067.
-\v 20 The descendants of Adin, 655.
-\v 21 The descendants of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98.
-\v 22 The descendants of Hashum, 328.
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-\v 23 The descendants of Bezai, 324.
-\v 24 The descendants of Hariph, 112.
-\v 25 The descendants of Gibeon, 95.
-\v 26 The men from Bethlehem and Netophah, 188.
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-\v 27 The men from Anathoth, 128.
-\v 28 The men of Beth Azmaveth, 42.
-\v 29 The men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
-\v 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, 621.
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-\s5
-\v 31 The men of Michmas, 122.
-\v 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, 123.
-\v 33 The men of the other Nebo, 52.
-\v 34 The people of the other Elam, 1,254.
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-\v 35 The men of Harim, 320.
-\v 36 The men of Jericho, 345.
-\v 37 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721.
-\v 38 The men of Senaah, 3,930.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), 973.
-\v 40 The descendants of Immer, 1,052.
-\v 41 The descendants of Pashhur, 1,247.
-\v 42 The descendants of Harim, 1,017.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 The Levites: The descendants of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of Binnui, and of Hodevah, 74.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa of Binnui, and of Hodevah \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa the descendants of Hodevah \fqa* . \f*
-\v 44 The singers: The descendants of Asaph, 148.
-\v 45 The gatekeepers of the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, 138.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 46 The temple servants: The descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
-\v 47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,
-\v 48 the descendants of Lebana, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
-\v 49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar.
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-\s5
-\v 50 The descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
-\v 51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
-\v 52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim.
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-\s5
-\v 53 The descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
-\v 54 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
-\v 55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
-\v 56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 57 The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
-\v 58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
-\v 59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
-\v 60 All the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants, were 392.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 61 These were the people who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
-\v 62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642.
-\v 63 Those who were from the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
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-\s5
-\v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
-\v 65 Then the governor said to them that they should not be allowed to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there rose up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
-\v 67 besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337. They had 245 singing men and women.
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-\v 68 Their horses were 736 in number, their mules, 245,
-\v 69 their camels, 435, and their donkeys, 6,720.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa thirty priestly garments \fqa* , but it is difficult to understand. Most modern versions have \fqa 530 priestly garments \fqa* . However, some recommend reading \fqa thirty priestly garments and five hundred minas of silver \fqa* . \f*
-\v 71 Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work twenty thousand darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
-\v 72 The rest of the people gave twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
-\p By the seventh month the people of Israel were settled in their cities."
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+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 When the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in place, and the gatekeepers and singers and Levites had been appointed,
+\v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the fortress, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
+\s5
+\v 3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes."
+\v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found the book of the genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 "These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.
+\v 7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
+\p The number of the men of the people of Israel included the following.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The descendants of Parosh, 2,172.
+\v 9 The descendants of Shephatiah, 372.
+\v 10 The descendants of Arah, 652.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818.
+\v 12 The descendants of Elam, 1,254.
+\v 13 The descendants of Zattu, 845.
+\v 14 The descendants of Zakkai, 760.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The descendants of Binnui, 648.
+\v 16 The descendants of Bebai, 628.
+\v 17 The descendants of Azgad, 2,322.
+\v 18 The descendants of Adonikam, 667.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 The descendants of Bigvai, 2,067.
+\v 20 The descendants of Adin, 655.
+\v 21 The descendants of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98.
+\v 22 The descendants of Hashum, 328.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 The descendants of Bezai, 324.
+\v 24 The descendants of Hariph, 112.
+\v 25 The descendants of Gibeon, 95.
+\v 26 The men from Bethlehem and Netophah, 188.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 The men from Anathoth, 128.
+\v 28 The men of Beth Azmaveth, 42.
+\v 29 The men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
+\v 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, 621.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 The men of Michmas, 122.
+\v 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, 123.
+\v 33 The men of the other Nebo, 52.
+\v 34 The people of the other Elam, 1,254.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 The men of Harim, 320.
+\v 36 The men of Jericho, 345.
+\v 37 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721.
+\v 38 The men of Senaah, 3,930.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), 973.
+\v 40 The descendants of Immer, 1,052.
+\v 41 The descendants of Pashhur, 1,247.
+\v 42 The descendants of Harim, 1,017.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 The Levites: The descendants of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of Binnui, and of Hodevah, 74.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa of Binnui, and of Hodevah \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa the descendants of Hodevah \fqa* . \f*
+\v 44 The singers: The descendants of Asaph, 148.
+\v 45 The gatekeepers of the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, 138.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 46 The temple servants: The descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
+\v 47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,
+\v 48 the descendants of Lebana, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
+\v 49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar.
+
+\s5
+\v 50 The descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
+\v 51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
+\v 52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim.
+
+\s5
+\v 53 The descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
+\v 54 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
+\v 55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
+\v 56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 57 The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
+\v 58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
+\v 59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
+\v 60 All the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants, were 392.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 61 These were the people who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
+\v 62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642.
+\v 63 Those who were from the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
+
+\s5
+\v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
+\v 65 Then the governor said to them that they should not be allowed to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there rose up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
+\v 67 besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337. They had 245 singing men and women.
+
+\s5
+\v 68 Their horses were 736 in number, their mules, 245,
+\v 69 their camels, 435, and their donkeys, 6,720.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa thirty priestly garments \fqa* , but it is difficult to understand. Most modern versions have \fqa 530 priestly garments \fqa* . However, some recommend reading \fqa thirty priestly garments and five hundred minas of silver \fqa* . \f*
+\v 71 Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work twenty thousand darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
+\v 72 The rest of the people gave twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
+\p By the seventh month the people of Israel were settled in their cities."
+
+
+
 \s5
 \c 8
 \p
@@ -542,242 +542,242 @@
 
 
 
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 On the sealed documents were
-Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah
-and Zedekiah,
-\v 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
-\v 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
-\v 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
-\v 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
-\v 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
-\v 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.
-These were the priests.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 The Levites were:
- Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,
-\v 10 and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
-\v 11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
-\v 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
-\v 13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
-\v 14 The leaders of the people were:
-Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
-\v 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
-\v 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
-\v 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
-\v 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
-\v 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
-\v 21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
-\v 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
-\v 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
-\v 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
-\v 26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
-\v 27 Malluk, Harim, and Baanah.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
-\v 29 they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.
-
-\s5
-\v 30 We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
-\v 31 We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts contracted by other Jews.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 32 We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,
-\v 33 to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.
-\v 35 We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.
-\v 36 As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
-\v 38 A priest, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.
-
-\s5
-\v 39 For the people of Israel and the descendants of Levi are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay.
-\p We will not neglect the house of our God.
-\s5
-\c 11
-\p
-\v 1 The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and the other nine remained in other towns.
-\v 2 Then the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 3 These are the provincial officials who lived in Jerusalem. However, in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his own land, including some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.
-\v 4 In Jerusalem lived some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin.
-\p
-The people from Judah included: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 There was Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Kol-Hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
-\v 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468. They were outstanding men.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah,
-\v 8 and those following him, Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa those following him \fqa* , which some Hebrew copies and some other ancient versions have, but other ancient copies read \fqa his brothers \fqa* . \f*
-\v 9 Joel son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin,
-\v 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God,
-\v 12 and their associates who did the work for the house, 822 men, along with Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 His brothers were heads of clans, 242 men; and Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer,
-\v 14 and their brothers, 128 courageous fighting men; their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni,
-\v 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were from the leaders of the Levites and were in charge of the outside work of the house of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 There was Mattaniah son of Mika son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who was the director who began the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
-\v 18 All the Levites in the holy city numbered 284.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, 172 men.
-\v 20 The remainder of Israel and of the priests and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah. Everyone lived on his own inherited property.
-\v 21 The temple workers lived in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 The chief officer over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mika, of the descendants of Asaph, singers over the work in the house of God.
-\v 23 They were under orders from the king, and firm orders were given for the singers as every day required.
-\v 24 Then Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 25 As for the villages and their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
-\v 26 and in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
-\v 27 Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Some of the people of Judah lived in Ziklag, Mekonah and its villages,
-\v 29 Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
-\v 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, and in Lachish its fields and Azekah and its villages. So they lived from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Mikmash and Aija, at Bethel and its villages,
-\v 32 at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
-\v 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
-\v 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
-\v 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
-\v 36 Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were assigned to the people of Benjamin.
-\c 12
-\s5
-\p
-\v 1 These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
-\v 2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
-\v 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
-\v 5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
-\v 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
-\v 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
-\v 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
-\v 11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the leaders of the families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
-\v 13 Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
-\v 14 Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
-\f + \ft Many modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, have \fqa Malluk \fqa* as a correction for \fqa Malluki \fqa* in the Hebrew text. The correct form of this name appears in Neh. 12:2. \f*
- 
-\s5
-\v 15 Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
-\v 16 Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
-\v 17 Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
-\f + \ft The expression \fqa ... of Miniamin \fqa* is incomplete, because no leader of that family is named in the Hebrew text. \f*
-\v 18 Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
-\v 19 Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
-\v 20 Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
-\v 21 Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
- 
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
-\v 23 The descendants of Levi, their leaders of families were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
-\v 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
-\v 26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
-\v 28 The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 They also came from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
-\v 30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 Then I had the leaders of Judah go up to the top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs who gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall toward the Dung Gate.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
-\v 33 and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
-\v 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
-\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
-
-\s5
-\v 36 There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
-\v 37 By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
- 
-\s5
-\p
-\v 38 The other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
-\v 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me.
-\v 41 Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
-\v 42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
- 
-\s5
-\v 43 They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 44 On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
-\v 45 They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
- 
-\s5
-\v 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
-\v 47 In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 On the sealed documents were
+Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah
+and Zedekiah,
+\v 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
+\v 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
+\v 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
+\v 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
+\v 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
+\v 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.
+These were the priests.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 The Levites were:
+ Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,
+\v 10 and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
+\v 11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
+\v 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
+\v 13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
+\v 14 The leaders of the people were:
+Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
+\v 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
+\v 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
+\v 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
+\v 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
+\v 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
+\v 21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
+\v 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
+\v 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
+\v 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
+\v 26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
+\v 27 Malluk, Harim, and Baanah.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
+\v 29 they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
+\v 31 We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts contracted by other Jews.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,
+\v 33 to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.
+\v 35 We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.
+\v 36 As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
+\v 38 A priest, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 For the people of Israel and the descendants of Levi are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay.
+\p We will not neglect the house of our God.
+\s5
+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and the other nine remained in other towns.
+\v 2 Then the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 These are the provincial officials who lived in Jerusalem. However, in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his own land, including some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.
+\v 4 In Jerusalem lived some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin.
+\p
+The people from Judah included: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 There was Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Kol-Hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
+\v 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468. They were outstanding men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah,
+\v 8 and those following him, Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa those following him \fqa* , which some Hebrew copies and some other ancient versions have, but other ancient copies read \fqa his brothers \fqa* . \f*
+\v 9 Joel son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin,
+\v 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God,
+\v 12 and their associates who did the work for the house, 822 men, along with Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 His brothers were heads of clans, 242 men; and Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer,
+\v 14 and their brothers, 128 courageous fighting men; their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni,
+\v 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were from the leaders of the Levites and were in charge of the outside work of the house of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 There was Mattaniah son of Mika son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who was the director who began the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
+\v 18 All the Levites in the holy city numbered 284.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, 172 men.
+\v 20 The remainder of Israel and of the priests and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah. Everyone lived on his own inherited property.
+\v 21 The temple workers lived in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 The chief officer over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mika, of the descendants of Asaph, singers over the work in the house of God.
+\v 23 They were under orders from the king, and firm orders were given for the singers as every day required.
+\v 24 Then Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 As for the villages and their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
+\v 26 and in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
+\v 27 Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Some of the people of Judah lived in Ziklag, Mekonah and its villages,
+\v 29 Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
+\v 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, and in Lachish its fields and Azekah and its villages. So they lived from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Mikmash and Aija, at Bethel and its villages,
+\v 32 at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
+\v 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
+\v 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
+\v 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
+\v 36 Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were assigned to the people of Benjamin.
+\c 12
+\s5
+\p
+\v 1 These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
+\v 2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
+\v 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
+\v 5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
+\v 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
+\v 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
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+\v 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
+\v 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
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+\v 10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
+\v 11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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+\v 12 In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the leaders of the families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
+\v 13 Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
+\v 14 Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
+\f + \ft Many modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, have \fqa Malluk \fqa* as a correction for \fqa Malluki \fqa* in the Hebrew text. The correct form of this name appears in Neh. 12:2. \f*
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+\v 15 Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
+\v 16 Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
+\v 17 Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
+\f + \ft The expression \fqa ... of Miniamin \fqa* is incomplete, because no leader of that family is named in the Hebrew text. \f*
+\v 18 Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
+\v 19 Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
+\v 20 Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
+\v 21 Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
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+\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
+\v 23 The descendants of Levi, their leaders of families were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
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+\v 24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
+\v 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
+\v 26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
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+\v 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
+\v 28 The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
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+\v 29 They also came from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
+\v 30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
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+\v 31 Then I had the leaders of Judah go up to the top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs who gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall toward the Dung Gate.
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+\v 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
+\v 33 and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
+\v 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
+\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
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+\v 36 There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
+\v 37 By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
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+\v 38 The other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
+\v 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
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+\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me.
+\v 41 Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
+\v 42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
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+\v 43 They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
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+\v 44 On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
+\v 45 They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
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+\v 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
+\v 47 In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
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 \toc1 The Book of Esther
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-\v 1 In the days of Ahasuerus \f + \ft \fqa Ahasuerus \fqa* is also known as \fqa Xerxes.\f* (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India as far as Cush, over 127 provinces),
-\v 2 in those days King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the fortress of Susa.
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-\v 3 In the third year of his reign, he gave a feast to all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media, the noblemen, and governors of the provinces were in his presence.
-\v 4 He displayed the wealth of the splendor of his kingdom and the honor of the glory of his greatness for many days, for 180 days.
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-\v 5 When these days were completed, the king gave a feast lasting seven days. It was for all the people in the fortress of Susa, from the greatest to the least significant. It was held in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace.
-\v 6 The courtyard of the garden was decorated with curtains of white cotton and violet, with cords of fine linen and purple, hung on silver rings from pillars of marble. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored paving stones.
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-\v 7 Drinks were served in golden cups. Each cup was unique and there was much royal wine that came because of the king's generosity.
-\v 8 The drinking was carried out in keeping with the decree, "There must be no compulsion." The king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do for them whatever each guest desired.
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-\v 9 Also, Queen Vashti gave a feast for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.
-\v 10 On the seventh day, when the king's heart was feeling happy because of the wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas (the seven officials who served before him),
-\v 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for her features were stunning.
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-\v 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that had been brought to her by the officials. Then the king became very angry; his rage burned within him.
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-\v 13 So the king conferred with the men who were known to be wise, who understood the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were expert in law and judgment).
-\v 14 Now the ones close to him were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukan, seven princes of Persia and Media. They had access to the king, and they held the highest offices within the kingdom.
-\v 15 "In compliance with the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus, which was brought to her by the officials?"
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-\v 16 Memukan said in the presence of the king and the officials, "Not only against the king has Vashti the queen done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
-\v 17 For the matter of the queen will become known to all women. It will cause them to treat their husbands with contempt. They will say, 'King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought before him, but she refused.'
-\v 18 Before the end of this very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the matter of the queen will say the same thing to all the king's officials. There will be much contempt and anger.
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-\v 19 If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be sent out from him, and let it be written in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come before him. Let the king give her position as queen to another who is better than she.
-\v 20 When the king's decree is proclaimed throughout all his vast kingdom, all the wives will honor their husbands, from the greatest to the least significant."
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-\v 21 The king and his noblemen were pleased with this advice, and the king did as Memukan proposed.
-\v 22 He sent out letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own writing, and to each people in their own language. He ordered that every man should be master of his own household. This decree was given in the language of each people in the empire.
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-\v 1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
-\v 2 Then the king's young men who served him said, "Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
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-\v 3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
-\v 4 Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti." This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
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-\v 5 There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
-\v 6 He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
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-\v 7 He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
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-\v 8 When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
-\v 9 The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
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-\v 10 Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
-\v 11 Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
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-\v 12 When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
-\v 13 when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
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-\v 14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
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-\v 15 Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
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-\v 16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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-\v 17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
-\v 18 The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, "Esther's feast," and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
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-\v 19 Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
-\v 20 Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
-\v 21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
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-\v 22 When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
-\v 23 The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in The Book of The Chronicles in the presence of the king.
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-\v 1 After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.
-\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself.
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-\v 3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's command?"
-\v 4 They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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-\v 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow down to him, Haman was filled with rage.
-\v 6 He had contempt for the idea of killing only Mordecai, for the king's servants had told him who Mordecai's people were. Haman wanted to exterminate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the entire kingdom of Ahasuerus.
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-\v 7 In the first month (which is the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the Pur—that is the lot—was thrown before Haman, to select a day and month. They cast the lot over and over until the lot fell on the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar).
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-\v 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and distributed among all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so it is not suitable for the king to let them stay.
-\v 9 If it please the king, give a command to kill them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, for them to put it into the king's treasury."
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-\v 10 Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
-\v 11 The king said to Haman, "I will see that the money is given back to you and your people. You will do with it whatever you wish."
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-\v 12 Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.
-\v 13 Documents were hand-delivered by couriers to all the king's provinces, to annihilate, kill, and destroy all Jews, from young to old, children and women, in one day—on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar)—and to plunder their possessions.
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-\v 14 A copy of the letter was made law in every province. In every province it was made known to all the people that they should prepare for this day.
-\v 15 The couriers went out and hurried to distribute the king's order. The decree was also distributed within the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.
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-\v 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the middle of the city, and cried out with a loud and a bitter cry.
-\v 2 He went up only as far as the king's gate, because no one was allowed to go through it clothed in sackcloth.
-\v 3 In every province, wherever the king's command and decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and lamenting. Many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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-\v 4 When Esther's young women and her servants came and told her, the queen was in great distress. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai (so he could take off his sackcloth), but he would not accept them.
-\v 5 Then Esther called for Hathak, one of the king's officials who had been assigned to serve her. She ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what had happened and what it meant.
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-\v 6 So Hathak went to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king's gate.
-\v 7 Mordecai reported to him all that had happened to him, and the total amount of the silver that Haman had promised to weigh out and put into the king's treasuries in order to put the Jews to death.
-\v 8 He also gave him a copy of the decree that was issued in Susa for the Jews' destruction. He did this so that Hathak could show it to Esther, and that he should give her the responsibility of going to the king to beg for his favor, and to plead with him on behalf of her people.
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-\v 9 So Hathak went and told Esther what Mordecai had said.
-\v 10 Then Esther spoke to Hathak and told him to go back to Mordecai.
-\v 11 She said, "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner courtyard without being summoned, there is only one law: That he must be put to death—except for anyone to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. I have not been called to come to the king these thirty days."
-\v 12 So Hathak reported Esther's words to Mordecai.
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-\v 13 Mordecai sent back this message: "You must not think that in the king's palace, you will escape any more than all the other Jews.
-\v 14 If you remain silent at this time, relief and rescue will rise up for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Who knows whether you have come to this royal position for such a time as this?"
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-\v 15 Then Esther sent this message to Mordecai,
-\v 16 "Go, gather together all the Jews who live in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My young girls and I will fast in the same way. Then I will go to the king, even though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish."
-\v 17 Mordecai went and did all that Esther told him to do.
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-\v 1 After three days, Esther put on her royal clothes and went to stand in the inner courtyard of the king's palace, in front of the king's house. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance to the house.
-\v 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she received approval in his eyes. He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
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-\v 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Up to half of my kingdom, it will be given to you."
-\v 4 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for him."
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-\v 5 Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, to do what Esther has said." So the king and Haman went to the feast that Esther had prepared.
-\v 6 When the wine was being served at the feast, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition? It will be granted you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, it will be granted."
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-\v 7 Esther answered, "My petition and my request is this,
-\v 8 if I have found favor in the eyes of the king and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to honor my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for you tomorrow and I will answer the king's question."
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-\v 9 Haman went out that day joyful and glad at heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the king's gate, that Mordecai neither rose up nor trembled before him with any fear, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.
-\v 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went to his own house. He sent for his friends and gathered them together, with Zeresh his wife.
-\v 11 Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his many sons, all the promotions by which the king honored him, and how he had advanced above all the officials and the servants of the king.
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-\v 12 Haman said, "Queen Esther invited no one else but me to come with the king to the feast she prepared. Even tomorrow I am again invited by her along with the king.
-\v 13 But all this is worth nothing to me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."
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-\v 14 Then Zeresh his wife said to Haman and all his friends, "Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high. In the morning speak to the king for them to hang Mordecai on it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast." This pleased Haman and he had the gallows constructed.
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-\v 1 That night the king could not sleep. He commanded servants to bring the records of the events of his reign, and they were being read aloud to the king.
-\v 2 It was found recorded there that Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officials who guarded the entrance, who had tried to harm King Ahasuerus.
-\v 3 The king asked, "What was done to give honor or recognition to Mordecai for doing this?" Then the king's young men who served him said, "Nothing was done for him."
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-\v 4 The king said, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had entered the outer courtyard of the king's house to speak to him about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he set up for him.
-\v 5 The king's servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."
-\v 6 When Haman entered, the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring?" Now Haman said in his heart, "Whom would the king take pleasure in honoring more than me?"
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-\v 7 Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring,
-\v 8 let royal robes be brought, robes that the king has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden and on whose head is the royal crest.
-\v 9 Then let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble officials. Let them dress the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring, and let them lead him on the horse through the city streets. Let them proclaim before him, 'This is what is done to the one whom the king takes pleasure in honoring!'"
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-\v 10 Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king's gate. Do not fail in a single matter of what you have said."
-\v 11 Then Haman took the robe and the horse. He dressed Mordecai and led him on the horse through the city streets. He proclaimed before him, "This is what is done for a man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring!"
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-\v 12 Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning, with his head covered.
-\v 13 Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that happened to him. Then his men who were known for their wisdom, and Zeresh his wife, said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is Jewish, you will not overcome him, but you will certainly fall before him."
-\v 14 While they were talking with him, the king's officials arrived. They hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared.
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-\v 1 So the king and Haman went to feast with Queen Esther.
-\v 2 On this second day, while they were serving wine, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be granted to you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be granted."
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-\v 3 Then Queen Esther replied, "If I have found favor in your eyes, king, and if it pleases you, let my life be given to me—this is my petition, and I request this also for my people.
-\v 4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had only been sold into slavery, as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, for no such distress as this would justify disturbing the king."
-\v 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, "Who is he? Where is this person to be found who has filled his heart to do such a thing?"
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-\v 6 Esther said, "The hostile man, that enemy, is this evil Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
-\v 7 The king got up in a rage from the wine-drinking at the feast and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther. He saw that disaster was being decided against him by the king.
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-\v 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden into the room where the wine had been served. Haman had just fallen on the couch where Esther was. The king said, "Will he assault the queen in my presence in my own house?" As soon as this sentence came out of the king's mouth, the servants covered Haman's face.
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-\v 9 Then Harbona, one of the officials who served the king, said, "A gallows fifty cubits tall stands beside Haman's house. He set it up for Mordecai, the one who spoke up to protect the king." The king said, "Hang him on it."
-\v 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down.
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-\v 1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, and Mordecai began to serve before the king, for Esther told the king how Mordecai was related to her.
-\v 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's estate.
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-\v 3 Then Esther spoke again to the king. She lay facedown on the ground and wept as she pleaded with him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, to the scheme that he had devised against the Jews.
-\v 4 Then the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, she arose and stood before the king.
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-\v 5 She said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in your eyes, if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in your eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters written by Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the letters that he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces.
-\v 6 For how could I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How could I endure watching the destruction of my relatives?"
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-\v 7 King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Look, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he was going to attack the Jews.
-\v 8 Write another decree for the Jews in the name of the king and seal it with the king's ring. For the decree that has already been written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked."
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-\p
-\v 9 Then the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month. A decree was written containing all that Mordecai was commanding concerning the Jews. It was written to the provincial governors, the governors and officials of the provinces that were located from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province written in their own writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing and language.
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-\v 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the documents by couriers riding on the fast horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud.
-\v 11 The king gave to the Jews who were in every city permission to gather together and to make a stand to protect their lives: To annihiliate, to kill, and to destroy any armed force from any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, or to plunder their possessions.
-\v 12 This was to be in effect in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
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-\v 13 A copy of the decree was to be issued as a law and publicly displayed to all the peoples. The Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies.
-\v 14 So the couriers rode on the royal horses that were used in the king's service. They went without delay. The king's decree was also issued from the palace in Susa.
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-\p
-\v 15 Then Mordecai left the king's presence wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
-\v 16 The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
-\v 17 In every province and in every city, wherever the king's decree reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the variety of peoples of the land became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
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-\c 9
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-\v 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king's law and decree were about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was reversed. The Jews gained power over those who hated them.
-\v 2 The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who tried to bring disaster on them. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all the peoples.
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-\v 3 All the officials of the provinces, the provincial governors, the governors, and the king's administrators, helped the Jews because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
-\v 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai was becoming great.
-\v 5 The Jews attacked their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.
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-\v 6 In the fortress of Susa itself the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
-\v 7 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
-\v 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
-\v 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, Vaizatha,
-\v 10 and the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder.
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-\p
-\v 11 That day the number of those killed in the fortress of Susa, was reported to the king.
-\v 12 The king said to Queen Esther, "The Jews have killed five hundred men in the fortress of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be granted you. What is your request? It will be granted to you."
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-\v 13 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to carry out this day's decree tomorrow also, and let the bodies of Haman's ten sons be hanged on gallows."
-\v 14 So the king commanded that this be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
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-\v 15 The Jews who were in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and killed three hundred more men in Susa, but laid no hands on the plunder.
-\v 16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces came together to defend their lives, and they got relief from their enemies and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not lay their hands on the valuables of those they killed.
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-\p
-\v 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. On the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness.
-\v 18 But the Jews who were in Susa assembled together on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days. On the fifteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
-\v 19 That is why the Jews of the villages, who make their homes in the rural towns, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of gladness and feasting, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.
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-\p
-\v 20 Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
-\v 21 obligating them to keep the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of Adar every year.
-\v 22 These were the days when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and the month when their sorrow turned to joy, and mourning into a day of celebration. They were to make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending gifts of food to one another, and gifts to the poor.
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-\v 23 So the Jews continued the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.
-\v 24 At that time Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he threw Pur (that is, he threw lots), to crush and destroy them.
-\v 25 But when the matter came before the king, he gave orders by letters that the wicked plan Haman developed against the Jews should come back on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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-\v 26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Because of everything that was written in this letter, and everything that they had seen and that had happened to them,
-\v 27 the Jews accepted a new custom and duty. This custom would be for themselves, their descendants, and everyone who joined them. It would be that they would celebrate these two days every year. They would celebrate them in a certain way and at the same time each year.
-\v 28 These days were to be celebrated and observed in every generation, every family, every province, and every city. These Jews and their descendants would never cease to faithfully observe these days of Purim, so that they should never forget them.
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-\v 29 Queen Esther daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority and confirmed this second letter about Purim.
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-\v 30 Letters were sent to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, wishing the Jews safety and truth.
-\v 31 These letters confirmed the days of Purim at their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated the Jews. The Jews accepted this obligation for themselves and their descendants, just as also they accepted times of fasting and lamenting.
-\v 32 The command of Esther confirmed these regulations regarding Purim, and it was written in the book.
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+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 In the days of Ahasuerus \f + \ft \fqa Ahasuerus \fqa* is also known as \fqa Xerxes.\f* (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India as far as Cush, over 127 provinces),
+\v 2 in those days King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the fortress of Susa.
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+\v 3 In the third year of his reign, he gave a feast to all his officials and his servants. The army of Persia and Media, the noblemen, and governors of the provinces were in his presence.
+\v 4 He displayed the wealth of the splendor of his kingdom and the honor of the glory of his greatness for many days, for 180 days.
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+\v 5 When these days were completed, the king gave a feast lasting seven days. It was for all the people in the fortress of Susa, from the greatest to the least significant. It was held in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace.
+\v 6 The courtyard of the garden was decorated with curtains of white cotton and violet, with cords of fine linen and purple, hung on silver rings from pillars of marble. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored paving stones.
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+\v 7 Drinks were served in golden cups. Each cup was unique and there was much royal wine that came because of the king's generosity.
+\v 8 The drinking was carried out in keeping with the decree, "There must be no compulsion." The king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do for them whatever each guest desired.
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+\p
+\v 9 Also, Queen Vashti gave a feast for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus.
+\v 10 On the seventh day, when the king's heart was feeling happy because of the wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas (the seven officials who served before him),
+\v 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for her features were stunning.
+\s5
+\v 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that had been brought to her by the officials. Then the king became very angry; his rage burned within him.
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+\p
+\v 13 So the king conferred with the men who were known to be wise, who understood the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were expert in law and judgment).
+\v 14 Now the ones close to him were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukan, seven princes of Persia and Media. They had access to the king, and they held the highest offices within the kingdom.
+\v 15 "In compliance with the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus, which was brought to her by the officials?"
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+\v 16 Memukan said in the presence of the king and the officials, "Not only against the king has Vashti the queen done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
+\v 17 For the matter of the queen will become known to all women. It will cause them to treat their husbands with contempt. They will say, 'King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought before him, but she refused.'
+\v 18 Before the end of this very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the matter of the queen will say the same thing to all the king's officials. There will be much contempt and anger.
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+\v 19 If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be sent out from him, and let it be written in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come before him. Let the king give her position as queen to another who is better than she.
+\v 20 When the king's decree is proclaimed throughout all his vast kingdom, all the wives will honor their husbands, from the greatest to the least significant."
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+\v 21 The king and his noblemen were pleased with this advice, and the king did as Memukan proposed.
+\v 22 He sent out letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own writing, and to each people in their own language. He ordered that every man should be master of his own household. This decree was given in the language of each people in the empire.
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+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
+\v 2 Then the king's young men who served him said, "Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
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+\v 3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
+\v 4 Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti." This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
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+\p
+\v 5 There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
+\v 6 He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
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+\v 7 He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
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+\p
+\v 8 When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
+\v 9 The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
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+\v 10 Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
+\v 11 Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
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+\p
+\v 12 When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
+\v 13 when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
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+\v 14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
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+\v 15 Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
+\p
+\v 16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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+\v 17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
+\v 18 The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, "Esther's feast," and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
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+\p
+\v 19 Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
+\v 20 Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
+\v 21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
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+\v 22 When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
+\v 23 The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in The Book of The Chronicles in the presence of the king.
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+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.
+\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself.
+\s5
+\v 3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's command?"
+\v 4 They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
+\s5
+\v 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow down to him, Haman was filled with rage.
+\v 6 He had contempt for the idea of killing only Mordecai, for the king's servants had told him who Mordecai's people were. Haman wanted to exterminate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the entire kingdom of Ahasuerus.
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+\p
+\v 7 In the first month (which is the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the Pur—that is the lot—was thrown before Haman, to select a day and month. They cast the lot over and over until the lot fell on the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar).
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+\v 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and distributed among all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so it is not suitable for the king to let them stay.
+\v 9 If it please the king, give a command to kill them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, for them to put it into the king's treasury."
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+\v 10 Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
+\v 11 The king said to Haman, "I will see that the money is given back to you and your people. You will do with it whatever you wish."
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+\p
+\v 12 Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.
+\v 13 Documents were hand-delivered by couriers to all the king's provinces, to annihilate, kill, and destroy all Jews, from young to old, children and women, in one day—on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar)—and to plunder their possessions.
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+\v 14 A copy of the letter was made law in every province. In every province it was made known to all the people that they should prepare for this day.
+\v 15 The couriers went out and hurried to distribute the king's order. The decree was also distributed within the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.
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+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the middle of the city, and cried out with a loud and a bitter cry.
+\v 2 He went up only as far as the king's gate, because no one was allowed to go through it clothed in sackcloth.
+\v 3 In every province, wherever the king's command and decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and lamenting. Many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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+\p
+\v 4 When Esther's young women and her servants came and told her, the queen was in great distress. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai (so he could take off his sackcloth), but he would not accept them.
+\v 5 Then Esther called for Hathak, one of the king's officials who had been assigned to serve her. She ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what had happened and what it meant.
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+\v 6 So Hathak went to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king's gate.
+\v 7 Mordecai reported to him all that had happened to him, and the total amount of the silver that Haman had promised to weigh out and put into the king's treasuries in order to put the Jews to death.
+\v 8 He also gave him a copy of the decree that was issued in Susa for the Jews' destruction. He did this so that Hathak could show it to Esther, and that he should give her the responsibility of going to the king to beg for his favor, and to plead with him on behalf of her people.
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+\p
+\v 9 So Hathak went and told Esther what Mordecai had said.
+\v 10 Then Esther spoke to Hathak and told him to go back to Mordecai.
+\v 11 She said, "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner courtyard without being summoned, there is only one law: That he must be put to death—except for anyone to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. I have not been called to come to the king these thirty days."
+\v 12 So Hathak reported Esther's words to Mordecai.
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+\p
+\v 13 Mordecai sent back this message: "You must not think that in the king's palace, you will escape any more than all the other Jews.
+\v 14 If you remain silent at this time, relief and rescue will rise up for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Who knows whether you have come to this royal position for such a time as this?"
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+\v 15 Then Esther sent this message to Mordecai,
+\v 16 "Go, gather together all the Jews who live in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My young girls and I will fast in the same way. Then I will go to the king, even though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish."
+\v 17 Mordecai went and did all that Esther told him to do.
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+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 After three days, Esther put on her royal clothes and went to stand in the inner courtyard of the king's palace, in front of the king's house. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance to the house.
+\v 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she received approval in his eyes. He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
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+\s5
+\v 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Up to half of my kingdom, it will be given to you."
+\v 4 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for him."
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+\p
+\v 5 Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, to do what Esther has said." So the king and Haman went to the feast that Esther had prepared.
+\v 6 When the wine was being served at the feast, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition? It will be granted you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, it will be granted."
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+\v 7 Esther answered, "My petition and my request is this,
+\v 8 if I have found favor in the eyes of the king and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to honor my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for you tomorrow and I will answer the king's question."
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+\p
+\v 9 Haman went out that day joyful and glad at heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the king's gate, that Mordecai neither rose up nor trembled before him with any fear, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.
+\v 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went to his own house. He sent for his friends and gathered them together, with Zeresh his wife.
+\v 11 Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his many sons, all the promotions by which the king honored him, and how he had advanced above all the officials and the servants of the king.
+\s5
+\v 12 Haman said, "Queen Esther invited no one else but me to come with the king to the feast she prepared. Even tomorrow I am again invited by her along with the king.
+\v 13 But all this is worth nothing to me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."
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+\v 14 Then Zeresh his wife said to Haman and all his friends, "Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high. In the morning speak to the king for them to hang Mordecai on it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast." This pleased Haman and he had the gallows constructed.
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+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 That night the king could not sleep. He commanded servants to bring the records of the events of his reign, and they were being read aloud to the king.
+\v 2 It was found recorded there that Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officials who guarded the entrance, who had tried to harm King Ahasuerus.
+\v 3 The king asked, "What was done to give honor or recognition to Mordecai for doing this?" Then the king's young men who served him said, "Nothing was done for him."
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+\v 4 The king said, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had entered the outer courtyard of the king's house to speak to him about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he set up for him.
+\v 5 The king's servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."
+\v 6 When Haman entered, the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring?" Now Haman said in his heart, "Whom would the king take pleasure in honoring more than me?"
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+\v 7 Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring,
+\v 8 let royal robes be brought, robes that the king has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden and on whose head is the royal crest.
+\v 9 Then let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble officials. Let them dress the man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring, and let them lead him on the horse through the city streets. Let them proclaim before him, 'This is what is done to the one whom the king takes pleasure in honoring!'"
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+\p
+\v 10 Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king's gate. Do not fail in a single matter of what you have said."
+\v 11 Then Haman took the robe and the horse. He dressed Mordecai and led him on the horse through the city streets. He proclaimed before him, "This is what is done for a man whom the king takes pleasure in honoring!"
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+\v 12 Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning, with his head covered.
+\v 13 Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that happened to him. Then his men who were known for their wisdom, and Zeresh his wife, said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is Jewish, you will not overcome him, but you will certainly fall before him."
+\v 14 While they were talking with him, the king's officials arrived. They hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared.
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+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 So the king and Haman went to feast with Queen Esther.
+\v 2 On this second day, while they were serving wine, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be granted to you. What is your request? Up to half of the kingdom, and it will be granted."
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+\v 3 Then Queen Esther replied, "If I have found favor in your eyes, king, and if it pleases you, let my life be given to me—this is my petition, and I request this also for my people.
+\v 4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had only been sold into slavery, as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, for no such distress as this would justify disturbing the king."
+\v 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, "Who is he? Where is this person to be found who has filled his heart to do such a thing?"
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+\v 6 Esther said, "The hostile man, that enemy, is this evil Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
+\v 7 The king got up in a rage from the wine-drinking at the feast and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther. He saw that disaster was being decided against him by the king.
+\s5
+\v 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden into the room where the wine had been served. Haman had just fallen on the couch where Esther was. The king said, "Will he assault the queen in my presence in my own house?" As soon as this sentence came out of the king's mouth, the servants covered Haman's face.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then Harbona, one of the officials who served the king, said, "A gallows fifty cubits tall stands beside Haman's house. He set it up for Mordecai, the one who spoke up to protect the king." The king said, "Hang him on it."
+\v 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, and Mordecai began to serve before the king, for Esther told the king how Mordecai was related to her.
+\v 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's estate.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 Then Esther spoke again to the king. She lay facedown on the ground and wept as she pleaded with him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, to the scheme that he had devised against the Jews.
+\v 4 Then the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, she arose and stood before the king.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 She said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in your eyes, if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in your eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters written by Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the letters that he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces.
+\v 6 For how could I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How could I endure watching the destruction of my relatives?"
+
+\s5
+\v 7 King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Look, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he was going to attack the Jews.
+\v 8 Write another decree for the Jews in the name of the king and seal it with the king's ring. For the decree that has already been written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Then the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month. A decree was written containing all that Mordecai was commanding concerning the Jews. It was written to the provincial governors, the governors and officials of the provinces that were located from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province written in their own writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing and language.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the documents by couriers riding on the fast horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud.
+\v 11 The king gave to the Jews who were in every city permission to gather together and to make a stand to protect their lives: To annihiliate, to kill, and to destroy any armed force from any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, or to plunder their possessions.
+\v 12 This was to be in effect in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 A copy of the decree was to be issued as a law and publicly displayed to all the peoples. The Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies.
+\v 14 So the couriers rode on the royal horses that were used in the king's service. They went without delay. The king's decree was also issued from the palace in Susa.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Then Mordecai left the king's presence wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
+\v 16 The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
+\v 17 In every province and in every city, wherever the king's decree reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the variety of peoples of the land became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
+
+
+
+
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+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king's law and decree were about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was reversed. The Jews gained power over those who hated them.
+\v 2 The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who tried to bring disaster on them. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all the peoples.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 All the officials of the provinces, the provincial governors, the governors, and the king's administrators, helped the Jews because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
+\v 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai was becoming great.
+\v 5 The Jews attacked their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.
+\s5
+\v 6 In the fortress of Susa itself the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
+\v 7 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
+\v 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
+\v 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, Vaizatha,
+\v 10 and the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 That day the number of those killed in the fortress of Susa, was reported to the king.
+\v 12 The king said to Queen Esther, "The Jews have killed five hundred men in the fortress of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be granted you. What is your request? It will be granted to you."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to carry out this day's decree tomorrow also, and let the bodies of Haman's ten sons be hanged on gallows."
+\v 14 So the king commanded that this be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The Jews who were in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and killed three hundred more men in Susa, but laid no hands on the plunder.
+\v 16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces came together to defend their lives, and they got relief from their enemies and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not lay their hands on the valuables of those they killed.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. On the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness.
+\v 18 But the Jews who were in Susa assembled together on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days. On the fifteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
+\v 19 That is why the Jews of the villages, who make their homes in the rural towns, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of gladness and feasting, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
+\v 21 obligating them to keep the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of Adar every year.
+\v 22 These were the days when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and the month when their sorrow turned to joy, and mourning into a day of celebration. They were to make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending gifts of food to one another, and gifts to the poor.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 So the Jews continued the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.
+\v 24 At that time Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he threw Pur (that is, he threw lots), to crush and destroy them.
+\v 25 But when the matter came before the king, he gave orders by letters that the wicked plan Haman developed against the Jews should come back on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Because of everything that was written in this letter, and everything that they had seen and that had happened to them,
+\v 27 the Jews accepted a new custom and duty. This custom would be for themselves, their descendants, and everyone who joined them. It would be that they would celebrate these two days every year. They would celebrate them in a certain way and at the same time each year.
+\v 28 These days were to be celebrated and observed in every generation, every family, every province, and every city. These Jews and their descendants would never cease to faithfully observe these days of Purim, so that they should never forget them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 Queen Esther daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority and confirmed this second letter about Purim.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Letters were sent to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, wishing the Jews safety and truth.
+\v 31 These letters confirmed the days of Purim at their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated the Jews. The Jews accepted this obligation for themselves and their descendants, just as also they accepted times of fasting and lamenting.
+\v 32 The command of Esther confirmed these regulations regarding Purim, and it was written in the book.
+
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-\s5
-\c 6
-\q
-\v 1 My son, if you set aside your money as a guarantee for your neighbor's loan,
-\q if you gave your promise for a loan of someone you do not know,
-\q
-\v 2 then you have laid a trap for yourself by your promise
-\q and you have been caught by the words of your mouth.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 When you are caught by your words, my son, do this and save yourself,
-\q since you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor;
-\q go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 Give your eyes no sleep
-\q and your eyelids no slumber.
-\q
-\v 5 Save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
-\q like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 Look at the ant, you lazy person,
-\q consider her ways, and be wise.
-\q
-\v 7 It has no commander,
-\q officer, or ruler,
-\q
-\v 8 yet it prepares its food in the summer
-\q and during the harvest it stores up what it will eat.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 How long will you sleep, you lazy person?
-\q When will you rise from your sleep?
-\q
-\v 10 "A little sleep, a little slumber,
-\q a little folding of the hands to rest"—
-\q
-\v 11 and your poverty will come like a robber
-\q and your needs like an armed soldier.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 12 A worthless person—a wicked man—
-\q lives by the crookedness of his speech,
-\q
-\v 13 winking his eyes, making signals with his feet
-\q and pointing with his fingers.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart;
-\q he always stirs up discord.
-\q
-\v 15 Therefore his disaster will overtake him in an instant;
-\q in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 There are six things that Yahweh hates,
-\q seven that are disgusting to him.
-\q
-
-\s5
-\v 17 The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies,
-\q hands that shed the blood of innocent people,
-\q
-\v 18 a heart that invents wicked schemes,
-\q feet that quickly run to do evil,
-\q
-\v 19 a witness who breathes out lies
-\q and one who sows discord among brothers.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 20 My son, obey the command of your father
-\q and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
-\q
-\v 21 Always bind them on your heart;
-\q tie them about your neck.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 22 When you walk, they will guide you;
-\q when you sleep, they will watch over you;
-\q and when you wake up, they will teach you.
-\q
-\v 23 For the commands are a lamp, and the teaching is a light;
-\q the corrections that come by instruction are the way of life.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 24 It keeps you from the immoral woman,
-\q from the smooth words of an immoral woman.
-\q
-\v 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
-\q and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 26 Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread,
-\q but the wife of another may cost you your very life.
-\q
-\v 27 Can a man carry a fire against his chest
-\q without burning his clothes?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 28 Can a man walk on hot coals
-\q without scorching his feet?
-\q
-\v 29 So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife;
-\q the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
-\q to satisfy his need when he is hungry.
-\q
-\v 31 Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole;
-\q he must give up everything of value in his house.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 32 The one who commits adultery has no sense;
-\q the one who does it destroys himself.
-\q
-\v 33 Wounds and shame are what he deserves
-\q and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 34 For jealousy makes a man furious;
-\q he will show no mercy when he takes his revenge.
-\q
-\v 35 He will accept no compensation
-\q and he cannot be bought off, though you offer him many gifts.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 6
+\q
+\v 1 My son, if you set aside your money as a guarantee for your neighbor's loan,
+\q if you gave your promise for a loan of someone you do not know,
+\q
+\v 2 then you have laid a trap for yourself by your promise
+\q and you have been caught by the words of your mouth.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 When you are caught by your words, my son, do this and save yourself,
+\q since you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor;
+\q go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 Give your eyes no sleep
+\q and your eyelids no slumber.
+\q
+\v 5 Save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
+\q like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 Look at the ant, you lazy person,
+\q consider her ways, and be wise.
+\q
+\v 7 It has no commander,
+\q officer, or ruler,
+\q
+\v 8 yet it prepares its food in the summer
+\q and during the harvest it stores up what it will eat.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 How long will you sleep, you lazy person?
+\q When will you rise from your sleep?
+\q
+\v 10 "A little sleep, a little slumber,
+\q a little folding of the hands to rest"—
+\q
+\v 11 and your poverty will come like a robber
+\q and your needs like an armed soldier.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 A worthless person—a wicked man—
+\q lives by the crookedness of his speech,
+\q
+\v 13 winking his eyes, making signals with his feet
+\q and pointing with his fingers.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart;
+\q he always stirs up discord.
+\q
+\v 15 Therefore his disaster will overtake him in an instant;
+\q in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 There are six things that Yahweh hates,
+\q seven that are disgusting to him.
+\q
+
+\s5
+\v 17 The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies,
+\q hands that shed the blood of innocent people,
+\q
+\v 18 a heart that invents wicked schemes,
+\q feet that quickly run to do evil,
+\q
+\v 19 a witness who breathes out lies
+\q and one who sows discord among brothers.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 20 My son, obey the command of your father
+\q and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
+\q
+\v 21 Always bind them on your heart;
+\q tie them about your neck.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 22 When you walk, they will guide you;
+\q when you sleep, they will watch over you;
+\q and when you wake up, they will teach you.
+\q
+\v 23 For the commands are a lamp, and the teaching is a light;
+\q the corrections that come by instruction are the way of life.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 24 It keeps you from the immoral woman,
+\q from the smooth words of an immoral woman.
+\q
+\v 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
+\q and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 26 Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread,
+\q but the wife of another may cost you your very life.
+\q
+\v 27 Can a man carry a fire against his chest
+\q without burning his clothes?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 28 Can a man walk on hot coals
+\q without scorching his feet?
+\q
+\v 29 So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife;
+\q the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
+\q to satisfy his need when he is hungry.
+\q
+\v 31 Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole;
+\q he must give up everything of value in his house.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 32 The one who commits adultery has no sense;
+\q the one who does it destroys himself.
+\q
+\v 33 Wounds and shame are what he deserves
+\q and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 34 For jealousy makes a man furious;
+\q he will show no mercy when he takes his revenge.
+\q
+\v 35 He will accept no compensation
+\q and he cannot be bought off, though you offer him many gifts.
+
+
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-\s5
-\c 13
-\q
-\v 1 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
-\q but a mocker will not listen to rebuke.
-\q
-\v 2 From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things,
-\q but the appetite of the treacherous is for violence.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life,
-\q but the one who opens wide his lips will ruin himself.
-\q
-\v 4 The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing,
-\q but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 The righteous person hates lies,
-\q but a wicked person makes himself repugnant, and he does what is shameful.
-\q
-\v 6 Righteousness protects those who are faultless in their path,
-\q but wickedness turns away those who commit sin.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 There is someone who enriches himself, but has nothing at all,
-\q and there is someone who gives everything away, yet is truly wealthy.
-\q
-\v 8 The ransom of a rich man's life is his wealth,
-\q but a poor person does not hear a threat.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 The light of righteous people rejoices,
-\q but the lamp of wicked people will be put out.
-\q
-\v 10 Pride only breeds conflict,
-\q but for those who listen to good advice there is wisdom.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity,
-\q but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow.
-\q
-\v 12 When hope is postponed, it breaks the heart,
-\q but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 The one who scorns instruction will still be subject to it,
-\q but the one who honors the command will be rewarded.
-\q
-\v 14 The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life,
-\q turning you away from the snares of death.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 Good insight wins favor,
-\q but the way of the treacherous is never-ending.
-\q
-\v 16 Prudent people act out of knowledge in every decision,
-\q but a fool parades his folly.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
-\q but a faithful envoy brings reconciliation.
-\q
-\v 18 The one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame,
-\q but honor will come to him who learns from correction.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 A longing realized is sweet to the appetite,
-\q but fools hate to turn away from evil.
-\q
-\v 20 Walk with wise people and you will be wise,
-\q but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 Disaster runs after sinners,
-\q but righteous people are rewarded with good.
-\q
-\v 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
-\q but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous person.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 An unplowed field owned by the poor could produce much food,
-\q but it is swept away by injustice.
-\q
-\v 24 The one who does not discipline his son hates him,
-\q but one who loves his son is careful to instruct him.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 The righteous person eats until he satisfies his appetite,
-\q but the stomach of the wicked is always hungry.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 13
+\q
+\v 1 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
+\q but a mocker will not listen to rebuke.
+\q
+\v 2 From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things,
+\q but the appetite of the treacherous is for violence.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life,
+\q but the one who opens wide his lips will ruin himself.
+\q
+\v 4 The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing,
+\q but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 The righteous person hates lies,
+\q but a wicked person makes himself repugnant, and he does what is shameful.
+\q
+\v 6 Righteousness protects those who are faultless in their path,
+\q but wickedness turns away those who commit sin.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 There is someone who enriches himself, but has nothing at all,
+\q and there is someone who gives everything away, yet is truly wealthy.
+\q
+\v 8 The ransom of a rich man's life is his wealth,
+\q but a poor person does not hear a threat.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 The light of righteous people rejoices,
+\q but the lamp of wicked people will be put out.
+\q
+\v 10 Pride only breeds conflict,
+\q but for those who listen to good advice there is wisdom.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity,
+\q but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow.
+\q
+\v 12 When hope is postponed, it breaks the heart,
+\q but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 The one who scorns instruction will still be subject to it,
+\q but the one who honors the command will be rewarded.
+\q
+\v 14 The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life,
+\q turning you away from the snares of death.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 Good insight wins favor,
+\q but the way of the treacherous is never-ending.
+\q
+\v 16 Prudent people act out of knowledge in every decision,
+\q but a fool parades his folly.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
+\q but a faithful envoy brings reconciliation.
+\q
+\v 18 The one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame,
+\q but honor will come to him who learns from correction.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 A longing realized is sweet to the appetite,
+\q but fools hate to turn away from evil.
+\q
+\v 20 Walk with wise people and you will be wise,
+\q but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 Disaster runs after sinners,
+\q but righteous people are rewarded with good.
+\q
+\v 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
+\q but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous person.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 An unplowed field owned by the poor could produce much food,
+\q but it is swept away by injustice.
+\q
+\v 24 The one who does not discipline his son hates him,
+\q but one who loves his son is careful to instruct him.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 The righteous person eats until he satisfies his appetite,
+\q but the stomach of the wicked is always hungry.
+
+
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 \q but his anger is for the one who acts shamefully.
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 15
-\q
-\v 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
-\q but a harsh word stirs up anger.
-\q
-\v 2 The tongue of wise people compliments knowledge,
-\q but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 The eyes of Yahweh are everywhere,
-\q keeping watch over the evil and the good.
-\q
-\v 4 A healing tongue is a tree of life,
-\q but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 A fool has contempt for his father's instruction,
-\q but he who learns from correction is prudent.
-\q
-\v 6 In the house of the righteous person there is great treasure,
-\q but the earnings of the wicked person give him trouble.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 The lips of wise people scatter knowledge about,
-\q but not so the hearts of fools.
-\q
-\v 8 Yahweh hates the sacrifices of wicked people,
-\q but the prayer of upright people is his delight.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Yahweh hates the way of wicked people,
-\q but he loves the one who pursues what is right.
-\q
-\v 10 Harsh discipline awaits anyone who forsakes the way
-\q and he who hates correction will die.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Sheol and destruction are open before Yahweh;
-\q how much more the hearts of the sons of mankind?
-\q
-\v 12 The mocker resents correction;
-\q he will not go to the wise.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful,
-\q but heartache crushes the spirit.
-\q
-\v 14 The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge,
-\q but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 All the days of oppressed people are miserable,
-\q but a cheerful heart has an unending feast.
-\q
-\v 16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
-\q than great treasure with confusion.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 Better is a meal with vegetables where there is love
-\q than a fatted calf served with hatred.
-\q
-\v 18 An angry man stirs up arguments,
-\q but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 The path of the sluggard is like a place with a hedge of thorns,
-\q but the path of the upright is a built-up highway.
-\q
-\v 20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
-\q but a foolish person despises his mother.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 Folly delights a person who lacks sense,
-\q but the one who has understanding walks a straight path.
-\q
-\v 22 Plans go wrong where there is no advice,
-\q but with numerous advisors they succeed.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply;
-\q how good is a timely word!
-\q
-\v 24 The path of life leads upward for prudent people,
-\q that they may turn away from Sheol beneath.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 Yahweh tears down the legacy of the proud,
-\q but he protects the property of the widow.
-\q
-\v 26 Yahweh hates the thoughts of wicked people,
-\q but the words of kindness are pure.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 27 The robber brings trouble to his family,
-\q but the one who hates bribes will live.
-\q
-\v 28 The heart of the righteous person ponders before it answers,
-\q but the mouth of wicked people pours out all its evil.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 29 Yahweh is far away from wicked people,
-\q but he hears the prayer of righteous people.
-\q
-\v 30 The light of the eyes brings joy to the heart
-\q and good news is health to the body.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 31 If you pay attention when someone corrects how you live,
-\q you will remain among wise people.
-\q
-\v 32 The one who rejects discipline despises himself,
-\q but he who listens to correction gains understanding.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom
-\q and humility comes before honor.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 16
-\q
-\v 1 The plans of the heart belong to a person,
-\q but from Yahweh comes the answer from his tongue.
-\q
-\v 2 All of a person's ways are pure in his own eyes,
-\q but Yahweh weighs the spirits.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Commit your works to Yahweh
-\q and your plans will succeed.
-\q
-\v 4 Yahweh has made everything for its purpose,
-\q even the wicked for the day of trouble.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Yahweh hates everyone who has an arrogant heart,
-\q but be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.
-\q
-\v 6 By covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness iniquity is atoned for
-\q and by the fear of Yahweh people turn away from evil.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 When a person's ways are pleasing to Yahweh,
-\q he makes even that person's enemies to be at peace with him.
-\q
-\v 8 Better is a little with what is right,
-\q than a large income with injustice.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 In his heart a person plans out his way,
-\q but Yahweh directs his steps.
-\q
-\v 10 Insightful decisions are on the lips of a king,
-\q his mouth should not betray justice. 
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Honest scales come from Yahweh;
-\q all the weights in the bag are his work.
-\q
-\v 12 When kings do wicked things, that is something to be despised,
-\q for a throne is established by doing what is right.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 A king delights in lips that say what is right
-\q and he loves the one who speaks directly.
-\q
-\v 14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death
-\q but a wise man will try to calm his anger.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 In the light of a king's face is life
-\q and his favor is like a cloud that brings a spring rain.
-\q
-\v 16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold.
-\q To get understanding should be chosen more than silver.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 The highway of upright people turns away from evil;
-\q the one who protects his life guards his way.
-\q
-\v 18 Pride comes before destruction
-\q and a haughty spirit before a downfall.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 It is better to be humble among poor people
-\q than to divide the spoil with proud people.
-\q
-\v 20 Whoever contemplates what they are taught will find what is good,
-\q and those who trust in Yahweh will be blessed.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning
-\q and sweetness of speech improves the ability to teach.
-\q
-\v 22 Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it,
-\q but the instruction of fools is their foolishness.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 The heart of a wise person gives insight to his mouth
-\q and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
-\q
-\v 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb—
-\q sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
-\q but its end is the way to death.
-\q
-\v 26 The laborer's appetite works for him;
-\q his hunger urges him on.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 27 A worthless person digs up mischief
-\q and his speech is like a scorching fire.
-\q
-\v 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict
-\q and a gossip separates close friends.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 29 A man of violence lies to his neighbor
-\q and leads him down a path that is not good.
-\q
-\v 30 The one who winks the eye is plotting perverse things;
-\q those who purse the lips will bring evil to pass.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;
-\q it is gained by living the right way.
-\q
-\v 32 It is better to be slow to anger than to be a warrior
-\q and one who rules his spirit is stronger than one who conquers a city.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 33 The lots are cast into the lap,
-\q but the decision is from Yahweh.
-
-
+
+\s5
+\c 15
+\q
+\v 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
+\q but a harsh word stirs up anger.
+\q
+\v 2 The tongue of wise people compliments knowledge,
+\q but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 The eyes of Yahweh are everywhere,
+\q keeping watch over the evil and the good.
+\q
+\v 4 A healing tongue is a tree of life,
+\q but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 A fool has contempt for his father's instruction,
+\q but he who learns from correction is prudent.
+\q
+\v 6 In the house of the righteous person there is great treasure,
+\q but the earnings of the wicked person give him trouble.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 The lips of wise people scatter knowledge about,
+\q but not so the hearts of fools.
+\q
+\v 8 Yahweh hates the sacrifices of wicked people,
+\q but the prayer of upright people is his delight.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Yahweh hates the way of wicked people,
+\q but he loves the one who pursues what is right.
+\q
+\v 10 Harsh discipline awaits anyone who forsakes the way
+\q and he who hates correction will die.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Sheol and destruction are open before Yahweh;
+\q how much more the hearts of the sons of mankind?
+\q
+\v 12 The mocker resents correction;
+\q he will not go to the wise.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful,
+\q but heartache crushes the spirit.
+\q
+\v 14 The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge,
+\q but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 All the days of oppressed people are miserable,
+\q but a cheerful heart has an unending feast.
+\q
+\v 16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
+\q than great treasure with confusion.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 Better is a meal with vegetables where there is love
+\q than a fatted calf served with hatred.
+\q
+\v 18 An angry man stirs up arguments,
+\q but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 The path of the sluggard is like a place with a hedge of thorns,
+\q but the path of the upright is a built-up highway.
+\q
+\v 20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
+\q but a foolish person despises his mother.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 Folly delights a person who lacks sense,
+\q but the one who has understanding walks a straight path.
+\q
+\v 22 Plans go wrong where there is no advice,
+\q but with numerous advisors they succeed.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply;
+\q how good is a timely word!
+\q
+\v 24 The path of life leads upward for prudent people,
+\q that they may turn away from Sheol beneath.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 Yahweh tears down the legacy of the proud,
+\q but he protects the property of the widow.
+\q
+\v 26 Yahweh hates the thoughts of wicked people,
+\q but the words of kindness are pure.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 The robber brings trouble to his family,
+\q but the one who hates bribes will live.
+\q
+\v 28 The heart of the righteous person ponders before it answers,
+\q but the mouth of wicked people pours out all its evil.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 29 Yahweh is far away from wicked people,
+\q but he hears the prayer of righteous people.
+\q
+\v 30 The light of the eyes brings joy to the heart
+\q and good news is health to the body.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 31 If you pay attention when someone corrects how you live,
+\q you will remain among wise people.
+\q
+\v 32 The one who rejects discipline despises himself,
+\q but he who listens to correction gains understanding.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom
+\q and humility comes before honor.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 16
+\q
+\v 1 The plans of the heart belong to a person,
+\q but from Yahweh comes the answer from his tongue.
+\q
+\v 2 All of a person's ways are pure in his own eyes,
+\q but Yahweh weighs the spirits.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Commit your works to Yahweh
+\q and your plans will succeed.
+\q
+\v 4 Yahweh has made everything for its purpose,
+\q even the wicked for the day of trouble.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Yahweh hates everyone who has an arrogant heart,
+\q but be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.
+\q
+\v 6 By covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness iniquity is atoned for
+\q and by the fear of Yahweh people turn away from evil.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 When a person's ways are pleasing to Yahweh,
+\q he makes even that person's enemies to be at peace with him.
+\q
+\v 8 Better is a little with what is right,
+\q than a large income with injustice.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 In his heart a person plans out his way,
+\q but Yahweh directs his steps.
+\q
+\v 10 Insightful decisions are on the lips of a king,
+\q his mouth should not betray justice. 
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Honest scales come from Yahweh;
+\q all the weights in the bag are his work.
+\q
+\v 12 When kings do wicked things, that is something to be despised,
+\q for a throne is established by doing what is right.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 A king delights in lips that say what is right
+\q and he loves the one who speaks directly.
+\q
+\v 14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death
+\q but a wise man will try to calm his anger.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 In the light of a king's face is life
+\q and his favor is like a cloud that brings a spring rain.
+\q
+\v 16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold.
+\q To get understanding should be chosen more than silver.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 The highway of upright people turns away from evil;
+\q the one who protects his life guards his way.
+\q
+\v 18 Pride comes before destruction
+\q and a haughty spirit before a downfall.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 It is better to be humble among poor people
+\q than to divide the spoil with proud people.
+\q
+\v 20 Whoever contemplates what they are taught will find what is good,
+\q and those who trust in Yahweh will be blessed.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning
+\q and sweetness of speech improves the ability to teach.
+\q
+\v 22 Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it,
+\q but the instruction of fools is their foolishness.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 The heart of a wise person gives insight to his mouth
+\q and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
+\q
+\v 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb—
+\q sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
+\q but its end is the way to death.
+\q
+\v 26 The laborer's appetite works for him;
+\q his hunger urges him on.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 A worthless person digs up mischief
+\q and his speech is like a scorching fire.
+\q
+\v 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict
+\q and a gossip separates close friends.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 29 A man of violence lies to his neighbor
+\q and leads him down a path that is not good.
+\q
+\v 30 The one who winks the eye is plotting perverse things;
+\q those who purse the lips will bring evil to pass.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;
+\q it is gained by living the right way.
+\q
+\v 32 It is better to be slow to anger than to be a warrior
+\q and one who rules his spirit is stronger than one who conquers a city.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 33 The lots are cast into the lap,
+\q but the decision is from Yahweh.
+
+
 
 
 \s5
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 \q when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent.
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 18
-\q
-\v 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desire
-\q and he quarrels with all sound judgment.
-\q
-\v 2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding,
-\q but only in revealing what is in his own heart.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him—
-\q along with shame and reproach.
-\q
-\v 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters;
-\q the fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked person,
-\q nor to deny justice to the righteous person.
-\q
-\v 6 A fool's lips bring him conflict
-\q and his mouth invites a beating.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 A fool's mouth is his ruin
-\q and he ensnares himself with his lips.
-\q
-\v 8 The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels
-\q and they go down into the inner parts of the body.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Also, one who is slack in his work
-\q is a brother to the one who destroys the most.
-\q
-\v 10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
-\q the righteous person runs into it and is safe.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city
-\q and in his imagination it is like a high wall.
-\q
-\v 12 Before his downfall a person's heart is proud,
-\q but humility comes before honor.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 One who answers before listening—
-\q it is his folly and shame.
-\q
-\v 14 A person's spirit will survive sickness,
-\q but a broken spirit who can bear it?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge
-\q and the hearing of the wise seeks it out.
-\q
-\v 16 A man's gift may open the way
-\q and bring him before an important person.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 The first to plead his case seems right
-\q until his opponent comes and questions him.
-\q
-\v 18 Casting the lot settles disputes
-\q and separates strong opponents.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 An offended brother is harder to be won than a strong city,
-\q and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
-\q
-\v 20 From the fruit of his mouth one's stomach is filled;
-\q with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 Death and life are controlled by the tongue,
-\q and those who love the tongue will eat its fruit.
-\q
-\v 22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
-\q and receives favor from Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 A poor person pleads for mercy,
-\q but a rich person answers harshly.
-\q
-\v 24 The one who claims many friends is brought to ruin by them,
-\q but there is a friend who comes closer than a brother.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 18
+\q
+\v 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desire
+\q and he quarrels with all sound judgment.
+\q
+\v 2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding,
+\q but only in revealing what is in his own heart.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him—
+\q along with shame and reproach.
+\q
+\v 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters;
+\q the fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked person,
+\q nor to deny justice to the righteous person.
+\q
+\v 6 A fool's lips bring him conflict
+\q and his mouth invites a beating.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 A fool's mouth is his ruin
+\q and he ensnares himself with his lips.
+\q
+\v 8 The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels
+\q and they go down into the inner parts of the body.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Also, one who is slack in his work
+\q is a brother to the one who destroys the most.
+\q
+\v 10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
+\q the righteous person runs into it and is safe.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city
+\q and in his imagination it is like a high wall.
+\q
+\v 12 Before his downfall a person's heart is proud,
+\q but humility comes before honor.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 One who answers before listening—
+\q it is his folly and shame.
+\q
+\v 14 A person's spirit will survive sickness,
+\q but a broken spirit who can bear it?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge
+\q and the hearing of the wise seeks it out.
+\q
+\v 16 A man's gift may open the way
+\q and bring him before an important person.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 The first to plead his case seems right
+\q until his opponent comes and questions him.
+\q
+\v 18 Casting the lot settles disputes
+\q and separates strong opponents.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 An offended brother is harder to be won than a strong city,
+\q and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
+\q
+\v 20 From the fruit of his mouth one's stomach is filled;
+\q with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 Death and life are controlled by the tongue,
+\q and those who love the tongue will eat its fruit.
+\q
+\v 22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
+\q and receives favor from Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 A poor person pleads for mercy,
+\q but a rich person answers harshly.
+\q
+\v 24 The one who claims many friends is brought to ruin by them,
+\q but there is a friend who comes closer than a brother.
+
+
+
 
 
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-
-\s5
-\c 21
-\q
-\v 1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh;
-\q he turns it wherever he pleases.
-\q
-\v 2 Every person's way is right in his own eyes,
-\q but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 To do what is right and just
-\q is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
-\q
-\v 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
-\q the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity,
-\q but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
-\q
-\v 6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue
-\q is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
-\q for they refuse to do what is just.
-\q
-\v 8 The way of a guilty person is crooked,
-\q but the one who is pure does what is right.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
-\q than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
-\q
-\v 10 The appetite of the wicked craves evil;
-\q his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. 
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise,
-\q and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
-\q
-\v 12 The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person;
-\q he brings wicked people to disaster.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
-\q he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
-\q
-\v 14 A gift in secret appeases anger
-\q and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person,
-\q but it brings terror to evildoers.
-\q
-\v 16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding,
-\q he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
-\q the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
-\q
-\v 18 A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person,
-\q and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 It is better to live in the desert
-\q than with a quarreling and angry wife. 
-\q
-\v 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the home of the wise,
-\q but a foolish man wastes them.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 The one who does right and is kind—
-\q this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
-\q
-\v 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones,
-\q and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
-\q keeps himself out of trouble.
-\q
-\v 24 The proud and haughty person—"Mocker" is his name—
-\q acts with arrogant pride.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 The desire of the lazy kills him,
-\q for his hands refuse to work.
-\q
-\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more,
-\q but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable;
-\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
-\q
-\v 28 A false witness will perish,
-\q but the one who listens will speak for all time.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard,
-\q but an upright person is certain about his ways.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa but an upright person thinks about his way \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 30 There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice
-\q that can stand against Yahweh.
-\q
-\v 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
-\q but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
-
-
-
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\q
+\v 1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh;
+\q he turns it wherever he pleases.
+\q
+\v 2 Every person's way is right in his own eyes,
+\q but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 To do what is right and just
+\q is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
+\q
+\v 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
+\q the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity,
+\q but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
+\q
+\v 6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue
+\q is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
+\q for they refuse to do what is just.
+\q
+\v 8 The way of a guilty person is crooked,
+\q but the one who is pure does what is right.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
+\q than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
+\q
+\v 10 The appetite of the wicked craves evil;
+\q his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. 
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise,
+\q and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
+\q
+\v 12 The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person;
+\q he brings wicked people to disaster.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
+\q he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
+\q
+\v 14 A gift in secret appeases anger
+\q and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person,
+\q but it brings terror to evildoers.
+\q
+\v 16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding,
+\q he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
+\q the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
+\q
+\v 18 A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person,
+\q and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 It is better to live in the desert
+\q than with a quarreling and angry wife. 
+\q
+\v 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the home of the wise,
+\q but a foolish man wastes them.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 The one who does right and is kind—
+\q this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
+\q
+\v 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones,
+\q and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
+\q keeps himself out of trouble.
+\q
+\v 24 The proud and haughty person—"Mocker" is his name—
+\q acts with arrogant pride.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 The desire of the lazy kills him,
+\q for his hands refuse to work.
+\q
+\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more,
+\q but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable;
+\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
+\q
+\v 28 A false witness will perish,
+\q but the one who listens will speak for all time.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard,
+\q but an upright person is certain about his ways.
+\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa but an upright person thinks about his way \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 30 There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice
+\q that can stand against Yahweh.
+\q
+\v 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
+\q but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
+
+
+
 
 
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 \q
 \v 34 and poverty comes marching upon you,
 \q and your needs like an armed soldier.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 25
-\p
-\v 1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
-\q
-\v 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
-\q but the glory of kings to search it out.
-\q
-\v 3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth,
-\q so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 Remove the dross from the silver
-\q and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
-\q
-\v 5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king
-\q and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 Do not honor yourself in the king's presence
-\q and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 It is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"
-\q than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman.
-\q What you have witnessed,
-\q
-\v 8 do not bring quickly to trial.
-\q For what will you do in the end
-\q when your neighbor puts you to shame?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself
-\q and do not disclose another's secret,
-\q
-\v 10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you
-\q and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Apples of gold in settings of silver
-\q2 is a word spoken in the right situation.
-\q
-\v 12 A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold
-\q is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 Like the cold of snow at harvest time
-\q is a faithful messenger for those who sent him;
-\q he brings back the life of his masters.
-\q
-\v 14 Clouds and wind without rain
-\q is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded
-\q and a soft tongue can break a bone.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
-\q otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
-\q
-\v 17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often,
-\q he may become tired of you and hate you.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
-\q is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
-\q
-\v 19 An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble
-\q is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 20 Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather,
-\q or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda,
-\q is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
-\q and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
-\q
-\v 22 for you will shovel coals of fire on his head
-\q and Yahweh will reward you.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 As surely as the north wind brings rain,
-\q so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
-\q
-\v 24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
-\q than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty,
-\q so is good news from a far country.
-\q
-\v 26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain
-\q is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 27 It is not good to eat too much honey;
-\q that is like searching for honor after honor.
-\f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f*
-\q
-\v 28 A person without self-control
-\q is like a city breached and without walls.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 25
+\p
+\v 1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
+\q
+\v 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
+\q but the glory of kings to search it out.
+\q
+\v 3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth,
+\q so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 Remove the dross from the silver
+\q and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
+\q
+\v 5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king
+\q and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 Do not honor yourself in the king's presence
+\q and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 It is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"
+\q than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman.
+\q What you have witnessed,
+\q
+\v 8 do not bring quickly to trial.
+\q For what will you do in the end
+\q when your neighbor puts you to shame?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself
+\q and do not disclose another's secret,
+\q
+\v 10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you
+\q and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Apples of gold in settings of silver
+\q2 is a word spoken in the right situation.
+\q
+\v 12 A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold
+\q is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 Like the cold of snow at harvest time
+\q is a faithful messenger for those who sent him;
+\q he brings back the life of his masters.
+\q
+\v 14 Clouds and wind without rain
+\q is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded
+\q and a soft tongue can break a bone.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
+\q otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
+\q
+\v 17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often,
+\q he may become tired of you and hate you.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
+\q is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
+\q
+\v 19 An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble
+\q is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 20 Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather,
+\q or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda,
+\q is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
+\q and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
+\q
+\v 22 for you will shovel coals of fire on his head
+\q and Yahweh will reward you.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 As surely as the north wind brings rain,
+\q so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
+\q
+\v 24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
+\q than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty,
+\q so is good news from a far country.
+\q
+\v 26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain
+\q is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 It is not good to eat too much honey;
+\q that is like searching for honor after honor.
+\f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f*
+\q
+\v 28 A person without self-control
+\q is like a city breached and without walls.
+
+
+
 
 
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-
-
-\s5
-\c 27
-\q
-\v 1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
-\q for you do not know what a day may bring.
-\q
-\v 2 Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth;
-\q a stranger and not your own lips.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand—
-\q the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
-\q
-\v 4 There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger,
-\q but who is able to stand before jealousy?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Better is an open rebuke
-\q than hidden love.
-\q
-\v 6 Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend,
-\q but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb,
-\q but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
-\q
-\v 8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest 
-\q is a man who strays from where he lives.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice,
-\q but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.
-\f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f*
-\q
-\v 10 Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father,
-\q and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity.
-\q Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice;
-\q then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
-\q
-\v 12 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself,
-\q but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger,
-\q and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
-\q
-\v 14 Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning,
-\q that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 A quarreling wife is like
-\q the constant dripping on a rainy day;
-\q
-\v 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,
-\q or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 Iron sharpens iron;
-\q in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
-\q
-\v 18 The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
-\q and the one who protects his master will be honored.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 Just as water reflects a person's face,
-\q so a person's heart reflects the person.
-\q
-\v 20 Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
-\q so a man's eyes are never satisfied.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold;
-\q and a person is tested when he is praised.
-\q
-\v 22 Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain—
-\q yet his foolishness will not leave him.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks
-\q and be concerned about your herds,
-\q
-\v 24 for wealth is not forever.
-\q Does a crown endure for all generations?
-\q
-\v 25 When the hay is gone and the new growth appears,
-\q then the grass from the hills is gathered in for the flocks.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 26 Those lambs will provide your clothing
-\q and the goats will provide the price of the field.
-\q
-\v 27 There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household—
-\q and nourishment for your servant girls.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 27
+\q
+\v 1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
+\q for you do not know what a day may bring.
+\q
+\v 2 Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth;
+\q a stranger and not your own lips.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand—
+\q the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
+\q
+\v 4 There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger,
+\q but who is able to stand before jealousy?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Better is an open rebuke
+\q than hidden love.
+\q
+\v 6 Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend,
+\q but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb,
+\q but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
+\q
+\v 8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest 
+\q is a man who strays from where he lives.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice,
+\q but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.
+\f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f*
+\q
+\v 10 Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father,
+\q and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity.
+\q Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice;
+\q then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
+\q
+\v 12 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself,
+\q but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger,
+\q and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
+\q
+\v 14 Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning,
+\q that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 A quarreling wife is like
+\q the constant dripping on a rainy day;
+\q
+\v 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,
+\q or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 Iron sharpens iron;
+\q in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
+\q
+\v 18 The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
+\q and the one who protects his master will be honored.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 Just as water reflects a person's face,
+\q so a person's heart reflects the person.
+\q
+\v 20 Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
+\q so a man's eyes are never satisfied.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold;
+\q and a person is tested when he is praised.
+\q
+\v 22 Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain—
+\q yet his foolishness will not leave him.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks
+\q and be concerned about your herds,
+\q
+\v 24 for wealth is not forever.
+\q Does a crown endure for all generations?
+\q
+\v 25 When the hay is gone and the new growth appears,
+\q then the grass from the hills is gathered in for the flocks.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 26 Those lambs will provide your clothing
+\q and the goats will provide the price of the field.
+\q
+\v 27 There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household—
+\q and nourishment for your servant girls.
+
+
+
 
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-
-
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not understand that they are doing what is wrong.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 2 Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth,
-\q2 and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God.
-\q1 God is in heaven, but you are on earth,
-\q2 so let your words be few.
-\q1
-\v 3 If you have too many things to do and worry about, you will probably have bad dreams.
-\q2 The more words you speak, the more foolish things you will probably say.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to do it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Do what you vow you will do.
-\v 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one that you do not carry out.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin. Do not say to the priest's messenger, "That vow was a mistake." Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?
-\v 7 For in many dreams, as in many words, there is meaningless vapor. So fear God.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
-\v 9 In addition, the produce of the land is for everyone, and the king himself takes produce from the fields.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 10 Anyone who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver,
-\q2 and anyone who loves wealth always wants more.
-\q1 This, too, is vapor.
-\q1
-\v 11 As prosperity increases, so also do the people who consume it.
-\q1 What advantage in wealth is there to the owner
-\q2 except to watch it with his eyes?
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 12 The sleep of a working man is sweet,
-\q2 whether he eats little or a lot,
-\q1 but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun:
-\q1 riches hoarded by the owner, resulting in his own misery.
-\q1
-\v 14 When the rich man loses his wealth through bad luck,
-\q2 his own son, one whom he has fathered, is left with nothing in his hands.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 15 As a man comes from his mother's womb,
-\q2 so also he will leave naked.
-\q1 He can take none of the fruits of his labor in his hand.
-\v 16 Another evil is
-\q1 that as a person comes, so he goes away.
-\q1 So what profit is there for him who works for the wind?
-\q1
-\v 17 During his days he eats with darkness
-\q2 and is greatly distressed with sickness and anger.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 Look, what I have seen to be good and suitable is to eat and drink and to enjoy the gain from all our work, as we labor under the sun during the days of this life that God has given us. For this is man's assignment.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Anyone to whom God has given riches and wealth and the ability to receive his share and rejoice in his work—this is a gift from God.
-\v 20 For he does not call to mind very often the days of his life, because God makes him keep busy with the things that he enjoys doing.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not understand that they are doing what is wrong.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 2 Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth,
+\q2 and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God.
+\q1 God is in heaven, but you are on earth,
+\q2 so let your words be few.
+\q1
+\v 3 If you have too many things to do and worry about, you will probably have bad dreams.
+\q2 The more words you speak, the more foolish things you will probably say.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to do it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Do what you vow you will do.
+\v 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one that you do not carry out.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin. Do not say to the priest's messenger, "That vow was a mistake." Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?
+\v 7 For in many dreams, as in many words, there is meaningless vapor. So fear God.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
+\v 9 In addition, the produce of the land is for everyone, and the king himself takes produce from the fields.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 10 Anyone who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver,
+\q2 and anyone who loves wealth always wants more.
+\q1 This, too, is vapor.
+\q1
+\v 11 As prosperity increases, so also do the people who consume it.
+\q1 What advantage in wealth is there to the owner
+\q2 except to watch it with his eyes?
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 12 The sleep of a working man is sweet,
+\q2 whether he eats little or a lot,
+\q1 but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun:
+\q1 riches hoarded by the owner, resulting in his own misery.
+\q1
+\v 14 When the rich man loses his wealth through bad luck,
+\q2 his own son, one whom he has fathered, is left with nothing in his hands.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 15 As a man comes from his mother's womb,
+\q2 so also he will leave naked.
+\q1 He can take none of the fruits of his labor in his hand.
+\v 16 Another evil is
+\q1 that as a person comes, so he goes away.
+\q1 So what profit is there for him who works for the wind?
+\q1
+\v 17 During his days he eats with darkness
+\q2 and is greatly distressed with sickness and anger.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Look, what I have seen to be good and suitable is to eat and drink and to enjoy the gain from all our work, as we labor under the sun during the days of this life that God has given us. For this is man's assignment.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Anyone to whom God has given riches and wealth and the ability to receive his share and rejoice in his work—this is a gift from God.
+\v 20 For he does not call to mind very often the days of his life, because God makes him keep busy with the things that he enjoys doing.
+
+
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-
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-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\q1
-\v 1 Who is a wise man?
-\q2 Who knows what the events in life mean?
-\q1 Wisdom in a man causes his face to shine,
-\q2 and the hardness of his face is changed.
-
-\s5
-\v 2 I advise you to obey the king's command because of God's oath to protect him.
-\v 3 Do not hurry out of his presence, and do not stand in support of something wrong, for the king does whatever he desires.
-\v 4 The king's word rules, so who will say to him, "What are you doing?"
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 5 Whoever keeps the king's commands avoids harm.
-\q2 A wise man's heart recognizes the proper course and time of action.
-\q1
-\v 6 For every matter there is a correct response and a time to respond,
-\q2 because the troubles of man are great.
-\q1
-\v 7 No one knows what is coming next.
-\q2 Who can tell him what is coming?
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 8 No one is ruler over his breath so as to stop the breath,
-\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa No one is ruler over the wind so as to stop the wind \fqa* . \f*
-\q2 and no one has power over the day of his death.
-\q1 No one is discharged from the army during a battle,
-\q2 and wickedness will not rescue those who are its slaves.
-\q1
-\v 9 I have realized all this; I have applied my heart to every kind of work that is done under the sun.
-There is a time when a person oppresses another person to that person's hurt.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa to his own hurt \fqa* . The Hebrew passage can be interpreted either way. \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 10 So I saw the wicked buried publicly. They were taken from the holy area and buried and were praised by people in the city where they had done their wicked deeds. This also is uselessness.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions have other interpretations of this difficult verse: \fqa I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They proudly spoke in the city about the things they had done. This also is uselessness. \fqa* Other versions have \fqa I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They were praised in the city for the things they had done. This also is uselessness. \fqa* \f*
-\v 11 When a sentence against an evil crime is not executed quickly, it entices the hearts of human beings to do evil.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Even though a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives a long time, yet I know that it will be better for those who respect God, for those who stand before him and show him respect.
-\v 13 But it will not go well for a wicked man; his life will not be prolonged. His days are like a fleeting shadow because he does not honor God.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 There is another useless vapor—something else that is done on the earth. Things happen to righteous people as they happen to wicked people, and things happen to wicked people as they happen to righteous people. I say that this also is useless vapor.
-\v 15 So I recommend happiness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and drink and to be happy. It is happiness that will accompany him in his labor for all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to understand the work that is done on the earth, work often done without sleep for the eyes at night or in the day,
-\v 17 then I considered all of God's deeds, and that man cannot understand the work that is done under the sun. No matter how much a man labors to find the answers, he will not find them. Even though a wise man might believe he knows, he really does not.
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 For I thought about all this in my mind to understand about the righteous and wise people and their deeds. They are all in God's hands. No one knows whether love or hate will come to someone.
-
-\s5
-\v 2 Everyone has the same fate. The same fate awaits
-\q1 righteous people and wicked,
-\q1 the good,
-\f + \ft Some modern versions copy ancient versions which have \fqa the good and the bad \fqa* . In this way, they make the phrase complete. Translators may decide to imitate them. \f*
-\q1 the clean and the unclean,
-\q1 and the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice.
-As good people will die,
-\q1 so also will the sinner.
-As the one who swears will die,
-\q1 so also will the man who fears to make an oath.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 There is an evil fate for everything that is done under the sun, one destiny for everyone. The hearts of human beings are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live. So after that they go to the dead.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 For anyone who is united to all the living, there is hope, just as a living dog is better than a dead lion.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa For what is preferable? For all the living, this is sure: A living dog is better than a dead lion \fqa* . \f*
-\q1
-\v 5 For living people know they will die,
-\q1 but the dead do not know anything.
-\q2 They no longer have any reward
-\q1 because their memory is forgotten.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 6 Their love, hatred, and envy
-\q2 have vanished long ago.
-\q1 They will never have a place again
-\q2 in anything done under the sun.
-\v 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of celebrating good works.
-\v 8 Let your clothes be always white and your head anointed with oil.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Live happily with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of uselessness, the days that God has given you under the sun during your days of uselessness. That is your reward in life for your work under the sun.
-\v 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 I have seen some interesting things under the sun:
-\q2 The race does not belong to swift people.
-\q2 The battle does not belong to strong people.
-\q2 Bread does not belong to wise people.
-\q2 Riches do not belong to people of understanding.
-\q2 Favor does not belong to people of knowledge.
-\q1 Instead, time and chance affect them all.
-\q1
-\v 12 And furthermore, no one knows when his time will come,
-\q2 just as fish are caught in a deadly net,
-\q2 or birds are caught in a snare,
-\q1 the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times
-\q2 that suddenly fall upon them.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 I have also seen wisdom under the sun in a way that seemed great to me.
-\v 14 There was a small city with only a few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it and built great siege ramps against it.
-\v 15 Now in the city was found a poor, wise man, who by his wisdom saved the city. Yet later, no one remembered that same poor man.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 17 The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better
-\q2 than the shouts of any ruler among fools.
-\q1
-\v 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
-\q2 but one sinner can ruin much good.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\q1
-\v 1 As dead flies cause perfume to stink,
-\q2 so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor.
-\q1
-\v 2 The heart of a wise person tends to the right,
-\q2 but the heart of a fool tends to the left.
-\q1
-\v 3 When a fool walks down a road,
-\q2 his thinking is deficient,
-\q3 proving to everyone he is a fool.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 4 If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work.
-\q2 Calm can quiet down great outrage.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun,
-\q2 a kind of error that comes from a ruler:
-\q1
-\v 6 Fools are given leadership positions,
-\q2 while successful men are given low positions.
-\q1
-\v 7 I have seen slaves riding horses,
-\q2 and successful men walking like slaves on the ground.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 8 Anyone who digs a pit
-\q2 can fall into it,
-and whenever someone breaks down a wall,
-\q2 a snake can bite him.
-\q1
-\v 9 Whoever cuts out stones
-\q2 can be hurt by them,
-\q1 and the man who chops wood
-\q2 is endangered by it.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 10 If an iron blade is dull,
-and a man does not sharpen it,
-then he must use more strength,
-but wisdom provides an advantage for success.
-\q1
-\v 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
-\q2 then there is no advantage for the charmer.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious,
-\q2 but the lips of a fool consume him.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 13 As words begin to flow from a fool's mouth, foolishness comes out,
-\q2 and at the end his mouth flows with wicked madness.
-\q1
-\v 14 A fool multiplies words,
-\q2 but no one knows what is coming.
-\q2 Who knows what is coming after him?
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 15 The toil of fools wearies them,
-\q2 so that they do not even know the road to town.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 16 Woe to you, land, if your king is a young boy,
-\q2 and if your leaders begin feasting in the morning!
-\q1
-\v 17 But blessed are you, land, if your king is the son of nobles,
-\q2 and if your leaders eat at the right time,
-\q2 for strength, and not for drunkenness!
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 18 Because of laziness the roof sinks in,
-\q2 and because of idle hands the house leaks.
-\q1
-\v 19 People prepare food for laughter,
-\q2 wine brings enjoyment to life,
-\q3 and money fills the need for everything.
-
-\s5
-\q1
-\v 20 Do not curse the king, not even in your mind,
-\q2 and do not curse rich people in your bedroom.
-\q1 For a bird of the sky might carry your words;
-\q2 whatever has wings can spread the matter.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\q1
+\v 1 Who is a wise man?
+\q2 Who knows what the events in life mean?
+\q1 Wisdom in a man causes his face to shine,
+\q2 and the hardness of his face is changed.
+
+\s5
+\v 2 I advise you to obey the king's command because of God's oath to protect him.
+\v 3 Do not hurry out of his presence, and do not stand in support of something wrong, for the king does whatever he desires.
+\v 4 The king's word rules, so who will say to him, "What are you doing?"
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 5 Whoever keeps the king's commands avoids harm.
+\q2 A wise man's heart recognizes the proper course and time of action.
+\q1
+\v 6 For every matter there is a correct response and a time to respond,
+\q2 because the troubles of man are great.
+\q1
+\v 7 No one knows what is coming next.
+\q2 Who can tell him what is coming?
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 8 No one is ruler over his breath so as to stop the breath,
+\f + \ft Some versions have \fqa No one is ruler over the wind so as to stop the wind \fqa* . \f*
+\q2 and no one has power over the day of his death.
+\q1 No one is discharged from the army during a battle,
+\q2 and wickedness will not rescue those who are its slaves.
+\q1
+\v 9 I have realized all this; I have applied my heart to every kind of work that is done under the sun.
+There is a time when a person oppresses another person to that person's hurt.
+\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa to his own hurt \fqa* . The Hebrew passage can be interpreted either way. \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 10 So I saw the wicked buried publicly. They were taken from the holy area and buried and were praised by people in the city where they had done their wicked deeds. This also is uselessness.
+\f + \ft Some modern versions have other interpretations of this difficult verse: \fqa I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They proudly spoke in the city about the things they had done. This also is uselessness. \fqa* Other versions have \fqa I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They were praised in the city for the things they had done. This also is uselessness. \fqa* \f*
+\v 11 When a sentence against an evil crime is not executed quickly, it entices the hearts of human beings to do evil.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Even though a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives a long time, yet I know that it will be better for those who respect God, for those who stand before him and show him respect.
+\v 13 But it will not go well for a wicked man; his life will not be prolonged. His days are like a fleeting shadow because he does not honor God.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 There is another useless vapor—something else that is done on the earth. Things happen to righteous people as they happen to wicked people, and things happen to wicked people as they happen to righteous people. I say that this also is useless vapor.
+\v 15 So I recommend happiness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and drink and to be happy. It is happiness that will accompany him in his labor for all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to understand the work that is done on the earth, work often done without sleep for the eyes at night or in the day,
+\v 17 then I considered all of God's deeds, and that man cannot understand the work that is done under the sun. No matter how much a man labors to find the answers, he will not find them. Even though a wise man might believe he knows, he really does not.
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 For I thought about all this in my mind to understand about the righteous and wise people and their deeds. They are all in God's hands. No one knows whether love or hate will come to someone.
+
+\s5
+\v 2 Everyone has the same fate. The same fate awaits
+\q1 righteous people and wicked,
+\q1 the good,
+\f + \ft Some modern versions copy ancient versions which have \fqa the good and the bad \fqa* . In this way, they make the phrase complete. Translators may decide to imitate them. \f*
+\q1 the clean and the unclean,
+\q1 and the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice.
+As good people will die,
+\q1 so also will the sinner.
+As the one who swears will die,
+\q1 so also will the man who fears to make an oath.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 There is an evil fate for everything that is done under the sun, one destiny for everyone. The hearts of human beings are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live. So after that they go to the dead.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 For anyone who is united to all the living, there is hope, just as a living dog is better than a dead lion.
+\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa For what is preferable? For all the living, this is sure: A living dog is better than a dead lion \fqa* . \f*
+\q1
+\v 5 For living people know they will die,
+\q1 but the dead do not know anything.
+\q2 They no longer have any reward
+\q1 because their memory is forgotten.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 6 Their love, hatred, and envy
+\q2 have vanished long ago.
+\q1 They will never have a place again
+\q2 in anything done under the sun.
+\v 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of celebrating good works.
+\v 8 Let your clothes be always white and your head anointed with oil.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Live happily with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of uselessness, the days that God has given you under the sun during your days of uselessness. That is your reward in life for your work under the sun.
+\v 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 I have seen some interesting things under the sun:
+\q2 The race does not belong to swift people.
+\q2 The battle does not belong to strong people.
+\q2 Bread does not belong to wise people.
+\q2 Riches do not belong to people of understanding.
+\q2 Favor does not belong to people of knowledge.
+\q1 Instead, time and chance affect them all.
+\q1
+\v 12 And furthermore, no one knows when his time will come,
+\q2 just as fish are caught in a deadly net,
+\q2 or birds are caught in a snare,
+\q1 the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times
+\q2 that suddenly fall upon them.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 I have also seen wisdom under the sun in a way that seemed great to me.
+\v 14 There was a small city with only a few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it and built great siege ramps against it.
+\v 15 Now in the city was found a poor, wise man, who by his wisdom saved the city. Yet later, no one remembered that same poor man.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 17 The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better
+\q2 than the shouts of any ruler among fools.
+\q1
+\v 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
+\q2 but one sinner can ruin much good.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\q1
+\v 1 As dead flies cause perfume to stink,
+\q2 so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor.
+\q1
+\v 2 The heart of a wise person tends to the right,
+\q2 but the heart of a fool tends to the left.
+\q1
+\v 3 When a fool walks down a road,
+\q2 his thinking is deficient,
+\q3 proving to everyone he is a fool.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 4 If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work.
+\q2 Calm can quiet down great outrage.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun,
+\q2 a kind of error that comes from a ruler:
+\q1
+\v 6 Fools are given leadership positions,
+\q2 while successful men are given low positions.
+\q1
+\v 7 I have seen slaves riding horses,
+\q2 and successful men walking like slaves on the ground.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 8 Anyone who digs a pit
+\q2 can fall into it,
+and whenever someone breaks down a wall,
+\q2 a snake can bite him.
+\q1
+\v 9 Whoever cuts out stones
+\q2 can be hurt by them,
+\q1 and the man who chops wood
+\q2 is endangered by it.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 10 If an iron blade is dull,
+and a man does not sharpen it,
+then he must use more strength,
+but wisdom provides an advantage for success.
+\q1
+\v 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
+\q2 then there is no advantage for the charmer.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious,
+\q2 but the lips of a fool consume him.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 13 As words begin to flow from a fool's mouth, foolishness comes out,
+\q2 and at the end his mouth flows with wicked madness.
+\q1
+\v 14 A fool multiplies words,
+\q2 but no one knows what is coming.
+\q2 Who knows what is coming after him?
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 15 The toil of fools wearies them,
+\q2 so that they do not even know the road to town.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 16 Woe to you, land, if your king is a young boy,
+\q2 and if your leaders begin feasting in the morning!
+\q1
+\v 17 But blessed are you, land, if your king is the son of nobles,
+\q2 and if your leaders eat at the right time,
+\q2 for strength, and not for drunkenness!
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 18 Because of laziness the roof sinks in,
+\q2 and because of idle hands the house leaks.
+\q1
+\v 19 People prepare food for laughter,
+\q2 wine brings enjoyment to life,
+\q3 and money fills the need for everything.
+
+\s5
+\q1
+\v 20 Do not curse the king, not even in your mind,
+\q2 and do not curse rich people in your bedroom.
+\q1 For a bird of the sky might carry your words;
+\q2 whatever has wings can spread the matter.
+
+
+
 
 
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22-SNG.usfm

@@ -4,102 +4,102 @@
 \toc1 The Song of Songs
 \toc2 Song of Songs
 \toc3 Sng
-\mt Song of Songs 
-\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 2 Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth,
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q for your love is better than wine.
-\q
-\v 3 Your anointing oils have a delightful fragrance;
-\q your name is like flowing perfume,
-\q so the young women love you.
-\q
-\v 4 Take me with you, and we will run.
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q The king has brought me into his rooms.
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q We are glad; We rejoice about you;
-\q let us celebrate your love; it is better than wine.
-\q It is natural for the other women to adore you.
-
-\s5
-\sp The woman speaking to the other women
-\q
-\v 5 I am dark but lovely,
-\q you daughters of Jerusalem—
-\q dark like the tents of Kedar,
-\q lovely like the curtains of Solomon.
-\q
-\v 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
-\q because the sun has scorched me.
-\q My mother's sons were angry with me;
-\q they made me keeper of the vineyards,
-\q but my own vineyard I have not kept.
-
-\s5
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves,
-\q where do you feed your flock?
-\q Where do you rest your flock at noontime?
-\q Why should I be like someone who wanders
-\q beside the flocks of your companions?
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The man speaking to the woman
-\q
-\v 8 If you do not know, most beautiful among women,
-\q follow the tracks of my flock,
-\q and pasture your young goats near the shepherds' tents.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 I compare you, my love,
-\q to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses.
-\q
-\v 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
-\q your neck with strings of jewels.
-\q
-\v 11 We will make for you gold ornaments
-\q with silver studs.
-
-\s5
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 12 While the king lay on his couch,
-\q my nard emitted its fragrance.
-\q
-\v 13 My beloved is to me like a bag of myrrh
-\q that spends the night lying between my breasts.
-\q
-\v 14 My beloved is to me like a cluster of henna flowers
-\q in the vineyards of En Gedi.
-
-\s5
-\sp The man speaking to the woman
-\q
-\v 15 Listen, you are beautiful, my love;
-\q listen, you are beautiful;
-\q your eyes are doves.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 16 Listen, you are handsome, my beloved, how handsome.
-\q The lush plants are our bed.
-\q
-\v 17 The beams of our house are cedars;
-\q our rafters are firs.
-
-
-
+\mt Song of Songs 
+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 2 Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth,
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q for your love is better than wine.
+\q
+\v 3 Your anointing oils have a delightful fragrance;
+\q your name is like flowing perfume,
+\q so the young women love you.
+\q
+\v 4 Take me with you, and we will run.
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q The king has brought me into his rooms.
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q We are glad; We rejoice about you;
+\q let us celebrate your love; it is better than wine.
+\q It is natural for the other women to adore you.
+
+\s5
+\sp The woman speaking to the other women
+\q
+\v 5 I am dark but lovely,
+\q you daughters of Jerusalem—
+\q dark like the tents of Kedar,
+\q lovely like the curtains of Solomon.
+\q
+\v 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
+\q because the sun has scorched me.
+\q My mother's sons were angry with me;
+\q they made me keeper of the vineyards,
+\q but my own vineyard I have not kept.
+
+\s5
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves,
+\q where do you feed your flock?
+\q Where do you rest your flock at noontime?
+\q Why should I be like someone who wanders
+\q beside the flocks of your companions?
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The man speaking to the woman
+\q
+\v 8 If you do not know, most beautiful among women,
+\q follow the tracks of my flock,
+\q and pasture your young goats near the shepherds' tents.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 I compare you, my love,
+\q to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses.
+\q
+\v 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
+\q your neck with strings of jewels.
+\q
+\v 11 We will make for you gold ornaments
+\q with silver studs.
+
+\s5
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 12 While the king lay on his couch,
+\q my nard emitted its fragrance.
+\q
+\v 13 My beloved is to me like a bag of myrrh
+\q that spends the night lying between my breasts.
+\q
+\v 14 My beloved is to me like a cluster of henna flowers
+\q in the vineyards of En Gedi.
+
+\s5
+\sp The man speaking to the woman
+\q
+\v 15 Listen, you are beautiful, my love;
+\q listen, you are beautiful;
+\q your eyes are doves.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 16 Listen, you are handsome, my beloved, how handsome.
+\q The lush plants are our bed.
+\q
+\v 17 The beams of our house are cedars;
+\q our rafters are firs.
+
+
+
 
 
 \s5
@@ -205,171 +205,171 @@
 
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 1 At night on my bed
-\q I was longing for him whom my soul loves;
-\q I looked for him, but I could not find him.
-\q
-\v 2 I said to myself, "I will get up and go through the city,
-\q through the streets and squares;
-\q I will search for him whom my soul loves."
-\q I searched for him, but I did not find him.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 The watchmen found me as they were making their rounds in the city.
-\q I asked them, "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"
-\q
-\v 4 It was only a little while after I had passed them
-\q that I found him whom my soul loves.
-\q I held him and would not let him go
-\q until I had brought him into my mother's house,
-\q into the bedroom of the one who had conceived me.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to the other women
-\q
-\v 5 I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem,
-\q by the gazelles and the does of the fields,
-\q that you will not awaken or arouse love
-\q until she pleases.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 6 What is that coming up from the wilderness
-\q like a column of smoke,
-\q perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
-\q with all the powders sold by merchants?
-\q
-\v 7 Look, it is the bed of Solomon;
-\q sixty warriors surround it,
-\q sixty soldiers of Israel.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 All of them are skilled with a sword and are experienced in warfare.
-\q Every man has his sword at his side,
-\q armed against the terrors of the night.
-\q
-\v 9 King Solomon made himself a sedan chair
-\q of the wood from Lebanon.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 Its posts were made of silver;
-\q the back was made of gold, and the seat of purple cloth.
-\q Its interior was decorated with love
-\q by the daughters of Jerusalem.
-\sp The woman speaking to the women of Jerusalem
-\q
-\v 11 Go out, daughters of Zion, and gaze on King Solomon,
-\q bearing the crown with which his mother crowned him
-\q on his wedding day,
-\q on the day of the joy of his heart.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\sp The man speaking to the woman
-\q
-\v 1 Oh, you are beautiful, my love; you are beautiful.
-\q Your eyes are doves behind your veil.
-\q Your hair is like a flock of goats
-\q going down from Mount Gilead.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 2 Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes,
-\q coming up from the washing place.
-\q Each one has a twin,
-\q and none among them is bereaved.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Your lips are like a thread of scarlet;
-\q your mouth is lovely.
-\q Your cheeks are like pomegranate halves
-\q behind your veil.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 Your neck is like the tower of David built in rows of stone,
-\q with a thousand shields hanging on it,
-\q all the shields of soldiers.
-\q
-\v 5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
-\q twins of a gazelle,
-\q grazing among the lilies.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee away,
-\q I will go to the mountain of myrrh
-\q and to the hill of frankincense.
-\q
-\v 7 You are beautiful in every way, my love
-\q and there is no blemish in you.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
-\q Come with me from Lebanon;
-\q come from the top of Amana,
-\q from the top of Senir and Hermon,
-\q from lions' dens,
-\q from mountain dens of leopards.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;
-\q you have stolen my heart,
-\q with just one look at me,
-\q with just one jewel of your necklace.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
-\q How much better is your love than wine,
-\q and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice.
-\q
-\v 11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey;
-\q honey and milk are under your tongue;
-\q the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 12 My sister, my bride is a garden locked up,
-\q a garden locked up, a spring that is sealed.
-\q
-\v 13 Your branches are a grove of pomegranate trees with choice fruits,
-\q and of henna and nard plants,
-\q
-\v 14 Nard and saffron,
-\q calamus and cinnamon with all kinds of spices,
-\q myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 You are a garden spring,
-\q a well of fresh water,
-\q streams flowing down from Lebanon.
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 16 Awake, north wind; come, south wind;
-\q blow on my garden so that its spices may give off their fragrance.
-\q May my beloved come into his garden
-\q and eat some of its choice fruit.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 1 At night on my bed
+\q I was longing for him whom my soul loves;
+\q I looked for him, but I could not find him.
+\q
+\v 2 I said to myself, "I will get up and go through the city,
+\q through the streets and squares;
+\q I will search for him whom my soul loves."
+\q I searched for him, but I did not find him.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 The watchmen found me as they were making their rounds in the city.
+\q I asked them, "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"
+\q
+\v 4 It was only a little while after I had passed them
+\q that I found him whom my soul loves.
+\q I held him and would not let him go
+\q until I had brought him into my mother's house,
+\q into the bedroom of the one who had conceived me.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to the other women
+\q
+\v 5 I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem,
+\q by the gazelles and the does of the fields,
+\q that you will not awaken or arouse love
+\q until she pleases.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 6 What is that coming up from the wilderness
+\q like a column of smoke,
+\q perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
+\q with all the powders sold by merchants?
+\q
+\v 7 Look, it is the bed of Solomon;
+\q sixty warriors surround it,
+\q sixty soldiers of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 All of them are skilled with a sword and are experienced in warfare.
+\q Every man has his sword at his side,
+\q armed against the terrors of the night.
+\q
+\v 9 King Solomon made himself a sedan chair
+\q of the wood from Lebanon.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 Its posts were made of silver;
+\q the back was made of gold, and the seat of purple cloth.
+\q Its interior was decorated with love
+\q by the daughters of Jerusalem.
+\sp The woman speaking to the women of Jerusalem
+\q
+\v 11 Go out, daughters of Zion, and gaze on King Solomon,
+\q bearing the crown with which his mother crowned him
+\q on his wedding day,
+\q on the day of the joy of his heart.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\sp The man speaking to the woman
+\q
+\v 1 Oh, you are beautiful, my love; you are beautiful.
+\q Your eyes are doves behind your veil.
+\q Your hair is like a flock of goats
+\q going down from Mount Gilead.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 2 Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes,
+\q coming up from the washing place.
+\q Each one has a twin,
+\q and none among them is bereaved.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Your lips are like a thread of scarlet;
+\q your mouth is lovely.
+\q Your cheeks are like pomegranate halves
+\q behind your veil.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 Your neck is like the tower of David built in rows of stone,
+\q with a thousand shields hanging on it,
+\q all the shields of soldiers.
+\q
+\v 5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
+\q twins of a gazelle,
+\q grazing among the lilies.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee away,
+\q I will go to the mountain of myrrh
+\q and to the hill of frankincense.
+\q
+\v 7 You are beautiful in every way, my love
+\q and there is no blemish in you.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
+\q Come with me from Lebanon;
+\q come from the top of Amana,
+\q from the top of Senir and Hermon,
+\q from lions' dens,
+\q from mountain dens of leopards.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;
+\q you have stolen my heart,
+\q with just one look at me,
+\q with just one jewel of your necklace.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
+\q How much better is your love than wine,
+\q and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice.
+\q
+\v 11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey;
+\q honey and milk are under your tongue;
+\q the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 My sister, my bride is a garden locked up,
+\q a garden locked up, a spring that is sealed.
+\q
+\v 13 Your branches are a grove of pomegranate trees with choice fruits,
+\q and of henna and nard plants,
+\q
+\v 14 Nard and saffron,
+\q calamus and cinnamon with all kinds of spices,
+\q myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 You are a garden spring,
+\q a well of fresh water,
+\q streams flowing down from Lebanon.
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 16 Awake, north wind; come, south wind;
+\q blow on my garden so that its spices may give off their fragrance.
+\q May my beloved come into his garden
+\q and eat some of its choice fruit.
 
 
 \s5
@@ -571,196 +571,196 @@
 
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 7
-\sp The man speaking to the woman
-\q
-\v 1 How beautiful your feet appear in your sandals, prince's daughter!
-\q The curves of your thighs are like jewels,
-\q the work of the hands of a master craftsman.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 2 Your navel is like a round bowl;
-\q may it never lack mixed wine.
-\q Your belly is like a mound of wheat
-\q encircled with lilies.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
-\q twins of a gazelle.
-
-\q
-\v 4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory;
-\q your eyes are the pools in Heshbon
-\q by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
-\q Your nose is like the tower in Lebanon
-\q that looks toward Damascus.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Your head is on you like Carmel;
-\q the hair on your head is dark purple.
-\q The king is held captive by its tresses.
-\q
-\v 6 How beautiful and lovely you are,
-\q love, with your delights!
-\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa are, loved one, with \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 Your height is like that of a date palm tree,
-\q and your breasts like clusters of fruit.
-\q
-\v 8 I said, "I want to climb that palm tree;
-\q I will take hold of its branches."
-\q May your breasts be like clusters of grapes,
-\q and may the fragrance of your nose be like apricots.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 May your palate be like the best wine,
-\q flowing smoothly for my beloved,
-\q gliding over the lips of those who sleep.
-\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa over my lips and teeth \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 10 I am my beloved's,
-\q and he desires me.
-\q
-\v 11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the countryside;
-\q let us spend the night in the villages.
-\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa night among the henna plants \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards;
-\q let us see whether the vines have budded,
-\q whether their blossoms have opened,
-\q and whether the pomegranates are in flower.
-\q There I will give you my love.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance;
-\q at the door where we are staying are all sorts of choice fruits, new and old,
-\q that I have stored up for you, my beloved.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 8
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 1 I wish that you were like my brother,
-\q who nursed at my mother's breasts.
-\q Then whenever I met you outside, I could kiss you,
-\q and no one would despise me.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 2 I would lead you and bring you into my mother's house—
-\q she who taught me.
-\q I would give you spiced wine to drink
-\q and some of the juice of my pomegranates.
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 3 His left hand is under my head
-\q and his right hand embraces me.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to the other women
-\q
-\v 4 I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem,
-\q that you will not interrupt our lovemaking
-\q until it is over.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The women of Jerusalem speaking
-\q
-\v 5 Who is this who is coming up from the wilderness,
-\q leaning on her beloved?
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q I awakened you under the apricot tree;
-\q there your mother conceived you;
-\q there she gave birth to you, she delivered you.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 Set me as a seal over your heart,
-\q like a seal on your arm,
-\q for love is as strong as death.
-\q Passionate devotion is as unrelenting as Sheol;
-\q its flames burst out; it is a blazing flame,
-\q a flame hotter than any other fire.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 Surging waters cannot quench love,
-\q nor can floods sweep it away.
-\q If a man gave all the possessions in his house for love,
-\q the offer would utterly be despised.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman's brothers speaking among themselves
-\q
-\v 8 We have a little sister,
-\q and her breasts have not yet grown.
-\q What can we do for our sister
-\q on the day when she will be promised in marriage?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 If she is a wall,
-\q we will build on her a tower of silver.
-\q If she is a door,
-\q we will adorn her with boards of cedar.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 10 I was a wall, but my breasts are now like fortress towers;
-\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa I am a wall, and my breasts are like fortress towers \fqa* . \f*
-\q so I am in his eyes as one who brings peace.
-\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa so I have found favor in his eyes \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\sp The woman speaking to herself
-\q
-\v 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon.
-\q He gave the vineyard to those who would maintain it.
-\q Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
-\q
-\v 12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me;
-\q the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
-\q and the two hundred shekels are for those who maintain its fruit.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The man speaking to the woman
-\q
-\v 13 You who live in the gardens,
-\q my companions are listening for your voice;
-\q let me hear it.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\sp The woman speaking to the man
-\q
-\v 14 Hurry, my beloved,
-\q and be like a gazelle or a young stag
-\q on the mountains of spices.
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\sp The man speaking to the woman
+\q
+\v 1 How beautiful your feet appear in your sandals, prince's daughter!
+\q The curves of your thighs are like jewels,
+\q the work of the hands of a master craftsman.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 2 Your navel is like a round bowl;
+\q may it never lack mixed wine.
+\q Your belly is like a mound of wheat
+\q encircled with lilies.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
+\q twins of a gazelle.
+
+\q
+\v 4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory;
+\q your eyes are the pools in Heshbon
+\q by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
+\q Your nose is like the tower in Lebanon
+\q that looks toward Damascus.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Your head is on you like Carmel;
+\q the hair on your head is dark purple.
+\q The king is held captive by its tresses.
+\q
+\v 6 How beautiful and lovely you are,
+\q love, with your delights!
+\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa are, loved one, with \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 Your height is like that of a date palm tree,
+\q and your breasts like clusters of fruit.
+\q
+\v 8 I said, "I want to climb that palm tree;
+\q I will take hold of its branches."
+\q May your breasts be like clusters of grapes,
+\q and may the fragrance of your nose be like apricots.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 May your palate be like the best wine,
+\q flowing smoothly for my beloved,
+\q gliding over the lips of those who sleep.
+\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa over my lips and teeth \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 10 I am my beloved's,
+\q and he desires me.
+\q
+\v 11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the countryside;
+\q let us spend the night in the villages.
+\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa night among the henna plants \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards;
+\q let us see whether the vines have budded,
+\q whether their blossoms have opened,
+\q and whether the pomegranates are in flower.
+\q There I will give you my love.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance;
+\q at the door where we are staying are all sorts of choice fruits, new and old,
+\q that I have stored up for you, my beloved.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 1 I wish that you were like my brother,
+\q who nursed at my mother's breasts.
+\q Then whenever I met you outside, I could kiss you,
+\q and no one would despise me.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 2 I would lead you and bring you into my mother's house—
+\q she who taught me.
+\q I would give you spiced wine to drink
+\q and some of the juice of my pomegranates.
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 3 His left hand is under my head
+\q and his right hand embraces me.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to the other women
+\q
+\v 4 I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem,
+\q that you will not interrupt our lovemaking
+\q until it is over.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The women of Jerusalem speaking
+\q
+\v 5 Who is this who is coming up from the wilderness,
+\q leaning on her beloved?
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q I awakened you under the apricot tree;
+\q there your mother conceived you;
+\q there she gave birth to you, she delivered you.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 Set me as a seal over your heart,
+\q like a seal on your arm,
+\q for love is as strong as death.
+\q Passionate devotion is as unrelenting as Sheol;
+\q its flames burst out; it is a blazing flame,
+\q a flame hotter than any other fire.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 Surging waters cannot quench love,
+\q nor can floods sweep it away.
+\q If a man gave all the possessions in his house for love,
+\q the offer would utterly be despised.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman's brothers speaking among themselves
+\q
+\v 8 We have a little sister,
+\q and her breasts have not yet grown.
+\q What can we do for our sister
+\q on the day when she will be promised in marriage?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 If she is a wall,
+\q we will build on her a tower of silver.
+\q If she is a door,
+\q we will adorn her with boards of cedar.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 10 I was a wall, but my breasts are now like fortress towers;
+\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa I am a wall, and my breasts are like fortress towers \fqa* . \f*
+\q so I am in his eyes as one who brings peace.
+\f + \ft Some versions read \fqa so I have found favor in his eyes \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\sp The woman speaking to herself
+\q
+\v 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon.
+\q He gave the vineyard to those who would maintain it.
+\q Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
+\q
+\v 12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me;
+\q the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
+\q and the two hundred shekels are for those who maintain its fruit.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The man speaking to the woman
+\q
+\v 13 You who live in the gardens,
+\q my companions are listening for your voice;
+\q let me hear it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\sp The woman speaking to the man
+\q
+\v 14 Hurry, my beloved,
+\q and be like a gazelle or a young stag
+\q on the mountains of spices.
+
+

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@@ -122,125 +122,125 @@
 \v 22 Let all their wickedness come before you.
 \q deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions.
 \q My groans are many and my heart is faint.
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 The Lord has covered the daughter of Zion under the cloud of his anger.
-\q He has thrown the splendor of Israel down from heaven to earth.
-\q He has not remembered his footstool on the day of his anger.
-\q
-\v 2 The Lord has swallowed up and has had no compassion on all the towns of Jacob.
-\q In the days of his anger he has thrown down the fortified cities of the daughter of Judah;
-\q in dishonor he has brought down to the ground the kingdom and its rulers.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 With fierce anger he has cut off every horn of Israel.
-\q He has withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy.
-\q He has burned up Jacob like a blazing fire that devours everything around it.
-\q
-\v 4 Like an enemy he has bent his bow toward us,
-\q with his right is ready to shoot.
-\q He has slaughtered all who had been so pleasing to him in the tent of the daughter of Zion;
-\q he has poured out his wrath like fire.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 The Lord has become like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel.
-\q He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed her strongholds.
-\q He has increased mourning and lamentation within the daughter of Judah.
-\q
-\v 6 He has attacked his tabernacle like a garden hut. He has destroyed the place of the solemn assembly.
-\q Yahweh has caused both solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion,
-\q for he has despised both king and priest in the indignation of his anger.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary.
-\q He has given over the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy.
-\q They have raised a shout in the house of Yahweh, as on the day of an appointed feast.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 Yahweh decided to destroy the city wall of the daughter of Zion.
-\q He has stretched out the measuring line and has not withheld his hand from destroying the wall.
-\q He has made the ramparts and wall to lament; together they wasted away.
-\q
-\v 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken the bars of her gate.
-\q Her king and her princes are among the nations, the law is no more
-\q and her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence.
-\q They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth.
-\q The virgins of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 My eyes have failed from their tears; my stomach churns;
-\q my inner parts are poured out to the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
-\q children and infants faint in the streets of the city. 
-\q
-\v 12 They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?"
-\q as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city,
-\q their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 What can I say to you, daughter of Jerusalem?
-\q To what can I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion?
-\q Your wound is as great as the sea. Who can heal you?
-\q
-\v 14 Your prophets have seen false and worthless visions for you.
-\q They have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes,
-\q but for you they gave utterances that are false and misleading.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 All those who pass along the road clap their hands at you.
-\q They hiss and shake their heads against the daughter of Jerusalem and say,
-\q "Is this the city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth'?"
-\q
-\v 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you.
-\q They sneer and grind their teeth and say, "We have swallowed her up!
-\q This is the day we have waited for! We have lived to see it!"
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 Yahweh has done what he planned to do. He has fulfilled his word.
-\q He has overthrown you without pity,
-\q for he has permitted the enemy to rejoice over you; he has lifted up the horn of your enemies.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 Their heart cried out to the Lord,
-\q walls of the daughter of Zion! Make your tears flow down like a river day and night.
-\q Give yourself no relief, your eyes no relief.
-\q
-\v 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches!
-\q Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
-\q Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who faint with hunger at the corner of every street."
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 20 See, Yahweh, and consider those you have dealt in this way.
-\q Should women eat the fruit of their wombs, the children whom they have cared for?
-\q Should priest and prophet be slaughtered in the sanctuary of the Lord?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 21 Both the young and the old lie on the dust of the streets.
-\q My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword;
-\q you have slaughtered them without taking pity on them.
-\q
-\v 22 You have summoned, as you would call the people to a feast day, my terrors on every side, on the day of the anger of Yahweh no one escaped or survived;
-\q those I cared for and raised,
-\q my enemy has destroyed.
-
-
-
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 The Lord has covered the daughter of Zion under the cloud of his anger.
+\q He has thrown the splendor of Israel down from heaven to earth.
+\q He has not remembered his footstool on the day of his anger.
+\q
+\v 2 The Lord has swallowed up and has had no compassion on all the towns of Jacob.
+\q In the days of his anger he has thrown down the fortified cities of the daughter of Judah;
+\q in dishonor he has brought down to the ground the kingdom and its rulers.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 With fierce anger he has cut off every horn of Israel.
+\q He has withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy.
+\q He has burned up Jacob like a blazing fire that devours everything around it.
+\q
+\v 4 Like an enemy he has bent his bow toward us,
+\q with his right is ready to shoot.
+\q He has slaughtered all who had been so pleasing to him in the tent of the daughter of Zion;
+\q he has poured out his wrath like fire.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 The Lord has become like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel.
+\q He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed her strongholds.
+\q He has increased mourning and lamentation within the daughter of Judah.
+\q
+\v 6 He has attacked his tabernacle like a garden hut. He has destroyed the place of the solemn assembly.
+\q Yahweh has caused both solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion,
+\q for he has despised both king and priest in the indignation of his anger.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary.
+\q He has given over the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy.
+\q They have raised a shout in the house of Yahweh, as on the day of an appointed feast.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 Yahweh decided to destroy the city wall of the daughter of Zion.
+\q He has stretched out the measuring line and has not withheld his hand from destroying the wall.
+\q He has made the ramparts and wall to lament; together they wasted away.
+\q
+\v 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken the bars of her gate.
+\q Her king and her princes are among the nations, the law is no more
+\q and her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence.
+\q They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth.
+\q The virgins of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 My eyes have failed from their tears; my stomach churns;
+\q my inner parts are poured out to the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
+\q children and infants faint in the streets of the city. 
+\q
+\v 12 They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?"
+\q as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city,
+\q their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 What can I say to you, daughter of Jerusalem?
+\q To what can I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion?
+\q Your wound is as great as the sea. Who can heal you?
+\q
+\v 14 Your prophets have seen false and worthless visions for you.
+\q They have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes,
+\q but for you they gave utterances that are false and misleading.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 All those who pass along the road clap their hands at you.
+\q They hiss and shake their heads against the daughter of Jerusalem and say,
+\q "Is this the city that they called 'The Perfection of Beauty,' 'The Joy for All of Earth'?"
+\q
+\v 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you.
+\q They sneer and grind their teeth and say, "We have swallowed her up!
+\q This is the day we have waited for! We have lived to see it!"
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 Yahweh has done what he planned to do. He has fulfilled his word.
+\q He has overthrown you without pity,
+\q for he has permitted the enemy to rejoice over you; he has lifted up the horn of your enemies.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 Their heart cried out to the Lord,
+\q walls of the daughter of Zion! Make your tears flow down like a river day and night.
+\q Give yourself no relief, your eyes no relief.
+\q
+\v 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches!
+\q Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
+\q Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who faint with hunger at the corner of every street."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 20 See, Yahweh, and consider those you have dealt in this way.
+\q Should women eat the fruit of their wombs, the children whom they have cared for?
+\q Should priest and prophet be slaughtered in the sanctuary of the Lord?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 Both the young and the old lie on the dust of the streets.
+\q My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword;
+\q you have slaughtered them without taking pity on them.
+\q
+\v 22 You have summoned, as you would call the people to a feast day, my terrors on every side, on the day of the anger of Yahweh no one escaped or survived;
+\q those I cared for and raised,
+\q my enemy has destroyed.
+
+
+
 
 
 \s5

27-DAN.usfm

@@ -4,651 +4,651 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Daniel
 \toc2 Daniel
 \toc3 Dan
-\mt Daniel 
-
-\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem and surrounded the city to cut off all supplies to it.
-\v 2 The Lord gave Nebuchadnezzar victory over Jehoiakim king of Judah, and he gave him some of the sacred objects from the house of God. He brought them into the land of Babylonia, to the house of his god, and he placed the sacred objects in his god's treasury.
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-\v 3 The king spoke to Ashpenaz, his chief official, to bring in some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility—
-\v 4 young men without blemish, attractive in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, filled with knowledge and understanding, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the Babylonians' literature and language.
-\v 5 The king counted out for them a daily portion of his delicacies and some of the wine that he drank. These young men were to be trained for three years, and after that, they would serve the king.
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-\v 6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, some of the people of Judah.
-\v 7 The chief official gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
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-\v 8 But Daniel intended in his mind that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicacies or with the wine that he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official that he might not pollute himself.
-\v 9 Now God gave Daniel favor and compassion through the respect that the chief official had for him.
-\v 10 The chief official said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my master the king. He has commanded what food and drink you should have. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men of your own age? The king might have my head because of you."
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-\v 11 Then Daniel spoke to the steward whom the chief official had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
-\v 12 He said, "Please test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only some vegetables to eat and water to drink.
-\v 13 Then compare our appearance with the appearance of the young men who eat the king's delicacies, and treat us, your servants, based on what you see."
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-\v 14 So the steward agreed with him to do this, and he tested them for ten days.
-\v 15 At the end of ten days their appearance was more healthy, and they were better nourished, than all the young men who ate the king's delicacies.
-\v 16 So the steward took away their delicacies and their wine and gave them only vegetables.
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-\v 17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and insight in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
-\v 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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-\v 19 The king spoke with them, and among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They stood before the king, ready to serve him.
-\v 20 In every question of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead, who were in his entire kingdom.
-\v 21 Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.
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-\v 1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, he had dreams. His mind was troubled, and he could not sleep.
-\v 2 Then the king summoned the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead. He also called the sorcerers and wise men. He wanted them to tell him about his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
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-\v 3 The king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my mind is anxious to know what the dream means."
-\v 4 Then the wise men spoke to the king in Aramaic, "King, live forever! Tell the dream to us, your servants, and we will reveal the meaning."
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-\v 5 The king replied to the wise men, "This matter has been settled. If you do not reveal the dream to me and interpret it, your bodies will be torn apart and your houses made into rubbish heaps.
-\v 6 But if you will tell me the dream and its meaning, you will receive gifts from me, a reward, and great honor. So tell to me the dream and its meaning."
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-\v 7 They replied again and said, "Let the king tell us, his servants, the dream and we will tell you its meaning."
-\v 8 The king answered, "I know for certain that you want more time because you see how firm my decision is about this.
-\v 9 But if you do not tell me the dream, there is only one sentence for you. You have decided to prepare false and deceptive words that you agreed together to say to me until I change my mind. So then, tell me the dream, and then I will know you can interpret it for me."
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-\v 10 The wise men replied to the king, "There is not a man on earth able to meet the king's demand. There is no great and powerful king who has demanded such a thing from any magician, or from anyone who claims to speak with the dead, or from a wise man.
-\v 11 What the king demands is difficult, and there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans."
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-\v 12 This made the king angry and very furious, and he gave an order to destroy all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
-\v 13 So the decree went out that all those who were known for their wisdom were to be put to death. Because of this decree, they searched for Daniel and his friends so they could be put to death.
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-\v 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch the commander of the king's bodyguard, who had come to kill all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
-\v 15 Daniel asked the king's commander, "Why is the king's decree so urgent?" So Arioch told Daniel what had happened.
-\v 16 Then Daniel went in and requested an appointment with the king so that he could present the interpretation to the king.
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-\v 17 Then Daniel went to his house and explained to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.
-\v 18 He urged them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and they might not be killed with the rest of the men of Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
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-\v 19 That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
-\v 20 and said,
-\q "Praise the name of God forever and ever;
-\q for wisdom and power belong to him.
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-\v 21 He changes the times
-\q and seasons;
-\q he removes kings
-\q and places kings on their thrones.
-\q He gives wisdom to the wise
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-\v 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things
-\q because he knows what is in the darkness,
-\q and the light lives with him.
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-\v 23 God of my ancestors,
-I thank you and praise you
-\q for the wisdom and power you gave to me.
-\q Now you have made known to me
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-\q you made known to us the matter that concerns the king."
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-\v 24 Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (the one the king appointed to kill everyone who was wise in Babylon). He went and said to him, "Do not kill the wise men in Babylon. Take me to the king and I will show the king the interpretation of his dream."
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-\v 25 Then Arioch quickly brought in Daniel before the king and said, "I have found among the exiles of Judah a man who will reveal the meaning of the king's dream."
-\v 26 The king said to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar), "Are you able to tell me the dream that I saw and its meaning?"
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-\v 27 Daniel answered the king and said, "The mystery that the king has asked about cannot be revealed by those who have wisdom, nor by those who claim to speak with the dead, nor by magicians, and not by astrologers.
-\v 28 Nevertheless, there is a God who lives in the heavens, who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, what will happen in the days to come. These were your dream and the visions of your mind as you lay on your bed.
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-\v 29 As for you, king, your thoughts on your bed were about things to come, and the one who reveals mysteries has made known to you what is about to happen.
-\v 30 As for me, this mystery was not revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than any other living person. This mystery was revealed to me so that you, king, may understand the meaning, and so that you may know the thoughts deep within you.
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-\v 31 King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying.
-\v 32 The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its breast and arms were of silver. Its middle and its thighs were made of bronze,
-\v 33 and its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay.
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-\v 34 You looked up, and a stone was cut out, although not by human hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it shattered them.
-\v 35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold at the same time were broken into pieces and became like the chaff of the threshing floors in the summer. The wind carried them away and there was no trace of them left. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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-\v 36 This was your dream. Now we will tell the king the meaning.
-\v 37 You, king, are king of the kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor.
-\v 38 He has given into your hand the place where the human beings live. He has given over the animals of the fields and the birds of the heavens into your hand, and he has made you rule over them all. You are the statue's head of gold.
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-\v 39 After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze will rule over all the earth.
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-\v 40 There will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks other things into pieces and shatters everything. It will shatter all these things and crush them.
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-\v 41 Just as you saw, the feet and toes were partly made of baked clay and partly made of iron, so it will be a divided kingdom; some of the strength of iron will be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.
-\v 42 As the toes of the feet were partly made of iron and partly made of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
-\v 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so the people will be a mixture; they will not stay together, just as iron does not mix with clay.
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-\v 44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.
-\v 45 Just as you saw, a stone was cut out of the mountain, but not by human hands. It broke the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to you, king, what will happen after this. The dream is true and this interpretation is reliable."
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-\v 46 King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel and honored him; he commanded that an offering be made and that incense be offered up to him.
-\v 47 The king said to Daniel, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the one who reveals mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery."
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-\v 48 Then the king made Daniel highly honored and gave him many wonderful gifts. He made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. Daniel became chief governor over the wisest men of Babylon.
-\v 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be administrators over the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained in the king's palace.
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-\v 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue that was sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide. He set it up in the Plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
-\v 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar sent messages out to gather together the provincial governors, regional governors, and local governors, together with the counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the high officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that he had set up.
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-\v 3 Then the provincial governors, regional governors, and local governors, together with the counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the high officials of the provinces gathered together to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. They stood before it.
-\v 4 Then a herald loudly shouted, "You are commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
-\v 5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and prostrate yourselves to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
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-\v 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship, at that very moment, will be thrown into a blazing furnace."
-\v 7 So when all the peoples heard the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and prostrated themselves to the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
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-\v 8 Now at this time certain Chaldeans came and brought accusations against the Jews.
-\v 9 They said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, "King, live forever!
-\v 10 You, king, have made a decree that every person who hears the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, must fall down and prostrate himself to the golden statue.
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-\v 11 Whoever does not fall down and worship must be thrown into a blazing furnace.
-\v 12 Now there are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon; their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, king, pay no attention to you. They will not worship or serve your gods, or prostrate themselves before the golden statue you have set up."
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-\v 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, filled with anger and rage, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought to him. So they brought these men before the king.
-\v 14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Have you made your minds up, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you will not worship my gods or prostrate yourselves to the golden statue that I have set up?
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-\v 15 Now if you are ready—when you hear the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music—to fall down and prostrate yourselves to the statue that I have made, all will be well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. Who is the god who is able to rescue you out of my hands?"
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-\v 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, "Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
-\v 17 If there is an answer, it is that our God whom we serve is able to keep us safe from the blazing furnace, and he will rescue us out of your hand, king.
-\v 18 But if not, let it be known to you, king, that we will not worship your gods, and we will not prostrate ourselves to the golden statue you set up."
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-\v 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage; the look on his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than it was normally heated.
-\v 20 Then he commanded some very strong men in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the blazing furnace.
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-\v 21 They were tied up still wearing their robes, tunics, turbans, and other clothing, and they were thrown into the blazing furnace.
-\v 22 Because the king's command was strictly followed and the furnace was very hot, the flames killed the men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
-\v 23 These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell into the blazing furnace while they were tied up.
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-\v 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was amazed and stood up quickly. He asked his advisors, "Did we not throw three men tied up into the fire?" They replied to the king, "Certainly, king."
-\v 25 He said, "But I see four men who are not tied up walking around in the fire, and they are not hurt. The brilliance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."
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-\v 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near the door of the blazing furnace and called out, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of God Most High, come out! Come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire.
-\v 27 The provincial governors, regional governors, other governors, and the king's counselors who had gathered together saw these men. The fire had not hurt their bodies; the hair on their heads was not singed; their robes were not harmed; and there was no smell of fire on them.
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-\v 28 Nebuchadnezzar said, "Let us praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his messenger and given his message to his servants. They trusted in him when they set aside my command, and they gave up their bodies rather than worship or prostrate themselves to any god except their God.
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-\v 29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego must be torn apart, and that their houses must be made into rubbish heaps because there is no other god who is able to save like this."
-\v 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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-\v 1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this decree to all peoples, nations, and languages who lived on the earth: "May your peace increase.
-\v 2 It has seemed good to me to tell you about the signs and wonders that the Most High has done for me.
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-\v 3 How great are his signs,
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-\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
-\q and his dominion lasts from generation to generation."
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-\v 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living happily in my house, and I was enjoying prosperity in my palace.
-\v 5 But a dream I had made me afraid. As I lay there, the images I saw and the visions in my mind troubled me.
-\v 6 So I gave a decree to bring before me all the men of Babylon who had wisdom so they could interpret the dream for me.
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-\v 7 Then came the magicians, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers. I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.
-\v 8 But at last Daniel came in—the one who is named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—and I told him the dream.
-\v 9 "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Tell me what I saw in my dream and what it means.
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-\v 10 These were the sights that I saw in my mind as I lay upon my bed: I looked, and there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was very great.
-\v 11 The tree grew and became strong. Its top reached to the heavens, and it could be seen to the ends of the whole earth.
-\v 12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and on it was food for all. The wild animals found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches. All living creatures were fed from it.
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-\v 13 I saw in my mind as I lay on my bed, and a holy messenger came down from the heavens.
-\v 14 He shouted and said, 'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds fly away from its branches.
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-\v 15 Leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the animals among the plants on the ground.
-\v 16 Let his mind be changed from a man's mind, and let an animal's mind be given to him until seven years pass by.
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-\v 17 This decision is by the decree reported by the messenger. It is a decision made by the holy ones so that those who are alive may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and gives them to anyone he wishes to place over them, even to the most humble men.'
-\v 18 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had this dream. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the men with wisdom in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able to do so, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you."
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-\v 19 Then Daniel, who was also named Belteshazzar, was greatly upset for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you." Belteshazzar replied, "My master, may the dream be for those who hate you; may its interpretation be for your enemies.
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-\v 20 The tree that you saw—which grew and became strong, and whose top reached up to the heavens, and which could be seen to the ends of the whole earth—
-\v 21 whose leaves were beautiful, and whose fruit was abundant, so that in it was food for all, and under it the animals of the field found shade, and in which the birds of the heavens lived—
-\v 22 this tree is you, king, you who have grown so strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your authority reaches to the ends of the earth.
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-\v 23 You, king, saw a holy messenger coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop 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 middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the wild animals in the fields until seven years pass by.'
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-\v 24 This is the interpretation, king. It is a decree of the Most High that has reached you, my master the king.
-\v 25 You will be driven from among men, and you will live with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox, and you will be wet with the dew from the heavens, and seven years will pass by until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and that he gives them to anyone he wishes.
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-\v 26 As it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, in this way your kingdom will be returned to you from the time you learn that heaven rules.
-\v 27 Therefore, king, let my advice be acceptable to you. Stop sinning and do what is right. Turn away from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, and it may be that your prosperity will be extended."
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-\v 28-29 All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon,
-\v 30 and he said, "Is this not the great Babylon, which I have built for my royal residence, for the glory of my majesty?"
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-\v 31 While the words were still on the lips of the king, a voice came from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, it is announced to you that this kingdom has been taken away from you.
-\v 32 You will be driven away from people, and your home will be with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox. Seven years will pass until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and he gives them to anyone he wishes."
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-\v 33 This decree against Nebuchadnezzar was carried out immediately. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew from the heavens. His hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails became like birds' claws.
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-\v 34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was given back to me.
-\q "I praised the Most High,
-\q and I honored and glorified the one who lives forever.
-\q For his reign is an everlasting reign,
-\q and his kingdom endures from all generations to all generations.
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-\v 35 All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing;
-\q he does among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth
-\q whatever suits his will.
-\q No one can stop him or challenge him. No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'"
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-\v 36 At the same time that my sanity returned to me, my majesty and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and my noblemen sought my favor. I was brought back to my throne, and even more greatness was given to me.
-\v 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and honor the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right, and his ways are just. He can humble those who walk in their own pride.
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-\v 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his noblemen, and he drank wine in front of all one thousand of them.
-\v 2 While Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the containers made of gold or silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, from which he, his noblemen, and his wives and concubines could drink.
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-\v 3 The servants brought the gold containers that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God, in Jerusalem. The king, his noblemen, and his wives and concubines drank from them.
-\v 4 They drank the wine and praised their idols made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
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-\v 5 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared in front of the lampstand and wrote on the plaster wall in the king's palace. The king could see part of the hand as it wrote.
-\v 6 Then the king's face changed and his thoughts frightened him; his limbs could not support him, and his knees were knocking together.
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-\v 7 The king shouted a command to bring in those who claimed to speak with the dead, wise men, and astrologers. The king said to those known for their wisdom in Babylon, "Whoever explains this writing and its meaning will be clothed with purple and will have a gold chain around his neck. He will have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom."
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-\v 8 Then all the king's men who were known for their wisdom came in, but they could not read the writing or explain its meaning to the king.
-\v 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed and the look on his face changed. His noblemen were perplexed.
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-\v 10 Now the queen came into the banquet house because of what the king and his nobles had said. The queen said, "King, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you. Do not let the look on your face change.
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-\v 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father the king, made him chief of the magicians, as well as chief of those who speak with the dead, of the wise men, and of the astrologers.
-\v 12 An excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, explaining riddles and solving problems—these qualities were found in this man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now call for Daniel and he will tell you the meaning of what has been written."
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-\v 13 Then Daniel was brought before the king. The king said to him, "You are that Daniel, one of the people of the exiles of Judah, whom my father the king brought out of Judah.
-\v 14 I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.
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-\v 15 Now the men known for wisdom and those who claim to speak with the dead have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not make known the interpretation of it.
-\v 16 I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and tell me its meaning, you will be clothed with purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom."
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-\v 17 Then Daniel answered before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another person. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to you, king, and will tell you the meaning.
-\v 18 As for you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.
-\v 19 Because of the greatness God gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared him. He put to death those he wanted to die, and he kept alive those he wished to live. He raised up those he wanted, and he humbled those he wished.
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-\v 20 But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit was hardened so that he acted presumptuously, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and they took away his majesty.
-\v 21 He was driven away from humanity, he had the mind of an animal, and he lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox. His body was wet with the dew from the heavens until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of people and that he sets over them anyone he wishes.
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-\v 22 You his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
-\v 23 You have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. From his house they brought you the containers that you, your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from, and you praised the idols made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—idols that do not see, hear, or know anything. You have not honored the God who holds your breath in his hand and who knows all your ways.
-\v 24 Then God sent out a hand from his presence and this writing was done.
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-\p
-\v 25 This is the writing that was done: 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Pharsin.'
-\v 26 This is its meaning: 'Mene,' 'God has numbered your kingdom and brought it to an end.'
-\v 27 'Tekel,' 'you are weighed in the scales and are found lacking.'
-\v 28 'Peres,' 'your kingdom is divided and is given to the Medes and Persians.'"
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-\p
-\v 29 Then Belshazzar gave a command, and they clothed Daniel with purple. A chain of gold was put around his neck, and the king made a proclamation about him that he would have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
-\v 30 That night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed,
-\v 31 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
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-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 provincial governors who would rule over all the kingdom.
-\v 2 Over them there were three chief administrators, and Daniel was one of them. These chief administrators were appointed so that they might supervise the provincial governors, so that the king should suffer no loss.
-\v 3 Daniel was distinguished above the other chief administrators and the provincial governors because he had an extraordinary spirit. The king was planning to put him over the whole kingdom.
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-\p
-\v 4 Then the other chief administrators and the provincial governors looked for mistakes in the work Daniel did for the kingdom, but they could find no corruption or failure in his duty because he was faithful. No mistakes or negligence was found in him.
-\v 5 Then these men said, "We cannot find any reason to complain against this Daniel unless we find something against him regarding the law of his God."
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-\v 6 Then these administrators and governors brought a plan before the king. They said to him, "King Darius, may you live forever!
-\v 7 All the chief administrators of the kingdom, the regional governors, and the provincial governors, the advisors, and the governors have consulted together and decided that you, the king, should issue a decree and should enforce it, so that whoever makes a petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, king, that person must be thrown into the den of lions.
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-\v 8 Now, King, issue a decree and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed."
-\v 9 So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees, as he did three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done before.
-\v 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God.
-\s5
-\v 12 Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: "Did you not make a decree that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The matter is settled, as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed."
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-\v 13 Then they replied to the king, "That person Daniel, who is one of the people of the exile from Judah, pays no attention to you, king, or to the decree that you have signed. He prays to his God three times a day."
-\v 14 When the king heard this, he was terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling. He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.
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-\v 15 Then these men who had formed the plot gathered together with the king and said to him, "Know, king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree or statute that the king issues can be changed."
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-\p
-\v 16 Then the king gave an order, and they brought in Daniel, and they threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you."
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-\v 17 A stone was brought over the entrance to the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
-\v 18 Then the king went to his palace and he went through the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
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-\p
-\v 19 Then at daybreak the king got up and he quickly went to the lions' den.
-\v 20 As he came near to the den, he called out to Daniel in a sad voice, saying to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to save you from the lions?"
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-\v 21 Then said Daniel to the king, "King, live forever!
-\v 22 My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me. For I was found blameless before him and also before you, king, and I have done you no harm."
-\s5
-\v 23 Then the king was very happy. He gave an order that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted up out of the den. No harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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-\p
-\v 24 The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces.
-\v 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth:
-\q "May peace increase for you.
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-\v 26 I hereby make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,
-\q for he is the living God and lives forever,
-\q and his kingdom shall not be destroyed;
-\q his dominion shall be to the end. 
-\q
-\v 27 He makes us safe and rescues us,
-\q and he does signs and wonders
-\q in heaven and in earth;
-\q he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions."
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-\v 28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and during the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylonia, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while lying on his bed. Then he wrote down what he had seen in the dream. He wrote down the most important events:
-\v 2 Daniel explained, "In my vision at night I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
-\v 3 Four large animals, each one different from the other, came up out of the sea.
-\s5
-\v 4 The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. As I was looking, its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on two feet, like a man. The mind of a man was given to it.
-\v 5 Then there was a second animal, like a bear, and it was bending over; it had three ribs between its teeth in its mouth. It was told, 'Get up and devour many people.'
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-\v 6 After this I looked again. There was another animal, one that looked like a leopard. On its back it had four wings like bird wings, and it had four heads. It was given authority to rule.
-\v 7 After this I saw in my dream at night a fourth animal, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.
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-\v 8 While I was considering the horns, I looked and saw another horn grow up among them, a little horn. Three of the first horns were wrenched out by the roots. I saw in this horn eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that was boasting about great things.
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-\p
-\v 9 As I looked,
-\q thrones were set in place,
-\q and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
-\q His clothing was as white as snow,
-\q and the hair of his head was like pure wool.
-\q His throne was flames of fire,
-\q and its wheels were burning fire.
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-\v 10 A river of fire flowed out from before him;
-\q millions served him,
-\q and one hundred million were standing before him.
-\q The court was in session,
-\q and the books were opened.
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-\v 11 I continued to look because of the boastful words spoken by the horn. I watched while the animal was killed, and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to be burned up.
-\v 12 As for the rest of the four animals, their authority to rule was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a period of time.
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-\p
-\v 13 In my visions that night,
-\q I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man;
-\q he came to the Ancient of Days
-\q and was presented before him.
-\q
-\v 14 Authority to rule and glory and royal power were given to him
-\q so that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him.
-\q His authority to rule is an everlasting authority that will not pass away,
-\q and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
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-\p
-\v 15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved inside of me, and the visions I saw in my mind troubled me.
-\v 16 I approached one of them standing there and asked him to show me the meaning of these things.
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-\v 17 'These large animals, four in number, are four kings that will arise from the earth.
-\v 18 But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will possess it forever and ever.'
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-\v 19 Then I wanted to know more about the fourth animal—it was so different from the others and very horrifying with its iron teeth and bronze claws; it devoured, broke into pieces, and trampled on what was left with its feet.
-\v 20 I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head, and about the other horn that grew up, and before which the three horns fell down. I wanted to know about the horn that had eyes and about the mouth that boasted about great things and that seemed greater than its companions.
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-\v 21 As I looked, this horn waged war against the holy people and was defeating them
-\v 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and justice was given to the holy people of the Most High. Then the time came when the holy people received the kingdom.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 This is what that person said, 'As for the fourth animal,
-\q it will be a fourth kingdom on earth
-\q that will be different from all the other kingdoms.
-\q It will devour the whole earth,
-\q and it will trample it down
-\q and break it into pieces.
-\q
-\v 24 As for the ten horns,
-\q out of this kingdom ten kings will arise,
-\q and another will arise after them.
-\q He will be different from the previous ones,
-\q and he will conquer the three kings.
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-\v 25 He will speak words against the Most High
-\q and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God.
-\q He will try to change the festivals and the law.
-\q These things will be given into his hand
-\q for one year, two years, and half a year.
-\q
-\v 26 But the court will be in session,
-\q and they will take his royal power away
-\q to be consumed and destroyed at the end.
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-\v 27 The kingdom and the dominion,
-\q and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
-\q will be given to the people
-\q who belong to the holy people of the Most High.
-\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
-\q and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.'
-\p
-\v 28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me and my face changed in appearance. But I kept these things to myself."
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-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, I, Daniel, had a vision appear to me (after the one that appeared to me at first).
-\v 2 I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
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-\v 3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it.
-\v 4 I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
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-\p
-\v 5 As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, who went across the surface of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes.
-\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage.
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-\v 7 I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
-\v 8 Then the goat became very large. But when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in its place four other large horns grew up that pointed toward the four winds of the heavens.
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-\p
-\v 9 Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which became very large in the south, in the east, and in the land of beauty.
-\v 10 It became so large as to engage in war with the army of heaven. Some of that army and some of the stars were thrown down to the earth, and it trampled on them.
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-\v 11 It made itself to be as great as the commander of the army. It took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was polluted.
-\v 12 Because of rebellion, the army will be given over to the goat's horn, and the burnt offering will be stopped. The horn will throw truth down to the ground, and it will succeed in what it does.
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-\v 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, "How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?"
-\v 14 He said to me, "It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right."
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-\p
-\v 15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then there stood before me one who looked like a man.
-\v 16 I heard a man's voice calling between the banks of the Ulai Canal. He said, "Gabriel, help this man understand the vision."
-\v 17 So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and prostrated myself on the ground. He said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."
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-\v 18 When he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand up.
-\v 19 He said, "See, I will show you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
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-\v 20 As for the ram you saw, the one that had two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
-\v 21 The male goat is the king of Greece. The large horn between his eyes is the first king.
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-\v 22 As for the horn that was broken, in the place of which four others arose—four kingdoms will arise from his nation, but not with his great power.
-\v 23 At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.
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-\v 24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy powerful people, people among the holy ones.
-\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
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-\v 26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future."
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-\v 27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
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+\mt Daniel 
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+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem and surrounded the city to cut off all supplies to it.
+\v 2 The Lord gave Nebuchadnezzar victory over Jehoiakim king of Judah, and he gave him some of the sacred objects from the house of God. He brought them into the land of Babylonia, to the house of his god, and he placed the sacred objects in his god's treasury.
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+\v 3 The king spoke to Ashpenaz, his chief official, to bring in some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility—
+\v 4 young men without blemish, attractive in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, filled with knowledge and understanding, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the Babylonians' literature and language.
+\v 5 The king counted out for them a daily portion of his delicacies and some of the wine that he drank. These young men were to be trained for three years, and after that, they would serve the king.
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+\v 6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, some of the people of Judah.
+\v 7 The chief official gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 But Daniel intended in his mind that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicacies or with the wine that he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official that he might not pollute himself.
+\v 9 Now God gave Daniel favor and compassion through the respect that the chief official had for him.
+\v 10 The chief official said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my master the king. He has commanded what food and drink you should have. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men of your own age? The king might have my head because of you."
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+\v 11 Then Daniel spoke to the steward whom the chief official had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
+\v 12 He said, "Please test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only some vegetables to eat and water to drink.
+\v 13 Then compare our appearance with the appearance of the young men who eat the king's delicacies, and treat us, your servants, based on what you see."
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 So the steward agreed with him to do this, and he tested them for ten days.
+\v 15 At the end of ten days their appearance was more healthy, and they were better nourished, than all the young men who ate the king's delicacies.
+\v 16 So the steward took away their delicacies and their wine and gave them only vegetables.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and insight in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
+\v 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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+\v 19 The king spoke with them, and among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They stood before the king, ready to serve him.
+\v 20 In every question of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead, who were in his entire kingdom.
+\v 21 Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.
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+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, he had dreams. His mind was troubled, and he could not sleep.
+\v 2 Then the king summoned the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead. He also called the sorcerers and wise men. He wanted them to tell him about his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
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+\v 3 The king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my mind is anxious to know what the dream means."
+\v 4 Then the wise men spoke to the king in Aramaic, "King, live forever! Tell the dream to us, your servants, and we will reveal the meaning."
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+\v 5 The king replied to the wise men, "This matter has been settled. If you do not reveal the dream to me and interpret it, your bodies will be torn apart and your houses made into rubbish heaps.
+\v 6 But if you will tell me the dream and its meaning, you will receive gifts from me, a reward, and great honor. So tell to me the dream and its meaning."
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+\v 7 They replied again and said, "Let the king tell us, his servants, the dream and we will tell you its meaning."
+\v 8 The king answered, "I know for certain that you want more time because you see how firm my decision is about this.
+\v 9 But if you do not tell me the dream, there is only one sentence for you. You have decided to prepare false and deceptive words that you agreed together to say to me until I change my mind. So then, tell me the dream, and then I will know you can interpret it for me."
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+\v 10 The wise men replied to the king, "There is not a man on earth able to meet the king's demand. There is no great and powerful king who has demanded such a thing from any magician, or from anyone who claims to speak with the dead, or from a wise man.
+\v 11 What the king demands is difficult, and there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans."
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+\v 12 This made the king angry and very furious, and he gave an order to destroy all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
+\v 13 So the decree went out that all those who were known for their wisdom were to be put to death. Because of this decree, they searched for Daniel and his friends so they could be put to death.
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+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch the commander of the king's bodyguard, who had come to kill all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
+\v 15 Daniel asked the king's commander, "Why is the king's decree so urgent?" So Arioch told Daniel what had happened.
+\v 16 Then Daniel went in and requested an appointment with the king so that he could present the interpretation to the king.
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+\p
+\v 17 Then Daniel went to his house and explained to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.
+\v 18 He urged them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and they might not be killed with the rest of the men of Babylon who were known for their wisdom.
+\s5
+\v 19 That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
+\v 20 and said,
+\q "Praise the name of God forever and ever;
+\q for wisdom and power belong to him.
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+\s5
+\q
+\v 21 He changes the times
+\q and seasons;
+\q he removes kings
+\q and places kings on their thrones.
+\q He gives wisdom to the wise
+\q and knowledge to those who have understanding.
+\q
+\v 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things
+\q because he knows what is in the darkness,
+\q and the light lives with him.
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+\s5
+\q
+\v 23 God of my ancestors,
+I thank you and praise you
+\q for the wisdom and power you gave to me.
+\q Now you have made known to me
+what we requested from you;
+\q you made known to us the matter that concerns the king."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (the one the king appointed to kill everyone who was wise in Babylon). He went and said to him, "Do not kill the wise men in Babylon. Take me to the king and I will show the king the interpretation of his dream."
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+\p
+\v 25 Then Arioch quickly brought in Daniel before the king and said, "I have found among the exiles of Judah a man who will reveal the meaning of the king's dream."
+\v 26 The king said to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar), "Are you able to tell me the dream that I saw and its meaning?"
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+\v 27 Daniel answered the king and said, "The mystery that the king has asked about cannot be revealed by those who have wisdom, nor by those who claim to speak with the dead, nor by magicians, and not by astrologers.
+\v 28 Nevertheless, there is a God who lives in the heavens, who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, what will happen in the days to come. These were your dream and the visions of your mind as you lay on your bed.
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+\v 29 As for you, king, your thoughts on your bed were about things to come, and the one who reveals mysteries has made known to you what is about to happen.
+\v 30 As for me, this mystery was not revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than any other living person. This mystery was revealed to me so that you, king, may understand the meaning, and so that you may know the thoughts deep within you.
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+\p
+\v 31 King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying.
+\v 32 The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its breast and arms were of silver. Its middle and its thighs were made of bronze,
+\v 33 and its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay.
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+\v 34 You looked up, and a stone was cut out, although not by human hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it shattered them.
+\v 35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold at the same time were broken into pieces and became like the chaff of the threshing floors in the summer. The wind carried them away and there was no trace of them left. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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+\p
+\v 36 This was your dream. Now we will tell the king the meaning.
+\v 37 You, king, are king of the kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor.
+\v 38 He has given into your hand the place where the human beings live. He has given over the animals of the fields and the birds of the heavens into your hand, and he has made you rule over them all. You are the statue's head of gold.
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+\v 39 After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze will rule over all the earth.
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+\v 40 There will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks other things into pieces and shatters everything. It will shatter all these things and crush them.
+\s5
+\v 41 Just as you saw, the feet and toes were partly made of baked clay and partly made of iron, so it will be a divided kingdom; some of the strength of iron will be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.
+\v 42 As the toes of the feet were partly made of iron and partly made of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
+\v 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so the people will be a mixture; they will not stay together, just as iron does not mix with clay.
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+\v 44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.
+\v 45 Just as you saw, a stone was cut out of the mountain, but not by human hands. It broke the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to you, king, what will happen after this. The dream is true and this interpretation is reliable."
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+\p
+\v 46 King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel and honored him; he commanded that an offering be made and that incense be offered up to him.
+\v 47 The king said to Daniel, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the one who reveals mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery."
+\s5
+\v 48 Then the king made Daniel highly honored and gave him many wonderful gifts. He made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. Daniel became chief governor over the wisest men of Babylon.
+\v 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be administrators over the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained in the king's palace.
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+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue that was sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide. He set it up in the Plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
+\v 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar sent messages out to gather together the provincial governors, regional governors, and local governors, together with the counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the high officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that he had set up.
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+\v 3 Then the provincial governors, regional governors, and local governors, together with the counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the high officials of the provinces gathered together to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. They stood before it.
+\v 4 Then a herald loudly shouted, "You are commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
+\v 5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and prostrate yourselves to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
+
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+\v 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship, at that very moment, will be thrown into a blazing furnace."
+\v 7 So when all the peoples heard the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and prostrated themselves to the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
+
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+\p
+\v 8 Now at this time certain Chaldeans came and brought accusations against the Jews.
+\v 9 They said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, "King, live forever!
+\v 10 You, king, have made a decree that every person who hears the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, must fall down and prostrate himself to the golden statue.
+
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+\v 11 Whoever does not fall down and worship must be thrown into a blazing furnace.
+\v 12 Now there are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon; their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, king, pay no attention to you. They will not worship or serve your gods, or prostrate themselves before the golden statue you have set up."
+
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+\p
+\v 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, filled with anger and rage, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought to him. So they brought these men before the king.
+\v 14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Have you made your minds up, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you will not worship my gods or prostrate yourselves to the golden statue that I have set up?
+
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+\v 15 Now if you are ready—when you hear the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music—to fall down and prostrate yourselves to the statue that I have made, all will be well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. Who is the god who is able to rescue you out of my hands?"
+
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+\v 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, "Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
+\v 17 If there is an answer, it is that our God whom we serve is able to keep us safe from the blazing furnace, and he will rescue us out of your hand, king.
+\v 18 But if not, let it be known to you, king, that we will not worship your gods, and we will not prostrate ourselves to the golden statue you set up."
+
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+\p
+\v 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage; the look on his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than it was normally heated.
+\v 20 Then he commanded some very strong men in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the blazing furnace.
+
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+\v 21 They were tied up still wearing their robes, tunics, turbans, and other clothing, and they were thrown into the blazing furnace.
+\v 22 Because the king's command was strictly followed and the furnace was very hot, the flames killed the men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
+\v 23 These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell into the blazing furnace while they were tied up.
+
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+\p
+\v 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was amazed and stood up quickly. He asked his advisors, "Did we not throw three men tied up into the fire?" They replied to the king, "Certainly, king."
+\v 25 He said, "But I see four men who are not tied up walking around in the fire, and they are not hurt. The brilliance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."
+
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+\v 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near the door of the blazing furnace and called out, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of God Most High, come out! Come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire.
+\v 27 The provincial governors, regional governors, other governors, and the king's counselors who had gathered together saw these men. The fire had not hurt their bodies; the hair on their heads was not singed; their robes were not harmed; and there was no smell of fire on them.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 Nebuchadnezzar said, "Let us praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his messenger and given his message to his servants. They trusted in him when they set aside my command, and they gave up their bodies rather than worship or prostrate themselves to any god except their God.
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+\v 29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego must be torn apart, and that their houses must be made into rubbish heaps because there is no other god who is able to save like this."
+\v 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this decree to all peoples, nations, and languages who lived on the earth: "May your peace increase.
+\v 2 It has seemed good to me to tell you about the signs and wonders that the Most High has done for me.
+\q
+\v 3 How great are his signs,
+\q and how mighty are his wonders!
+\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
+\q and his dominion lasts from generation to generation."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living happily in my house, and I was enjoying prosperity in my palace.
+\v 5 But a dream I had made me afraid. As I lay there, the images I saw and the visions in my mind troubled me.
+\v 6 So I gave a decree to bring before me all the men of Babylon who had wisdom so they could interpret the dream for me.
+\s5
+\v 7 Then came the magicians, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers. I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.
+\v 8 But at last Daniel came in—the one who is named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—and I told him the dream.
+\v 9 "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Tell me what I saw in my dream and what it means.
+
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+\v 10 These were the sights that I saw in my mind as I lay upon my bed: I looked, and there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was very great.
+\v 11 The tree grew and became strong. Its top reached to the heavens, and it could be seen to the ends of the whole earth.
+\v 12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and on it was food for all. The wild animals found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches. All living creatures were fed from it.
+
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+\v 13 I saw in my mind as I lay on my bed, and a holy messenger came down from the heavens.
+\v 14 He shouted and said, 'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds fly away from its branches.
+
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+\v 15 Leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the animals among the plants on the ground.
+\v 16 Let his mind be changed from a man's mind, and let an animal's mind be given to him until seven years pass by.
+
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+\v 17 This decision is by the decree reported by the messenger. It is a decision made by the holy ones so that those who are alive may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and gives them to anyone he wishes to place over them, even to the most humble men.'
+\v 18 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had this dream. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the men with wisdom in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able to do so, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Then Daniel, who was also named Belteshazzar, was greatly upset for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you." Belteshazzar replied, "My master, may the dream be for those who hate you; may its interpretation be for your enemies.
+
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+\v 20 The tree that you saw—which grew and became strong, and whose top reached up to the heavens, and which could be seen to the ends of the whole earth—
+\v 21 whose leaves were beautiful, and whose fruit was abundant, so that in it was food for all, and under it the animals of the field found shade, and in which the birds of the heavens lived—
+\v 22 this tree is you, king, you who have grown so strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your authority reaches to the ends of the earth.
+
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+\v 23 You, king, saw a holy messenger coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop 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 middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the wild animals in the fields until seven years pass by.'
+
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+\v 24 This is the interpretation, king. It is a decree of the Most High that has reached you, my master the king.
+\v 25 You will be driven from among men, and you will live with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox, and you will be wet with the dew from the heavens, and seven years will pass by until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and that he gives them to anyone he wishes.
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+\v 26 As it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, in this way your kingdom will be returned to you from the time you learn that heaven rules.
+\v 27 Therefore, king, let my advice be acceptable to you. Stop sinning and do what is right. Turn away from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, and it may be that your prosperity will be extended."
+
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+\p
+\v 28-29 All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon,
+\v 30 and he said, "Is this not the great Babylon, which I have built for my royal residence, for the glory of my majesty?"
+
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+\v 31 While the words were still on the lips of the king, a voice came from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, it is announced to you that this kingdom has been taken away from you.
+\v 32 You will be driven away from people, and your home will be with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox. Seven years will pass until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and he gives them to anyone he wishes."
+
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+\v 33 This decree against Nebuchadnezzar was carried out immediately. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew from the heavens. His hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails became like birds' claws.
+
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+\p
+\v 34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was given back to me.
+\q "I praised the Most High,
+\q and I honored and glorified the one who lives forever.
+\q For his reign is an everlasting reign,
+\q and his kingdom endures from all generations to all generations.
+
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+\q
+\v 35 All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing;
+\q he does among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth
+\q whatever suits his will.
+\q No one can stop him or challenge him. No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'"
+
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+\p
+\v 36 At the same time that my sanity returned to me, my majesty and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and my noblemen sought my favor. I was brought back to my throne, and even more greatness was given to me.
+\v 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and honor the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right, and his ways are just. He can humble those who walk in their own pride.
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+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his noblemen, and he drank wine in front of all one thousand of them.
+\v 2 While Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the containers made of gold or silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, from which he, his noblemen, and his wives and concubines could drink.
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+\v 3 The servants brought the gold containers that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God, in Jerusalem. The king, his noblemen, and his wives and concubines drank from them.
+\v 4 They drank the wine and praised their idols made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
+
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+\p
+\v 5 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared in front of the lampstand and wrote on the plaster wall in the king's palace. The king could see part of the hand as it wrote.
+\v 6 Then the king's face changed and his thoughts frightened him; his limbs could not support him, and his knees were knocking together.
+
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+\v 7 The king shouted a command to bring in those who claimed to speak with the dead, wise men, and astrologers. The king said to those known for their wisdom in Babylon, "Whoever explains this writing and its meaning will be clothed with purple and will have a gold chain around his neck. He will have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom."
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+\v 8 Then all the king's men who were known for their wisdom came in, but they could not read the writing or explain its meaning to the king.
+\v 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed and the look on his face changed. His noblemen were perplexed.
+
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+\p
+\v 10 Now the queen came into the banquet house because of what the king and his nobles had said. The queen said, "King, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you. Do not let the look on your face change.
+
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+\v 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father the king, made him chief of the magicians, as well as chief of those who speak with the dead, of the wise men, and of the astrologers.
+\v 12 An excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, explaining riddles and solving problems—these qualities were found in this man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now call for Daniel and he will tell you the meaning of what has been written."
+
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+\p
+\v 13 Then Daniel was brought before the king. The king said to him, "You are that Daniel, one of the people of the exiles of Judah, whom my father the king brought out of Judah.
+\v 14 I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.
+
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+\v 15 Now the men known for wisdom and those who claim to speak with the dead have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not make known the interpretation of it.
+\v 16 I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and tell me its meaning, you will be clothed with purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom."
+
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+\p
+\v 17 Then Daniel answered before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another person. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to you, king, and will tell you the meaning.
+\v 18 As for you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.
+\v 19 Because of the greatness God gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared him. He put to death those he wanted to die, and he kept alive those he wished to live. He raised up those he wanted, and he humbled those he wished.
+\s5
+\v 20 But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit was hardened so that he acted presumptuously, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and they took away his majesty.
+\v 21 He was driven away from humanity, he had the mind of an animal, and he lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox. His body was wet with the dew from the heavens until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of people and that he sets over them anyone he wishes.
+\s5
+\v 22 You his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
+\v 23 You have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. From his house they brought you the containers that you, your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from, and you praised the idols made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—idols that do not see, hear, or know anything. You have not honored the God who holds your breath in his hand and who knows all your ways.
+\v 24 Then God sent out a hand from his presence and this writing was done.
+
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+\p
+\v 25 This is the writing that was done: 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Pharsin.'
+\v 26 This is its meaning: 'Mene,' 'God has numbered your kingdom and brought it to an end.'
+\v 27 'Tekel,' 'you are weighed in the scales and are found lacking.'
+\v 28 'Peres,' 'your kingdom is divided and is given to the Medes and Persians.'"
+
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+\p
+\v 29 Then Belshazzar gave a command, and they clothed Daniel with purple. A chain of gold was put around his neck, and the king made a proclamation about him that he would have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
+\v 30 That night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed,
+\v 31 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
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+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 provincial governors who would rule over all the kingdom.
+\v 2 Over them there were three chief administrators, and Daniel was one of them. These chief administrators were appointed so that they might supervise the provincial governors, so that the king should suffer no loss.
+\v 3 Daniel was distinguished above the other chief administrators and the provincial governors because he had an extraordinary spirit. The king was planning to put him over the whole kingdom.
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+\p
+\v 4 Then the other chief administrators and the provincial governors looked for mistakes in the work Daniel did for the kingdom, but they could find no corruption or failure in his duty because he was faithful. No mistakes or negligence was found in him.
+\v 5 Then these men said, "We cannot find any reason to complain against this Daniel unless we find something against him regarding the law of his God."
+
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+\v 6 Then these administrators and governors brought a plan before the king. They said to him, "King Darius, may you live forever!
+\v 7 All the chief administrators of the kingdom, the regional governors, and the provincial governors, the advisors, and the governors have consulted together and decided that you, the king, should issue a decree and should enforce it, so that whoever makes a petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, king, that person must be thrown into the den of lions.
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+\v 8 Now, King, issue a decree and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed."
+\v 9 So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees, as he did three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done before.
+\v 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God.
+\s5
+\v 12 Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: "Did you not make a decree that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The matter is settled, as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed."
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+\v 13 Then they replied to the king, "That person Daniel, who is one of the people of the exile from Judah, pays no attention to you, king, or to the decree that you have signed. He prays to his God three times a day."
+\v 14 When the king heard this, he was terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling. He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Then these men who had formed the plot gathered together with the king and said to him, "Know, king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree or statute that the king issues can be changed."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Then the king gave an order, and they brought in Daniel, and they threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you."
+
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+\v 17 A stone was brought over the entrance to the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
+\v 18 Then the king went to his palace and he went through the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
+
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+\p
+\v 19 Then at daybreak the king got up and he quickly went to the lions' den.
+\v 20 As he came near to the den, he called out to Daniel in a sad voice, saying to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to save you from the lions?"
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+\v 21 Then said Daniel to the king, "King, live forever!
+\v 22 My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me. For I was found blameless before him and also before you, king, and I have done you no harm."
+\s5
+\v 23 Then the king was very happy. He gave an order that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted up out of the den. No harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces.
+\v 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth:
+\q "May peace increase for you.
+
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+\v 26 I hereby make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,
+\q for he is the living God and lives forever,
+\q and his kingdom shall not be destroyed;
+\q his dominion shall be to the end. 
+\q
+\v 27 He makes us safe and rescues us,
+\q and he does signs and wonders
+\q in heaven and in earth;
+\q he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and during the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylonia, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while lying on his bed. Then he wrote down what he had seen in the dream. He wrote down the most important events:
+\v 2 Daniel explained, "In my vision at night I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
+\v 3 Four large animals, each one different from the other, came up out of the sea.
+\s5
+\v 4 The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. As I was looking, its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on two feet, like a man. The mind of a man was given to it.
+\v 5 Then there was a second animal, like a bear, and it was bending over; it had three ribs between its teeth in its mouth. It was told, 'Get up and devour many people.'
+\s5
+\v 6 After this I looked again. There was another animal, one that looked like a leopard. On its back it had four wings like bird wings, and it had four heads. It was given authority to rule.
+\v 7 After this I saw in my dream at night a fourth animal, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.
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+\v 8 While I was considering the horns, I looked and saw another horn grow up among them, a little horn. Three of the first horns were wrenched out by the roots. I saw in this horn eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that was boasting about great things.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 As I looked,
+\q thrones were set in place,
+\q and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
+\q His clothing was as white as snow,
+\q and the hair of his head was like pure wool.
+\q His throne was flames of fire,
+\q and its wheels were burning fire.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 A river of fire flowed out from before him;
+\q millions served him,
+\q and one hundred million were standing before him.
+\q The court was in session,
+\q and the books were opened.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 I continued to look because of the boastful words spoken by the horn. I watched while the animal was killed, and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to be burned up.
+\v 12 As for the rest of the four animals, their authority to rule was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a period of time.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 In my visions that night,
+\q I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man;
+\q he came to the Ancient of Days
+\q and was presented before him.
+\q
+\v 14 Authority to rule and glory and royal power were given to him
+\q so that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him.
+\q His authority to rule is an everlasting authority that will not pass away,
+\q and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved inside of me, and the visions I saw in my mind troubled me.
+\v 16 I approached one of them standing there and asked him to show me the meaning of these things.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 'These large animals, four in number, are four kings that will arise from the earth.
+\v 18 But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will possess it forever and ever.'
+
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+\v 19 Then I wanted to know more about the fourth animal—it was so different from the others and very horrifying with its iron teeth and bronze claws; it devoured, broke into pieces, and trampled on what was left with its feet.
+\v 20 I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head, and about the other horn that grew up, and before which the three horns fell down. I wanted to know about the horn that had eyes and about the mouth that boasted about great things and that seemed greater than its companions.
+
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+\v 21 As I looked, this horn waged war against the holy people and was defeating them
+\v 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and justice was given to the holy people of the Most High. Then the time came when the holy people received the kingdom.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 This is what that person said, 'As for the fourth animal,
+\q it will be a fourth kingdom on earth
+\q that will be different from all the other kingdoms.
+\q It will devour the whole earth,
+\q and it will trample it down
+\q and break it into pieces.
+\q
+\v 24 As for the ten horns,
+\q out of this kingdom ten kings will arise,
+\q and another will arise after them.
+\q He will be different from the previous ones,
+\q and he will conquer the three kings.
+
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+\v 25 He will speak words against the Most High
+\q and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God.
+\q He will try to change the festivals and the law.
+\q These things will be given into his hand
+\q for one year, two years, and half a year.
+\q
+\v 26 But the court will be in session,
+\q and they will take his royal power away
+\q to be consumed and destroyed at the end.
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+\v 27 The kingdom and the dominion,
+\q and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
+\q will be given to the people
+\q who belong to the holy people of the Most High.
+\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
+\q and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.'
+\p
+\v 28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me and my face changed in appearance. But I kept these things to myself."
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+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, I, Daniel, had a vision appear to me (after the one that appeared to me at first).
+\v 2 I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
+
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+\v 3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it.
+\v 4 I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, who went across the surface of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes.
+\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage.
+\s5
+\v 7 I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
+\v 8 Then the goat became very large. But when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in its place four other large horns grew up that pointed toward the four winds of the heavens.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which became very large in the south, in the east, and in the land of beauty.
+\v 10 It became so large as to engage in war with the army of heaven. Some of that army and some of the stars were thrown down to the earth, and it trampled on them.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 It made itself to be as great as the commander of the army. It took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was polluted.
+\v 12 Because of rebellion, the army will be given over to the goat's horn, and the burnt offering will be stopped. The horn will throw truth down to the ground, and it will succeed in what it does.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, "How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?"
+\v 14 He said to me, "It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then there stood before me one who looked like a man.
+\v 16 I heard a man's voice calling between the banks of the Ulai Canal. He said, "Gabriel, help this man understand the vision."
+\v 17 So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and prostrated myself on the ground. He said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."
+
+\s5
+\v 18 When he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand up.
+\v 19 He said, "See, I will show you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 As for the ram you saw, the one that had two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
+\v 21 The male goat is the king of Greece. The large horn between his eyes is the first king.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 As for the horn that was broken, in the place of which four others arose—four kingdoms will arise from his nation, but not with his great power.
+\v 23 At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy powerful people, people among the holy ones.
+\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
+\s5
+\v 26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future."
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
+
+
+
 
 
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@@ -647,116 +647,116 @@
 \q Judah has fortified many cities,
 \q but I will send fire on his cities;
 \q it will destroy his fortresses.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 9
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 Do not rejoice, Israel,
-\q with joy like the other peoples.
-\q For you have been unfaithful,
-\q forsaking your God.
-\q You love to pay the wages a prostitute requires
-\q on all the threshing floors.
-\q
-\v 2 But the threshing floor and the winepress will not feed them;
-\q the new wine will fail them.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 They will not continue to live in Yahweh's land;
-\q instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,
-\q and one day they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
-\q
-\v 4 They will pour out no wine offerings to Yahweh,
-\q neither will they be pleasing to him.
-\q Their sacrifices will be to them like mourners' food:
-\q all who eat it will be defiled.
-\q For their food will be for themselves only;
-\q it will not come into the house of Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 What will you do on the day of an appointed festival,
-\q on the day of a festival for Yahweh?
-\q
-\v 6 For, look, if they escape from destruction,
-\q Egypt will gather them,
-\q and Memphis will bury them.
-\q As for their treasures of silver—
-\q sharp briers will possess them,
-\q and thorns will fill their tents.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 The days for punishment are coming;
-\q the days for retribution are coming.
-\q Let all Israel know these things.
-\q The prophet is a fool,
-\q and the inspired man is insane,
-\q because of your great iniquity
-\q and great hostility.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 The prophet is the watchman for my God over Ephraim.
-\q But a bird snare is on all of his paths,
-\q and hostility toward him is in the house of his God.
-\q
-\v 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves
-\q as in the days of Gibeah.
-\q God will call to mind their iniquity,
-\q and he will punish their sins.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 Yahweh says, "When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness.
-\q Like the very first fruit of the season on the fig tree, I found your fathers.
-\q But they went to Baal Peor,
-\q and they devoted themselves to that shameful idol.
-\q They became as detestable as the idol they loved.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird.
-\q There will be no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
-\q
-\v 12 Though they have brought up children,
-\q I will take them away so that none of them is left.
-\q Woe to them when I turn away from them!
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 I have seen Ephraim, just like Tyre, planted in a meadow,
-\q but Ephraim will bring out his children to someone who will slaughter them."
-\q
-\v 14 Give them, Yahweh—what will you give them?
-\q Give them a miscarrying womb and breasts that give no milk.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 "Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,
-\q that is where I began to hate them.
-\q Because of their sinful deeds,
-\q I will drive them out of my house.
-\q I will love them no more;
-\q all their officials are rebels.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 Ephraim is diseased,
-\q and their root is dried up;
-\q they bear no fruit.
-\q Even if they have children,
-\q I will put their beloved children to death."
-\q
-\v 17 My God will reject them
-\q because they have not obeyed him.
-\q They will become wanderers among the nations.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 Do not rejoice, Israel,
+\q with joy like the other peoples.
+\q For you have been unfaithful,
+\q forsaking your God.
+\q You love to pay the wages a prostitute requires
+\q on all the threshing floors.
+\q
+\v 2 But the threshing floor and the winepress will not feed them;
+\q the new wine will fail them.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 They will not continue to live in Yahweh's land;
+\q instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,
+\q and one day they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
+\q
+\v 4 They will pour out no wine offerings to Yahweh,
+\q neither will they be pleasing to him.
+\q Their sacrifices will be to them like mourners' food:
+\q all who eat it will be defiled.
+\q For their food will be for themselves only;
+\q it will not come into the house of Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 What will you do on the day of an appointed festival,
+\q on the day of a festival for Yahweh?
+\q
+\v 6 For, look, if they escape from destruction,
+\q Egypt will gather them,
+\q and Memphis will bury them.
+\q As for their treasures of silver—
+\q sharp briers will possess them,
+\q and thorns will fill their tents.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 The days for punishment are coming;
+\q the days for retribution are coming.
+\q Let all Israel know these things.
+\q The prophet is a fool,
+\q and the inspired man is insane,
+\q because of your great iniquity
+\q and great hostility.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 The prophet is the watchman for my God over Ephraim.
+\q But a bird snare is on all of his paths,
+\q and hostility toward him is in the house of his God.
+\q
+\v 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves
+\q as in the days of Gibeah.
+\q God will call to mind their iniquity,
+\q and he will punish their sins.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 Yahweh says, "When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness.
+\q Like the very first fruit of the season on the fig tree, I found your fathers.
+\q But they went to Baal Peor,
+\q and they devoted themselves to that shameful idol.
+\q They became as detestable as the idol they loved.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird.
+\q There will be no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
+\q
+\v 12 Though they have brought up children,
+\q I will take them away so that none of them is left.
+\q Woe to them when I turn away from them!
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 I have seen Ephraim, just like Tyre, planted in a meadow,
+\q but Ephraim will bring out his children to someone who will slaughter them."
+\q
+\v 14 Give them, Yahweh—what will you give them?
+\q Give them a miscarrying womb and breasts that give no milk.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 "Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,
+\q that is where I began to hate them.
+\q Because of their sinful deeds,
+\q I will drive them out of my house.
+\q I will love them no more;
+\q all their officials are rebels.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 Ephraim is diseased,
+\q and their root is dried up;
+\q they bear no fruit.
+\q Even if they have children,
+\q I will put their beloved children to death."
+\q
+\v 17 My God will reject them
+\q because they have not obeyed him.
+\q They will become wanderers among the nations.
+
+
+
 
 
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@@ -4,107 +4,107 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Joel
 \toc2 Joel
 \toc3 Jol
-\mt Joel \s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Joel son of Pethuel.
-\q
-\v 2 Hear this, you elders,
-\q and listen, all you inhabitants of the land.
-\q Has anything like this happened in your days
-\q or in the days of your ancestors?
-\q
-\v 3 Tell your children about it,
-\q and let your children tell their children,
-\q and their children the next generation.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 What the swarming locust has left the great locust has eaten;
-\q what the great locust has left the grasshopper has eaten;
-\q and what the grasshopper has left the caterpillar has eaten.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!
-\q Wail, all you drinkers of wine,
-\q because the sweet wine has been cut off from you.
-\q
-\v 6 For a nation has come up upon my land,
-\q strong and without number.
-\q His teeth are the teeth of a lion,
-\q and he has the teeth of a lioness.
-\q
-\v 7 He has made my vineyard into a terrifying place
-\q and has stripped my fig tree bare.
-\q He has stripped its bark and thrown it away;
-\q the branches are bare white.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 8 Mourn like a virgin dressed in sackcloth for the death of her young husband.
-\q
-\v 9 The grain offering and the drink offering have been cut off from Yahweh's house.
-\q The priests, Yahweh's servants, mourn.
-\q
-\v 10 The fields are ruined,
-\q the ground is mourning because the grain has been destroyed.
-\q The new wine has dried up,
-\q the oil fails.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Be ashamed, you farmers,
-\q and wail, you vine growers,
-\q for the wheat and the barley.
-\q For the harvest of the fields has perished.
-\q
-\v 12 The vines have withered and the fig trees have dried up,
-\q the pomegranate trees, also the palm trees, and the apple trees—
-\q all the trees of the field have withered.
-\q For joy has withered away from the descendants of mankind.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests!
-\q Wail, you servants of the altar.
-\q Come, lie all night in sackcloth, you servants of my God.
-\q For the grain offering and the drink offering have been withheld from the house of your God.
-\q
-\v 14 Call for a holy fast,
-\q and call a holy assembly.
-\q Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land
-\q to the house of Yahweh your God,
-\q and cry to Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 Alas for the day!
-\q For the day of Yahweh is almost here.
-\q With it will come destruction from the Almighty.
-\q
-\v 16 Has not food been cut off from before our eyes,
-\q and joy and gladness from the house of our God?
-\q
-\v 17 The seeds rot under their clods,
-\q the granaries are desolate,
-\q and the barns have been broken down,
-\q for the grain has withered.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 How the animals groan!
-\q The herds of cattle are suffering
-\q because they have no pasture.
-\q Also, the flocks of sheep suffer.
-\q
-\v 19 Yahweh, I cry to you.
-\q For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness,
-\q and flames have burned all the trees of the fields.
-\q
-\v 20 Even the animals of the fields pant for you,
-\q for the water brooks have dried up,
-\q and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
+\mt Joel \s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Joel son of Pethuel.
+\q
+\v 2 Hear this, you elders,
+\q and listen, all you inhabitants of the land.
+\q Has anything like this happened in your days
+\q or in the days of your ancestors?
+\q
+\v 3 Tell your children about it,
+\q and let your children tell their children,
+\q and their children the next generation.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 What the swarming locust has left the great locust has eaten;
+\q what the great locust has left the grasshopper has eaten;
+\q and what the grasshopper has left the caterpillar has eaten.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!
+\q Wail, all you drinkers of wine,
+\q because the sweet wine has been cut off from you.
+\q
+\v 6 For a nation has come up upon my land,
+\q strong and without number.
+\q His teeth are the teeth of a lion,
+\q and he has the teeth of a lioness.
+\q
+\v 7 He has made my vineyard into a terrifying place
+\q and has stripped my fig tree bare.
+\q He has stripped its bark and thrown it away;
+\q the branches are bare white.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 8 Mourn like a virgin dressed in sackcloth for the death of her young husband.
+\q
+\v 9 The grain offering and the drink offering have been cut off from Yahweh's house.
+\q The priests, Yahweh's servants, mourn.
+\q
+\v 10 The fields are ruined,
+\q the ground is mourning because the grain has been destroyed.
+\q The new wine has dried up,
+\q the oil fails.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Be ashamed, you farmers,
+\q and wail, you vine growers,
+\q for the wheat and the barley.
+\q For the harvest of the fields has perished.
+\q
+\v 12 The vines have withered and the fig trees have dried up,
+\q the pomegranate trees, also the palm trees, and the apple trees—
+\q all the trees of the field have withered.
+\q For joy has withered away from the descendants of mankind.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests!
+\q Wail, you servants of the altar.
+\q Come, lie all night in sackcloth, you servants of my God.
+\q For the grain offering and the drink offering have been withheld from the house of your God.
+\q
+\v 14 Call for a holy fast,
+\q and call a holy assembly.
+\q Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land
+\q to the house of Yahweh your God,
+\q and cry to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 Alas for the day!
+\q For the day of Yahweh is almost here.
+\q With it will come destruction from the Almighty.
+\q
+\v 16 Has not food been cut off from before our eyes,
+\q and joy and gladness from the house of our God?
+\q
+\v 17 The seeds rot under their clods,
+\q the granaries are desolate,
+\q and the barns have been broken down,
+\q for the grain has withered.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 How the animals groan!
+\q The herds of cattle are suffering
+\q because they have no pasture.
+\q Also, the flocks of sheep suffer.
+\q
+\v 19 Yahweh, I cry to you.
+\q For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness,
+\q and flames have burned all the trees of the fields.
+\q
+\v 20 Even the animals of the fields pant for you,
+\q for the water brooks have dried up,
+\q and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
 
 
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@@ -544,140 +544,140 @@ Judah, and also in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years b
 \q whose name is the God of hosts.
 
 
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 6
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
-\q and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria,
-\q the notable men of the best of the nations,
-\q to whom the house of Israel comes for help!
-\q
-\v 2 Your leaders say, "Go to Kalneh and look;
-\q from there go to Hamath, the great city;
-\q then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
-\q Are they better than your two kingdoms?
-\q Is their border larger than your border?"
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Woe to those who put off the day of disaster
-\q and make the throne of violence come near.
-\q
-\v 4 They lie on beds of ivory
-\q and lounge on their couches.
-\q They eat lambs from the flock
-\q and calves from the stall.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 They sing foolish songs to the music of the harp;
-\q they improvise on instruments as David did.
-\q
-\v 6 They drink wine from bowls
-\q and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
-\q but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 So they will now go into exile with the first exiles,
-\q and the feasts of those who lounge about will pass away.
-\q
-\v 8 "I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself
-\q —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts,
-\q I detest the pride of Jacob;
-\q I hate his fortresses.
-\q Therefore I will hand over the city with all that is in it."
-
-\s5
-
-\v 9 It will come about that
-if there are ten men left in one house, they will all die.
-\v 10 When a man's relative comes to take their bodies up—the one who is to cremate them after bringing the corpses out of the house—if he says to the person in the house, "Is there anyone with you?" What if that person says, "No." Then he will say, "Be quiet, for we must not mention Yahweh's name."
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 For, look, Yahweh will give a command,
-\q and the big house will be smashed to pieces,
-\q and the little house to bits.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 12 Do horses run on the rocky cliffs?
-\q Does one plow there with oxen?
-\q Yet you have turned justice into poison
-\q and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
-\q
-\v 13 You who rejoice over Lo Debar,
-\q who say, "Have we not taken Karnaim by our own strength?"
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 14 "But look, I will raise up against you a nation,
-\q house of Israel—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
-\q They will afflict you
-\q from Lebo Hamath to the brook of the Arabah."
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me. Look, he formed a locust swarm when the spring crop began to come up,
-and, look, it was the late crop after the king's harvest.
-\v 2 When they finished eating the vegetation of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, please forgive; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small."
-\v 3 Yahweh relented concerning this. "It will not happen," he said.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me: Look, the Lord Yahweh called on fire to judge. It dried the vast, deep water under the earth and would have devoured the land, also.
-\v 5 But I said, "Lord Yahweh, please stop; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small."
-\v 6 Yahweh relented concerning this, "This also will not happen," said the Lord Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 This is what he showed me: Look, the Lord stood beside a wall, with a plumb line in his hand.
-\v 8 Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Look, I will put a
-plumb line among my people Israel. I will spare them no longer.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 The high places of Isaac will be destroyed,
-\q the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined,
-\q and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: "Amos has conspired against you in the middle
-of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.
-\v 11 For this is what Amos said,
-\q 'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
-\q and Israel will surely go into exile away from his land.'"
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Amaziah said to Amos, "Seer, go, run back to the land of Judah, and there eat bread and prophesy.
-\v 13 But do not prophesy anymore here at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal house."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Then Amos said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet nor a prophet's son. I am a herdsman, and I take care of sycamore fig trees.
-\v 15 But Yahweh took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Now hear the word of Yahweh. You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not
-speak against the house of Isaac.'
-\v 17 Therefore this is what Yahweh says,
-\q 'Your wife will be a prostitute in the city;
-\q your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword;
-\q your land will be measured and divided up;
-\q you will die in an unclean land,
-\q and Israel will surely go into exile from his land.'"
-
-
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 6
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
+\q and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria,
+\q the notable men of the best of the nations,
+\q to whom the house of Israel comes for help!
+\q
+\v 2 Your leaders say, "Go to Kalneh and look;
+\q from there go to Hamath, the great city;
+\q then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
+\q Are they better than your two kingdoms?
+\q Is their border larger than your border?"
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Woe to those who put off the day of disaster
+\q and make the throne of violence come near.
+\q
+\v 4 They lie on beds of ivory
+\q and lounge on their couches.
+\q They eat lambs from the flock
+\q and calves from the stall.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 They sing foolish songs to the music of the harp;
+\q they improvise on instruments as David did.
+\q
+\v 6 They drink wine from bowls
+\q and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
+\q but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 So they will now go into exile with the first exiles,
+\q and the feasts of those who lounge about will pass away.
+\q
+\v 8 "I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself
+\q —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts,
+\q I detest the pride of Jacob;
+\q I hate his fortresses.
+\q Therefore I will hand over the city with all that is in it."
+
+\s5
+
+\v 9 It will come about that
+if there are ten men left in one house, they will all die.
+\v 10 When a man's relative comes to take their bodies up—the one who is to cremate them after bringing the corpses out of the house—if he says to the person in the house, "Is there anyone with you?" What if that person says, "No." Then he will say, "Be quiet, for we must not mention Yahweh's name."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 For, look, Yahweh will give a command,
+\q and the big house will be smashed to pieces,
+\q and the little house to bits.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 Do horses run on the rocky cliffs?
+\q Does one plow there with oxen?
+\q Yet you have turned justice into poison
+\q and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
+\q
+\v 13 You who rejoice over Lo Debar,
+\q who say, "Have we not taken Karnaim by our own strength?"
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 14 "But look, I will raise up against you a nation,
+\q house of Israel—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
+\q They will afflict you
+\q from Lebo Hamath to the brook of the Arabah."
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me. Look, he formed a locust swarm when the spring crop began to come up,
+and, look, it was the late crop after the king's harvest.
+\v 2 When they finished eating the vegetation of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, please forgive; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small."
+\v 3 Yahweh relented concerning this. "It will not happen," he said.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me: Look, the Lord Yahweh called on fire to judge. It dried the vast, deep water under the earth and would have devoured the land, also.
+\v 5 But I said, "Lord Yahweh, please stop; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small."
+\v 6 Yahweh relented concerning this, "This also will not happen," said the Lord Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 This is what he showed me: Look, the Lord stood beside a wall, with a plumb line in his hand.
+\v 8 Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Look, I will put a
+plumb line among my people Israel. I will spare them no longer.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 The high places of Isaac will be destroyed,
+\q the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined,
+\q and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: "Amos has conspired against you in the middle
+of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.
+\v 11 For this is what Amos said,
+\q 'Jeroboam will die by the sword,
+\q and Israel will surely go into exile away from his land.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Amaziah said to Amos, "Seer, go, run back to the land of Judah, and there eat bread and prophesy.
+\v 13 But do not prophesy anymore here at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal house."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Then Amos said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet nor a prophet's son. I am a herdsman, and I take care of sycamore fig trees.
+\v 15 But Yahweh took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Now hear the word of Yahweh. You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not
+speak against the house of Isaac.'
+\v 17 Therefore this is what Yahweh says,
+\q 'Your wife will be a prostitute in the city;
+\q your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword;
+\q your land will be measured and divided up;
+\q you will die in an unclean land,
+\q and Israel will surely go into exile from his land.'"
+
+
 
 
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32-JON.usfm

@@ -4,121 +4,121 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Jonah
 \toc2 Jonah
 \toc3 Jon
-\mt Jonah \s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
-\v 2 "Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it, because their wickedness has risen up before me."
-\v 3 But Jonah got up to run away from the presence of Yahweh and go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and boarded the ship to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea and it became a mighty storm on the sea. Soon it appeared that the ship was going to be broken up.
-\v 5 Then the sailors became very afraid and each man cried out to his own god. They threw the ship's cargo into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was lying there deeply asleep.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 So the captain came to him and said to him, "What are you doing sleeping? Get up! Call upon your god! Maybe your god will notice us and we will not perish."
-\p
-\v 7 They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, so that we may know who is the cause of this evil that is happening to us." So they threw lots, and the lot fell to Jonah.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 Then they said to Jonah, "Please tell us who is the cause of this evil that is happening to us. What is your occupation, and where did you come from? What is your country, and from which people are you?"
-\v 9 Jonah said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."
-\v 10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to Jonah, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Then they said to Jonah, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea became more and more violent.
-\v 12 Jonah said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great storm is happening to you."
-\p
-\v 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get them back to the land, but they could not do it because the sea was becoming more and more violent against them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Therefore they cried out to Yahweh and said, "We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, do not let us perish on account of this man's life, and do not lay upon us the guilt of his death, because you, Yahweh, have done just as it pleased you."
-\v 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.
-\v 16 Then the men feared Yahweh very much. They offered sacrifices to Yahweh and made vows.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 Now Yahweh had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\nb
-\v 1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
-\v 2 He said,
-\q "I called out to Yahweh about my distress
-\q and he answered me;
-\q from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help!
-\q You heard my voice.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas,
-\q and the currents surrounded me;
-\q all your waves and billows
-\q passed over me.
-\q
-\v 4 I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes;
-\q yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 The waters closed around me up to my neck;
-\q the deep was all around me;
-\q seaweed wrapped around my head.
-\q
-\v 6 I went down to the bases of the mountains;
-\q the earth with its bars closed upon me forever.
-\q Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind;
-\q then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
-\q
-\v 8 They give attention to useless gods
-\q while they forsake loving faithfulness.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving;
-\q I will fulfill that which I have vowed.
-\q Salvation comes from Yahweh!"
-\m
-\v 10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
-
-
-
- 
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time, saying,
-\v 2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I command you to give."
-\v 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was a very large city, one of three days' journey.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Jonah began to enter the city and after a day's journey he called out and said, "In forty days Nineveh will be overthrown."
-\v 5 The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast. They all put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them down to the least of them.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Soon the news reached the king of Nineveh. He rose up from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
-\v 7 He sent out a proclamation that said, "In Nineveh, by the authority of the king and his nobles, let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not eat, nor drink water.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 But let both man and animal be covered with sackcloth and let them cry out loudly to God. Let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
-\v 9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn away from his fierce anger so that we do not perish."
-
-\s5
-\v 10 God saw what they did, that they turned from their evil ways. So then God changed his mind about the punishment that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.
-
-
-
+\mt Jonah \s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
+\v 2 "Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it, because their wickedness has risen up before me."
+\v 3 But Jonah got up to run away from the presence of Yahweh and go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and boarded the ship to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea and it became a mighty storm on the sea. Soon it appeared that the ship was going to be broken up.
+\v 5 Then the sailors became very afraid and each man cried out to his own god. They threw the ship's cargo into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was lying there deeply asleep.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 So the captain came to him and said to him, "What are you doing sleeping? Get up! Call upon your god! Maybe your god will notice us and we will not perish."
+\p
+\v 7 They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, so that we may know who is the cause of this evil that is happening to us." So they threw lots, and the lot fell to Jonah.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Then they said to Jonah, "Please tell us who is the cause of this evil that is happening to us. What is your occupation, and where did you come from? What is your country, and from which people are you?"
+\v 9 Jonah said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."
+\v 10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to Jonah, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Then they said to Jonah, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea became more and more violent.
+\v 12 Jonah said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great storm is happening to you."
+\p
+\v 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get them back to the land, but they could not do it because the sea was becoming more and more violent against them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Therefore they cried out to Yahweh and said, "We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, do not let us perish on account of this man's life, and do not lay upon us the guilt of his death, because you, Yahweh, have done just as it pleased you."
+\v 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.
+\v 16 Then the men feared Yahweh very much. They offered sacrifices to Yahweh and made vows.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Now Yahweh had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\nb
+\v 1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
+\v 2 He said,
+\q "I called out to Yahweh about my distress
+\q and he answered me;
+\q from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help!
+\q You heard my voice.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas,
+\q and the currents surrounded me;
+\q all your waves and billows
+\q passed over me.
+\q
+\v 4 I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes;
+\q yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 The waters closed around me up to my neck;
+\q the deep was all around me;
+\q seaweed wrapped around my head.
+\q
+\v 6 I went down to the bases of the mountains;
+\q the earth with its bars closed upon me forever.
+\q Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind;
+\q then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
+\q
+\v 8 They give attention to useless gods
+\q while they forsake loving faithfulness.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving;
+\q I will fulfill that which I have vowed.
+\q Salvation comes from Yahweh!"
+\m
+\v 10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
+
+
+
+ 
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time, saying,
+\v 2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I command you to give."
+\v 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was a very large city, one of three days' journey.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Jonah began to enter the city and after a day's journey he called out and said, "In forty days Nineveh will be overthrown."
+\v 5 The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast. They all put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them down to the least of them.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Soon the news reached the king of Nineveh. He rose up from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
+\v 7 He sent out a proclamation that said, "In Nineveh, by the authority of the king and his nobles, let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not eat, nor drink water.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 But let both man and animal be covered with sackcloth and let them cry out loudly to God. Let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
+\v 9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn away from his fierce anger so that we do not perish."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 God saw what they did, that they turned from their evil ways. So then God changed his mind about the punishment that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.
+
+
+
 
 
 \s5

33-MIC.usfm

@@ -260,102 +260,102 @@
 \q and the hill of the temple will become a thicket.
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 But in the last days it will come about
-\q that the mountain of Yahweh's house
-\q will be established over the other mountains.
-\q It will be exalted above the hills,
-\q and peoples will stream to it.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 2 Many nations will go and say,
-\q "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,
-\q to the house of the God of Jacob.
-\q He will teach us his ways,
-\q and we will walk in his paths."
-\q For from Zion the law will go out,
-\q and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
-\q
-\v 3 He will judge among many peoples
-\q and will decide concerning numerous nations far away.
-\q They will beat their swords into plowshares
-\q and their spears into pruning hooks.
-\q Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
-\q nor will they train for war any longer.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 Instead, they will sit every person under his vine
-\q and under his fig tree.
-\q No one will make them afraid,
-\q for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.
-\q
-\v 5 For all the peoples walk,
-\q each one, in the name of their god.
-\q But we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God
-\q forever and ever.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 "On that day"—this is Yahweh's declaration—
-\q "I will assemble the lame
-\q and gather the outcast,
-\q those whom I have afflicted.
-\q
-\v 7 I will turn the lame into a remnant,
-\q and the ones driven away into a strong nation,
-\q and I, Yahweh, will reign over them on Mount Zion,
-\q now and forever.
-\q
-\v 8 As for you, watchtower for the flock,
-\q hill of the daughter of Zion—
-\q to you it will come, your former dominion will be restored,
-\q the kingdom that belongs to the daughter of Jerusalem.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Now, why do you shout so loudly?
-\q Is there no king among you?
-\q Has your counselor died?
-\q Is this why pain grips you like that of a woman in labor?
-\q
-\v 10 Be in pain
-\q and labor to give birth,
-\q daughter of Zion,
-\q like a woman in labor.
-\q For now you will you go out of the city,
-\q live in the field,
-\q and go to Babylon.
-\q There you will be rescued.
-\q There Yahweh will rescue you
-\q from the hand of your enemies.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Now many nations are assembled against you;
-\q they say, 'Let her be defiled;
-\q let our eyes gloat over Zion.'
-\q
-\v 12 They do not know Yahweh's thoughts,
-\q neither do they understand his plans,
-\q for he has gathered them like sheaves for the threshing floor.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion,
-\q for I will make your horn to be iron,
-\q and I will make your hooves to be bronze.
-\q You will crush many peoples and you will devote their unjust wealth to Yahweh,
-\q their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth."
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 But in the last days it will come about
+\q that the mountain of Yahweh's house
+\q will be established over the other mountains.
+\q It will be exalted above the hills,
+\q and peoples will stream to it.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 2 Many nations will go and say,
+\q "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,
+\q to the house of the God of Jacob.
+\q He will teach us his ways,
+\q and we will walk in his paths."
+\q For from Zion the law will go out,
+\q and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
+\q
+\v 3 He will judge among many peoples
+\q and will decide concerning numerous nations far away.
+\q They will beat their swords into plowshares
+\q and their spears into pruning hooks.
+\q Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
+\q nor will they train for war any longer.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 Instead, they will sit every person under his vine
+\q and under his fig tree.
+\q No one will make them afraid,
+\q for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.
+\q
+\v 5 For all the peoples walk,
+\q each one, in the name of their god.
+\q But we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God
+\q forever and ever.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 "On that day"—this is Yahweh's declaration—
+\q "I will assemble the lame
+\q and gather the outcast,
+\q those whom I have afflicted.
+\q
+\v 7 I will turn the lame into a remnant,
+\q and the ones driven away into a strong nation,
+\q and I, Yahweh, will reign over them on Mount Zion,
+\q now and forever.
+\q
+\v 8 As for you, watchtower for the flock,
+\q hill of the daughter of Zion—
+\q to you it will come, your former dominion will be restored,
+\q the kingdom that belongs to the daughter of Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Now, why do you shout so loudly?
+\q Is there no king among you?
+\q Has your counselor died?
+\q Is this why pain grips you like that of a woman in labor?
+\q
+\v 10 Be in pain
+\q and labor to give birth,
+\q daughter of Zion,
+\q like a woman in labor.
+\q For now you will you go out of the city,
+\q live in the field,
+\q and go to Babylon.
+\q There you will be rescued.
+\q There Yahweh will rescue you
+\q from the hand of your enemies.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Now many nations are assembled against you;
+\q they say, 'Let her be defiled;
+\q let our eyes gloat over Zion.'
+\q
+\v 12 They do not know Yahweh's thoughts,
+\q neither do they understand his plans,
+\q for he has gathered them like sheaves for the threshing floor.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion,
+\q for I will make your horn to be iron,
+\q and I will make your hooves to be bronze.
+\q You will crush many peoples and you will devote their unjust wealth to Yahweh,
+\q their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth."
+
+
+
 
 
 \s5
@@ -450,230 +450,230 @@
 
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 6
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says,
-\q "Arise and state your case before the mountains;
-\q let the hills hear your voice.
-\q
-\v 2 Listen to Yahweh's lawsuit, you mountains,
-\q and you enduring foundations of the earth.
-\q For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people,
-\q and he will fight in court against Israel."
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 "My people, what have I done to you?
-\q How have I wearied you?
-\q Testify against me!
-\q
-\v 4 For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt
-\q and rescued you out of the house of bondage.
-\q I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to you.
-\q
-\v 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
-\q and how Balaam son of Beor answered him
-\q as you went from Shittim to Gilgal,
-\q so you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh."
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 What should I bring to Yahweh,
-\q as I bow down to the high God?
-\q Should I come to him with burnt offerings,
-\q with calves a year old?
-\q
-\v 7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams,
-\q or with ten thousand rivers of oil?
-\q Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,
-\q the fruit of my body for my own sin?
-\q
-\v 8 He has told you, man,
-\q what is good,
-\q and what Yahweh requires from you:
-\q Act justly,
-\q love kindness,
-\q and walk humbly with your God.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 The voice of Yahweh is making a proclamation to the city—
-\q even now wisdom acknowledges your name:
-\q "Pay attention to the rod,
-\q and to the one who has put it in place.
-\f + \ft Instead of the Hebrew text's reading of \fqa Pay attention to the rod and to the one who has put it into place \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Listen, tribe, and those assembled together in the city \fqa* . \f*
-\q
-\v 10 There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest,
-\q and false measures that are abominable.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 Should I consider a person to be innocent if he uses fraudulent scales,
-\q with a bag of deceptive weights?
-\q
-\v 12 The rich men are full of violence,
-\q the inhabitants have spoken lies,
-\q and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 Therefore I will strike you with a terrible blow, 
-\q and I will make you desolate because of your sins.
-\q
-\v 14 You will eat but not be satisfied;
-\q your emptiness will remain inside you.
-\q You will store goods away but not save,
-\q and what you do save I will give to the sword.
-\f + \ft Parts of this verse are difficult to understand, because there are two Hebrew words in it whose meanings are not known. As a result, various other readings have been proposed that some modern versions follow. \f*
-\q
-\v 15 You will sow but not reap;
-\q you will tread the olives but not anoint yourselves with oil;
-\q you will press grapes but drink no wine.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 The regulations made by Omri have been kept,
-\q and all the deeds of the house of Ahab.
-\q You walk by their advice.
-\q So I will make you, city, a ruin,
-\q and you inhabitants an object of hissing,
-\q and you will bear the reproach of my people."
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa you will bear the reproach of my people \fqa* , but an ancient Greek version has \fqa you will bear the scorn of the nations \fqa* . Some modern versions follow this reading. \f*
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 7
-\m
-\q
-\v 1 Woe is me!
-\q I have become like the gathering of summer fruit,
-\q and like the grapes that have been gleaned;
-\q there is no grape cluster to eat,
-\q no ripe early fig that my soul desires.
-\q
-\v 2 Faithful people have disappeared from the land;
-\q there is no upright person in all mankind.
-\q They all lie in wait to shed blood;
-\q each one hunts his own brother with a net.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 Their hands are very good at doing harm:
-\q the ruler asks for money,
-\q the judge is ready for bribes,
-\q and the powerful man is saying to others what he wants to obtain.
-\q Thus they plot together.
-\q
-\v 4 The best of them is like a brier,
-\q the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge.
-\q It is the day foretold by your watchmen,
-\q the day of your punishment.
-\q Now is the time of their confusion.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Do not trust any neighbor;
-\q put no confidence in any friend.
-\q Be careful about what you say
-\q even to the woman who lies in your arms.
-\q
-\v 6 For a son dishonors his father,
-\q a daughter rises up against her mother,
-\q and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
-\q A man's enemies are the people of his own house.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh.
-\q I will wait for the God of my salvation;
-\q my God will hear me.
-\q
-\v 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy.
-\q After I fall,
-\q I will rise.
-\q When I sit in darkness,
-\q Yahweh will be a light for me.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Because I sinned against Yahweh,
-\q I will bear his rage
-\q until he pleads my cause,
-\q and executes judgment for me.
-\q He will bring me to the light,
-\q and I will see him rescue me in his justice.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 Then my enemy will see it,
-\q and shame will cover the one who said to me,
-\q "Where is Yahweh your God?"
-\q My eyes will look at her;
-\q she will be trampled down like the mud in the streets.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 A day to build your walls will come;
-\q on that day the boundaries will be extended very far.
-\q
-\v 12 On that day your people will come to you,
-\q from Assyria and the cities in Egypt,
-\q from Egypt to the River,
-\q from sea to sea,
-\q and from mountain to mountain.
-\q
-\v 13 But the land will be desolate
-\q because of the people who are living there,
-\q because of the fruit of their actions.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 14 Shepherd your people with your rod,
-\q the flock of your inheritance.
-\q They live alone in a thicket,
-\q in the midst of a pastureland.
-\q Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
-\q as in the old days.
-\q
-\v 15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
-\q I will show them wonders.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 The nations will see and be ashamed
-\q of all their power.
-\q They will put their hands on their mouths;
-\q their ears will be deaf.
-\q
-\v 17 They will lick the dust like a snake,
-\q like creatures that crawl on the earth.
-\q They will come out of their dens with fear;
-\q they will come with fear to you, Yahweh our God,
-\q and they will be afraid because of you.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 Who is a God like you—
-\q who takes away sin,
-\q who passes over the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?
-\q He does not keep his anger forever,
-\q because he delights in his covenant faithfulness.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 19 You will again have compassion on us;
-\q you will trample our iniquities under your feet.
-\q You will throw all our sins into the depths of the sea.
-\q
-\v 20 You will give truth to Jacob
-\q and covenant faithfulness to Abraham,
-\q as you swore to our ancestors in ancient days.
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 6
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says,
+\q "Arise and state your case before the mountains;
+\q let the hills hear your voice.
+\q
+\v 2 Listen to Yahweh's lawsuit, you mountains,
+\q and you enduring foundations of the earth.
+\q For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people,
+\q and he will fight in court against Israel."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 "My people, what have I done to you?
+\q How have I wearied you?
+\q Testify against me!
+\q
+\v 4 For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt
+\q and rescued you out of the house of bondage.
+\q I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to you.
+\q
+\v 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
+\q and how Balaam son of Beor answered him
+\q as you went from Shittim to Gilgal,
+\q so you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 What should I bring to Yahweh,
+\q as I bow down to the high God?
+\q Should I come to him with burnt offerings,
+\q with calves a year old?
+\q
+\v 7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams,
+\q or with ten thousand rivers of oil?
+\q Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,
+\q the fruit of my body for my own sin?
+\q
+\v 8 He has told you, man,
+\q what is good,
+\q and what Yahweh requires from you:
+\q Act justly,
+\q love kindness,
+\q and walk humbly with your God.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 The voice of Yahweh is making a proclamation to the city—
+\q even now wisdom acknowledges your name:
+\q "Pay attention to the rod,
+\q and to the one who has put it in place.
+\f + \ft Instead of the Hebrew text's reading of \fqa Pay attention to the rod and to the one who has put it into place \fqa* , some modern versions have \fqa Listen, tribe, and those assembled together in the city \fqa* . \f*
+\q
+\v 10 There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest,
+\q and false measures that are abominable.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 Should I consider a person to be innocent if he uses fraudulent scales,
+\q with a bag of deceptive weights?
+\q
+\v 12 The rich men are full of violence,
+\q the inhabitants have spoken lies,
+\q and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 Therefore I will strike you with a terrible blow, 
+\q and I will make you desolate because of your sins.
+\q
+\v 14 You will eat but not be satisfied;
+\q your emptiness will remain inside you.
+\q You will store goods away but not save,
+\q and what you do save I will give to the sword.
+\f + \ft Parts of this verse are difficult to understand, because there are two Hebrew words in it whose meanings are not known. As a result, various other readings have been proposed that some modern versions follow. \f*
+\q
+\v 15 You will sow but not reap;
+\q you will tread the olives but not anoint yourselves with oil;
+\q you will press grapes but drink no wine.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 The regulations made by Omri have been kept,
+\q and all the deeds of the house of Ahab.
+\q You walk by their advice.
+\q So I will make you, city, a ruin,
+\q and you inhabitants an object of hissing,
+\q and you will bear the reproach of my people."
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa you will bear the reproach of my people \fqa* , but an ancient Greek version has \fqa you will bear the scorn of the nations \fqa* . Some modern versions follow this reading. \f*
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\m
+\q
+\v 1 Woe is me!
+\q I have become like the gathering of summer fruit,
+\q and like the grapes that have been gleaned;
+\q there is no grape cluster to eat,
+\q no ripe early fig that my soul desires.
+\q
+\v 2 Faithful people have disappeared from the land;
+\q there is no upright person in all mankind.
+\q They all lie in wait to shed blood;
+\q each one hunts his own brother with a net.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 Their hands are very good at doing harm:
+\q the ruler asks for money,
+\q the judge is ready for bribes,
+\q and the powerful man is saying to others what he wants to obtain.
+\q Thus they plot together.
+\q
+\v 4 The best of them is like a brier,
+\q the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge.
+\q It is the day foretold by your watchmen,
+\q the day of your punishment.
+\q Now is the time of their confusion.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Do not trust any neighbor;
+\q put no confidence in any friend.
+\q Be careful about what you say
+\q even to the woman who lies in your arms.
+\q
+\v 6 For a son dishonors his father,
+\q a daughter rises up against her mother,
+\q and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
+\q A man's enemies are the people of his own house.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh.
+\q I will wait for the God of my salvation;
+\q my God will hear me.
+\q
+\v 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy.
+\q After I fall,
+\q I will rise.
+\q When I sit in darkness,
+\q Yahweh will be a light for me.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Because I sinned against Yahweh,
+\q I will bear his rage
+\q until he pleads my cause,
+\q and executes judgment for me.
+\q He will bring me to the light,
+\q and I will see him rescue me in his justice.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 Then my enemy will see it,
+\q and shame will cover the one who said to me,
+\q "Where is Yahweh your God?"
+\q My eyes will look at her;
+\q she will be trampled down like the mud in the streets.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 A day to build your walls will come;
+\q on that day the boundaries will be extended very far.
+\q
+\v 12 On that day your people will come to you,
+\q from Assyria and the cities in Egypt,
+\q from Egypt to the River,
+\q from sea to sea,
+\q and from mountain to mountain.
+\q
+\v 13 But the land will be desolate
+\q because of the people who are living there,
+\q because of the fruit of their actions.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 14 Shepherd your people with your rod,
+\q the flock of your inheritance.
+\q They live alone in a thicket,
+\q in the midst of a pastureland.
+\q Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
+\q as in the old days.
+\q
+\v 15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
+\q I will show them wonders.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 The nations will see and be ashamed
+\q of all their power.
+\q They will put their hands on their mouths;
+\q their ears will be deaf.
+\q
+\v 17 They will lick the dust like a snake,
+\q like creatures that crawl on the earth.
+\q They will come out of their dens with fear;
+\q they will come with fear to you, Yahweh our God,
+\q and they will be afraid because of you.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 Who is a God like you—
+\q who takes away sin,
+\q who passes over the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?
+\q He does not keep his anger forever,
+\q because he delights in his covenant faithfulness.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 19 You will again have compassion on us;
+\q you will trample our iniquities under your feet.
+\q You will throw all our sins into the depths of the sea.
+\q
+\v 20 You will give truth to Jacob
+\q and covenant faithfulness to Abraham,
+\q as you swore to our ancestors in ancient days.
+
+

35-HAB.usfm

@@ -168,95 +168,95 @@
 
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 The prayer of Habakkuk the prophet:
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text adds the expression \fqa on shigionoth \fqa* , which may refer to musical directions for singers. \f*
-\q
-\v 2 Yahweh, I have heard your report, and I am afraid.
-\q Yahweh, revive your work in the midst of these times; in the midst of these times make it known;
-\q remember to have compassion in your wrath.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. \qs Selah. \qs*
-\q His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 With brightness like the light, two-pronged rays flash from his hand; 
-\q and there he hid his power.
-\q
-\v 5 Deadly disease went before him, 
-\q and the plague followed him.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 6 He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations.
-\q Even the eternal mountains were shattered, and the everlasting hills bowed down.
-\q His path is everlasting.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the fabric of the tents in the land of Midian trembling.
-\q
-\v 8 Was Yahweh angry at the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers,
-\q or your fury against the sea,
-\q when you rode upon your horses and your victorious chariots?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 You have brought out your bow without a cover; you put arrows to your bow! \qs Selah. \qs*
-\q You divided the earth with rivers.
-
-\q
-\v 10 The mountains saw you and twisted in pain.
-\q Downpours of water passed over them; the deep sea raised a shout.
-\q It lifted up its waves.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 11 The sun and moon stood still in their high places
-\q at the flash of your arrows as they fly, 
-\q at the lightning of your flashing spear.
-\q
-\v 12 You have marched over the earth with indignation. In wrath you have threshed the nations.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 13 You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed one.
-\q You shatter the head of the house of the wicked to lay bare from the base up to the neck. \qs Selah. \qs*
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 14 You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows since they came like a storm to scatter us,
-\q their gloating was like one who devours the poor in a hiding place.
-\q
-\v 15 You have traveled over the sea with your horses, and heaped up the great waters.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 16 I heard, and my inner parts trembled! My lips quivered at the sound.
-\q Decay comes into my bones, and under myself I tremble
-\q as I wait quietly for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
-
-\s5
-\q2
-\v 17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no produce from the vines;
-\q2 and though the produce of the olive tree disappoints and the fields yield no food;
-\q2 and though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, this is what I will do.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 Still, I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful because of the God of my salvation.
-\q
-\v 19 The Lord Yahweh is my strength
-\q and he makes my feet like the deer's.
-\q He makes me go forward on my high places.
-\q3 —To the music director, on my stringed instruments.
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 The prayer of Habakkuk the prophet:
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text adds the expression \fqa on shigionoth \fqa* , which may refer to musical directions for singers. \f*
+\q
+\v 2 Yahweh, I have heard your report, and I am afraid.
+\q Yahweh, revive your work in the midst of these times; in the midst of these times make it known;
+\q remember to have compassion in your wrath.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. \qs Selah. \qs*
+\q His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 With brightness like the light, two-pronged rays flash from his hand; 
+\q and there he hid his power.
+\q
+\v 5 Deadly disease went before him, 
+\q and the plague followed him.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 6 He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations.
+\q Even the eternal mountains were shattered, and the everlasting hills bowed down.
+\q His path is everlasting.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the fabric of the tents in the land of Midian trembling.
+\q
+\v 8 Was Yahweh angry at the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers,
+\q or your fury against the sea,
+\q when you rode upon your horses and your victorious chariots?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 You have brought out your bow without a cover; you put arrows to your bow! \qs Selah. \qs*
+\q You divided the earth with rivers.
+
+\q
+\v 10 The mountains saw you and twisted in pain.
+\q Downpours of water passed over them; the deep sea raised a shout.
+\q It lifted up its waves.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 11 The sun and moon stood still in their high places
+\q at the flash of your arrows as they fly, 
+\q at the lightning of your flashing spear.
+\q
+\v 12 You have marched over the earth with indignation. In wrath you have threshed the nations.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 13 You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed one.
+\q You shatter the head of the house of the wicked to lay bare from the base up to the neck. \qs Selah. \qs*
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 14 You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows since they came like a storm to scatter us,
+\q their gloating was like one who devours the poor in a hiding place.
+\q
+\v 15 You have traveled over the sea with your horses, and heaped up the great waters.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 16 I heard, and my inner parts trembled! My lips quivered at the sound.
+\q Decay comes into my bones, and under myself I tremble
+\q as I wait quietly for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
+
+\s5
+\q2
+\v 17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no produce from the vines;
+\q2 and though the produce of the olive tree disappoints and the fields yield no food;
+\q2 and though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, this is what I will do.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 Still, I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful because of the God of my salvation.
+\q
+\v 19 The Lord Yahweh is my strength
+\q and he makes my feet like the deer's.
+\q He makes me go forward on my high places.
+\q3 —To the music director, on my stringed instruments.
+
+
+
+
+

36-ZEP.usfm

@@ -4,80 +4,80 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Zephaniah
 \toc2 Zephaniah
 \toc3 Zep
-\mt Zephaniah \s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of
-Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
-\q
-\v 2 "I will utterly destroy everything from off the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
-\q
-\v 3 I will destroy man and beast; I will destroy the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
-\q the ruins along with the wicked.
-\q For I will cut off man from the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 4 I will reach out with my hand over Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
-\q I will cut off every remnant of Baal from this place and the names of the idolatrous people among the priests,
-\q
-\v 5 the people who on the housetops worship the heavenly bodies,
-\q and the people who worship and swear to Yahweh but who also swear by their king.
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa by their king \fqa* , but some modern versions read \fqa by Milcom \fqa* , the name of a pagan god that many people worshiped. \f*
-\q
-\v 6 I will also cut off those who have turned away from following Yahweh, those who neither seek Yahweh nor ask for his guidance."
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near;
-\q Yahweh has prepared the sacrifice and set apart his guests.
-\q
-\v 8 "It will come about on the day of Yahweh's sacrifice,
-\q that I will punish the princes and the king's sons,
-\q and everyone dressed in foreign clothes.
-\q
-\v 9 On that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold,
-\q those who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 10 So it will be on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—
-\q that a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District,
-\q and a great crashing sound from the hills.
-\q
-\v 11 Wail, inhabitants of the Market District,
-\q for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who weigh out silver will be cut off.
-\s5
-\q
-\v 12 It will come about at that time that
-\q I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men
-\q who have settled into their wine and say in their heart,
-\q 'Yahweh will not do anything, either good or evil.'
-\q
-\v 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses will be an abandoned devastation!
-\q They will build houses but not live in them, and plant vineyards but not drink their wine.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 14 The great day of Yahweh is near, near and hurrying quickly!
-\q The sound of the day of Yahweh will be that of a warrior crying bitterly!
-\q
-\v 15 That day will be a day of fury, a day of distress and anguish,
-\q a day of storm and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom,
-\q a day of clouds and thick darkness.
-\q
-\v 16 It will be a day of trumpets and alarms
-\q against the fortified cities and the high battlements.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 For I will bring distress upon mankind, so that they will walk about like blind men
-\q since they have sinned against Yahweh.
-\q Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their inner parts like dung.
-\q
-\v 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them
-\q on the day of Yahweh's fury. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed,
-\q for he will bring a complete, a terrible end of all the inhabitants of the earth."
+\mt Zephaniah \s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of
+Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
+\q
+\v 2 "I will utterly destroy everything from off the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
+\q
+\v 3 I will destroy man and beast; I will destroy the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
+\q the ruins along with the wicked.
+\q For I will cut off man from the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 4 I will reach out with my hand over Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
+\q I will cut off every remnant of Baal from this place and the names of the idolatrous people among the priests,
+\q
+\v 5 the people who on the housetops worship the heavenly bodies,
+\q and the people who worship and swear to Yahweh but who also swear by their king.
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa by their king \fqa* , but some modern versions read \fqa by Milcom \fqa* , the name of a pagan god that many people worshiped. \f*
+\q
+\v 6 I will also cut off those who have turned away from following Yahweh, those who neither seek Yahweh nor ask for his guidance."
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near;
+\q Yahweh has prepared the sacrifice and set apart his guests.
+\q
+\v 8 "It will come about on the day of Yahweh's sacrifice,
+\q that I will punish the princes and the king's sons,
+\q and everyone dressed in foreign clothes.
+\q
+\v 9 On that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold,
+\q those who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 10 So it will be on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—
+\q that a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District,
+\q and a great crashing sound from the hills.
+\q
+\v 11 Wail, inhabitants of the Market District,
+\q for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who weigh out silver will be cut off.
+\s5
+\q
+\v 12 It will come about at that time that
+\q I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men
+\q who have settled into their wine and say in their heart,
+\q 'Yahweh will not do anything, either good or evil.'
+\q
+\v 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses will be an abandoned devastation!
+\q They will build houses but not live in them, and plant vineyards but not drink their wine.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 14 The great day of Yahweh is near, near and hurrying quickly!
+\q The sound of the day of Yahweh will be that of a warrior crying bitterly!
+\q
+\v 15 That day will be a day of fury, a day of distress and anguish,
+\q a day of storm and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom,
+\q a day of clouds and thick darkness.
+\q
+\v 16 It will be a day of trumpets and alarms
+\q against the fortified cities and the high battlements.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 For I will bring distress upon mankind, so that they will walk about like blind men
+\q since they have sinned against Yahweh.
+\q Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their inner parts like dung.
+\q
+\v 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them
+\q on the day of Yahweh's fury. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed,
+\q for he will bring a complete, a terrible end of all the inhabitants of the earth."
 
 
 \s5

38-ZEC.usfm

@@ -621,52 +621,52 @@ Then the father and mother who bore him will pierce him when he prophesies.
 \q and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God!'"
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 14
-\p
-\v 1 Behold! A day for Yahweh is coming when your plunder will be divided in your midst.
-\v 2 For I will gather every nation against Jerusalem for battle and the city will be captured. The houses will be plundered and the women raped. Half of the city will go out into captivity, but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 But Yahweh will go out and wage war against those nations as when he wages war on the day of battle.
-\v 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is beside Jerusalem to the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half between the east and the west by a very great valley and half of the mountain will go back toward the north and half toward the south.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Then you will flee down the valley between Yahweh's mountains, for the valley between those mountains will reach to Azel. You will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then Yahweh my God will come and all the holy ones will be with him.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 On that day there will be no light, but no cold or frost either.
-\v 7 On that day, a day known only to Yahweh, there will no longer be day or night, for the evening will be a time of light.
-\v 8 On that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem. Half of them will flow to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 Yahweh will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be Yahweh, the one God, and his name alone.
-\v 10 All the land will be like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will continue to be raised up and remain in its own place, from the Benjamin Gate to the place where the first gate was, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
-\v 11 The people will live in Jerusalem and there will be no more complete destruction from God against them. Jerusalem will live in safety.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 This will be the plague with which Yahweh will attack all the peoples that waged war against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot away even as they are standing on their feet. Their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
-\v 13 On that day that great fear from Yahweh will come among them. Each one will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will be raised up against the hand of another.
-\s5
-\v 14 Judah will also fight against Jerusalem. They will gather the wealth of all the surrounding nations—gold, silver, and fine clothes in great abundance.
-\v 15 A plague will also be on the horses and the mules, the camels and the donkeys, and on every animal in those camps will also suffer that same plague.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Then it will happen that all who remain in those nations that came against Jerusalem will instead go up from year to year to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, and to keep the Festival of Shelters.
-\v 17 It will happen that if anyone from all the nations of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, then Yahweh will not bring rain on them.
-\v 18 If the nation of Egypt does not go up, then they will not receive rain. A plague from Yahweh will attack the nations that do not go up to keep the Festival of Shelters.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 This will be the punishment for Egypt and the punishment for every nation that does not go up to keep the Festival of Shelters.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But on that day, the bells of the horses will say, "Set apart to Yahweh," and the basins in Yahweh's house will be like the bowls before the altar.
-\v 21 For every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be set apart to Yahweh of hosts and everyone who brings a sacrifice will eat from them and boil in them. On that day traders will no longer be in the house of Yahweh of hosts.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 Behold! A day for Yahweh is coming when your plunder will be divided in your midst.
+\v 2 For I will gather every nation against Jerusalem for battle and the city will be captured. The houses will be plundered and the women raped. Half of the city will go out into captivity, but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But Yahweh will go out and wage war against those nations as when he wages war on the day of battle.
+\v 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is beside Jerusalem to the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half between the east and the west by a very great valley and half of the mountain will go back toward the north and half toward the south.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Then you will flee down the valley between Yahweh's mountains, for the valley between those mountains will reach to Azel. You will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then Yahweh my God will come and all the holy ones will be with him.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 On that day there will be no light, but no cold or frost either.
+\v 7 On that day, a day known only to Yahweh, there will no longer be day or night, for the evening will be a time of light.
+\v 8 On that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem. Half of them will flow to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Yahweh will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be Yahweh, the one God, and his name alone.
+\v 10 All the land will be like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will continue to be raised up and remain in its own place, from the Benjamin Gate to the place where the first gate was, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
+\v 11 The people will live in Jerusalem and there will be no more complete destruction from God against them. Jerusalem will live in safety.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 This will be the plague with which Yahweh will attack all the peoples that waged war against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot away even as they are standing on their feet. Their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
+\v 13 On that day that great fear from Yahweh will come among them. Each one will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will be raised up against the hand of another.
+\s5
+\v 14 Judah will also fight against Jerusalem. They will gather the wealth of all the surrounding nations—gold, silver, and fine clothes in great abundance.
+\v 15 A plague will also be on the horses and the mules, the camels and the donkeys, and on every animal in those camps will also suffer that same plague.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Then it will happen that all who remain in those nations that came against Jerusalem will instead go up from year to year to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, and to keep the Festival of Shelters.
+\v 17 It will happen that if anyone from all the nations of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, then Yahweh will not bring rain on them.
+\v 18 If the nation of Egypt does not go up, then they will not receive rain. A plague from Yahweh will attack the nations that do not go up to keep the Festival of Shelters.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 This will be the punishment for Egypt and the punishment for every nation that does not go up to keep the Festival of Shelters.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But on that day, the bells of the horses will say, "Set apart to Yahweh," and the basins in Yahweh's house will be like the bowls before the altar.
+\v 21 For every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be set apart to Yahweh of hosts and everyone who brings a sacrifice will eat from them and boil in them. On that day traders will no longer be in the house of Yahweh of hosts.
+
+
+

39-MAL.usfm

@@ -4,132 +4,132 @@
 \toc1 The Book of Malachi
 \toc2 Malachi
 \toc3 Mal
-\mt Malachi 
-\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 The declaration of the word of Yahweh to Israel by the hand of Malachi.
-\p
-\v 2 "I have loved you," says Yahweh. But you say, "How have you loved us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares Yahweh. "Yet I have loved Jacob,
-\v 3 but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountains an abandoned devastation, and I have made his inheritance a place for the jackals of the wilderness."
-
-\s5
-\v 4 If Edom says, "We are beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins," Yahweh of hosts will say, "They
-may rebuild, but I will throw down again. Others will call them 'The country of wickedness' and 'The people whom Yahweh has cursed forever.'
-\v 5 Your own eyes will see this, and you will say, 'Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 "A son honors his father, and a servant honors his master. If I, then, am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is the reverence for me?" says Yahweh of hosts to you priests, who despise my name. "But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
-\v 7 By offering polluted bread upon my altar. But you say, 'How have we polluted you?' By saying that Yahweh's table is contemptible.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not evil? When you offer the lame and sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor! Will he accept you or will he lift up your face?" says Yahweh of hosts.
-\v 9 Now you keep asking the face of God, that he may be gracious to us. But Yahweh of hosts says that with such an offering in your hand, would he lift up any of your faces?
-
-\s5
-\v 10 "Oh, if only there were one of you who would shut the temple gates, so that you might not light fires on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you," says Yahweh of hosts, "and I will not accept any offering from your hand.
-\v 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name
-will be great among the nations and in every place incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name. For my name will be great among the nations," says Yahweh of hosts.
-\v 12 "But you are profaning it when you say the Lord's table is polluted, and that its fruit, its food, is to be despised.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 You also say, 'How tiresome this is,' and you snort at it," says Yahweh of hosts. "You bring what has been taken by a wild animal or is lame or sick; and this you bring as your offering. Should I accept this from your hand?" says Yahweh.
-\v 14 "May the deceiver be cursed who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it to me, and yet sacrifices to me, the Lord, what is flawed! For I am a great king," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name will be honored among the nations."
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 Now you priests, this command is for you.
-\v 2 "If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it on your heart to give honor to my name," says Yahweh of hosts, "then I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them, because you are not laying my command on your heart.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 See, I am about to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung from your festivals, and he will take you away with it.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa rebuke your descendants \fqa* , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient and modern versions have \fqa cut off your shoulder \fqa* (or \fqa arm \fqa* ) \fqa* . Some other modern versions have \fqa corrupt your descendants \fqa* . \f*
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa he will take you away with it \fqa* , which is in the Hebrew text, some ancient and modern versions have \fqa I will take you away from beside me \fqa* , that is, \fqa from my presence \fqa* . \f*
-\v 4 You will know that I have sent this command to you, and that my covenant may continue to be with Levi," says Yahweh of hosts.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 "My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him; I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he stood in awe of my name.
-\v 6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and he turned many away from sin.
-\v 7 For a priest's lips should keep knowledge and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is a messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 But you have turned away from the true path. You have caused many to stumble with respect to the law. You have broken the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of hosts.
-\v 9 "So I also, I have made you contemptible and vile before all the people, because you have not kept my ways, but have instead shown partiality with regard to the instruction."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 Is there not one father for us all? Has not one God created us? Why are we faithless each man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
-\v 11 Judah has been faithless. A disgusting thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy place of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
-\v 12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and the one who answers, even if he is bringing an offering to Yahweh of hosts.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa the one who is awake and the one who answers \fqa* , some versions have other expressions such as \fqa the master and the one who studies \fqa* . \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 13 You also do this: You cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and sighing, because he still does not turn toward the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But you say, "Why does he not?" Because Yahweh was a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been faithless, even though she was your companion and your wife by covenant.
-\v 15 Did he not make them one, with a portion of his spirit? Then why did he make you one? Because he was seeking an offspring from God. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
-\v 16 "For I hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and the one who covers his garment with violence," says Yahweh of hosts. "So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" By saying, "Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of Yahweh, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 "See, I am about to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, see, he will come," says Yahweh of hosts.
-\p
-\v 2 But who will be able to endure the day of his coming? Who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire and like
-laundry soap.
-\v 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi. He will refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings of righteousness to Yahweh.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
-\v 5 "Then I will approach you for judgment. I will quickly become a witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, the false witnesses, and against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn away the foreigner, and against those who do not honor me," says Yahweh of hosts.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 "For I, Yahweh, have not changed; therefore you, sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
-\p
-\v 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I
-will return to you," says Yahweh of hosts. "But you say, 'How will we return?'
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Would a person rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
-\v 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this," says Yahweh of hosts, "if I do not open to you the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing on you, until there is no more room for it all.
-\v 11 I will speak against those who destroy your crops, so that they do not destroy the harvest of your land. Your vines in the fields will not lose their fruit," says Yahweh of hosts.
-\v 12 "All the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight," says Yahweh of hosts.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 "Your words against me have been strong," says Yahweh. "But you say, 'What have we said among ourselves against you?'
-\v 14 You have said, 'It is useless to serve God. What profit is it that we have kept his requirements or walked mournfully before Yahweh of hosts?
-\v 15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper, but they even test God and escape.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Then those who feared Yahweh spoke with one another. Yahweh paid attention and listened, and a book of remembrance was
-written before him about those who feared Yahweh and honored his name.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 "They will be mine," says Yahweh of hosts, "my own treasured possession, on the day that I act. I will
-pity them, as a man pities his own son who serves him.
-\v 18 Then once again you will distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who worships God and one who does not worship
-him.
-
-
+\mt Malachi 
+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 The declaration of the word of Yahweh to Israel by the hand of Malachi.
+\p
+\v 2 "I have loved you," says Yahweh. But you say, "How have you loved us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares Yahweh. "Yet I have loved Jacob,
+\v 3 but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountains an abandoned devastation, and I have made his inheritance a place for the jackals of the wilderness."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 If Edom says, "We are beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins," Yahweh of hosts will say, "They
+may rebuild, but I will throw down again. Others will call them 'The country of wickedness' and 'The people whom Yahweh has cursed forever.'
+\v 5 Your own eyes will see this, and you will say, 'Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 "A son honors his father, and a servant honors his master. If I, then, am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is the reverence for me?" says Yahweh of hosts to you priests, who despise my name. "But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
+\v 7 By offering polluted bread upon my altar. But you say, 'How have we polluted you?' By saying that Yahweh's table is contemptible.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not evil? When you offer the lame and sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor! Will he accept you or will he lift up your face?" says Yahweh of hosts.
+\v 9 Now you keep asking the face of God, that he may be gracious to us. But Yahweh of hosts says that with such an offering in your hand, would he lift up any of your faces?
+
+\s5
+\v 10 "Oh, if only there were one of you who would shut the temple gates, so that you might not light fires on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you," says Yahweh of hosts, "and I will not accept any offering from your hand.
+\v 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name
+will be great among the nations and in every place incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name. For my name will be great among the nations," says Yahweh of hosts.
+\v 12 "But you are profaning it when you say the Lord's table is polluted, and that its fruit, its food, is to be despised.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 You also say, 'How tiresome this is,' and you snort at it," says Yahweh of hosts. "You bring what has been taken by a wild animal or is lame or sick; and this you bring as your offering. Should I accept this from your hand?" says Yahweh.
+\v 14 "May the deceiver be cursed who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it to me, and yet sacrifices to me, the Lord, what is flawed! For I am a great king," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name will be honored among the nations."
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Now you priests, this command is for you.
+\v 2 "If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it on your heart to give honor to my name," says Yahweh of hosts, "then I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them, because you are not laying my command on your heart.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 See, I am about to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung from your festivals, and he will take you away with it.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa rebuke your descendants \fqa* , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient and modern versions have \fqa cut off your shoulder \fqa* (or \fqa arm \fqa* ) \fqa* . Some other modern versions have \fqa corrupt your descendants \fqa* . \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa he will take you away with it \fqa* , which is in the Hebrew text, some ancient and modern versions have \fqa I will take you away from beside me \fqa* , that is, \fqa from my presence \fqa* . \f*
+\v 4 You will know that I have sent this command to you, and that my covenant may continue to be with Levi," says Yahweh of hosts.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 "My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him; I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he stood in awe of my name.
+\v 6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and he turned many away from sin.
+\v 7 For a priest's lips should keep knowledge and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is a messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 But you have turned away from the true path. You have caused many to stumble with respect to the law. You have broken the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of hosts.
+\v 9 "So I also, I have made you contemptible and vile before all the people, because you have not kept my ways, but have instead shown partiality with regard to the instruction."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 Is there not one father for us all? Has not one God created us? Why are we faithless each man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
+\v 11 Judah has been faithless. A disgusting thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy place of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
+\v 12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and the one who answers, even if he is bringing an offering to Yahweh of hosts.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa the one who is awake and the one who answers \fqa* , some versions have other expressions such as \fqa the master and the one who studies \fqa* . \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 13 You also do this: You cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and sighing, because he still does not turn toward the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But you say, "Why does he not?" Because Yahweh was a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been faithless, even though she was your companion and your wife by covenant.
+\v 15 Did he not make them one, with a portion of his spirit? Then why did he make you one? Because he was seeking an offspring from God. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
+\v 16 "For I hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and the one who covers his garment with violence," says Yahweh of hosts. "So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" By saying, "Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of Yahweh, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 "See, I am about to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, see, he will come," says Yahweh of hosts.
+\p
+\v 2 But who will be able to endure the day of his coming? Who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire and like
+laundry soap.
+\v 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi. He will refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings of righteousness to Yahweh.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
+\v 5 "Then I will approach you for judgment. I will quickly become a witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, the false witnesses, and against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn away the foreigner, and against those who do not honor me," says Yahweh of hosts.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 "For I, Yahweh, have not changed; therefore you, sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
+\p
+\v 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I
+will return to you," says Yahweh of hosts. "But you say, 'How will we return?'
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Would a person rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
+\v 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this," says Yahweh of hosts, "if I do not open to you the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing on you, until there is no more room for it all.
+\v 11 I will speak against those who destroy your crops, so that they do not destroy the harvest of your land. Your vines in the fields will not lose their fruit," says Yahweh of hosts.
+\v 12 "All the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight," says Yahweh of hosts.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 "Your words against me have been strong," says Yahweh. "But you say, 'What have we said among ourselves against you?'
+\v 14 You have said, 'It is useless to serve God. What profit is it that we have kept his requirements or walked mournfully before Yahweh of hosts?
+\v 15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper, but they even test God and escape.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Then those who feared Yahweh spoke with one another. Yahweh paid attention and listened, and a book of remembrance was
+written before him about those who feared Yahweh and honored his name.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 "They will be mine," says Yahweh of hosts, "my own treasured possession, on the day that I act. I will
+pity them, as a man pities his own son who serves him.
+\v 18 Then once again you will distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who worships God and one who does not worship
+him.
+
+
 
 
 \s5

41-MAT.usfm

@@ -115,41 +115,41 @@
 \v 23 and went and lived in a city called Nazareth. This fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
 
 
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying,
-\v 2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
-\v 3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
-\q "The voice of one calling out in the wilderness,
-\q 'Make ready the way of the Lord,
-\q make his paths straight.'"
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Now John wore clothing of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
-\v 5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan River went out to him.
-\v 6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him for baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of poisonous snakes, who warned you to flee from the wrath that is coming?
-\v 8 Bear fruit worthy of repentance.
-\v 9 Do not think of saying among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham even out of these stones.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Already the ax has been placed against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
-\v 11 I baptize you with water for repentance. But he who comes after me is mightier than I, and I am not worthy even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
-\v 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather his wheat into the storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
-\v 14 But John kept trying to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
-\v 15 Jesus responded and said to him, "Permit it now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John permitted him.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 After he was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon him.
-\v 17 Behold, a voice came out of the heavens saying, "This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him."
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying,
+\v 2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
+\v 3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
+\q "The voice of one calling out in the wilderness,
+\q 'Make ready the way of the Lord,
+\q make his paths straight.'"
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Now John wore clothing of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
+\v 5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan River went out to him.
+\v 6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him for baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of poisonous snakes, who warned you to flee from the wrath that is coming?
+\v 8 Bear fruit worthy of repentance.
+\v 9 Do not think of saying among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham even out of these stones.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Already the ax has been placed against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
+\v 11 I baptize you with water for repentance. But he who comes after me is mightier than I, and I am not worthy even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
+\v 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather his wheat into the storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
+\v 14 But John kept trying to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
+\v 15 Jesus responded and said to him, "Permit it now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John permitted him.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 After he was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon him.
+\v 17 Behold, a voice came out of the heavens saying, "This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him."
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 \v 23 Jesus went about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
 \v 24 The news about him went out into all of Syria, and the people brought to him all those who were sick, ill with various diseases and pains, those possessed by demons, and the epileptic and paralytic. Jesus healed them.
 \v 25 Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
-\v 2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
-\p
-\q
-\v 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
-\q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-\q
-\v 4 Blessed are those who mourn,
-\q2 for they will be comforted.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 5 Blessed are the meek,
-\q2 for they will inherit the earth.
-\q
-\v 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
-\q2 for they will be filled.
-\q
-\v 7 Blessed are the merciful,
-\q2 for they will obtain mercy.
-\q
-\v 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
-\q2 for they will see God.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
-\q2 for they will be called sons of God.
-\q
-\v 10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake,
-\q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely for my sake.
-\v 12 Rejoice and be very glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For in this way people persecuted the prophets who lived before you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its taste, how can it be made salty again? It is never again good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
-\v 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house.
-\v 16 Let your light shine before people in such a way that they see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in heaven.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have come not to destroy them, but to fulfill them.
-\v 18 For truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things have been accomplished.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Therefore whoever breaks the least one of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
-\v 20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in no way enter the kingdom of heaven.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 You have heard that it was said to them in ancient times, 'Do not kill,' and, 'Whoever kills will be in danger of the judgment.'
-\v 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, 'You worthless person!' will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
-\v 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go on your way. First be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 Agree with your accuser quickly while you are with him on the way to court, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
-\v 26 Truly I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the last bit of money you owe.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'
-\v 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your body parts should perish than that your whole body should be thrown into hell.
-\v 30 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your body parts should perish than that your whole body should go into hell.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 It was also said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
-\v 32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress. Whoever marries her after she has been divorced commits adultery.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those in ancient times, 'Do not swear a false oath, but carry out your oaths to the Lord.'
-\v 34 But I say to you, swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
-\v 35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
-
-\s5
-\v 36 Neither swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
-\v 37 But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything that is more than this is from the evil one.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'
-\v 39 But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil. Instead, whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 If anyone wishes to go to court with you and takes away your coat, let that person also have your cloak.
-\v 41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
-\v 42 Give to anyone who asks you, and do not turn away from anyone who wishes to borrow from you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'	
-\v 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
-\f + \ft The best ancient copies omit \fqa Bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you. \f*
-
-\v 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
-
-\s5
-\v 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you get? Do not even the tax collectors do the same thing?
-\v 47 If you greet only your brothers, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same thing?
-\v 48 Therefore you must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
+\v 2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
+\p
+\q
+\v 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
+\q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
+\q
+\v 4 Blessed are those who mourn,
+\q2 for they will be comforted.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 5 Blessed are the meek,
+\q2 for they will inherit the earth.
+\q
+\v 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
+\q2 for they will be filled.
+\q
+\v 7 Blessed are the merciful,
+\q2 for they will obtain mercy.
+\q
+\v 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
+\q2 for they will see God.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
+\q2 for they will be called sons of God.
+\q
+\v 10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake,
+\q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely for my sake.
+\v 12 Rejoice and be very glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For in this way people persecuted the prophets who lived before you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its taste, how can it be made salty again? It is never again good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
+\v 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house.
+\v 16 Let your light shine before people in such a way that they see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in heaven.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have come not to destroy them, but to fulfill them.
+\v 18 For truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things have been accomplished.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Therefore whoever breaks the least one of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
+\v 20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in no way enter the kingdom of heaven.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 You have heard that it was said to them in ancient times, 'Do not kill,' and, 'Whoever kills will be in danger of the judgment.'
+\v 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, 'You worthless person!' will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
+\v 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go on your way. First be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Agree with your accuser quickly while you are with him on the way to court, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
+\v 26 Truly I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the last bit of money you owe.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'
+\v 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your body parts should perish than that your whole body should be thrown into hell.
+\v 30 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your body parts should perish than that your whole body should go into hell.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 It was also said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
+\v 32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress. Whoever marries her after she has been divorced commits adultery.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those in ancient times, 'Do not swear a false oath, but carry out your oaths to the Lord.'
+\v 34 But I say to you, swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
+\v 35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Neither swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
+\v 37 But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything that is more than this is from the evil one.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'
+\v 39 But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil. Instead, whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 If anyone wishes to go to court with you and takes away your coat, let that person also have your cloak.
+\v 41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
+\v 42 Give to anyone who asks you, and do not turn away from anyone who wishes to borrow from you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'	
+\v 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
+\f + \ft The best ancient copies omit \fqa Bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you. \f*
+
+\v 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you get? Do not even the tax collectors do the same thing?
+\v 47 If you greet only your brothers, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same thing?
+\v 48 Therefore you must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
 
 
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 \v 34 Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough evil of its own.
 
 
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-\p
-\v 1 Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
-\v 2 For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure that you measure, it will be measured out to you.
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-\s5
-\v 3 Why do you look at the tiny piece of straw that is in your brother's eye, but you do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
-\v 4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take out the piece of straw that is in your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
-\v 5 You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the piece of straw that is in your brother's eye.
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-\s5
-\v 6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of the hogs. Otherwise they may trample them underfoot, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
-\v 8 For everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
-\v 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?
-\v 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
-\v 12 Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it.
-\v 14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are truly ravenous wolves.
-\v 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush or figs from thistles?
-\v 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces bad fruit.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
-\v 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
-\v 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
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-\s5
-\v 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.
-\v 22 Many people will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name drive out demons, and in your name do many mighty deeds?'
-\v 23 Then will I openly declare to them, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you evildoers!'
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Therefore, everyone who hears my words and obeys them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
-\v 25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
-\v 27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its destruction was complete."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 It came about that when Jesus finished speaking these words, the crowds were astonished by his teaching,
-\v 29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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-
-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, large crowds followed him.
-\v 2 Behold, a leper came to him and bowed before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
-\v 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean." Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any man. Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 When Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and asked him,
-\v 6 saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed and in terrible pain."
-\v 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
-
-\s5
-\v 8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, only say the word and my servant will be healed.
-\v 9 For I also am a man who is placed under authority, and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
-\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such faith in Israel.
-\s5
-\v 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
-\v 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."
-\v 13 Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you have believed, so may it be done for you." And the servant was healed at that very hour.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 When Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
-\v 15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and started serving him.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 When evening had come, the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
-\v 17 In this way was fulfilled that which had been spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He himself took our sickness and bore our diseases."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Now when Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave instructions to leave for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
-\v 19 Then a scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
-\v 20 Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
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-\s5
-\v 21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
-\v 22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 When Jesus had entered a boat, his disciples followed him into it.
-\v 24 Behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But Jesus was asleep.
-\v 25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are about to die!"
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-\s5
-\v 26 Jesus said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. Then there was a great calm.
-\v 27 The men marveled and said, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 28 When Jesus had come to the other side and to the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They were coming out of the tombs and were very violent, so that no traveler could pass that way.
-\v 29 Behold, they cried out and said, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the set time?"
-
-\s5
-\v 30 Now a herd of many pigs was there feeding, not too far away from them.
-\v 31 The demons kept imploring Jesus and saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into that herd of pigs."
-\v 32 Jesus said to them, "Go!" The demons came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep hill into the sea and they died in the water.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Those who had been tending the pigs ran away and they went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the men who had been possessed by demons.
-\v 34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
+\v 2 For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure that you measure, it will be measured out to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Why do you look at the tiny piece of straw that is in your brother's eye, but you do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
+\v 4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take out the piece of straw that is in your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
+\v 5 You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the piece of straw that is in your brother's eye.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of the hogs. Otherwise they may trample them underfoot, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
+\v 8 For everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
+\v 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?
+\v 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
+\v 12 Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it.
+\v 14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are truly ravenous wolves.
+\v 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush or figs from thistles?
+\v 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces bad fruit.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
+\v 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
+\v 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
+ 
+\s5
+\v 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.
+\v 22 Many people will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name drive out demons, and in your name do many mighty deeds?'
+\v 23 Then will I openly declare to them, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you evildoers!'
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Therefore, everyone who hears my words and obeys them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
+\v 25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
+\v 27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its destruction was complete."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 It came about that when Jesus finished speaking these words, the crowds were astonished by his teaching,
+\v 29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, large crowds followed him.
+\v 2 Behold, a leper came to him and bowed before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
+\v 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean." Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any man. Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 When Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and asked him,
+\v 6 saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed and in terrible pain."
+\v 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, only say the word and my servant will be healed.
+\v 9 For I also am a man who is placed under authority, and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
+\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such faith in Israel.
+\s5
+\v 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
+\v 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."
+\v 13 Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you have believed, so may it be done for you." And the servant was healed at that very hour.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 When Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
+\v 15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and started serving him.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 When evening had come, the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
+\v 17 In this way was fulfilled that which had been spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He himself took our sickness and bore our diseases."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Now when Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave instructions to leave for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
+\v 19 Then a scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
+\v 20 Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
+\v 22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 When Jesus had entered a boat, his disciples followed him into it.
+\v 24 Behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But Jesus was asleep.
+\v 25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are about to die!"
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Jesus said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. Then there was a great calm.
+\v 27 The men marveled and said, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 When Jesus had come to the other side and to the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They were coming out of the tombs and were very violent, so that no traveler could pass that way.
+\v 29 Behold, they cried out and said, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the set time?"
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Now a herd of many pigs was there feeding, not too far away from them.
+\v 31 The demons kept imploring Jesus and saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into that herd of pigs."
+\v 32 Jesus said to them, "Go!" The demons came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep hill into the sea and they died in the water.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Those who had been tending the pigs ran away and they went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the men who had been possessed by demons.
+\v 34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
 
 
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@@ -624,88 +624,88 @@
 
 
 
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to heal all kinds of disease and all kinds of sickness.
-
-\s5
-\v 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles were these. The first, Simon (whom he also called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
-\v 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
-\v 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who would betray him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 These twelve Jesus sent out. He instructed them and said, "Do not go to any place where Gentiles live, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans.
-\v 6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel;
-\v 7 and as you go, preach and say, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
-\v 9 Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper in your purses.
-\v 10 Do not take a traveling bag for your journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals, or a staff, for a laborer deserves his food.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Whatever city or village you enter, find who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave.
-\v 12 As you enter into the house, greet it.
-\v 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace come back to you.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 As for those who do not receive you or listen to your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
-\v 15 Truly I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 See, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
-\v 17 Watch out for people! They will deliver you up to councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues.
-\v 18 Then you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you will speak, for what to say will be given to you in that hour.
-\v 20 For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak in you.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death.
-\v 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But whoever endures to the end, that person will be saved.
-\v 23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next, for truly I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man has come.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
-\v 25 It is enough for the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much worse would be the names they call the members of his household!
-
-\s5
-\v 26 Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known.
-\v 27 What I tell you in the darkness, say in the daylight, and what you hear softly in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul. Instead, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
-\v 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
-\v 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
-\v 31 Do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Therefore everyone who confesses me before men, I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
-\v 33 But he who denies me before men, I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace upon the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
-\v 35 For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
-\v 36 A man's enemies will be those of his own household.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
-\v 38 He who does not pick up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
-\v 39 He who finds his life will lose it. But he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 40 He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me also welcomes him who sent me.
-\v 41 He who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who welcomes a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
-
-\s5
-\v 42 Whoever gives to one of these little ones, even a cup of cold water to drink, because he is a disciple, truly I say to you, he will in no way lose his reward."
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to heal all kinds of disease and all kinds of sickness.
+
+\s5
+\v 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles were these. The first, Simon (whom he also called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
+\v 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
+\v 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who would betray him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 These twelve Jesus sent out. He instructed them and said, "Do not go to any place where Gentiles live, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans.
+\v 6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel;
+\v 7 and as you go, preach and say, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
+\v 9 Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper in your purses.
+\v 10 Do not take a traveling bag for your journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals, or a staff, for a laborer deserves his food.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Whatever city or village you enter, find who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave.
+\v 12 As you enter into the house, greet it.
+\v 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace come back to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 As for those who do not receive you or listen to your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
+\v 15 Truly I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 See, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
+\v 17 Watch out for people! They will deliver you up to councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues.
+\v 18 Then you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you will speak, for what to say will be given to you in that hour.
+\v 20 For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak in you.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death.
+\v 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But whoever endures to the end, that person will be saved.
+\v 23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next, for truly I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man has come.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
+\v 25 It is enough for the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much worse would be the names they call the members of his household!
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known.
+\v 27 What I tell you in the darkness, say in the daylight, and what you hear softly in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul. Instead, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
+\v 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
+\v 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
+\v 31 Do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Therefore everyone who confesses me before men, I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
+\v 33 But he who denies me before men, I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace upon the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
+\v 35 For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
+\v 36 A man's enemies will be those of his own household.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
+\v 38 He who does not pick up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
+\v 39 He who finds his life will lose it. But he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me also welcomes him who sent me.
+\v 41 He who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who welcomes a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 Whoever gives to one of these little ones, even a cup of cold water to drink, because he is a disciple, truly I say to you, he will in no way lose his reward."
 
 
 \s5
@@ -882,203 +882,203 @@
 \v 48 But Jesus answered and said to him who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
 \v 49 Then he stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, "See, here are my mother and my brothers!
 \v 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother."
-\s5
-\c 13
-\p
-\v 1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
-\v 2 A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
-\v 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
-\v 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Immediately they sprang up, because the soil had no depth.
-\v 6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them.
-\v 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
-\v 9 He who has ears, let him listen."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 The disciples came and said to Jesus, "Why do you talk to the crowd in parables?"
-\v 11 Jesus answered and said to them, "You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
-\v 12 Because whoever has, even more will be given. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 This is why I talk to them in parables: Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand.
-\v 14 To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says,
-\q 'While hearing you will hear, but you will in no way understand;
-\q while seeing you will see, but you will in no way perceive.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 15 For this people's heart has become dull,
-\q and they are hard of hearing,
-\q and they have closed their eyes,
-\q so they should not see with their eyes,
-\q or hear with their ears,
-\q or understand with their hearts,
-\q so they would turn again,
-\q and I would heal them.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
-\v 17 Truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and did not see them. They desired to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 Listen then to the parable of the farmer who sowed his seed.
-\v 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the seed that was sown beside the road.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
-\v 21 yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
-\v 23 What was sown on the good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands it. He bears fruit and makes a crop, yielding one hundred times as much as was planted, some sixty, and some thirty times as much."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
-\v 25 But while people slept, his enemy came and also sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
-\v 26 When the blades sprouted and then produced their crop, then the weeds appeared also.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 The servants of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How does it now have weeds?'
-\v 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'So do you want us to go and pull them out?'
-
-\s5
-\v 29 The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
-\v 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First pull out the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.
-\v 32 This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants. It becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Jesus then told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; and he said nothing to them without a parable. 
-\v 35 This was in order that what had been said through the prophet might come true, when he said,
-\q "I will open my mouth in parables.
-\q I will say things that were hidden from the foundation of the world."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
-\v 37 Jesus answered and said, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
-\v 38 The field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
-\v 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are angels.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 Therefore, as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world.
-\v 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the things that cause sin, and those who commit iniquity.
-\v 42 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
-\v 43 Then will the righteous people shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him listen.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field.
-\v 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.
-\v 46 When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
-\v 48 When it was filled, the fishermen drew it up on the beach. Then they sat down and gathered the good things into containers, but the worthless things they threw away.
-
-\s5
-\v 49 It will be this way at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
-\v 50 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 51 Have you understood all these things?" The disciples said to him, "Yes."
-\v 52 Then Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is the owner of a house, who draws out old and new things from his treasure."
-\v 53 Then it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 54 Then Jesus entered his own region and taught the people in their synagogue. The result was that they were astonished and said, "Where does this man get his wisdom and these miracles from?
-\v 55 Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
-\v 56 Are not all his sisters with us? Where did he get all these things?"
-
-
-\s5
-\v 57 They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own family."
-\v 58 He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
-\s5
-\c 14
-\p
-\v 1 About that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.
-\v 2 He said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead ones. Therefore these powers are at work in him."
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
-\v 4 For John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her as your wife."
-\v 5 Herod would have put him to death, but he feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod.
-\v 7 In response, he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 After being instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist."
-\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done.
-\s5
-\v 10 He sent and beheaded John in the prison.
-\v 11 Then his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she took it to her mother.
-\v 12 Then his disciples came, took up the corpse, and buried it. After this, they went and told Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place. When the crowds heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
-\v 14 Then Jesus came before them and saw the large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 When the evening had come, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the day is already over. Dismiss the crowds, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 But Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat."
-\v 17 They said to him, "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish."
-\v 18 Jesus said, "Bring them to me."
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
-\v 20 They all ate and were filled. Then they took up what remained of the broken pieces of food—twelve baskets full.
-\v 21 Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
-\v 23 After he had sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
-\v 24 But the boat was now a long way from land, being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was blowing against them.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 In the fourth watch of the night Jesus approached them, walking on the sea.
-\v 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, "It is a ghost," and they cried out in fear.
-\v 27 But Jesus spoke to them right away and said, "Be brave! It is I! Do not be afraid."
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."
-\v 29 Jesus said, "Come." So Peter got out from the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.
-\v 30 But when Peter saw the wind, he became afraid. As he began to sink, he cried out and said, "Lord, save me!"
-
-\s5
-\v 31 Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, took hold of Peter, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
-\v 32 Then when Jesus and Peter went into the boat, the wind ceased blowing.
-\v 33 Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, "Truly you are the Son of God."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 34 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
-\v 35 When the men in that place recognized Jesus, they sent messages everywhere into the surrounding area, and they brought to him everyone who was sick.
-\v 36 They begged him that they might just touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched it were healed.
+\s5
+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
+\v 2 A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
+\v 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
+\v 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Immediately they sprang up, because the soil had no depth.
+\v 6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them.
+\v 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
+\v 9 He who has ears, let him listen."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 The disciples came and said to Jesus, "Why do you talk to the crowd in parables?"
+\v 11 Jesus answered and said to them, "You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
+\v 12 Because whoever has, even more will be given. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 This is why I talk to them in parables: Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand.
+\v 14 To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says,
+\q 'While hearing you will hear, but you will in no way understand;
+\q while seeing you will see, but you will in no way perceive.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 15 For this people's heart has become dull,
+\q and they are hard of hearing,
+\q and they have closed their eyes,
+\q so they should not see with their eyes,
+\q or hear with their ears,
+\q or understand with their hearts,
+\q so they would turn again,
+\q and I would heal them.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
+\v 17 Truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and did not see them. They desired to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Listen then to the parable of the farmer who sowed his seed.
+\v 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the seed that was sown beside the road.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
+\v 21 yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
+\v 23 What was sown on the good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands it. He bears fruit and makes a crop, yielding one hundred times as much as was planted, some sixty, and some thirty times as much."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
+\v 25 But while people slept, his enemy came and also sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
+\v 26 When the blades sprouted and then produced their crop, then the weeds appeared also.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 The servants of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How does it now have weeds?'
+\v 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'So do you want us to go and pull them out?'
+
+\s5
+\v 29 The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
+\v 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First pull out the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.
+\v 32 This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants. It becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Jesus then told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; and he said nothing to them without a parable. 
+\v 35 This was in order that what had been said through the prophet might come true, when he said,
+\q "I will open my mouth in parables.
+\q I will say things that were hidden from the foundation of the world."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
+\v 37 Jesus answered and said, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
+\v 38 The field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
+\v 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are angels.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 Therefore, as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world.
+\v 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the things that cause sin, and those who commit iniquity.
+\v 42 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
+\v 43 Then will the righteous people shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him listen.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field.
+\v 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.
+\v 46 When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
+\v 48 When it was filled, the fishermen drew it up on the beach. Then they sat down and gathered the good things into containers, but the worthless things they threw away.
+
+\s5
+\v 49 It will be this way at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
+\v 50 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 51 Have you understood all these things?" The disciples said to him, "Yes."
+\v 52 Then Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is the owner of a house, who draws out old and new things from his treasure."
+\v 53 Then it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 54 Then Jesus entered his own region and taught the people in their synagogue. The result was that they were astonished and said, "Where does this man get his wisdom and these miracles from?
+\v 55 Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
+\v 56 Are not all his sisters with us? Where did he get all these things?"
+
+
+\s5
+\v 57 They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own family."
+\v 58 He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 About that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.
+\v 2 He said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead ones. Therefore these powers are at work in him."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
+\v 4 For John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her as your wife."
+\v 5 Herod would have put him to death, but he feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod.
+\v 7 In response, he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 After being instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist."
+\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done.
+\s5
+\v 10 He sent and beheaded John in the prison.
+\v 11 Then his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she took it to her mother.
+\v 12 Then his disciples came, took up the corpse, and buried it. After this, they went and told Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place. When the crowds heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
+\v 14 Then Jesus came before them and saw the large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 When the evening had come, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the day is already over. Dismiss the crowds, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat."
+\v 17 They said to him, "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish."
+\v 18 Jesus said, "Bring them to me."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
+\v 20 They all ate and were filled. Then they took up what remained of the broken pieces of food—twelve baskets full.
+\v 21 Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
+\v 23 After he had sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
+\v 24 But the boat was now a long way from land, being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was blowing against them.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 In the fourth watch of the night Jesus approached them, walking on the sea.
+\v 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, "It is a ghost," and they cried out in fear.
+\v 27 But Jesus spoke to them right away and said, "Be brave! It is I! Do not be afraid."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."
+\v 29 Jesus said, "Come." So Peter got out from the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.
+\v 30 But when Peter saw the wind, he became afraid. As he began to sink, he cried out and said, "Lord, save me!"
+
+\s5
+\v 31 Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, took hold of Peter, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
+\v 32 Then when Jesus and Peter went into the boat, the wind ceased blowing.
+\v 33 Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, "Truly you are the Son of God."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 34 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
+\v 35 When the men in that place recognized Jesus, they sent messages everywhere into the surrounding area, and they brought to him everyone who was sick.
+\v 36 They begged him that they might just touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched it were healed.
 
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-\s5
-\c 19
-\p
-\v 1 It came about that when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came to the region of Judea that is beyond the Jordan River.
-\v 2 Great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 3 Pharisees came to him, testing him, saying to him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"
-\v 4 Jesus answered and said, "Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female?
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-\s5
-\v 5 He who made them also said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and join to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
-\v 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one tear apart."
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-\s5
-\v 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of divorce and then to send her away?"
-\v 8 He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not that way.
-\v 9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and the man who marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery."
-\s5
-\v 10 The disciples said to Jesus, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is not good to marry."
-\v 11 But Jesus said to them, "Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those who are allowed to accept it.
-\v 12 For there are eunuchs who were that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this teaching, let him receive it."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Then some little children were brought to him so that he would lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
-\v 14 But Jesus said, "Permit the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such ones."
-\v 15 He placed his hands on the children, and then he went away from there.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Behold, a man came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life?"
-\v 17 Jesus said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? Only one is good, but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
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-\s5
-\v 18 The man said to him, "Which commandments?" Jesus said, "Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
-\v 19 honor your father and your mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."
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-\s5
-\v 20 The young man said to him, "All these things I have obeyed. What do I still need?"
-\v 21 Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
-\v 22 But when the young man heard what Jesus said, he went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
-\v 24 Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
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-\s5
-\v 25 When the disciples heard it, they were very astonished and said, "Who then can be saved?"
-\v 26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
-\v 27 Then Peter answered and said to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?"
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-\s5
-\v 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, in the new age when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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-\s5
-\v 29 Every one who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or land for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
-\v 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
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+
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 It came about that when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came to the region of Judea that is beyond the Jordan River.
+\v 2 Great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 Pharisees came to him, testing him, saying to him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"
+\v 4 Jesus answered and said, "Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female?
+
+\s5
+\v 5 He who made them also said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and join to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
+\v 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one tear apart."
+
+\s5
+\v 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of divorce and then to send her away?"
+\v 8 He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not that way.
+\v 9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and the man who marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery."
+\s5
+\v 10 The disciples said to Jesus, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is not good to marry."
+\v 11 But Jesus said to them, "Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those who are allowed to accept it.
+\v 12 For there are eunuchs who were that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this teaching, let him receive it."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Then some little children were brought to him so that he would lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
+\v 14 But Jesus said, "Permit the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such ones."
+\v 15 He placed his hands on the children, and then he went away from there.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Behold, a man came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life?"
+\v 17 Jesus said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? Only one is good, but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
+
+\s5
+\v 18 The man said to him, "Which commandments?" Jesus said, "Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
+\v 19 honor your father and your mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 The young man said to him, "All these things I have obeyed. What do I still need?"
+\v 21 Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
+\v 22 But when the young man heard what Jesus said, he went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
+\v 24 Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 When the disciples heard it, they were very astonished and said, "Who then can be saved?"
+\v 26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
+\v 27 Then Peter answered and said to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?"
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, in the new age when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Every one who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or land for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
+\v 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
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 \v 45 If David then calls the Christ 'Lord,' how is he David's son?"
 \v 46 No one was able to answer him a word, and no man dared ask him any more questions from that day on.
 
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-\c 23
-\p
-\v 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples.
-\v 2 He said, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
-\v 3 Therefore whatever they command you to do, do these things and observe them. But do not imitate their deeds, for they say things but then do not do them.
-\s5
-\v 4 Yes, they bind heavy burdens that are difficult to carry, and then they put them on people's shoulders. But they themselves will not move a finger to carry them.
-\v 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people. For they make their phylacteries wide, and they enlarge the edges of their garments.
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-\s5
-\v 6 They love the chief places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,
-\v 7 and special greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by people.
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-\s5
-\v 8 But you must not be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all you are brothers.
-\v 9 And call no man on earth your father, for you have only one Father, and he is in heaven.
-\v 10 Neither must you be called 'teacher,' for you have only one teacher, the Christ.
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-\s5
-\v 11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
-\v 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against people. For you do not enter it yourselves, and neither do you allow those about to enter to do so.
-\v 14 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit verse 14 (some copies add the verse after verse 12). \fqa Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, while you make a show of long prayers. You will therefore receive greater condemnation. \f*
-\v 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go over sea and land to make one convert, and when he has become one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you.
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-\p
-\v 16 Woe to you, you blind guides, you who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound to his oath.'
-\v 17 You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
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-\v 18 And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound to his oath.'
-\v 19 You blind people! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
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-\s5
-\v 20 Therefore, he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
-\v 21 The one who swears by the temple, swears by it and by the one who lives in it,
-\v 22 and the one who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, but you have left undone the weightier matters of the law—justice and mercy and faith. But these you ought to have done and not to have left the other undone.
-\v 24 You blind guides, you who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
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-\p
-\v 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
-\v 26 You blind Pharisee! Clean first the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become clean also.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
-\v 28 In the same way, you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous.
-\v 30 You say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been participants with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
-\v 31 Therefore you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets.
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-\v 32 You also fill up the measure of your fathers.
-\v 33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of hell?
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-\v 34 Therefore, see, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some you will whip in your synagogues and drive them out from city to city.
-\v 35 The result is that upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
-\v 36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
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-\p
-\v 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often did I long to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
-\v 38 See, your house is left to you desolate.
-\v 39 For I say to you, You will not see me from now on until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
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-\c 24
-\p
-\v 1 Jesus went out from the temple and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
-\v 2 But he answered and said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left on another that will not be torn down."
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-\p
-\v 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
-\v 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
-\v 5 For many will come in my name. They will say, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
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-\s5
-\v 6 You will hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not troubled, for these things must happen; but the end is not yet.
-\v 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
-\v 8 But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains.
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-\s5
-\v 9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you. You will be hated by all the nations for my name's sake.
-\v 10 Then many will stumble, and betray one another and hate one another.
-\v 11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead many astray.
-\s5
-\v 12 Because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
-\v 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
-\v 14 This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations. Then the end will come.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand),
-\v 16 "let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
-\v 17 let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house,
-\v 18 and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak.
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-\v 19 But woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
-\v 20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on a Sabbath.
-\v 21 For there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be again.
-\v 22 Unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
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-\v 23 Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There is the Christ!' do not believe it.
-\v 24 For false Christs and false prophets will come and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
-\v 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
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-\v 26 Therefore, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out to the wilderness. Or, 'See, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
-\v 27 For as the lightning shines out from the east and flashes all the way to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
-\v 28 Wherever a dead animal is, there the vultures will gather.
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-\p
-\v 29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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-\v 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
-\v 31 He will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
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-\p
-\v 32 Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as the branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
-\v 33 So also, when you see all these things, you should know that he is near, at the very gates.
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-\v 34 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all of these things will have happened.
-\v 35 Heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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-\v 36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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-\v 37 As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
-\v 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark,
-\v 39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away—so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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-\v 40 Then two men will be in a field—one will be taken, and one will be left.
-\v 41 Two women will be grinding with a mill—one will be taken, and one will be left.
-\v 42 Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
-\s5
-\v 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on guard and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
-\v 44 Therefore you must also be ready, for the Son of Man will come at an hour that you do not expect.
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-\p
-\v 45 So who is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household in order to give them their food at the right time?
-\v 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing that when he comes.
-\v 47 Truly I say to you that the master will set him over everything that he owns.
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-\v 48 But if an evil servant says in his heart, 'My master has been delayed,'
-\v 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards;
-\v 50 then the master of that servant will come on a day that the servant does not expect and at an hour that he does not know.
-\v 51 His master will cut him in pieces and make his fate the same as that of the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
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+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples.
+\v 2 He said, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
+\v 3 Therefore whatever they command you to do, do these things and observe them. But do not imitate their deeds, for they say things but then do not do them.
+\s5
+\v 4 Yes, they bind heavy burdens that are difficult to carry, and then they put them on people's shoulders. But they themselves will not move a finger to carry them.
+\v 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people. For they make their phylacteries wide, and they enlarge the edges of their garments.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 They love the chief places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,
+\v 7 and special greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by people.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 But you must not be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all you are brothers.
+\v 9 And call no man on earth your father, for you have only one Father, and he is in heaven.
+\v 10 Neither must you be called 'teacher,' for you have only one teacher, the Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
+\v 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against people. For you do not enter it yourselves, and neither do you allow those about to enter to do so.
+\v 14 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit verse 14 (some copies add the verse after verse 12). \fqa Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, while you make a show of long prayers. You will therefore receive greater condemnation. \f*
+\v 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go over sea and land to make one convert, and when he has become one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Woe to you, you blind guides, you who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound to his oath.'
+\v 17 You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
+
+\s5
+\v 18 And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound to his oath.'
+\v 19 You blind people! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Therefore, he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
+\v 21 The one who swears by the temple, swears by it and by the one who lives in it,
+\v 22 and the one who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, but you have left undone the weightier matters of the law—justice and mercy and faith. But these you ought to have done and not to have left the other undone.
+\v 24 You blind guides, you who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
+\v 26 You blind Pharisee! Clean first the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become clean also.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
+\v 28 In the same way, you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous.
+\v 30 You say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been participants with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
+\v 31 Therefore you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 You also fill up the measure of your fathers.
+\v 33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of hell?
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Therefore, see, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some you will whip in your synagogues and drive them out from city to city.
+\v 35 The result is that upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
+\v 36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often did I long to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
+\v 38 See, your house is left to you desolate.
+\v 39 For I say to you, You will not see me from now on until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 Jesus went out from the temple and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
+\v 2 But he answered and said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left on another that will not be torn down."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
+\v 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
+\v 5 For many will come in my name. They will say, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 You will hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not troubled, for these things must happen; but the end is not yet.
+\v 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
+\v 8 But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you. You will be hated by all the nations for my name's sake.
+\v 10 Then many will stumble, and betray one another and hate one another.
+\v 11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead many astray.
+\s5
+\v 12 Because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
+\v 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
+\v 14 This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations. Then the end will come.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand),
+\v 16 "let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
+\v 17 let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house,
+\v 18 and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 But woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
+\v 20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on a Sabbath.
+\v 21 For there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be again.
+\v 22 Unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There is the Christ!' do not believe it.
+\v 24 For false Christs and false prophets will come and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
+\v 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Therefore, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out to the wilderness. Or, 'See, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
+\v 27 For as the lightning shines out from the east and flashes all the way to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
+\v 28 Wherever a dead animal is, there the vultures will gather.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
+\v 31 He will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as the branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
+\v 33 So also, when you see all these things, you should know that he is near, at the very gates.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all of these things will have happened.
+\v 35 Heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
+\v 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark,
+\v 39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away—so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 Then two men will be in a field—one will be taken, and one will be left.
+\v 41 Two women will be grinding with a mill—one will be taken, and one will be left.
+\v 42 Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
+\s5
+\v 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on guard and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
+\v 44 Therefore you must also be ready, for the Son of Man will come at an hour that you do not expect.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 45 So who is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household in order to give them their food at the right time?
+\v 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing that when he comes.
+\v 47 Truly I say to you that the master will set him over everything that he owns.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 But if an evil servant says in his heart, 'My master has been delayed,'
+\v 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards;
+\v 50 then the master of that servant will come on a day that the servant does not expect and at an hour that he does not know.
+\v 51 His master will cut him in pieces and make his fate the same as that of the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
+
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 \v 73 After a little while those who were standing by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for the way you speak gives you away."
 \v 74 Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know the man," and immediately a rooster crowed.
 \v 75 Peter remembered the words that Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times." Then he went outside and wept bitterly.
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-\s5
-\c 27
-\p
-\v 1 Now when morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
-\v 2 They bound him, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
-\v 4 and said, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself."
-\v 5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went out and hanged himself.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."
-\v 7 They discussed the matter together and with the money bought the potter's field in which to bury strangers.
-\v 8 For this reason that field has been called, "The Field of Blood" to this day.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Then that which had been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
-\v 10 and they gave it for the potter's field, as the Lord had directed me."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so."
-\v 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
-\v 13 Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear all the charges against you?"
-\v 14 But he did not answer even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Now at the feast it was the custom of the governor to release one prisoner chosen by the crowd.
-\v 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
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-\s5
-\v 17 So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Who do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"
-\v 18 He knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because of envy.
-\v 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him and said, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man. For I have suffered much today because of a dream I had about him."
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and have Jesus killed.
-\v 21 The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas."
-\v 22 Pilate said to them, "What should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all answered, "Crucify him."
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Then he said, "Why, what crime has he done?" But they cried out even louder, "Crucify him."
-\v 24 So when Pilate saw that he could not do anything, but instead a riot was starting, he took water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am innocent of the blood of this innocent man. See to it yourselves."
-
-\s5
-\v 25 All the people said, "May his blood be on us and our children."
-\v 26 Then he released Barabbas to them, but he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the government headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers.
-\v 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
-\v 29 They made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. They knelt down before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
-
-\s5
-\v 30 They spat on him, and they took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
-\v 31 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off him and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 32 As they came out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to go with them so that he might carry his cross.
-\v 33 They came to a place called Golgotha, which means "The Place of a Skull."
-\v 34 They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he would not drink.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his garments by casting lots,
-\v 36 and they sat and kept guard over him.
-\v 37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
-
-\s5
-\v 38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right of him and one on the left.
-\v 39 Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads
-\v 40 and saying, "You who were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
-
-\s5
-\v 41 In the same way the chief priests were mocking him, along with the scribes and elders, and said,
-\v 42 "He saved others, but he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel. Let him come down off the cross, and then we will believe in him.
-
-\s5
-\v 43 He trusts in God, let God rescue him now, if God consents to release him. For he even said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
-\v 44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also spoke insults to him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 45 Now from the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
-\v 46 About the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
-\v 47 When some of those who were standing there heard it, they said, "He is calling for Elijah."
-
-\s5
-\v 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink.
-\v 49 The rest of them said, "Leave him alone. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."
-\v 50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 51 Behold, the curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks split apart.
-\v 52 The tombs were opened, and the bodies of many godly people who had fallen asleep were raised.
-\v 53 They came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
-
-\s5
-\v 54 Now when the centurion and those who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very afraid and said, "Truly this was the Son of God."
-\v 55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him were there looking on from a distance.
-\v 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
-\v 58 He approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
-
-\s5
-\v 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
-\v 60 and laid it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and went away.
-\v 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 62 The next day, which was the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate.
-\v 63 They said, "Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was alive, he said, 'After three days will I rise again.'
-\v 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, otherwise his disciples may come and steal him and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead ones,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
-
-\s5
-\v 65 Pilate said to them, "Take a guard. Go and make it as secure as you can."
-\v 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and placing the guard.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 27
+\p
+\v 1 Now when morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
+\v 2 They bound him, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
+\v 4 and said, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself."
+\v 5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went out and hanged himself.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."
+\v 7 They discussed the matter together and with the money bought the potter's field in which to bury strangers.
+\v 8 For this reason that field has been called, "The Field of Blood" to this day.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then that which had been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
+\v 10 and they gave it for the potter's field, as the Lord had directed me."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so."
+\v 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
+\v 13 Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear all the charges against you?"
+\v 14 But he did not answer even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Now at the feast it was the custom of the governor to release one prisoner chosen by the crowd.
+\v 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Who do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"
+\v 18 He knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because of envy.
+\v 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him and said, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man. For I have suffered much today because of a dream I had about him."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and have Jesus killed.
+\v 21 The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas."
+\v 22 Pilate said to them, "What should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all answered, "Crucify him."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Then he said, "Why, what crime has he done?" But they cried out even louder, "Crucify him."
+\v 24 So when Pilate saw that he could not do anything, but instead a riot was starting, he took water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am innocent of the blood of this innocent man. See to it yourselves."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 All the people said, "May his blood be on us and our children."
+\v 26 Then he released Barabbas to them, but he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the government headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers.
+\v 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
+\v 29 They made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. They knelt down before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
+
+\s5
+\v 30 They spat on him, and they took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
+\v 31 When they had mocked him, they took the robe off him and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 As they came out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to go with them so that he might carry his cross.
+\v 33 They came to a place called Golgotha, which means "The Place of a Skull."
+\v 34 They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he would not drink.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his garments by casting lots,
+\v 36 and they sat and kept guard over him.
+\v 37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right of him and one on the left.
+\v 39 Those who passed by insulted him, shaking their heads
+\v 40 and saying, "You who were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
+
+\s5
+\v 41 In the same way the chief priests were mocking him, along with the scribes and elders, and said,
+\v 42 "He saved others, but he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel. Let him come down off the cross, and then we will believe in him.
+
+\s5
+\v 43 He trusts in God, let God rescue him now, if God consents to release him. For he even said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
+\v 44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also spoke insults to him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 45 Now from the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
+\v 46 About the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
+\v 47 When some of those who were standing there heard it, they said, "He is calling for Elijah."
+
+\s5
+\v 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed staff, and gave it to him to drink.
+\v 49 The rest of them said, "Leave him alone. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."
+\v 50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 51 Behold, the curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks split apart.
+\v 52 The tombs were opened, and the bodies of many godly people who had fallen asleep were raised.
+\v 53 They came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
+
+\s5
+\v 54 Now when the centurion and those who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very afraid and said, "Truly this was the Son of God."
+\v 55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him were there looking on from a distance.
+\v 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
+\v 58 He approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
+\v 60 and laid it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and went away.
+\v 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 62 The next day, which was the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate.
+\v 63 They said, "Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was alive, he said, 'After three days will I rise again.'
+\v 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, otherwise his disciples may come and steal him and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead ones,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
+
+\s5
+\v 65 Pilate said to them, "Take a guard. Go and make it as secure as you can."
+\v 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and placing the guard.
+
+
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 \v 41 He took the hand of the child and said to her, "Talitha, koum!" which being translated would be, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."
 \v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). They were immediately astonished with overwhelming amazement. 
 \v 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know about this. Then he told them to give her something to eat.
-\s5
-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 He went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
-\v 2 When the Sabbath came, he taught in the synagogue. Many people heard him and they were amazed. They said, "Where did he get these teachings?" "What is this wisdom that has been given to him?" "What are these miracles that he does with his hands?"
-\v 3 "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?" They were offended by Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
-\v 5 He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
-\v 6 He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Then he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
-\v 8 and instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except a staff—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts—
-\v 9 but to wear sandals, and not to wear two tunics.
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-\s5
-\v 10 He said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, remain until you go away from there.
-\v 11 If any town will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave that place, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony to them."
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-\s5
-\v 12 They went out and proclaimed that people should turn away from their sins.
-\v 13 They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist had been raised from the dead ones and because of this, these miraculous powers are at work in him."
-\v 15 Some others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times."
-\s5
-\v 16 But when Herod heard this he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."
-\v 17 For Herod sent to have John arrested and he had him bound in prison on account of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 For John told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
-\v 19 But Herodias held on to anger against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not,
-\v 20 for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly.
-\s5
-\v 21 Then the opportunity came when Herod had his birthday and he made a dinner for his officials, and his commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
-\v 22 The daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced for them, and she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you."
-
-\s5
-\v 23 He swore to her saying, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
-\v 24 She went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask him for?" She said, "The head of John the Baptist."
-\v 25 She immediately hurried back to the king, and she asked, saying, "I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a wooden platter."
-
-\s5
-\v 26 Though this deeply grieved the king, he could not refuse her request because of the oath he had made and because of his dinner guests.
-\v 27 So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.
-\v 28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
-\v 29 When his disciples heard of this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him told him all that they had done and taught.
-\v 31 Then he said to them, "Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
-\v 32 So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 But they saw them leaving and many recognized them, and they ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.
-\v 34 When they came ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place and the hour is already late.
-\v 36 Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves."
-
-\s5
-\v 37 But he answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
-\v 38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five loaves and two fish."
-
-\s5
-\v 39 He commanded all the people to sit down in groups upon the green grass.
-\v 40 They sat down in groups; groups of hundreds and fifties.
-\v 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
-
-\s5
-\v 42 They all ate until they were satisfied.
-\v 43 They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.
-\v 44 There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away.
-\v 46 When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.
-\v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.
-
-\s5
-\v 48 He saw that they straining against the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he wanted to pass by them.
-\v 49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
-\v 50 because they saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said to them, "Be courageous! It is I! Do not be afraid!"
-
-\s5
-\v 51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing. They were completely amazed.
-\v 52 For they had not understood what the loaves meant. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
-\v 54 When they came out of the boat, the people recognized him immediately,
-\v 55 and they ran throughout the whole region and began to bring the sick on their mats to wherever they heard he was.
-
-\s5
-\v 56 Wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or into the country, they would put the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched him were healed.
+\s5
+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 He went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
+\v 2 When the Sabbath came, he taught in the synagogue. Many people heard him and they were amazed. They said, "Where did he get these teachings?" "What is this wisdom that has been given to him?" "What are these miracles that he does with his hands?"
+\v 3 "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?" They were offended by Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
+\v 5 He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
+\v 6 He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Then he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
+\v 8 and instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except a staff—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts—
+\v 9 but to wear sandals, and not to wear two tunics.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 He said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, remain until you go away from there.
+\v 11 If any town will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave that place, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony to them."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 They went out and proclaimed that people should turn away from their sins.
+\v 13 They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist had been raised from the dead ones and because of this, these miraculous powers are at work in him."
+\v 15 Some others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times."
+\s5
+\v 16 But when Herod heard this he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."
+\v 17 For Herod sent to have John arrested and he had him bound in prison on account of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 For John told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
+\v 19 But Herodias held on to anger against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not,
+\v 20 for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly.
+\s5
+\v 21 Then the opportunity came when Herod had his birthday and he made a dinner for his officials, and his commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
+\v 22 The daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced for them, and she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 He swore to her saying, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
+\v 24 She went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask him for?" She said, "The head of John the Baptist."
+\v 25 She immediately hurried back to the king, and she asked, saying, "I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a wooden platter."
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Though this deeply grieved the king, he could not refuse her request because of the oath he had made and because of his dinner guests.
+\v 27 So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.
+\v 28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
+\v 29 When his disciples heard of this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him told him all that they had done and taught.
+\v 31 Then he said to them, "Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
+\v 32 So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 But they saw them leaving and many recognized them, and they ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.
+\v 34 When they came ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place and the hour is already late.
+\v 36 Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves."
+
+\s5
+\v 37 But he answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
+\v 38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five loaves and two fish."
+
+\s5
+\v 39 He commanded all the people to sit down in groups upon the green grass.
+\v 40 They sat down in groups; groups of hundreds and fifties.
+\v 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 They all ate until they were satisfied.
+\v 43 They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.
+\v 44 There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away.
+\v 46 When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.
+\v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 He saw that they straining against the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he wanted to pass by them.
+\v 49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
+\v 50 because they saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said to them, "Be courageous! It is I! Do not be afraid!"
+
+\s5
+\v 51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing. They were completely amazed.
+\v 52 For they had not understood what the loaves meant. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
+\v 54 When they came out of the boat, the people recognized him immediately,
+\v 55 and they ran throughout the whole region and began to bring the sick on their mats to wherever they heard he was.
+
+\s5
+\v 56 Wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or into the country, they would put the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched him were healed.
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 \toc1 The Gospel of John
 \toc2 John
 \toc3 Jhn
-\mt John\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
-\v 2 This one was in the beginning with God.
-\v 3 All things were made through him, and without him there was not one thing made that has been made.
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-\s5
-\v 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all men.
-\v 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
-\s5
-\v 6 There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John.
-\v 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
-\v 8 John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light.
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-\s5
-\v 9 The true light, which gives light to all men, was coming into the world.
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-\s5
-\v 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
-\v 11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
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-\s5
-\v 12 But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
-\v 13 These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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-\s5
-\v 14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
-\v 15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'"
-
-\s5
-\v 16 For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.
-\v 17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
-\v 18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
-\v 20 He freely stated, and did not deny, but replied, "I am not the Christ."
-\v 21 So they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." They said, "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
-\v 23 He said,
-\q "I am a voice, crying in the wilderness:
-\q 'Make the way of the Lord straight,'
-\m
-just as Isaiah the prophet said."
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Now some from the Pharisees were sent, 
-\v 25 and they asked him and said to him, "Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?"
-
-\s5
-\v 26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
-\v 27 He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
-\v 28 These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Look, there is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
-\v 30 This is the one of whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'
-\v 31 I did not know him, but it was so that he could be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water."
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-\s5
-\v 32 John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it stayed upon him.
-\v 33 I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing in the Holy Spirit.'
-\v 34 I have both seen and testified that this is the Son of God."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 35 Again, the next day, as John was standing with two of his disciples,
-\v 36 they saw Jesus walking by, and John said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
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-\s5
-\v 37 His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
-\v 38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?"
-\v 39 He said to them, "Come and see." Then they came and saw where he was staying; they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 One of the two who heard John speak and then followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
-\v 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated is: Christ).
-\v 42 He brought him to Jesus, and Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John, you will be called Cephas" (which translated is: Peter).
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 The next day, when Jesus wanted to leave to go to Galilee, he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
-\v 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
-\v 45 Philip found Nathaniel and said to him, "He of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found him: Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
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-\s5
-\v 46 Nathaniel said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
-\v 47 Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and said about him, "See, a true Israelite, in whom is no deceit!"
-\v 48 Nathaniel said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
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-\s5
-\v 49 Nathaniel replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
-\v 50 Jesus replied and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than this."
-\v 51 Then he said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 Three days later, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
-\v 2 Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
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-\s5
-\v 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
-\v 4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why do you come to me? My time has not yet come."
-\v 5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
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-\s5
-\v 6 Now there were six stone water pots there used for the Jewish ceremonial washing, each containing two to three metretes.
-\v 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.
-\v 8 Then he told the servants, "Take some out now and take it to the head waiter." So they did.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 The head waiter tasted the water that had become wine, but he did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew). Then he called the bridegroom
-\v 10 and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first and then the cheaper wine when they are drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now."
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-\s5
-\v 11 This first sign Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
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-\s5
-\v 12 After this Jesus, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and they stayed there for a few days.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
-\v 14 He found sellers of oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers were sitting there.
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-\s5
-\v 15 So he made a whip of cords and drove all of them out from the temple, including both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overthrew their tables.
-\v 16 To the pigeon sellers he said, "Take these things away from here. Stop making the house of my Father a marketplace."
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-\s5
-\v 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
-\v 18 Then the Jewish authorities responded and said to him, "What sign will you show us, since you are doing these things?"
-\v 19 Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
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-\s5
-\v 20 Then the Jewish authorities said, "This temple was built in forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?"
-\v 21 However, he was speaking about the temple of his body.
-\v 22 After he was raised from the dead ones, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the scripture and this statement that Jesus had spoken.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he did.
-\v 24 But Jesus did not trust in them because he knew them all,
-\v 25 because he did not need anyone to testify to him about man, for he knew what was in man.
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
-\v 2 This man came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that came from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
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-\s5
-\v 3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, truly, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
-\v 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"
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-\s5
-\v 5 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
-\v 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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-\s5
-\v 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
-\v 8 The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear its sound, but you do not know where it came from or where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
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-\s5
-\v 9 Nicodemus replied and said to him, "How can these things be?"
-\v 10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
-\v 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony.
-\s5
-\v 12 If I told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
-\v 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
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-\s5
-\v 14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
-\v 15 so that all who believe in him may have eternal life.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not die but have eternal life.
-\v 17 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but in order to save the world through him.
-\v 18 He who believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is already condemned because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
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-\s5
-\v 19 This is the reason for the judgment: The light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
-\v 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light so that his deeds will not be exposed.
-\v 21 However, he who practices the truth comes to the light so that it may be plainly seen that his deeds have been done in God."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. There he spent some time with them and baptized.
-\v 23 Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized,
-\v 24 for John had not yet been thrown in prison.
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-\s5
-\v 25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and a Jew about ceremonial washing.
-\v 26 They went to John and said to him, "Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and they are all going to him."
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-\s5
-\v 27 John replied, "A man cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
-\v 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but instead, 'I have been sent before him.'
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-\s5
-\v 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. Now the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. This, then, is my joy made complete.
-\v 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
-\v 32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
-\v 33 He who has received his testimony has confirmed that God is true.
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-\s5
-\v 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For he does not give the Spirit by measure.
-\v 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
-\v 36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God stays on him."
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was making and baptizing more disciples than John
-\v 2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),
-\v 3 he left Judea and went back again to Galilee.
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-\s5
-\v 4 But it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
-\v 5 So he came to a town of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 The well of Jacob was there. Jesus was tired from his journey and sat by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
-\v 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me some water to drink."
-\v 8 For his disciples had gone away into the town to buy food.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Then the Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, are asking me, being a Samaritan woman, for something to drink?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
-\v 10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
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-\s5
-\v 11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you do not have a bucket and the well is deep. Where then do you have the living water?
-\v 12 You are not greater, are you, than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his cattle?"
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-\s5
-\v 13 Jesus replied and said to her, "Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again,
-\v 14 but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life."
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-\s5
-\v 15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I may not become thirsty and not have to come here to draw water."
-\v 16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back here."
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-\s5
-\v 17 The woman answered and said to him, "I do not have a husband." Jesus replied, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,'
-\v 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."
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-\s5
-\v 19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
-\v 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where people have to worship."
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-\s5
-\v 21 Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
-\v 22 You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
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-\s5
-\v 23 However, the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to be his worshipers.
-\v 24 God is Spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
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-\s5
-\v 25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming (the one called Christ). When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
-\v 26 Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one speaking to you."
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 At that moment his disciples returned. Now they were wondering why he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you speaking with her?"
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-\s5
-\v 28 So the woman left her water pot, went back to the town, and said to the people,
-\v 29 "Come, see a man who told me everything that I have ever done. This could not be the Christ, could it?"
-\v 30 They left the town and came to him.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 In the meantime, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
-\v 32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."
-\v 33 So the disciples said to each other, "No one has brought him anything to eat, have they?"
-
-\s5
-\v 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.
-\v 35 Do you not say, 'There are four more months and then the harvest comes'? I am saying to you, look up and see the fields, for they are already ripe for harvest!
-\v 36 He who is harvesting receives wages and gathers fruit for everlasting life, so that he who sows and he who harvests may rejoice together.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 For in this the saying, 'One sows, and another harvests,' is true.
-\v 38 I sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have entered into their labor."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 39 Many of the Samaritans in that city believed in him because of the report of the woman who was testifying, "He told me everything that I have done."
-\v 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
-
-\s5
-\v 41 Many more believed because of his word.
-\v 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is indeed the savior of the world."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 After those two days, he departed from there for Galilee.
-\v 44 For Jesus himself declared that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
-\v 45 When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all the things that he had done in Jerusalem at the
-festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 46 Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. There was a certain royal official whose son in Capernaum was ill.
-\v 47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to Jesus and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
-
-\s5
-\v 48 Jesus then said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe."
-\v 49 The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
-\v 50 Jesus said to him, "Go. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went away.
-
-\s5
-\v 51 While he was going down, his servants met him, saying that his son was living.
-\v 52 So he asked them the hour when he began to improve. They replied to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."
-
-\s5
-\v 53 Then the father realized that it was at that hour that Jesus had said to him, "Your son lives." So he himself and his whole household believed.
-\v 54 This was the second sign that Jesus did when he came out of Judea to Galilee.
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 After this there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
-\v 2 Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, and it has five roofed porches.
-\v 3 A large number of people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed were lying there. \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit the phrase, \fqa waiting for the moving of the water \fqa*. \f*
-\v 4 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit vs. 4, \fqa For an angel of the Lord went down and stirred up the water at certain times and whoever stepped in while the water was stirring was healed from whatever disease he suffered from \fqa*. \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 5 A certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
-\v 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and after he realized that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healthy?"
-
-\s5
-\v 7 The sick man replied, "Sir, I do not have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. When I come, another steps down before me."
-\v 8 Jesus said to him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk."
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Immediately the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.
-\p Now that day was a Sabbath.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 So the Jews said to him who was healed, "It is the Sabbath and you are not permitted to carry your mat."
-\v 11 He replied, "He who made me healthy said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'"
-
-\s5
-\v 12 They asked him, "Who is the man that said to you, 'Pick it up and walk'?"
-\v 13 However, the one who was healed did not know who it was because Jesus had gone away secretly, for there was a crowd in the place.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you have become healthy! Do not sin anymore, so that something worse will not happen to you."
-\v 15 The man went away and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him healthy.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Now because of these things the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
-\v 17 Jesus replied to them, "My Father is working even now, and I, too, am working."
-\v 18 Because of this, the Jews sought even more to kill him because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, the Son can do nothing of himself, except only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father is doing, the Son does these things also.
-\v 20 For the Father loves the Son and he shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater things than these so that you will be amazed.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whomever he wishes.
-\v 22 For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son
-\v 23 so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Truly, truly, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but he has passed from death to life.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 Truly, truly, I tell you the time is coming, and is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has also given to the Son so that he has life in himself,
-\v 27 and the Father has given the Son authority to carry out judgment because he is the Son of Man.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Do not be amazed at this, for there is a time coming in which everyone who is in the tombs will hear his voice
-\v 29 and will come out. Those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 I can do nothing from myself. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me.
-\v 31 If I should testify about myself, my testimony would not be true.
-\v 32 There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 You have sent to John, and he has testified the truth.
-\v 34 But the testimony that I receive is not from man. I say these things that you might be saved.
-\v 35 John was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice in his light for a while.
-
-\s5
-\v 36 Yet the testimony that I have is greater than that of John, for the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.
-\v 37 The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have neither heard his voice nor seen his form at any time.
-\v 38 You do not have his word remaining in you, for you are not believing in the one whom he has sent.
-
-\s5
-\v 39 You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these same scriptures testify about me,
-\v 40 and you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
-
-\s5
-\v 41 I do not receive praise from men,
-\v 42 but I know that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
-
-\s5
-\v 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another should come in his own name, you would receive him.
-\v 44 How can you believe, you who accept praise from one another but are not seeking the praise that comes from the only God?
-
-\s5
-\v 45 Do not think that I myself will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
-\v 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
-\v 47 If you do not believe his writings, how are you going to believe my words?"
-\s5
-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.
-\v 2 A great crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
-\v 3 Jesus went up the mountain and there he sat down with his disciples.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 (Now the Passover, the Jewish festival, was near.)
-\v 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where are we going to buy bread so that these may eat?"
-\v 6 (But Jesus said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.)
-\s5
-\v 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be sufficient for each one to have even a little."
-\v 8 One of the disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
-\v 9 "There is a boy here who has five bread loaves of barley and two fish, but what are these among so many?"
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
-\v 11 Then Jesus took the loaves and after giving thanks, he gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
-\v 12 When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost."
-
-\s5
-\v 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
-\v 14 Then, when the people saw this sign that he did, they said, "This truly is the prophet who is to come into the world."
-\v 15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain by himself.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 When it became evening, his disciples went down to the sea.
-\v 17 They got into a boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was dark by this time, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
-\v 18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 When they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
-\v 20 But he said to them, "It is I! Do not be afraid."
-\v 21 Then they were willing to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land where they were going.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 The next day, the crowd that had been standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples but that his disciples had gone away alone.
-\v 23 However, there were some boats that came from Tiberias close to the place where they had eaten the bread loaves after the Lord had given thanks.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 When the crowd discovered that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
-\v 25 After they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
-
-\s5
-\v 26 Jesus replied to them, saying, "Truly, truly, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate some of the bread loaves and were filled.
-\v 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but work for the food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has set his seal on him."
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Then they said to him, "What must we do, so that we may do the works of God?"
-\v 29 Jesus replied and said to them, "This is the work of God: That you believe in the one whom he has sent."
-
-\s5
-\v 30 So they said to him, "What sign then will you do, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?
-\v 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Then Jesus replied to them, "Truly, truly, it was not Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who is giving you the true bread from heaven.
-\v 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
-\v 34 So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
-
-\s5
-\v 35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
-\v 36 But I told you that indeed you have seen me, and you do not believe.
-\v 37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will certainly not throw out.
-
-\s5
-\v 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
-\v 39 This is the will of him who sent me, that I would lose not one of all those whom he has given me, but will raise them up on the last day.
-\v 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him would have eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 41 Then the Jews grumbled about him because he had said, "I am the bread that has come down from heaven."
-\v 42 They said, "Is not this Jesus son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"
-
-\s5
-\v 43 Jesus replied and said to them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves.
-\v 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
-\v 45 It is written in the prophets, 'Everyone will be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
-
-\s5
-\v 46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God—he has seen the Father.
-\v 47 Truly, truly, he who believes has eternal life.
-
-\s5
-\v 48 I am the bread of life.
-\v 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
-
-\s5
-\v 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat some of it and not die.
-\v 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats some of this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 52 The Jews became angry among themselves and began to argue, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
-\v 53 Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.
-
-\s5
-\v 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
-\v 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
-\v 56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
-
-\s5
-\v 57 As the living Father sent me, and as I live because of the Father, so he who eats me, he will also live because of me.
-\v 58 This is the bread that has come down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."
-\v 59 But Jesus said these things in the synagogue while he was teaching in Capernaum.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 60 Then many of his disciples who heard this said, "This is a difficult teaching; who can accept it?"
-\v 61 Jesus, because he knew in himself that his disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, "Does this offend you?
-
-\s5
-\v 62 Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up to where he was before?
-\v 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
-
-\s5
-\v 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who were the ones that would not believe and who it was who would betray him.
-\v 65 He said, "It is because of this that I said to you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to him by the Father."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 66 Because of this, many of his disciples went away and no longer walked with him.
-\v 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"
-\v 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,
-\v 69 and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God \f + \ft The phrase \fqa the Holy One of God \fqa* is in the best ancient copies. Some later copies add an additional description and they read: \fqa the Christ, the Holy One of God. \f*."
-
-\s5
-\v 70 Jesus said to them, "Did not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
-\v 71 Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, one of the twelve, who would betray Jesus.
+\mt John\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
+\v 2 This one was in the beginning with God.
+\v 3 All things were made through him, and without him there was not one thing made that has been made.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all men.
+\v 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
+\s5
+\v 6 There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John.
+\v 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
+\v 8 John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 The true light, which gives light to all men, was coming into the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
+\v 11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
+\v 13 These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
+\v 15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 16 For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.
+\v 17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
+\v 18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
+\v 20 He freely stated, and did not deny, but replied, "I am not the Christ."
+\v 21 So they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." They said, "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
+\v 23 He said,
+\q "I am a voice, crying in the wilderness:
+\q 'Make the way of the Lord straight,'
+\m
+just as Isaiah the prophet said."
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Now some from the Pharisees were sent, 
+\v 25 and they asked him and said to him, "Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?"
+
+\s5
+\v 26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
+\v 27 He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
+\v 28 These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Look, there is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
+\v 30 This is the one of whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'
+\v 31 I did not know him, but it was so that he could be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water."
+
+\s5
+\v 32 John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it stayed upon him.
+\v 33 I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing in the Holy Spirit.'
+\v 34 I have both seen and testified that this is the Son of God."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 35 Again, the next day, as John was standing with two of his disciples,
+\v 36 they saw Jesus walking by, and John said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
+
+\s5
+\v 37 His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
+\v 38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?"
+\v 39 He said to them, "Come and see." Then they came and saw where he was staying; they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 One of the two who heard John speak and then followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
+\v 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated is: Christ).
+\v 42 He brought him to Jesus, and Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John, you will be called Cephas" (which translated is: Peter).
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 The next day, when Jesus wanted to leave to go to Galilee, he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
+\v 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
+\v 45 Philip found Nathaniel and said to him, "He of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found him: Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
+
+\s5
+\v 46 Nathaniel said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
+\v 47 Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and said about him, "See, a true Israelite, in whom is no deceit!"
+\v 48 Nathaniel said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
+
+\s5
+\v 49 Nathaniel replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
+\v 50 Jesus replied and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than this."
+\v 51 Then he said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Three days later, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
+\v 2 Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
+\v 4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why do you come to me? My time has not yet come."
+\v 5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Now there were six stone water pots there used for the Jewish ceremonial washing, each containing two to three metretes.
+\v 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.
+\v 8 Then he told the servants, "Take some out now and take it to the head waiter." So they did.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 The head waiter tasted the water that had become wine, but he did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew). Then he called the bridegroom
+\v 10 and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first and then the cheaper wine when they are drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 This first sign Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 After this Jesus, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and they stayed there for a few days.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
+\v 14 He found sellers of oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers were sitting there.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 So he made a whip of cords and drove all of them out from the temple, including both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overthrew their tables.
+\v 16 To the pigeon sellers he said, "Take these things away from here. Stop making the house of my Father a marketplace."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
+\v 18 Then the Jewish authorities responded and said to him, "What sign will you show us, since you are doing these things?"
+\v 19 Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Then the Jewish authorities said, "This temple was built in forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?"
+\v 21 However, he was speaking about the temple of his body.
+\v 22 After he was raised from the dead ones, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the scripture and this statement that Jesus had spoken.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he did.
+\v 24 But Jesus did not trust in them because he knew them all,
+\v 25 because he did not need anyone to testify to him about man, for he knew what was in man.
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
+\v 2 This man came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that came from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, truly, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
+\v 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
+\v 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
+\v 8 The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear its sound, but you do not know where it came from or where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Nicodemus replied and said to him, "How can these things be?"
+\v 10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
+\v 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony.
+\s5
+\v 12 If I told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
+\v 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
+\v 15 so that all who believe in him may have eternal life.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not die but have eternal life.
+\v 17 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but in order to save the world through him.
+\v 18 He who believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is already condemned because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 This is the reason for the judgment: The light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
+\v 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light so that his deeds will not be exposed.
+\v 21 However, he who practices the truth comes to the light so that it may be plainly seen that his deeds have been done in God."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. There he spent some time with them and baptized.
+\v 23 Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized,
+\v 24 for John had not yet been thrown in prison.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and a Jew about ceremonial washing.
+\v 26 They went to John and said to him, "Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and they are all going to him."
+
+\s5
+\v 27 John replied, "A man cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
+\v 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but instead, 'I have been sent before him.'
+
+\s5
+\v 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. Now the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. This, then, is my joy made complete.
+\v 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
+\v 32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
+\v 33 He who has received his testimony has confirmed that God is true.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For he does not give the Spirit by measure.
+\v 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
+\v 36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God stays on him."
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was making and baptizing more disciples than John
+\v 2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),
+\v 3 he left Judea and went back again to Galilee.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
+\v 5 So he came to a town of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 The well of Jacob was there. Jesus was tired from his journey and sat by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
+\v 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me some water to drink."
+\v 8 For his disciples had gone away into the town to buy food.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then the Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, are asking me, being a Samaritan woman, for something to drink?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
+\v 10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you do not have a bucket and the well is deep. Where then do you have the living water?
+\v 12 You are not greater, are you, than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his cattle?"
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Jesus replied and said to her, "Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again,
+\v 14 but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life."
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I may not become thirsty and not have to come here to draw water."
+\v 16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back here."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 The woman answered and said to him, "I do not have a husband." Jesus replied, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,'
+\v 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
+\v 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where people have to worship."
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
+\v 22 You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 However, the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to be his worshipers.
+\v 24 God is Spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming (the one called Christ). When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
+\v 26 Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one speaking to you."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 At that moment his disciples returned. Now they were wondering why he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you speaking with her?"
+
+\s5
+\v 28 So the woman left her water pot, went back to the town, and said to the people,
+\v 29 "Come, see a man who told me everything that I have ever done. This could not be the Christ, could it?"
+\v 30 They left the town and came to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 In the meantime, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
+\v 32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."
+\v 33 So the disciples said to each other, "No one has brought him anything to eat, have they?"
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.
+\v 35 Do you not say, 'There are four more months and then the harvest comes'? I am saying to you, look up and see the fields, for they are already ripe for harvest!
+\v 36 He who is harvesting receives wages and gathers fruit for everlasting life, so that he who sows and he who harvests may rejoice together.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 For in this the saying, 'One sows, and another harvests,' is true.
+\v 38 I sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have entered into their labor."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 39 Many of the Samaritans in that city believed in him because of the report of the woman who was testifying, "He told me everything that I have done."
+\v 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
+
+\s5
+\v 41 Many more believed because of his word.
+\v 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is indeed the savior of the world."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 After those two days, he departed from there for Galilee.
+\v 44 For Jesus himself declared that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
+\v 45 When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all the things that he had done in Jerusalem at the
+festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 46 Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. There was a certain royal official whose son in Capernaum was ill.
+\v 47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to Jesus and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 Jesus then said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe."
+\v 49 The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
+\v 50 Jesus said to him, "Go. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went away.
+
+\s5
+\v 51 While he was going down, his servants met him, saying that his son was living.
+\v 52 So he asked them the hour when he began to improve. They replied to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."
+
+\s5
+\v 53 Then the father realized that it was at that hour that Jesus had said to him, "Your son lives." So he himself and his whole household believed.
+\v 54 This was the second sign that Jesus did when he came out of Judea to Galilee.
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 After this there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
+\v 2 Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, and it has five roofed porches.
+\v 3 A large number of people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed were lying there. \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit the phrase, \fqa waiting for the moving of the water \fqa*. \f*
+\v 4 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit vs. 4, \fqa For an angel of the Lord went down and stirred up the water at certain times and whoever stepped in while the water was stirring was healed from whatever disease he suffered from \fqa*. \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 5 A certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
+\v 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and after he realized that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healthy?"
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The sick man replied, "Sir, I do not have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. When I come, another steps down before me."
+\v 8 Jesus said to him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Immediately the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.
+\p Now that day was a Sabbath.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 So the Jews said to him who was healed, "It is the Sabbath and you are not permitted to carry your mat."
+\v 11 He replied, "He who made me healthy said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 12 They asked him, "Who is the man that said to you, 'Pick it up and walk'?"
+\v 13 However, the one who was healed did not know who it was because Jesus had gone away secretly, for there was a crowd in the place.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you have become healthy! Do not sin anymore, so that something worse will not happen to you."
+\v 15 The man went away and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him healthy.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Now because of these things the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
+\v 17 Jesus replied to them, "My Father is working even now, and I, too, am working."
+\v 18 Because of this, the Jews sought even more to kill him because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, the Son can do nothing of himself, except only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father is doing, the Son does these things also.
+\v 20 For the Father loves the Son and he shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater things than these so that you will be amazed.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whomever he wishes.
+\v 22 For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son
+\v 23 so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Truly, truly, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but he has passed from death to life.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Truly, truly, I tell you the time is coming, and is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has also given to the Son so that he has life in himself,
+\v 27 and the Father has given the Son authority to carry out judgment because he is the Son of Man.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Do not be amazed at this, for there is a time coming in which everyone who is in the tombs will hear his voice
+\v 29 and will come out. Those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 I can do nothing from myself. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me.
+\v 31 If I should testify about myself, my testimony would not be true.
+\v 32 There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 You have sent to John, and he has testified the truth.
+\v 34 But the testimony that I receive is not from man. I say these things that you might be saved.
+\v 35 John was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice in his light for a while.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Yet the testimony that I have is greater than that of John, for the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.
+\v 37 The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have neither heard his voice nor seen his form at any time.
+\v 38 You do not have his word remaining in you, for you are not believing in the one whom he has sent.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these same scriptures testify about me,
+\v 40 and you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
+
+\s5
+\v 41 I do not receive praise from men,
+\v 42 but I know that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
+
+\s5
+\v 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another should come in his own name, you would receive him.
+\v 44 How can you believe, you who accept praise from one another but are not seeking the praise that comes from the only God?
+
+\s5
+\v 45 Do not think that I myself will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
+\v 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
+\v 47 If you do not believe his writings, how are you going to believe my words?"
+\s5
+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.
+\v 2 A great crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
+\v 3 Jesus went up the mountain and there he sat down with his disciples.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 (Now the Passover, the Jewish festival, was near.)
+\v 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where are we going to buy bread so that these may eat?"
+\v 6 (But Jesus said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.)
+\s5
+\v 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be sufficient for each one to have even a little."
+\v 8 One of the disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
+\v 9 "There is a boy here who has five bread loaves of barley and two fish, but what are these among so many?"
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
+\v 11 Then Jesus took the loaves and after giving thanks, he gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
+\v 12 When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
+\v 14 Then, when the people saw this sign that he did, they said, "This truly is the prophet who is to come into the world."
+\v 15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain by himself.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 When it became evening, his disciples went down to the sea.
+\v 17 They got into a boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was dark by this time, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
+\v 18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 When they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
+\v 20 But he said to them, "It is I! Do not be afraid."
+\v 21 Then they were willing to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land where they were going.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 The next day, the crowd that had been standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples but that his disciples had gone away alone.
+\v 23 However, there were some boats that came from Tiberias close to the place where they had eaten the bread loaves after the Lord had given thanks.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 When the crowd discovered that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
+\v 25 After they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Jesus replied to them, saying, "Truly, truly, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate some of the bread loaves and were filled.
+\v 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but work for the food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has set his seal on him."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Then they said to him, "What must we do, so that we may do the works of God?"
+\v 29 Jesus replied and said to them, "This is the work of God: That you believe in the one whom he has sent."
+
+\s5
+\v 30 So they said to him, "What sign then will you do, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?
+\v 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Then Jesus replied to them, "Truly, truly, it was not Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who is giving you the true bread from heaven.
+\v 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
+\v 34 So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
+
+\s5
+\v 35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
+\v 36 But I told you that indeed you have seen me, and you do not believe.
+\v 37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will certainly not throw out.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
+\v 39 This is the will of him who sent me, that I would lose not one of all those whom he has given me, but will raise them up on the last day.
+\v 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him would have eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 41 Then the Jews grumbled about him because he had said, "I am the bread that has come down from heaven."
+\v 42 They said, "Is not this Jesus son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"
+
+\s5
+\v 43 Jesus replied and said to them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves.
+\v 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
+\v 45 It is written in the prophets, 'Everyone will be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God—he has seen the Father.
+\v 47 Truly, truly, he who believes has eternal life.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 I am the bread of life.
+\v 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
+
+\s5
+\v 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat some of it and not die.
+\v 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats some of this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 52 The Jews became angry among themselves and began to argue, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
+\v 53 Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.
+
+\s5
+\v 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
+\v 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
+\v 56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
+
+\s5
+\v 57 As the living Father sent me, and as I live because of the Father, so he who eats me, he will also live because of me.
+\v 58 This is the bread that has come down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."
+\v 59 But Jesus said these things in the synagogue while he was teaching in Capernaum.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 60 Then many of his disciples who heard this said, "This is a difficult teaching; who can accept it?"
+\v 61 Jesus, because he knew in himself that his disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, "Does this offend you?
+
+\s5
+\v 62 Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up to where he was before?
+\v 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
+
+\s5
+\v 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who were the ones that would not believe and who it was who would betray him.
+\v 65 He said, "It is because of this that I said to you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to him by the Father."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 66 Because of this, many of his disciples went away and no longer walked with him.
+\v 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"
+\v 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,
+\v 69 and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God \f + \ft The phrase \fqa the Holy One of God \fqa* is in the best ancient copies. Some later copies add an additional description and they read: \fqa the Christ, the Holy One of God. \f*."
+
+\s5
+\v 70 Jesus said to them, "Did not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
+\v 71 Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, one of the twelve, who would betray Jesus.
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 \c 7
 \p
@@ -663,115 +663,115 @@ festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
 \s5
 \p
 \v 53 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit John 7:53-8:11 \f* [Then everyone went to his own house.
-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
-\v 2 Early in the morning he came to the temple again, and all the people came; he sat down and taught them.
-\v 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery. They placed her in the middle.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* Then they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.
-\v 5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such people; what do you say about her?"
-\v 6 They said this in order to trap him so that they might have something to accuse him about, but Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* When they continued asking him questions, he stood up and said to them, "The one among you who has no sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
-\v 8 Again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* When they heard it, they left one by one, beginning with the oldest. Finally Jesus was left alone, with the woman who had been in the middle.
-\v 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"
-\v 11 She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more."]
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life."
-\v 13 The Pharisees said to him, "You bear witness about yourself; your witness is not true."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness about myself, my witness is true. I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
-\v 15 You judge according the flesh; I judge no one.
-\v 16 Yet if I judge, my judgment is true because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Yes, and in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
-\v 18 I am he who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me."
-
-\s5
-\v 19 They said to him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me, you would have known my Father also."
-\v 20 He said these words in the treasury as he taught in the temple, and no one arrested him because his hour had not yet come.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 So again he said to them, "I am going away; you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
-\v 22 The Jews said, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?"
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Jesus said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
-\v 24 Therefore, I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins."
-
-\s5
-\v 25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, "What I have said to you from the beginning.
-\v 26 I have many things to speak and to judge about you. However, he who sent me is true; and the things that I heard from him, these things I say to the world."
-\v 27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then will you know that I AM, and that I do nothing of myself. As the Father taught me, I speak these things.
-\v 29 He who sent me is with me, and he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him."
-\v 30 As Jesus was saying these things, many believed in him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples;
-\v 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
-\v 33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves of anyone; how can you say, 'You will be set free'?"
-
-\s5
-\v 34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
-\v 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
-\v 36 Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 I know that you are Abraham's descendants; you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.
-\v 38 I say what I have seen with my Father, and you also do what you heard from your father."
-
-\s5
-\v 39 They answered and said to him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
-\v 40 Yet, now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
-\v 41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born in sexual immorality; we have one Father: God."
-
-\s5
-\v 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
-\v 43 Why do you not understand my words? It is because you cannot hear my words.
-\v 44 You are of your father, the devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature because he is a liar and the father of lies.
-
-\s5
-\v 45 Yet, because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.
-\v 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?
-\v 47 He who is of God hears the words of God; you do not hear them because you are not of God."
-
-\s5
-\v 48 The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not truly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
-\v 49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
-
-\s5
-\v 50 I do not seek my glory; there is one seeking and judging.
-\v 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
-
-\s5
-\v 52 The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died; but you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
-\v 53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
-
-\s5
-\v 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me—about whom you say that he is your God.
-\v 55 You have not known him, but I know him. If I would say, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. However, I know him and keep his word.
-\v 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at seeing my day; he saw it and was glad."
-
-\s5
-\v 57 The Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?"
-\v 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."
-\v 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
+\v 2 Early in the morning he came to the temple again, and all the people came; he sat down and taught them.
+\v 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery. They placed her in the middle.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* Then they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.
+\v 5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such people; what do you say about her?"
+\v 6 They said this in order to trap him so that they might have something to accuse him about, but Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* When they continued asking him questions, he stood up and said to them, "The one among you who has no sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
+\v 8 Again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 \f + \ft See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above \f* When they heard it, they left one by one, beginning with the oldest. Finally Jesus was left alone, with the woman who had been in the middle.
+\v 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"
+\v 11 She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more."]
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life."
+\v 13 The Pharisees said to him, "You bear witness about yourself; your witness is not true."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness about myself, my witness is true. I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
+\v 15 You judge according the flesh; I judge no one.
+\v 16 Yet if I judge, my judgment is true because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Yes, and in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
+\v 18 I am he who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 They said to him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me, you would have known my Father also."
+\v 20 He said these words in the treasury as he taught in the temple, and no one arrested him because his hour had not yet come.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 So again he said to them, "I am going away; you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
+\v 22 The Jews said, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?"
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Jesus said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
+\v 24 Therefore, I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, "What I have said to you from the beginning.
+\v 26 I have many things to speak and to judge about you. However, he who sent me is true; and the things that I heard from him, these things I say to the world."
+\v 27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then will you know that I AM, and that I do nothing of myself. As the Father taught me, I speak these things.
+\v 29 He who sent me is with me, and he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him."
+\v 30 As Jesus was saying these things, many believed in him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples;
+\v 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
+\v 33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves of anyone; how can you say, 'You will be set free'?"
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
+\v 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
+\v 36 Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 I know that you are Abraham's descendants; you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.
+\v 38 I say what I have seen with my Father, and you also do what you heard from your father."
+
+\s5
+\v 39 They answered and said to him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
+\v 40 Yet, now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
+\v 41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born in sexual immorality; we have one Father: God."
+
+\s5
+\v 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
+\v 43 Why do you not understand my words? It is because you cannot hear my words.
+\v 44 You are of your father, the devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature because he is a liar and the father of lies.
+
+\s5
+\v 45 Yet, because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.
+\v 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?
+\v 47 He who is of God hears the words of God; you do not hear them because you are not of God."
+
+\s5
+\v 48 The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not truly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
+\v 49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
+
+\s5
+\v 50 I do not seek my glory; there is one seeking and judging.
+\v 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
+
+\s5
+\v 52 The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died; but you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
+\v 53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
+
+\s5
+\v 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me—about whom you say that he is your God.
+\v 55 You have not known him, but I know him. If I would say, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. However, I know him and keep his word.
+\v 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at seeing my day; he saw it and was glad."
+
+\s5
+\v 57 The Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?"
+\v 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."
+\v 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
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@@ -848,87 +848,87 @@ festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
 \v 39 Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world so that those who do not see may see and so that those who see may become blind."
 \v 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and asked him, "Are we also blind?"
 \v 41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin, but now you say, 'We see,' so your sin remains."
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter through the gate into the sheep pen, but climbs up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber.
-\v 2 He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
-\v 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
-\v 6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what these things were that he was saying to them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate of the sheep.
-\v 8 Everyone who came before me is a thief and a robber, but the sheep did not listen to them.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 I am the gate. If anyone enters in through me, he will be saved; he will go in and out and will find pasture.
-\v 10 The thief does not come if he would not steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they will have life and have it abundantly.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
-\v 12 The hired servant is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and escapes, and the wolf carries them off and scatters them.
-\v 13 He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care for the sheep.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me.
-\v 15 The Father knows me, and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
-\v 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 This is why the Father loves me: I lay down my life so that I may take it again.
-\v 18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 A division again occurred among the Jews because of these words.
-\v 20 Many of them said, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"
-\v 21 Others said, "These are not the words of a demon-possessed man. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Then it was time for the Festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
-\v 23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.
-\v 24 Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, "How long will you hold us doubting? If you are the Christ, tell us openly."
-
-\s5
-\v 25 Jesus replied to them, "I told you, but you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me.
-\v 26 Yet you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
-\v 28 I give them eternal life; they will never die, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all others, and no one is able to snatch them out of the hand of the Father.
-\v 30 I and the Father are one."
-\v 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works are you stoning me?"
-\v 33 The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are making yourself God."
-
-\s5
-\v 34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?
-\v 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),
-\v 36 do you say to him whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
-
-\s5
-\v 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.
-\v 38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe me, believe in the works so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father."
-\v 39 They tried to seize him again, but he went away out of their hand.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 40 He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and he stayed there.
-\v 41 Many people came to him and they said, "John indeed did no signs, but all the things that John has said about this man are true."
-\v 42 Many people believed in him there.
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter through the gate into the sheep pen, but climbs up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber.
+\v 2 He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
+\v 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
+\v 6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what these things were that he was saying to them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate of the sheep.
+\v 8 Everyone who came before me is a thief and a robber, but the sheep did not listen to them.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 I am the gate. If anyone enters in through me, he will be saved; he will go in and out and will find pasture.
+\v 10 The thief does not come if he would not steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they will have life and have it abundantly.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
+\v 12 The hired servant is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and escapes, and the wolf carries them off and scatters them.
+\v 13 He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care for the sheep.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me.
+\v 15 The Father knows me, and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
+\v 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 This is why the Father loves me: I lay down my life so that I may take it again.
+\v 18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 A division again occurred among the Jews because of these words.
+\v 20 Many of them said, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"
+\v 21 Others said, "These are not the words of a demon-possessed man. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Then it was time for the Festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
+\v 23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.
+\v 24 Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, "How long will you hold us doubting? If you are the Christ, tell us openly."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Jesus replied to them, "I told you, but you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me.
+\v 26 Yet you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
+\v 28 I give them eternal life; they will never die, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all others, and no one is able to snatch them out of the hand of the Father.
+\v 30 I and the Father are one."
+\v 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works are you stoning me?"
+\v 33 The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are making yourself God."
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?
+\v 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),
+\v 36 do you say to him whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
+
+\s5
+\v 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.
+\v 38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe me, believe in the works so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father."
+\v 39 They tried to seize him again, but he went away out of their hand.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 40 He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and he stayed there.
+\v 41 Many people came to him and they said, "John indeed did no signs, but all the things that John has said about this man are true."
+\v 42 Many people believed in him there.
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@@ -1037,676 +1037,676 @@ festival, for they had also gone to the festival.
 \s5
 \v 56 They were looking for Jesus, and speaking one with another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? That he will not come to the festival?"
 \v 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given an order that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he should report it so that they might seize him.
-\s5
-\c 12
-\p
-\v 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead ones, was.
-\v 2 So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of those who was lying down at the table with Jesus.
-\v 3 Then Mary took a litra of perfume made of very precious pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, the one who would betray him, said,
-\v 5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
-\v 6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He had the moneybag and would steal from what was put in it.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Jesus said, "Allow her to keep what she has for the day of my burial.
-\v 8 You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 Now a large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, and they came, not only for Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead ones.
-\v 10 The chief priests conspired together so that they might also put Lazarus to death;
-\v 11 for it was because of him that many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 On the next day a great crowd came to the festival. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
-\v 13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him and cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it was written,
-\v 15 "Do not fear, daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Now the crowd testified that they had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him up from the dead ones.
-\v 18 It was also for this reason that the crowd went out to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
-\v 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Look, you can do nothing; see, the world has gone after him."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 20 Now certain Greeks were among those who were going up to worship at the festival.
-\v 21 These went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
-\v 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew went with Philip, and they told Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Jesus answered them and said, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
-\v 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone; but if it dies, it will bear much fruit.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 He who loves his life will lose it; but he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
-\v 26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Now my soul is troubled and what should I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this reason I came to this hour.
-\v 28 Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven and said, "I have glorified it and I will glorify it again."
-\v 29 Then the crowd that stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."
-
-\s5
-\v 30 Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come for me, but for you.
-\v 31 Now is the judgment of this world: Now will the ruler of this world be thrown out.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."
-\v 33 He said this to indicate what kind of death he would die.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 The crowd answered him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ will stay forever. How can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
-\v 35 Jesus then said to them, "The light will still be with you for a short amount of time. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
-\v 36 While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may be sons of light."
-\p Jesus said these things and then departed and hid from them.
-
-\s5
-\v 37 Although Jesus had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him
-\v 38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, in which he said:
-\q "Lord, who has believed our report,
-\q and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah had also said,
-\q
-\v 40 "He has blinded their eyes, and he has hardened their hearts;
-\q otherwise they would see with their eyes and understand with their hearts,
-\q and turn,
-\q and I would heal them."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke of him.
-\v 42 But despite that, many of the rulers believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees, they did not admit it so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.
-\v 43 They loved the praise that comes from people more than the praise that comes from God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 44 Jesus cried out and said, "The one who believes in me, believes not only in me but also in him who sent me,
-\v 45 and the one who sees me sees him who sent me.
-
-\s5
-\v 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
-\v 47 If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
-
-\s5
-\v 48 The one who rejects me and who does not receive my words, has one who judges him. The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
-\v 49 For I did not speak for myself, but it is the Father who sent me, who has given me the command about what to say and what to speak.
-\v 50 I know that his command is eternal life, so that is what I say—just as the Father has spoken to me, so I speak."
-\s5
-\c 13
-\p
-\v 1 Now it was before the Festival of the Passover. Jesus knew that his hour had come to go out of this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
-\v 2 Now the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 He knew that the Father had given everything over into his hands and that he had come from God and was going back to God.
-\v 4 He got up from dinner and took off his outer clothing. Then he took a towel and wrapped it around himself.
-\v 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and dry them with the towel that he had put around himself.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 He came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
-\v 7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand this later."
-\v 8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me."
-\v 9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, do not only wash my feet, but also my hands and my head."
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed has no need, except to wash his feet, but he is completely clean; you are clean, but not everyone."
-\v 11 (For Jesus knew who would betray him; that is why he said, "Not all of you are clean.")
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 So when Jesus had washed their feet and taken his garments and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done for you?
-\v 13 You call me 'teacher' and 'Lord,' and you are speaking correctly, because so I am.
-\v 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash the feet of one another.
-\v 15 For I have given you an example so that you should also do just as I did for you.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.
-\v 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
-\v 18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know those whom I have chosen—but this so that the scripture will be fulfilled: 'He who eats my bread lifted up his heel against me.'
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-\v 19 I tell you this now before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe that I AM.
-\v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I sent, receives me, and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."
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-\v 21 When Jesus said this, he was troubled in spirit. He testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you that one of you will betray me."
-\v 22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering of whom he was speaking.
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-\v 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying down at the table against Jesus' side.
-\v 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him who he is speaking about."
-\v 25 So he leaned back against the side of Jesus and said to him, "Lord, who is it?"
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-\v 26 Then Jesus answered, "It is the one for whom I will dip the piece of bread and give it him." So when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
-\v 27 Then after the bread, Satan entered into him, so Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do it quickly."
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-\v 28 Now no one who was lying down at the table knew why he said this to him.
-\v 29 Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus said to him, "Buy what we need to have for the festival," or that he should give something to the poor.
-\v 30 After Judas received the bread, he went out immediately. It was night.
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-\v 31 When Judas was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
-\v 32 God will glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately.
-\v 33 Little children, I am with you for still a short amount of time. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' Now I also say this to you.
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-\v 34 I am giving you a new commandment, that you should love one another; as I have loved you, so also you should love one another.
-\v 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."
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-\v 36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later."
-\v 37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
-\v 38 Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow before you have denied me three times."
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-\v 1 "Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.
-\v 2 In the house of my Father are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.
-\v 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am you will also be.
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-\v 4 You know the way to where I am going."
-\v 5 Thomas said to Jesus, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, how can we know the way?"
-\v 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.
-\v 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him."
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-\v 8 Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."
-\v 9 Jesus said to him, "I have been with you for so long and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
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-\v 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from my own authority, but the Father living in me is doing his work.
-\v 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, or else believe because of the works themselves.
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-\v 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will do the works that I do, and he will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father.
-\v 13 Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father will be glorified in the Son.
-\v 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
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-\v 15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments,
-\v 16 and I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Comforter so that he will be with you forever—
-\v 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive him because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
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-\v 18 I will not leave you alone; I will come back to you.
-\v 19 Yet a short amount of time and the world will no longer see me, but you see me. Because I live, you will also live.
-\v 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.
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-\v 21 He who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and I will show myself to him."
-\v 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Jesus, "Lord, why is it that you will show yourself to us and not to the world?"
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-\v 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and we will make our home with him.
-\v 24 He who does not love me does not keep my words. The word that you hear is not from me but from the Father who sent me.
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-\v 25 I have said these things to you, while I am staying with you.
-\v 26 However, the Comforter—the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and he will remind you of everything that I said to you.
-\v 27 I leave you peace; I give you my peace. I do not give it as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.
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-\v 28 You heard that I said to you, 'I am going away, and I will come back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am.
-\v 29 Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you will believe.
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-\v 30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
-\v 31 but in order that the world will know that I love the Father, I do just as the Father commanded me. Let us get up and go from here."
-\c 15
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-\v 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
-\v 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
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-\v 3 You are already clean because of the message that I have spoken to you.
-\v 4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
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-\v 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.
-\v 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up, and they gather the branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned up.
-\v 7 If you remain in me, and if my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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-\v 8 My Father is glorified in this, that you bear much fruit and so prove that you are my disciples.
-\v 9 As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.
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-\v 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love.
-\v 11 I have spoken these things to you so that my joy will be in you and so that your joy will be complete.
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-\v 12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
-\v 13 No one has a love greater than this, that he lays down his life for his friends.
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-\v 14 You are my friends if you do the things that I command you.
-\v 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
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-\v 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain. This is so that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
-\v 17 These things I command you, so that you love one another.
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-\v 18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
-\v 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world and because I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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-\v 20 Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
-\v 21 They will do all these things to you because of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
-\v 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
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-\v 23 He who hates me also hates my Father.
-\v 24 If I had not done the works that no one else did among them, they would have no sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
-\v 25 But this is in order to fulfill the word that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'
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-\v 26 When the Comforter—whom I will send to you from the Father, that is, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father—comes, he will testify about me.
-\v 27 You are also testifying because you have been with me from the beginning.
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-\v 1 "I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away.
-\v 2 They will throw you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.
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-\v 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.
-\v 4 I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you about these things in the beginning, because I was with you.
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-\v 5 But now I go to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
-\v 6 But because I have said these things to you, sadness has filled your heart.
-\v 7 But truly I tell you, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.
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-\v 8 When he comes, the Comforter will prove the world to be wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment—
-\v 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me;
-\v 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me;
-\v 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
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-\v 12 I have many things to say to you, but you would not understand them now.
-\v 13 But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak from himself. But he will say whatever he hears, and he will tell you things that are to come.
-\v 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and he will tell it to you.
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-\v 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. Therefore, I said that the Spirit will take from what is mine and he will tell it to you.
-\v 16 In a short amount of time you will no longer see me, and after another short amount of time you will see me."
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-\v 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A short amount of time you will no longer see me and after another short amount of time you will see me,' and, 'Because I go to the Father'?"
-\v 18 Therefore they said, "What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? We do not know what he is talking about."
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-\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
-\v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will become full of sadness, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
-\v 21 When a woman gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that a man has been born into the world.
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-\v 22 So you have sadness now, but I will see you again, and your heart will be glad, and no one will be able to take away your joy from you.
-\v 23 On that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
-\v 24 Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive so that your joy will be fulfilled.
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-\v 25 I have said these things to you in figures of speech, but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but instead I will tell you plainly about the Father.
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-\v 26 On that day you will ask in my name and I do not say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,
-\v 27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from the Father.
-\v 28 I came from the Father, and I have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father."
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-\v 29 His disciples said, "See, now you are speaking plainly and you are not using figures of speech.
-\v 30 Now we know that you know all things, and you do not need anyone to ask you questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come from God."
-\v 31 Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now?
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-\v 32 See, the hour is coming, yes, and has indeed come, when you will be scattered, everyone to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
-\v 33 I have spoken these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have troubles, but have courage, I have conquered the world."
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-\v 1 After Jesus said these things, he lifted up his eyes to the heavens and said, "Father, the hour has come, glorify your Son so that the Son will glorify you—
-\v 2 just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he would give eternal life to everyone whom you have given him.
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-\v 3 This is eternal life: That they know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
-\v 4 I glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work that you have given me to do.
-\v 5 Now, Father, glorify me along with yourself with the glory that I had with you before the world was made.
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-\v 6 I revealed your name to the people whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
-\v 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me comes from you,
-\v 8 for I have given them all the words that you gave me. They received them and truly knew that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
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-\v 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
-\v 10 Everything that is mine is yours, and yours is mine, and I am glorified in them.
-\v 11 I am no longer in the world, but these people are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me so that they will be one, just as we are one.
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-\v 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I protected them, and not one of them was destroyed, except for the son of destruction, so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.
-\v 13 Now I am coming to you, but I am saying these things in the world so that they will have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
-\v 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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-\v 15 I do not ask for you to take them away from the world, but for you to keep them from the evil one.
-\v 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
-\v 17 Set them apart by the truth. Your word is truth.
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-\v 18 Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
-\v 19 For their sakes I have set myself apart, so that they themselves may also be set apart in truth.
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-\v 20 I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word
-\v 21 so that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I am in you. I pray that they will also be in us so that the world will believe that you have sent me.
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-\v 22 The glory that you gave me, I have given to them, so that they will be one, just as we are one:
-\v 23 I in them, and you in me—that they may be brought to complete unity, so that the world will know that you sent me, and that you have loved them just as you loved me.
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-\v 24 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
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-\v 25 Righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I know you; and these know that you sent me.
-\v 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known so that the love with which you have loved me will be in them, and I will be in them."
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-\v 1 After Jesus spoke these words, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.
-\v 2 Now Judas, who was going to betray him, also knew the place, for Jesus often went there with his disciples.
-\v 3 Then Judas, leading a group of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
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-\v 4 Then Jesus, who knew all the things that were happening to him, went forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
-\v 5 They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am." Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with the soldiers.
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-\v 6 So when he said to them, "I am," they went backward and fell to the ground.
-\v 7 Then again he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" Again they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." 
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-\v 8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am. So if you are looking for me, let these go."
-\v 9 This was in order to fulfill the word that he said: "Of those whom you have given me, I lost no one."
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-\v 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus.
-\v 11 Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword back into its sheath. Should I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
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-\v 12 So the group of soldiers and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and tied him up.
-\v 13 They led him first to Annas, for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
-\v 14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had given the advice to the Jews that it would be better that one man die for the people.
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-\v 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest;
-\v 16 but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the female doorkeeper and he brought Peter in.
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-\v 17 Then the female servant, the doorkeeper, said to Peter, "Are you not also one of the disciples of this man?" He said, "I am not."
-\v 18 Now the servants and the officers were standing there, and they had made a charcoal fire, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves. Peter was also with them, standing there and warming himself.
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-\v 19 The high priest then asked Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
-\v 20 Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I was always teaching in synagogues and in the temple where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
-\v 21 Why did you ask me? Ask those who have heard me about what I said. Look, these people know what I said."
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-\v 22 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing there struck Jesus and said, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"
-\v 23 Jesus answered him, "If I spoke wrongly, testify about the wrong, but if rightly, why do you hit me?"
-\v 24 Then Annas sent him tied up to Caiaphas the high priest.
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-\v 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. The people then said to him, "Are you not also one of his disciples?" He denied it and said, "I am not."
-\v 26 One of the servants of the high priest, who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?"
-\v 27 Peter then denied again, and immediately the rooster crowed.
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-\v 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the government headquarters. It was early in the morning, and they did not enter the government headquarters so that they would not be defiled but would eat the Passover.
-\v 29 So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?"
-\v 30 They answered and said to him, "If this man was not an evildoer, we would not have given him over to you."
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-\v 31 Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death."
-\v 32 They said this so that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled which he had spoken to indicate by what kind of death he would die.
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-\v 33 Then Pilate entered the government headquarters again and called Jesus and he said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
-\v 34 Jesus answered, "Do you speak from yourself, or did others speak to you about me?"
-\v 35 Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and the chief priests gave you over to me. What did you do?"
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-\v 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were part of this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here."
-\v 37 Pilate then said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
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-\v 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in this man.
-\v 39 But you have the custom that I release one person to you at the Passover. So do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?"
-\v 40 Then they cried out again and said, "Not this man, but Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a robber.
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-\v 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him.
-\v 2 The soldiers weaved a crown of thorns. They put it on the head of Jesus and dressed him with a purple garment.
-\v 3 They came to him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they struck him.
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-\v 4 Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him outside to you so that you will know that I find no guilt in him."
-\v 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, "Look, here is the man!"
-\v 6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Jesus, they cried out and said, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him."
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-\v 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he has to die because he claimed to be the Son of God."
-\v 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
-\v 9 and he entered the government headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
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-\v 10 Then Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?"
-\v 11 Jesus answered him, "You do not have any power over me except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, he who gave me over to you has a greater sin."
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-\v 12 At this answer, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."
-\v 13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."
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-\v 14 Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, at about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, "See, here is your king!"
-\v 15 They cried out, "Away with him, away with him; crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Should I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."
-\v 16 Then Pilate gave Jesus over to them to be crucified.
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-\v 17 Then they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying the cross for himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which in Hebrew is called "Golgotha."
-\v 18 They crucified Jesus there, and with him two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
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-\v 19 Pilate also wrote a sign and put it on the cross. There it was written: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
-\v 20 Many of the Jews read this sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. The sign was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
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-\v 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This one said, "I am King of the Jews."'"
-\v 22 Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."
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-\v 23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, divided them into four shares, one for each of them; and also the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top.
-\v 24 Then they said to each other, "Let us not tear it, but instead let us cast lots for it to decide whose it will be." This happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled which said,
-\q "They divided my garments among themselves
-\q and cast lots for my clothing."
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-\v 25 Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 
-\v 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, see, your son!"
-\v 27 Then he said to the disciple, "See, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
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-\v 28 After this, knowing that everything was now completed and so that the scriptures would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
-\v 29 A container full of sour wine was placed there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop staff and lifted it up to his mouth.
-\v 30 When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
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-\v 31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was especially important), asked Pilate to break their legs and to remove them.
-\v 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the second man who had been crucified with Jesus.
-\v 33 When they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs.
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-\v 34 However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
-\v 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe.
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-\v 36 For these things happened in order to fulfill scripture, "Not one of his bones will be broken."
-\v 37 Again, another scripture says, "They will look at him whom they pierced."
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-\p
-\v 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, since he was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph came and took away his body.
-\v 39 Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies.
-\v 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden was a new tomb in which no person had yet been buried.
-\v 42 Because it was the day of preparation for the Jews and because the tomb was close by, they laid Jesus in it.
-\s5
-\c 20
-\p
-\v 1 Now early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and she saw the stone rolled away from the tomb.
-\v 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, "They took away the Lord out from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went to the tomb.
-\v 4 They both ran together, and the other disciple quickly ran ahead of Peter and arrived at the tomb first.
-\v 5 Then stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Simon Peter then arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there
-\v 7 and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a place by itself.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Then the other disciple, the one who first arrived at the tomb, also went in, and he saw and believed.
-\v 9 For until that time they still did not know the scripture that he should rise from the dead ones.
-\v 10 So the disciples went back home again.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she stooped down into the tomb.
-\v 12 She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the foot of where the body of Jesus had lain.
-\v 13 They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they took away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him."
-
-\s5
-\v 14 When she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
-\v 15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She thought that he was the gardener, so she said to him, "Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned, and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni" (which means "Teacher").
-\v 17 Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father, but go to my brothers and say to them that I will go up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God."
-\v 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that he had said these things to her.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 When it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of where the disciples were, were closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle of them and said to them, "Peace to you."
-\v 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 Jesus then said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."
-\v 22 When Jesus had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
-\v 23 Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven; whoever's sins you keep back, they are kept back."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
-\v 25 The other disciples later said to him, "We have seen the Lord." He said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 After eight days his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came while the doors were closed, and stood among them, and said, "Peace to you."
-\v 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger and see my hands. Reach here with your hand and put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving, but believe."
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God."
-\v 29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and believed."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, signs that have not been written in this book,
-\v 31 but these have been written so that you would believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that believing, you would have life in his name.
-\s5
-\c 21
-\p
-\v 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he showed himself:
-\v 2 Simon Peter was together with Thomas called Didymus, Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus.
-\v 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We, too, will come with you." They went and got into a boat, but they caught nothing during the whole night.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Now, when it was already early in the morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.
-\v 5 So Jesus said to them, "Young men, do you have anything to eat?" They answered him, "No."
-\v 6 He said to them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw their net and were not able to draw it in because of the large number of fish.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied up his outer garment (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea.
-\v 8 The other disciples came in the boat (for they were not far from the land, about two hundred cubits off), and they were pulling the net full of fish.
-\v 9 When they got out upon the land, they saw a charcoal fire there and fish laid on it, with bread.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught."
-\v 11 Simon Peter then went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish; 153. There were so many, but the net was not torn.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.
-\v 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and the fish also.
-\v 14 This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from the dead ones.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 After they ate breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs."
-\v 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep."
-
-\s5
-\v 17 He said to him a third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was sad because Jesus had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
-\v 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to clothe yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you become old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will clothe you and carry you where you will not want to go."
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Now Jesus said this in order to indicate with what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After he had said this, he said to Peter, "Follow me."
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who had also leaned back against the side of Jesus at the dinner and who had said, "Lord, who is the one who will betray you?"
-\v 21 Peter saw him and then said to Jesus, "Lord, what will this man do?"
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you? Follow me."
-\v 23 So this statement spread among the brothers, that that disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to Peter that the other disciple would not die, but, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you?"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
-\v 25 There are also many other things that Jesus did. If each one were written down, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
+\s5
+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead ones, was.
+\v 2 So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of those who was lying down at the table with Jesus.
+\v 3 Then Mary took a litra of perfume made of very precious pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, the one who would betray him, said,
+\v 5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
+\v 6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He had the moneybag and would steal from what was put in it.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Jesus said, "Allow her to keep what she has for the day of my burial.
+\v 8 You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Now a large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, and they came, not only for Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead ones.
+\v 10 The chief priests conspired together so that they might also put Lazarus to death;
+\v 11 for it was because of him that many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 On the next day a great crowd came to the festival. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
+\v 13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him and cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it was written,
+\v 15 "Do not fear, daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Now the crowd testified that they had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him up from the dead ones.
+\v 18 It was also for this reason that the crowd went out to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
+\v 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Look, you can do nothing; see, the world has gone after him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Now certain Greeks were among those who were going up to worship at the festival.
+\v 21 These went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
+\v 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew went with Philip, and they told Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Jesus answered them and said, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
+\v 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone; but if it dies, it will bear much fruit.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 He who loves his life will lose it; but he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
+\v 26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Now my soul is troubled and what should I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this reason I came to this hour.
+\v 28 Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven and said, "I have glorified it and I will glorify it again."
+\v 29 Then the crowd that stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come for me, but for you.
+\v 31 Now is the judgment of this world: Now will the ruler of this world be thrown out.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."
+\v 33 He said this to indicate what kind of death he would die.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 The crowd answered him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ will stay forever. How can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
+\v 35 Jesus then said to them, "The light will still be with you for a short amount of time. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
+\v 36 While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may be sons of light."
+\p Jesus said these things and then departed and hid from them.
+
+\s5
+\v 37 Although Jesus had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him
+\v 38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, in which he said:
+\q "Lord, who has believed our report,
+\q and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah had also said,
+\q
+\v 40 "He has blinded their eyes, and he has hardened their hearts;
+\q otherwise they would see with their eyes and understand with their hearts,
+\q and turn,
+\q and I would heal them."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke of him.
+\v 42 But despite that, many of the rulers believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees, they did not admit it so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.
+\v 43 They loved the praise that comes from people more than the praise that comes from God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 44 Jesus cried out and said, "The one who believes in me, believes not only in me but also in him who sent me,
+\v 45 and the one who sees me sees him who sent me.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
+\v 47 If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 48 The one who rejects me and who does not receive my words, has one who judges him. The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
+\v 49 For I did not speak for myself, but it is the Father who sent me, who has given me the command about what to say and what to speak.
+\v 50 I know that his command is eternal life, so that is what I say—just as the Father has spoken to me, so I speak."
+\s5
+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 Now it was before the Festival of the Passover. Jesus knew that his hour had come to go out of this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
+\v 2 Now the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 He knew that the Father had given everything over into his hands and that he had come from God and was going back to God.
+\v 4 He got up from dinner and took off his outer clothing. Then he took a towel and wrapped it around himself.
+\v 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and dry them with the towel that he had put around himself.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 He came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
+\v 7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand this later."
+\v 8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me."
+\v 9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, do not only wash my feet, but also my hands and my head."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed has no need, except to wash his feet, but he is completely clean; you are clean, but not everyone."
+\v 11 (For Jesus knew who would betray him; that is why he said, "Not all of you are clean.")
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 So when Jesus had washed their feet and taken his garments and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done for you?
+\v 13 You call me 'teacher' and 'Lord,' and you are speaking correctly, because so I am.
+\v 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash the feet of one another.
+\v 15 For I have given you an example so that you should also do just as I did for you.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.
+\v 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
+\v 18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know those whom I have chosen—but this so that the scripture will be fulfilled: 'He who eats my bread lifted up his heel against me.'
+
+\s5
+\v 19 I tell you this now before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe that I AM.
+\v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I sent, receives me, and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 When Jesus said this, he was troubled in spirit. He testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you that one of you will betray me."
+\v 22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering of whom he was speaking.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying down at the table against Jesus' side.
+\v 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him who he is speaking about."
+\v 25 So he leaned back against the side of Jesus and said to him, "Lord, who is it?"
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Then Jesus answered, "It is the one for whom I will dip the piece of bread and give it him." So when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
+\v 27 Then after the bread, Satan entered into him, so Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do it quickly."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Now no one who was lying down at the table knew why he said this to him.
+\v 29 Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus said to him, "Buy what we need to have for the festival," or that he should give something to the poor.
+\v 30 After Judas received the bread, he went out immediately. It was night.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 When Judas was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
+\v 32 God will glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately.
+\v 33 Little children, I am with you for still a short amount of time. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' Now I also say this to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 I am giving you a new commandment, that you should love one another; as I have loved you, so also you should love one another.
+\v 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later."
+\v 37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
+\v 38 Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow before you have denied me three times."
+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 "Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.
+\v 2 In the house of my Father are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.
+\v 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am you will also be.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 You know the way to where I am going."
+\v 5 Thomas said to Jesus, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, how can we know the way?"
+\v 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.
+\v 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."
+\v 9 Jesus said to him, "I have been with you for so long and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from my own authority, but the Father living in me is doing his work.
+\v 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, or else believe because of the works themselves.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will do the works that I do, and he will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father.
+\v 13 Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father will be glorified in the Son.
+\v 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments,
+\v 16 and I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Comforter so that he will be with you forever—
+\v 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive him because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 I will not leave you alone; I will come back to you.
+\v 19 Yet a short amount of time and the world will no longer see me, but you see me. Because I live, you will also live.
+\v 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 He who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and I will show myself to him."
+\v 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Jesus, "Lord, why is it that you will show yourself to us and not to the world?"
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and we will make our home with him.
+\v 24 He who does not love me does not keep my words. The word that you hear is not from me but from the Father who sent me.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 I have said these things to you, while I am staying with you.
+\v 26 However, the Comforter—the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and he will remind you of everything that I said to you.
+\v 27 I leave you peace; I give you my peace. I do not give it as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 You heard that I said to you, 'I am going away, and I will come back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am.
+\v 29 Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you will believe.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
+\v 31 but in order that the world will know that I love the Father, I do just as the Father commanded me. Let us get up and go from here."
+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
+\v 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 You are already clean because of the message that I have spoken to you.
+\v 4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.
+\v 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up, and they gather the branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned up.
+\v 7 If you remain in me, and if my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 My Father is glorified in this, that you bear much fruit and so prove that you are my disciples.
+\v 9 As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love.
+\v 11 I have spoken these things to you so that my joy will be in you and so that your joy will be complete.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
+\v 13 No one has a love greater than this, that he lays down his life for his friends.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 You are my friends if you do the things that I command you.
+\v 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain. This is so that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
+\v 17 These things I command you, so that you love one another.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
+\v 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world and because I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
+\v 21 They will do all these things to you because of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
+\v 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 He who hates me also hates my Father.
+\v 24 If I had not done the works that no one else did among them, they would have no sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
+\v 25 But this is in order to fulfill the word that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'
+
+\s5
+\v 26 When the Comforter—whom I will send to you from the Father, that is, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father—comes, he will testify about me.
+\v 27 You are also testifying because you have been with me from the beginning.
+\s5
+\c 16
+\p
+\v 1 "I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away.
+\v 2 They will throw you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.
+\v 4 I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you about these things in the beginning, because I was with you.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 But now I go to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
+\v 6 But because I have said these things to you, sadness has filled your heart.
+\v 7 But truly I tell you, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 When he comes, the Comforter will prove the world to be wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment—
+\v 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me;
+\v 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me;
+\v 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 I have many things to say to you, but you would not understand them now.
+\v 13 But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak from himself. But he will say whatever he hears, and he will tell you things that are to come.
+\v 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and he will tell it to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. Therefore, I said that the Spirit will take from what is mine and he will tell it to you.
+\v 16 In a short amount of time you will no longer see me, and after another short amount of time you will see me."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A short amount of time you will no longer see me and after another short amount of time you will see me,' and, 'Because I go to the Father'?"
+\v 18 Therefore they said, "What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? We do not know what he is talking about."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
+\v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will become full of sadness, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
+\v 21 When a woman gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that a man has been born into the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 So you have sadness now, but I will see you again, and your heart will be glad, and no one will be able to take away your joy from you.
+\v 23 On that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
+\v 24 Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive so that your joy will be fulfilled.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 I have said these things to you in figures of speech, but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but instead I will tell you plainly about the Father.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 On that day you will ask in my name and I do not say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,
+\v 27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from the Father.
+\v 28 I came from the Father, and I have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father."
+
+\s5
+\v 29 His disciples said, "See, now you are speaking plainly and you are not using figures of speech.
+\v 30 Now we know that you know all things, and you do not need anyone to ask you questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come from God."
+\v 31 Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now?
+
+\s5
+\v 32 See, the hour is coming, yes, and has indeed come, when you will be scattered, everyone to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
+\v 33 I have spoken these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have troubles, but have courage, I have conquered the world."
+\s5
+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 After Jesus said these things, he lifted up his eyes to the heavens and said, "Father, the hour has come, glorify your Son so that the Son will glorify you—
+\v 2 just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he would give eternal life to everyone whom you have given him.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 This is eternal life: That they know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
+\v 4 I glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work that you have given me to do.
+\v 5 Now, Father, glorify me along with yourself with the glory that I had with you before the world was made.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 I revealed your name to the people whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
+\v 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me comes from you,
+\v 8 for I have given them all the words that you gave me. They received them and truly knew that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
+\v 10 Everything that is mine is yours, and yours is mine, and I am glorified in them.
+\v 11 I am no longer in the world, but these people are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me so that they will be one, just as we are one.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I protected them, and not one of them was destroyed, except for the son of destruction, so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.
+\v 13 Now I am coming to you, but I am saying these things in the world so that they will have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
+\v 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 I do not ask for you to take them away from the world, but for you to keep them from the evil one.
+\v 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
+\v 17 Set them apart by the truth. Your word is truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
+\v 19 For their sakes I have set myself apart, so that they themselves may also be set apart in truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word
+\v 21 so that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I am in you. I pray that they will also be in us so that the world will believe that you have sent me.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 The glory that you gave me, I have given to them, so that they will be one, just as we are one:
+\v 23 I in them, and you in me—that they may be brought to complete unity, so that the world will know that you sent me, and that you have loved them just as you loved me.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I know you; and these know that you sent me.
+\v 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known so that the love with which you have loved me will be in them, and I will be in them."
+\s5
+\c 18
+\p
+\v 1 After Jesus spoke these words, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.
+\v 2 Now Judas, who was going to betray him, also knew the place, for Jesus often went there with his disciples.
+\v 3 Then Judas, leading a group of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then Jesus, who knew all the things that were happening to him, went forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
+\v 5 They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am." Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with the soldiers.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 So when he said to them, "I am," they went backward and fell to the ground.
+\v 7 Then again he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" Again they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." 
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am. So if you are looking for me, let these go."
+\v 9 This was in order to fulfill the word that he said: "Of those whom you have given me, I lost no one."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus.
+\v 11 Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword back into its sheath. Should I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 So the group of soldiers and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and tied him up.
+\v 13 They led him first to Annas, for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
+\v 14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had given the advice to the Jews that it would be better that one man die for the people.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest;
+\v 16 but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the female doorkeeper and he brought Peter in.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Then the female servant, the doorkeeper, said to Peter, "Are you not also one of the disciples of this man?" He said, "I am not."
+\v 18 Now the servants and the officers were standing there, and they had made a charcoal fire, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves. Peter was also with them, standing there and warming himself.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 The high priest then asked Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
+\v 20 Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I was always teaching in synagogues and in the temple where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
+\v 21 Why did you ask me? Ask those who have heard me about what I said. Look, these people know what I said."
+
+\s5
+\v 22 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing there struck Jesus and said, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"
+\v 23 Jesus answered him, "If I spoke wrongly, testify about the wrong, but if rightly, why do you hit me?"
+\v 24 Then Annas sent him tied up to Caiaphas the high priest.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. The people then said to him, "Are you not also one of his disciples?" He denied it and said, "I am not."
+\v 26 One of the servants of the high priest, who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?"
+\v 27 Peter then denied again, and immediately the rooster crowed.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the government headquarters. It was early in the morning, and they did not enter the government headquarters so that they would not be defiled but would eat the Passover.
+\v 29 So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?"
+\v 30 They answered and said to him, "If this man was not an evildoer, we would not have given him over to you."
+
+\s5
+\v 31 Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death."
+\v 32 They said this so that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled which he had spoken to indicate by what kind of death he would die.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 Then Pilate entered the government headquarters again and called Jesus and he said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
+\v 34 Jesus answered, "Do you speak from yourself, or did others speak to you about me?"
+\v 35 Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and the chief priests gave you over to me. What did you do?"
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were part of this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here."
+\v 37 Pilate then said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in this man.
+\v 39 But you have the custom that I release one person to you at the Passover. So do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?"
+\v 40 Then they cried out again and said, "Not this man, but Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a robber.
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him.
+\v 2 The soldiers weaved a crown of thorns. They put it on the head of Jesus and dressed him with a purple garment.
+\v 3 They came to him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they struck him.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him outside to you so that you will know that I find no guilt in him."
+\v 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, "Look, here is the man!"
+\v 6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Jesus, they cried out and said, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him."
+
+\s5
+\v 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he has to die because he claimed to be the Son of God."
+\v 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
+\v 9 and he entered the government headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Then Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?"
+\v 11 Jesus answered him, "You do not have any power over me except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, he who gave me over to you has a greater sin."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 At this answer, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."
+\v 13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, at about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, "See, here is your king!"
+\v 15 They cried out, "Away with him, away with him; crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Should I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."
+\v 16 Then Pilate gave Jesus over to them to be crucified.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 Then they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying the cross for himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which in Hebrew is called "Golgotha."
+\v 18 They crucified Jesus there, and with him two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Pilate also wrote a sign and put it on the cross. There it was written: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
+\v 20 Many of the Jews read this sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. The sign was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This one said, "I am King of the Jews."'"
+\v 22 Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, divided them into four shares, one for each of them; and also the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top.
+\v 24 Then they said to each other, "Let us not tear it, but instead let us cast lots for it to decide whose it will be." This happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled which said,
+\q "They divided my garments among themselves
+\q and cast lots for my clothing."
+\m
+This is what the soldiers did.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 
+\v 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, see, your son!"
+\v 27 Then he said to the disciple, "See, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 28 After this, knowing that everything was now completed and so that the scriptures would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
+\v 29 A container full of sour wine was placed there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop staff and lifted it up to his mouth.
+\v 30 When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was especially important), asked Pilate to break their legs and to remove them.
+\v 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the second man who had been crucified with Jesus.
+\v 33 When they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
+\v 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 For these things happened in order to fulfill scripture, "Not one of his bones will be broken."
+\v 37 Again, another scripture says, "They will look at him whom they pierced."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, since he was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph came and took away his body.
+\v 39 Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies.
+\v 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden was a new tomb in which no person had yet been buried.
+\v 42 Because it was the day of preparation for the Jews and because the tomb was close by, they laid Jesus in it.
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 Now early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and she saw the stone rolled away from the tomb.
+\v 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, "They took away the Lord out from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went to the tomb.
+\v 4 They both ran together, and the other disciple quickly ran ahead of Peter and arrived at the tomb first.
+\v 5 Then stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Simon Peter then arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there
+\v 7 and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a place by itself.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Then the other disciple, the one who first arrived at the tomb, also went in, and he saw and believed.
+\v 9 For until that time they still did not know the scripture that he should rise from the dead ones.
+\v 10 So the disciples went back home again.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she stooped down into the tomb.
+\v 12 She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the foot of where the body of Jesus had lain.
+\v 13 They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they took away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him."
+
+\s5
+\v 14 When she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
+\v 15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She thought that he was the gardener, so she said to him, "Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned, and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni" (which means "Teacher").
+\v 17 Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father, but go to my brothers and say to them that I will go up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God."
+\v 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that he had said these things to her.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 When it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of where the disciples were, were closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle of them and said to them, "Peace to you."
+\v 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Jesus then said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."
+\v 22 When Jesus had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
+\v 23 Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven; whoever's sins you keep back, they are kept back."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
+\v 25 The other disciples later said to him, "We have seen the Lord." He said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 After eight days his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came while the doors were closed, and stood among them, and said, "Peace to you."
+\v 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger and see my hands. Reach here with your hand and put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving, but believe."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God."
+\v 29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and believed."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, signs that have not been written in this book,
+\v 31 but these have been written so that you would believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that believing, you would have life in his name.
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he showed himself:
+\v 2 Simon Peter was together with Thomas called Didymus, Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus.
+\v 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We, too, will come with you." They went and got into a boat, but they caught nothing during the whole night.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Now, when it was already early in the morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.
+\v 5 So Jesus said to them, "Young men, do you have anything to eat?" They answered him, "No."
+\v 6 He said to them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw their net and were not able to draw it in because of the large number of fish.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied up his outer garment (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea.
+\v 8 The other disciples came in the boat (for they were not far from the land, about two hundred cubits off), and they were pulling the net full of fish.
+\v 9 When they got out upon the land, they saw a charcoal fire there and fish laid on it, with bread.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught."
+\v 11 Simon Peter then went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish; 153. There were so many, but the net was not torn.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.
+\v 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and the fish also.
+\v 14 This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from the dead ones.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 After they ate breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs."
+\v 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 He said to him a third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was sad because Jesus had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
+\v 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to clothe yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you become old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will clothe you and carry you where you will not want to go."
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Now Jesus said this in order to indicate with what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After he had said this, he said to Peter, "Follow me."
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who had also leaned back against the side of Jesus at the dinner and who had said, "Lord, who is the one who will betray you?"
+\v 21 Peter saw him and then said to Jesus, "Lord, what will this man do?"
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you? Follow me."
+\v 23 So this statement spread among the brothers, that that disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to Peter that the other disciple would not die, but, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you?"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
+\v 25 There are also many other things that Jesus did. If each one were written down, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

45-ACT.usfm

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 \toc1 The Acts of the Apostles
 \toc2 Acts
 \toc3 Act
-\mt Apostles \s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 The former book I wrote, Theophilus, told all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
-\v 2 until the day that he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
-\v 3 After his suffering, he presented himself alive to them with many convincing proofs. For forty days he appeared to them, and he spoke about the kingdom of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 When he was meeting together with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, about which, he said, "You heard from me
-\v 5 that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit in a few days."
-\p
-
-\s5
-\v 6 When they were assembled together they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you will restore the kingdom to Israel?"
-\v 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has determined by his own authority.
-\v 8 But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
-
-\s5
-\v 9 When the Lord Jesus had said these things, as they were looking up, he was raised up, and a cloud hid him from their eyes.
-\v 10 While they were looking intensely to heaven as he went, suddenly, two men stood by them in white clothing.
-\v 11 They said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in the same manner as you saw him going into heaven."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near to Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.
-\v 13 When they arrived, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were staying. They were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
-\v 14 They were all united as one, as they diligently continued in prayer. Included were the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers, about 120 people, and said,
-\v 16 "Brothers, it was necessary that the scripture should be fulfilled, that the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who guided the ones who arrested Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 For he was one of us and received his share of the benefits of this ministry."
-\v 18 (Now this man bought a field with the earnings he received for his wickedness, and there he fell headfirst, and his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.
-\v 19 All those living in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language "Akeldama," that is, "Field of Blood.")
-
-\s5
-\v 20 "For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
-\q 'Let his field be made desolate,
-\q and do not let even one person live there';
-\q 'Let someone else take his position of leadership.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 21 It is necessary, therefore, that one of the men who accompanied us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
-\v 22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was taken up from us, must be a witness with us of his resurrection."
-\v 23 They put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also named Justus, and Matthias.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 They prayed and said, "You, Lord, know the hearts of all people, so reveal which of these two is the one whom you have chosen
-\v 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place."
-\v 26 They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in the same place.
-\v 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
-\v 3 There appeared to them tongues like fire that were distributed, and they sat upon each one of them.
-\v 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them to speak.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 Now there were Jews who were living in Jerusalem, godly men, from every nation under heaven.
-\v 6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and was confused because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
-\v 7 They were amazed and marveled; they said, "Really, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Why is it that we are hearing them, each in our own language in which we were born?
-\v 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
-\v 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
-\v 11 Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our languages about the mighty works of God."
-
-\s5
-\v 12 They were all amazed and perplexed; they said to one another, "What does this mean?"
-\v 13 But others mocked and said, "They are full of new wine."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 But Peter stood with the eleven, raised his voice, and said to them, "Men of Judea and all of you who live at Jerusalem, let this be known to you; pay attention to my words.
-\v 15 For these people are not drunk as you assume, for it is only the third hour of the day.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
-\q
-\v 17 'It will be in the last days,' God says,
-\q 'I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
-\q Your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
-\q your young men will see visions,
-\q and your old men will dream dreams.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 18 Also on my servants and my female servants in those days
-\q I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
-\q
-\v 19 I will show wonders in the sky above
-\q and signs on the earth below,
-\q blood, fire, and vapor of smoke.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 20 The sun will be turned to darkness
-\q and the moon to blood,
-\q before the great and remarkable day of the Lord comes.
-\q
-\v 21 It will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man shown to you by God to be genuine by the mighty deeds, the wonders, and the signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.
-\v 23 This man was handed over by God's predetermined plan and foreknowledge; and you, by the hand of lawless men, put him to death by nailing him to a cross. 
-\v 24 But God raised him up, freeing him from the pains of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 For David says about him,
-\q 'I saw the Lord always before my face,
-\q for he is beside my right hand so that I should not be moved.
-\q
-\v 26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced.
-\q Also, my flesh will live in certain hope.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
-\q neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
-\q
-\v 28 You revealed to me the ways of life;
-\q you will make me full of gladness with your face.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 29 Brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
-\v 30 Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that he would set one of the fruit of his body upon his throne.
-\v 31 He foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,
-\q 'He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 32 This Jesus—God raised him up, of which we all are witnesses.
-\v 33 Therefore having been raised up to the right hand of God and having received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this, which you see and hear.
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 34 For David did not ascend to the heaven, but he says,
-\q 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
-\q
-\v 35 until I make your enemies the stool for your feet."'
-\m
-\v 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel certainly know that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their hearts, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
-\v 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
-\v 39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, as many people as the Lord our God will call."
-
-\s5
-\v 40 With many other words he testified and urged them; he said, "Save yourselves from this wicked generation."
-\v 41 Then they received his word and were baptized, and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
-\v 42 They continued in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 43 Fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
-\v 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common,
-\v 45 and they sold their property and possessions and distributed them to all, according to the needs anyone had.
-
-\s5
-\v 46 So day after day they continued with one purpose in the temple, and they broke bread in homes, and they shared food with joy and humility of heart;
-\v 47 they praised God and had favor with all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
-\v 2 Now a man lame from birth was being carried every day to the Beautiful gate of temple, so he could ask people who were going into the temple for a gift of money.
-\v 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked them for a gift of money.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, "Look at us."
-\v 5 The lame man looked at them, expecting to receive something from them.
-\v 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have, I will give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter raised him up, and immediately the man's feet and ankle were made strong.
-\v 8 Leaping up, the lame man stood and began to walk; and he entered with Peter and John into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
-\v 10 They noticed that it was the man who had been asking people for a gift of money at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement because of what had happened to him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 As he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly marveling.
-\v 12 When Peter saw this, he answered the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel? Why do you fix your eyes on us, as if we had made him to walk by our own power or godliness?
-
-\s5
-\v 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. He is the one whom you delivered up and rejected before the face of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
-\v 14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One, and you asked instead for a murderer to be released to you.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 You killed the Founder of life, whom God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses of this.
-\v 16 Now, by faith in his name—this man whom you see and know—this same name made him strong. The faith that is through Jesus gave to him this complete health in the presence of all of you.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
-\v 18 But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he has now fulfilled.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Repent, therefore, and turn, so that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come periods of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
-\v 20 and that he may send the Christ who has been appointed for you, Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 He is the One heaven must receive until the time of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
-\v 22 Moses indeed said, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers. You shall listen to everything that he will speak to you.
-\v 23 It will happen that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be completely destroyed from among the people.'
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after him, they spoke out and announced these days.
-\v 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, as he said to Abraham, 'In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
-\v 26 After God raised up his servant, he sent him to you first, in order to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness."
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 As Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them.
-\v 2 They were deeply troubled because Peter and John were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead ones.
-\v 3 They arrested them and put them in jail until the next morning, since it was now evening.
-\v 4 But many of the people who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men who believed was about five thousand.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 It came about on the next day that their rulers, elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.
-\v 6 Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and all who were relatives of the high priest.
-\v 7 When they had set Peter and John in their midst, they asked them, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and elders,
-\v 9 if we this day are being questioned concerning a good deed done to a sick man, by what means was this man made well?
-\v 10 May this be known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands here before you healthy.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Jesus Christ is the stone which you as builders despised but which has been made the head cornerstone.
-\v 12 There is no salvation in any other person, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and realized that they were ordinary, uneducated men, they were surprised, becoming aware that Peter and John had been with Jesus.
-\v 14 Because they saw the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 But after they had commanded the apostles to leave the council meeting, they talked among themselves.
-\v 16 They said, "What shall we do to these men? For the fact that a remarkable miracle has been done through them is known to everyone who lives in Jerusalem; we cannot deny it.
-\v 17 But in order that it spreads no further among the people, let us warn them not to speak anymore to anyone in this name."
-\v 18 They called Peter and John in and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than him, you judge.
-\v 20 We are not able to stop speaking about the things we have seen and heard."
-
-\s5
-\v 21 After further warning Peter and John, they let them go. They were unable to find any excuse to punish them, because all of the people were praising God for what had been done.
-\v 22 The man who had experienced this miracle of healing was more than forty years old.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 After they were set free, Peter and John came to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
-\v 24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "Lord, you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them.
-\v 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David, 
-\q 'Why did the Gentile nations rage,
-\q and the peoples imagine useless things?'
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 26 You said, 'The kings of the earth set themselves together,
-\q and the rulers gathered together
-\q against the Lord, and against his Christ.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 
-\v 28 They gathered together to do all that your hand and your plan had decided in advance would happen.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 Now, Lord, look upon their warnings and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness.
-\v 30 Stretch out your hand to heal, and to give signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
-\v 31 When they finished praying, the place where they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 32 The great number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. No one said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
-\v 33 With great power the apostles were proclaiming their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 There was no person among them who lacked anything, for all who owned title to lands or houses sold them and brought the money of the things that were sold
-\v 35 and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each one according to their need. 
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 36 Joseph, a Levite, a man from Cyprus whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement),
-\v 37 sold a field and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 Now a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property,
-\v 2 and he kept back part of the sale money (his wife also knew it), and brought the other part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?
-\v 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own, and after it was sold, was it not in your control? How is it that you thought of this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."
-\v 5 Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came upon all who heard it.
-\v 6 The young men came forward and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 After about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
-\v 8 Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."
-\v 10 She immediately fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
-\v 11 Great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard these things.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Many signs and wonders were taking place among the people through the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon's Porch.
-\v 13 But no one else had the courage to join them; however, they were held in high esteem by the people.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Still more believers were being added to the Lord, multitudes of men and women,
-\v 15 so that they even carried the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, so that as Peter came by, his shadow might fall on some of them.
-\v 16 There also came together a great number of people from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees); and they were filled with jealousy
-\v 18 and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the public jail.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Yet during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led them out, and said,
-\v 20 "Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."
-\v 21 When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, all the elders of the people of Israel, and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 But the officers that went did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
-\v 23 "We found the jail securely shut and the guards standing at the door, but when we had opened it, we found no one inside."
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them as to what would come of it.
-\v 25 Then someone came and told them, "The men whom you put in the jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
-
-\s5
-\v 26 So the captain went with the officers, and brought them back, but without violence, for they feared that the people might stone them.
-\v 27 When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,
-\v 28 saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and desire to bring this man's blood upon us."
-
-\s5
-\v 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
-\v 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
-\v 31 God exalted him to his right hand to be a prince and a savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
-\v 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 33 When the council members heard this, they were furious and wanted to kill the apostles.
-\v 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up and commanded the apostles to be taken outside for a little while.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 Then he said to them, "Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you propose to do with these people.
-\v 36 For some time ago, Theudas rose up claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who had been obeying him were scattered and came to nothing.
-\v 37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all who had been obeying him were scattered.
-
-\s5
-\v 38 Now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or work is of men, it will be overthrown.
-\v 39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; you may even find that you are fighting against God." So they were persuaded.
-
-\s5
-\v 40 Then they called the apostles in and beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
-\v 41 They left the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
-\v 42 Thereafter every day, in the temple and from house to house, they were continuously teaching and proclaiming Jesus as the Christ.
+\mt Apostles \s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 The former book I wrote, Theophilus, told all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
+\v 2 until the day that he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
+\v 3 After his suffering, he presented himself alive to them with many convincing proofs. For forty days he appeared to them, and he spoke about the kingdom of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 When he was meeting together with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, about which, he said, "You heard from me
+\v 5 that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit in a few days."
+\p
+
+\s5
+\v 6 When they were assembled together they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you will restore the kingdom to Israel?"
+\v 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has determined by his own authority.
+\v 8 But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 When the Lord Jesus had said these things, as they were looking up, he was raised up, and a cloud hid him from their eyes.
+\v 10 While they were looking intensely to heaven as he went, suddenly, two men stood by them in white clothing.
+\v 11 They said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in the same manner as you saw him going into heaven."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near to Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.
+\v 13 When they arrived, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were staying. They were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
+\v 14 They were all united as one, as they diligently continued in prayer. Included were the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers, about 120 people, and said,
+\v 16 "Brothers, it was necessary that the scripture should be fulfilled, that the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who guided the ones who arrested Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 For he was one of us and received his share of the benefits of this ministry."
+\v 18 (Now this man bought a field with the earnings he received for his wickedness, and there he fell headfirst, and his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.
+\v 19 All those living in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language "Akeldama," that is, "Field of Blood.")
+
+\s5
+\v 20 "For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
+\q 'Let his field be made desolate,
+\q and do not let even one person live there';
+\q 'Let someone else take his position of leadership.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 21 It is necessary, therefore, that one of the men who accompanied us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
+\v 22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was taken up from us, must be a witness with us of his resurrection."
+\v 23 They put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also named Justus, and Matthias.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 They prayed and said, "You, Lord, know the hearts of all people, so reveal which of these two is the one whom you have chosen
+\v 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place."
+\v 26 They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in the same place.
+\v 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
+\v 3 There appeared to them tongues like fire that were distributed, and they sat upon each one of them.
+\v 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them to speak.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 Now there were Jews who were living in Jerusalem, godly men, from every nation under heaven.
+\v 6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and was confused because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
+\v 7 They were amazed and marveled; they said, "Really, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Why is it that we are hearing them, each in our own language in which we were born?
+\v 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
+\v 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
+\v 11 Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our languages about the mighty works of God."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 They were all amazed and perplexed; they said to one another, "What does this mean?"
+\v 13 But others mocked and said, "They are full of new wine."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 But Peter stood with the eleven, raised his voice, and said to them, "Men of Judea and all of you who live at Jerusalem, let this be known to you; pay attention to my words.
+\v 15 For these people are not drunk as you assume, for it is only the third hour of the day.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
+\q
+\v 17 'It will be in the last days,' God says,
+\q 'I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
+\q Your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
+\q your young men will see visions,
+\q and your old men will dream dreams.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 18 Also on my servants and my female servants in those days
+\q I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
+\q
+\v 19 I will show wonders in the sky above
+\q and signs on the earth below,
+\q blood, fire, and vapor of smoke.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 20 The sun will be turned to darkness
+\q and the moon to blood,
+\q before the great and remarkable day of the Lord comes.
+\q
+\v 21 It will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man shown to you by God to be genuine by the mighty deeds, the wonders, and the signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.
+\v 23 This man was handed over by God's predetermined plan and foreknowledge; and you, by the hand of lawless men, put him to death by nailing him to a cross. 
+\v 24 But God raised him up, freeing him from the pains of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 For David says about him,
+\q 'I saw the Lord always before my face,
+\q for he is beside my right hand so that I should not be moved.
+\q
+\v 26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced.
+\q Also, my flesh will live in certain hope.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
+\q neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
+\q
+\v 28 You revealed to me the ways of life;
+\q you will make me full of gladness with your face.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
+\v 30 Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that he would set one of the fruit of his body upon his throne.
+\v 31 He foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,
+\q 'He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 32 This Jesus—God raised him up, of which we all are witnesses.
+\v 33 Therefore having been raised up to the right hand of God and having received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this, which you see and hear.
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 34 For David did not ascend to the heaven, but he says,
+\q 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
+\q
+\v 35 until I make your enemies the stool for your feet."'
+\m
+\v 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel certainly know that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their hearts, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
+\v 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
+\v 39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, as many people as the Lord our God will call."
+
+\s5
+\v 40 With many other words he testified and urged them; he said, "Save yourselves from this wicked generation."
+\v 41 Then they received his word and were baptized, and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
+\v 42 They continued in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 43 Fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
+\v 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common,
+\v 45 and they sold their property and possessions and distributed them to all, according to the needs anyone had.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 So day after day they continued with one purpose in the temple, and they broke bread in homes, and they shared food with joy and humility of heart;
+\v 47 they praised God and had favor with all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
+\v 2 Now a man lame from birth was being carried every day to the Beautiful gate of temple, so he could ask people who were going into the temple for a gift of money.
+\v 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked them for a gift of money.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, "Look at us."
+\v 5 The lame man looked at them, expecting to receive something from them.
+\v 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have, I will give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter raised him up, and immediately the man's feet and ankle were made strong.
+\v 8 Leaping up, the lame man stood and began to walk; and he entered with Peter and John into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
+\v 10 They noticed that it was the man who had been asking people for a gift of money at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement because of what had happened to him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 As he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly marveling.
+\v 12 When Peter saw this, he answered the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel? Why do you fix your eyes on us, as if we had made him to walk by our own power or godliness?
+
+\s5
+\v 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. He is the one whom you delivered up and rejected before the face of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
+\v 14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One, and you asked instead for a murderer to be released to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 You killed the Founder of life, whom God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses of this.
+\v 16 Now, by faith in his name—this man whom you see and know—this same name made him strong. The faith that is through Jesus gave to him this complete health in the presence of all of you.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
+\v 18 But the things which God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he has now fulfilled.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Repent, therefore, and turn, so that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come periods of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
+\v 20 and that he may send the Christ who has been appointed for you, Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 He is the One heaven must receive until the time of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
+\v 22 Moses indeed said, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers. You shall listen to everything that he will speak to you.
+\v 23 It will happen that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be completely destroyed from among the people.'
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after him, they spoke out and announced these days.
+\v 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, as he said to Abraham, 'In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
+\v 26 After God raised up his servant, he sent him to you first, in order to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 As Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them.
+\v 2 They were deeply troubled because Peter and John were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead ones.
+\v 3 They arrested them and put them in jail until the next morning, since it was now evening.
+\v 4 But many of the people who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men who believed was about five thousand.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 It came about on the next day that their rulers, elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.
+\v 6 Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and all who were relatives of the high priest.
+\v 7 When they had set Peter and John in their midst, they asked them, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and elders,
+\v 9 if we this day are being questioned concerning a good deed done to a sick man, by what means was this man made well?
+\v 10 May this be known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands here before you healthy.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Jesus Christ is the stone which you as builders despised but which has been made the head cornerstone.
+\v 12 There is no salvation in any other person, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and realized that they were ordinary, uneducated men, they were surprised, becoming aware that Peter and John had been with Jesus.
+\v 14 Because they saw the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But after they had commanded the apostles to leave the council meeting, they talked among themselves.
+\v 16 They said, "What shall we do to these men? For the fact that a remarkable miracle has been done through them is known to everyone who lives in Jerusalem; we cannot deny it.
+\v 17 But in order that it spreads no further among the people, let us warn them not to speak anymore to anyone in this name."
+\v 18 They called Peter and John in and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than him, you judge.
+\v 20 We are not able to stop speaking about the things we have seen and heard."
+
+\s5
+\v 21 After further warning Peter and John, they let them go. They were unable to find any excuse to punish them, because all of the people were praising God for what had been done.
+\v 22 The man who had experienced this miracle of healing was more than forty years old.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 After they were set free, Peter and John came to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
+\v 24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "Lord, you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them.
+\v 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David, 
+\q 'Why did the Gentile nations rage,
+\q and the peoples imagine useless things?'
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 26 You said, 'The kings of the earth set themselves together,
+\q and the rulers gathered together
+\q against the Lord, and against his Christ.'
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 
+\v 28 They gathered together to do all that your hand and your plan had decided in advance would happen.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 Now, Lord, look upon their warnings and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness.
+\v 30 Stretch out your hand to heal, and to give signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
+\v 31 When they finished praying, the place where they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 The great number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. No one said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
+\v 33 With great power the apostles were proclaiming their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 There was no person among them who lacked anything, for all who owned title to lands or houses sold them and brought the money of the things that were sold
+\v 35 and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each one according to their need. 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 Joseph, a Levite, a man from Cyprus whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement),
+\v 37 sold a field and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 Now a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property,
+\v 2 and he kept back part of the sale money (his wife also knew it), and brought the other part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?
+\v 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own, and after it was sold, was it not in your control? How is it that you thought of this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."
+\v 5 Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came upon all who heard it.
+\v 6 The young men came forward and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 After about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
+\v 8 Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."
+\v 10 She immediately fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
+\v 11 Great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard these things.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Many signs and wonders were taking place among the people through the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon's Porch.
+\v 13 But no one else had the courage to join them; however, they were held in high esteem by the people.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 Still more believers were being added to the Lord, multitudes of men and women,
+\v 15 so that they even carried the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, so that as Peter came by, his shadow might fall on some of them.
+\v 16 There also came together a great number of people from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees); and they were filled with jealousy
+\v 18 and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the public jail.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Yet during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led them out, and said,
+\v 20 "Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."
+\v 21 When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, all the elders of the people of Israel, and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 But the officers that went did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
+\v 23 "We found the jail securely shut and the guards standing at the door, but when we had opened it, we found no one inside."
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them as to what would come of it.
+\v 25 Then someone came and told them, "The men whom you put in the jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
+
+\s5
+\v 26 So the captain went with the officers, and brought them back, but without violence, for they feared that the people might stone them.
+\v 27 When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,
+\v 28 saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and desire to bring this man's blood upon us."
+
+\s5
+\v 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
+\v 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
+\v 31 God exalted him to his right hand to be a prince and a savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
+\v 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 33 When the council members heard this, they were furious and wanted to kill the apostles.
+\v 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up and commanded the apostles to be taken outside for a little while.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 Then he said to them, "Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you propose to do with these people.
+\v 36 For some time ago, Theudas rose up claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who had been obeying him were scattered and came to nothing.
+\v 37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all who had been obeying him were scattered.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or work is of men, it will be overthrown.
+\v 39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; you may even find that you are fighting against God." So they were persuaded.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 Then they called the apostles in and beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
+\v 41 They left the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
+\v 42 Thereafter every day, in the temple and from house to house, they were continuously teaching and proclaiming Jesus as the Christ.
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 The high priest said, "Are these things true?"
-\v 2 Stephen said,
-\p "Brothers and fathers, listen to me: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran;
-\v 3 he said to him, 'Leave your land and your relatives, and go into the land that I will show you.'
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran; from there, after his father died, God brought him into this land, where you live now.
-\v 5 He gave none of it as an inheritance to him, no, not even enough to set a foot on. But he promised—even though Abraham had no child yet—that he would give the land as a possession to him and to his descendants after him.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 God was speaking to him like this, that his descendants would live for a while in a foreign land, and that the inhabitants there would bring them into slavery and treat them badly for four hundred years.
-\v 7 'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'
-\v 8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
-\v 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who had made him governor over Egypt and over all his household.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great suffering, and our fathers could find no food.
-\v 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first trip.
-\v 13 On their second trip Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 Joseph sent his brothers back to tell Jacob his father to come to Egypt, along with all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.
-\v 15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers.
-\v 16 They were carried over to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 As the time of the promise approached, the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
-\v 18 until there arose another king over Egypt, a king who did not know about Joseph.
-\v 19 This same king deceived our people and treated our fathers so badly, they had forced our fathers to leave their newborn children outside so they would die.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 At that time Moses was born; he was very beautiful before God and was nourished for three months in his father's house.
-\v 21 When he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and works.
-\v 23 But when he was about forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
-\v 24 Seeing an Israelite being mistreated, Moses defended him and avenged him who was oppressed by striking the Egyptian:
-\v 25 he thought that his brothers would understand that God by his hand was rescuing them, but they did not understand.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 On the next day he came to some Israelites as they were quarreling; he tried to put them at peace with each other; he said, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'
-\v 27 But the one who had wronged his neighbor pushed him away, and said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
-\v 28 Would you like to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
-
-\s5
-\v 29 Moses ran away after hearing this; he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
-\v 30 When forty years were past, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 When Moses saw the fire, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look at it, there came a voice of the Lord, saying,
-\v 32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled and did not dare to look.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 The Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
-\v 34 I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them; now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
-
-\s5
-\v 35 This Moses whom they rejected, when they said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—he was the one whom God sent as both a ruler and deliverer. God sent him by the hand of the angel who appeared to Moses in the bush.
-\v 36 Moses led them out of Egypt, after doing miracles and signs in Egypt and at the Sea of Reeds, and in the wilderness during forty years.
-\v 37 It is the same Moses who said to the people of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, a prophet like me.'
-
-\s5
-\v 38 This is the man who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who had spoken to him on Mount Sinai. This is the man who was with our fathers; this is the man who received living words to give to us.
-\v 39 This is the man whom our fathers refused to obey; they pushed him away from themselves, and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt.
-\v 40 At that time they said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will lead us. As for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'
-
-\s5
-\v 41 So they made a calf in those days and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced because of the work of their hands.
-\v 42 But God turned and gave them up to worship the stars in the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets,
-\q 'Did you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices
-\q for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 43 You accepted the tabernacle of Molech
-\q and the star of the god Rephan,
-\q and the images that you made to worship them:
-\q and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.'
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as God commanded when he spoke to Moses, that he should make it like the pattern that he had seen.
-\v 45 Later, our fathers, under Joshua, received the tabernacle and brought it with them when they took possession of the land. God took the land from the nations and drove them out before the face of our fathers. The tabernacle remained in the land until the time of David,
-\v 46 who found favor in the sight of God, and he asked if he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
-
-
-\s5
-\v 47 But it was Solomon who built the house for God.
-\v 48 However, the Most High does not live in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,
-\q
-\v 49 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is the footstool for my feet.
-\q What kind of house can you build for me? says the Lord,
-\q or what is the place for my rest?
-\q
-\v 50 Did my hand not make all these things?'
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 51 You people who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; you act just as your fathers acted.
-\v 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed the prophets who appeared in advance of the coming of the Righteous One; and you have now become the betrayers and murderers of him also,
-\v 53 you people who received the law that angels had established, but you did not keep it."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 54 Now when the council members heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they ground their teeth at Stephen.
-\v 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up intently into heaven and saw the glory of God; and he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
-\v 56 Stephen said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
-
-\s5
-\v 57 At this the council members covered their ears, and shouting out with a loud voice, altogether they rushed at him.
-\v 58 They dragged him out of the city where they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid down their outer clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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-\s5
-\v 59 As they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out to the Lord and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
-\v 60 He knelt down and called out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 Saul was in agreement with his death.
-\p So there began on that day a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
-\v 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
-\v 3 But Saul greatly harmed the church; he went into house after house and dragged out men and women, and put them into prison.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
-\v 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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-\s5
-\v 6 When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.
-\v 7 Unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
-\v 8 So there was much joy in that city.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 But there was a certain man in the city named Simon, who had earlier been practicing sorcery; he used to astonish the people of Samaria, while claiming that he was an important person.
-\v 10 All the Samaritans, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him; they said, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."
-\v 11 They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
-\v 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized he stayed with Philip constantly. When he saw signs and mighty deeds taking place, he was amazed.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.
-\v 15 When they had come down, they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
-\v 16 For until that time, the Holy Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
-\v 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
-\v 19 He said, "Give me this power, too, that whoever I place my hands on might receive the Holy Spirit."
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish along with you, because you thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
-\v 21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right with God.
-\v 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, so that he might perhaps forgive you for the intention of your heart.
-\v 23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bonds of sin."
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 25 When they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, "Arise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This road is in a desert.)
-\v 27 He arose and went. Behold, there was a man from Cush, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Cushites. He was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
-\v 28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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-\s5
-\v 29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and stay close to this chariot."
-\v 30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
-\v 31 The Cushite said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" He begged Philip to come up into the chariot and sit with him.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Now the passage of the scripture which the Ethiopian was reading was this,
-\q "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
-\q and like a lamb before his shearer is silent,
-\q so he did not open his mouth.
-\q
-\v 33 In his humiliation justice was taken away from him.
-\q Who can fully describe his descendants? 
-\q For his life was taken from the earth."
-\m
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-\v 34 So the eunuch asked Philip, and said, "I beg you, who is the prophet speaking about, himself, or someone else?"
-\v 35 Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
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-\v 36 As they went on the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water here. What prevents me from being baptized?"
-\v 37 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit Acts 8:37, \fqa Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized." The Ethiopian answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." \f*
-\v 38 So the Ethiopian commanded the chariot to stop. They went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip baptized him.
-
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-\v 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
-\v 40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and he went through that region, proclaiming the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
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+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 The high priest said, "Are these things true?"
+\v 2 Stephen said,
+\p "Brothers and fathers, listen to me: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran;
+\v 3 he said to him, 'Leave your land and your relatives, and go into the land that I will show you.'
+
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+\v 4 Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran; from there, after his father died, God brought him into this land, where you live now.
+\v 5 He gave none of it as an inheritance to him, no, not even enough to set a foot on. But he promised—even though Abraham had no child yet—that he would give the land as a possession to him and to his descendants after him.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 God was speaking to him like this, that his descendants would live for a while in a foreign land, and that the inhabitants there would bring them into slavery and treat them badly for four hundred years.
+\v 7 'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'
+\v 8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
+\v 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who had made him governor over Egypt and over all his household.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great suffering, and our fathers could find no food.
+\v 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first trip.
+\v 13 On their second trip Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
+
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+\v 14 Joseph sent his brothers back to tell Jacob his father to come to Egypt, along with all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.
+\v 15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers.
+\v 16 They were carried over to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
+
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+\v 17 As the time of the promise approached, the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
+\v 18 until there arose another king over Egypt, a king who did not know about Joseph.
+\v 19 This same king deceived our people and treated our fathers so badly, they had forced our fathers to leave their newborn children outside so they would die.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 At that time Moses was born; he was very beautiful before God and was nourished for three months in his father's house.
+\v 21 When he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and works.
+\v 23 But when he was about forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
+\v 24 Seeing an Israelite being mistreated, Moses defended him and avenged him who was oppressed by striking the Egyptian:
+\v 25 he thought that his brothers would understand that God by his hand was rescuing them, but they did not understand.
+
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+\v 26 On the next day he came to some Israelites as they were quarreling; he tried to put them at peace with each other; he said, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'
+\v 27 But the one who had wronged his neighbor pushed him away, and said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
+\v 28 Would you like to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
+
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+\v 29 Moses ran away after hearing this; he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
+\v 30 When forty years were past, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
+
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+\v 31 When Moses saw the fire, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look at it, there came a voice of the Lord, saying,
+\v 32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled and did not dare to look.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 The Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
+\v 34 I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them; now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
+
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+\v 35 This Moses whom they rejected, when they said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—he was the one whom God sent as both a ruler and deliverer. God sent him by the hand of the angel who appeared to Moses in the bush.
+\v 36 Moses led them out of Egypt, after doing miracles and signs in Egypt and at the Sea of Reeds, and in the wilderness during forty years.
+\v 37 It is the same Moses who said to the people of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, a prophet like me.'
+
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+\v 38 This is the man who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who had spoken to him on Mount Sinai. This is the man who was with our fathers; this is the man who received living words to give to us.
+\v 39 This is the man whom our fathers refused to obey; they pushed him away from themselves, and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt.
+\v 40 At that time they said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will lead us. As for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'
+
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+\v 41 So they made a calf in those days and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced because of the work of their hands.
+\v 42 But God turned and gave them up to worship the stars in the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets,
+\q 'Did you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices
+\q for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 43 You accepted the tabernacle of Molech
+\q and the star of the god Rephan,
+\q and the images that you made to worship them:
+\q and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.'
+\m
+
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+\v 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as God commanded when he spoke to Moses, that he should make it like the pattern that he had seen.
+\v 45 Later, our fathers, under Joshua, received the tabernacle and brought it with them when they took possession of the land. God took the land from the nations and drove them out before the face of our fathers. The tabernacle remained in the land until the time of David,
+\v 46 who found favor in the sight of God, and he asked if he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
+
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+\v 47 But it was Solomon who built the house for God.
+\v 48 However, the Most High does not live in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,
+\q
+\v 49 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is the footstool for my feet.
+\q What kind of house can you build for me? says the Lord,
+\q or what is the place for my rest?
+\q
+\v 50 Did my hand not make all these things?'
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 51 You people who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; you act just as your fathers acted.
+\v 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed the prophets who appeared in advance of the coming of the Righteous One; and you have now become the betrayers and murderers of him also,
+\v 53 you people who received the law that angels had established, but you did not keep it."
+
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+\p
+\v 54 Now when the council members heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they ground their teeth at Stephen.
+\v 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up intently into heaven and saw the glory of God; and he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
+\v 56 Stephen said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
+
+\s5
+\v 57 At this the council members covered their ears, and shouting out with a loud voice, altogether they rushed at him.
+\v 58 They dragged him out of the city where they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid down their outer clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.
+
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+\v 59 As they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out to the Lord and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
+\v 60 He knelt down and called out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
+
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+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 Saul was in agreement with his death.
+\p So there began on that day a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
+\v 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
+\v 3 But Saul greatly harmed the church; he went into house after house and dragged out men and women, and put them into prison.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
+\v 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.
+\v 7 Unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
+\v 8 So there was much joy in that city.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 But there was a certain man in the city named Simon, who had earlier been practicing sorcery; he used to astonish the people of Samaria, while claiming that he was an important person.
+\v 10 All the Samaritans, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him; they said, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."
+\v 11 They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
+\v 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized he stayed with Philip constantly. When he saw signs and mighty deeds taking place, he was amazed.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.
+\v 15 When they had come down, they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
+\v 16 For until that time, the Holy Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
+\v 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
+\v 19 He said, "Give me this power, too, that whoever I place my hands on might receive the Holy Spirit."
+
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+\v 20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish along with you, because you thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
+\v 21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right with God.
+\v 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, so that he might perhaps forgive you for the intention of your heart.
+\v 23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bonds of sin."
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 When they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, "Arise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This road is in a desert.)
+\v 27 He arose and went. Behold, there was a man from Cush, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Cushites. He was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
+\v 28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and stay close to this chariot."
+\v 30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
+\v 31 The Cushite said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" He begged Philip to come up into the chariot and sit with him.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Now the passage of the scripture which the Ethiopian was reading was this,
+\q "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
+\q and like a lamb before his shearer is silent,
+\q so he did not open his mouth.
+\q
+\v 33 In his humiliation justice was taken away from him.
+\q Who can fully describe his descendants? 
+\q For his life was taken from the earth."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 34 So the eunuch asked Philip, and said, "I beg you, who is the prophet speaking about, himself, or someone else?"
+\v 35 Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 As they went on the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water here. What prevents me from being baptized?"
+\v 37 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit Acts 8:37, \fqa Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized." The Ethiopian answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." \f*
+\v 38 So the Ethiopian commanded the chariot to stop. They went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip baptized him.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
+\v 40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and he went through that region, proclaiming the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
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-\c 11
-\p
-\v 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
-\v 2 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, they who belonged to the circumcision group criticized him;
-\v 3 they said, "You associated with uncircumcised men and ate with them!"
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-\v 4 But Peter started to explain the matter to them in detail; he said,
-\v 5 I was praying in the city of Joppa, and I had a vision of a container coming down, like a large sheet let down from heaven by its four corners. It descended to me.
-\v 6 I gazed at it and I thought about it. I saw the four-legged animals of earth, wild beasts, creeping animals, and birds of the sky.
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-\v 7 Then I heard a voice say to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!"
-\v 8 I said, "Not so, Lord; for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth."
-\v 9 But the voice answered again from heaven, "What God has declared clean, do not call unclean."
-\v 10 This happened three times, and then everything was taken back up into heaven again.
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-\v 11 Behold, right away there were three men standing in front of the house where we were; they had been sent from Caesarea to me.
-\v 12 The Spirit commanded me to go with them, and that I should make no distinction regarding them. These six brothers went with me, and we went into the man's house.
-\v 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, "Send men to Joppa and bring back Simon who is called Peter.
-\v 14 He will speak to you a message by which you will be saved—you and all your household."
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-\v 15 As I began to speak to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, just as on us in the beginning.
-\v 16 I remembered the words of the Lord, how he said, "John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit."
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-\v 17 Then if God gave to them the same gift as he gave to us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could oppose God?"
-\v 18 When they heard these things, they said nothing in response, but they praised God and said, "Then God has given repentance for life to the Gentiles also."
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-\p
-\v 19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that started with the death of Stephen were spread as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message about Jesus only to Jews.
-\v 20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, came to Antioch and spoke also to Greeks, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
-\v 21 The hand of the Lord was with them; a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
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-\v 22 News about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch.
-\v 23 When he came and saw the gift of God, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with all their heart.
-\v 24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
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-\v 25 Barnabas then went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
-\v 26 When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It came about, that for an entire year they gathered together with the church and taught many people. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
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-\p
-\v 27 Now in these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
-\v 28 One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius.
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-\v 29 So, the disciples, as each one was able, decided to send help to the brothers in Judea.
-\v 30 They did this; they sent money to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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-\p
-\v 1 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church so that he might mistreat them.
-\v 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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-\v 3 After he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. That was during the days of unleavened bread.
-\v 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, assigning him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him; he was intending to bring him to the people after the Passover.
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-\v 5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was made earnestly to God for him by those in the church.
-\v 6 On the night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
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-\v 7 Behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared by him, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him and said, "Get up quickly," and his chains fell off his hands.
-\v 8 The angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." Peter did so. The angel said to him, "Put on your outer garment and follow me."
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-\v 9 So Peter followed the angel and went out. He did not know that what was done by the angel was real. He thought he was seeing a vision.
-\v 10 After they had passed by the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that led into the city; it opened for them by itself. They went out and went down a street, and the angel left him right away.
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-\v 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
-\v 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
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-\v 13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
-\v 14 When she recognized Peter's voice, out of joy she failed to open the door; instead, she came running into the room; she reported that Peter was standing at the door.
-\v 15 So they said to her, "You are insane." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
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-\v 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
-\v 17 Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, "Report these things to James and the brothers." Then he left and went to another place.
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-\v 18 Now when it became day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter.
-\v 19 After Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
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-\p
-\v 20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They went to him together. They persuaded Blastus, the king's assistant, to help them. Then they asked for peace, because their country received its food from the king's country.
-\v 21 On a set day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing and sat on a throne; he made a speech to them.
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-\v 22 The people shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"
-\v 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; he was eaten by worms and died.
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-\p
-\v 24 But the word of God increased and multiplied.
-\p
-\v 25 So when Barnabas and Saul had completed their mission, they returned from \f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa they returned to \f* Jerusalem, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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-\p
-\v 1 Now in the church in Antioch, there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (who is called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
-\v 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them."
-\v 3 After they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on these men, they sent them off.
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-\p
-\v 4 So Barnabas and Saul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went down to Seleucia; from there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
-\v 5 When they were in the city of Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John Mark as their assistant.
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-\v 6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar Jesus.
-\v 7 This magician associated with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, because he wanted to hear the word of God.
-\v 8 But Elymas "the magician" (that is how his name is translated) opposed them; he tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
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-\v 9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him intensely.
-\v 10 and said, "You son of the devil, you are full of all kinds of deceit and wickedness. You are an enemy of every kind of righteousness. You will never stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord, will you?
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-\v 11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for a while." Immediately there fell on Elymas a mist and darkness; he started going around asking people to lead him by the hand.
-\v 12 After the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
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-\p
-\v 13 Now Paul and his friends set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
-\v 14 Paul and his friends traveled from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. There they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
-\v 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people here, say it."
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-\v 16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his hand; he said, "Men of Israel and you who honor God, listen.
-\v 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people numerous when they stayed in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of it.
-\v 18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
-\f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa For about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness. \f*
-\s5
-\v 19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave our people their land for an inheritance.
-\v 20 All these events took place over four hundred and fifty years. After all these things, God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
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-\v 21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, to be king for forty years.
-\v 22 After God removed him from the kingship, he raised up David to be their king. It was about David that God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who does all I want him to do.'
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-\v 23 From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus, as he promised to do.
-\v 24 This began to happen when, before Jesus came, John first announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
-\v 25 As John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But listen, one is coming after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
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-\v 26 Brothers, children of the line of Abraham, and those among you who worship God, it is to us that the message about this salvation has been sent.
-\v 27 For they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
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-\v 28 Even though they found no good cause for death in him, they asked Pilate to kill him.
-\v 29 When they had completed all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
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-\v 30 But God raised him from the dead ones.
-\v 31 He was seen for many days by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These people are now his witnesses to the people.
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-\v 32 So we are telling you the good news that what God promised to our fathers
-\v 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:
-\q 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.'
-\m
-\v 34 The fact that he raised him up from the dead ones so that his body would never decay, God has spoken in this way:
-\q 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'
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-\v 35 This is why he also says in another Psalm,
-\q 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'
-\m
-\v 36 For when David had served the desires of God in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was laid with his fathers and his body experienced decay.
-\v 37 But he whom God raised up experienced no decay.
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-\v 38 So let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you forgiveness of sins.
-\v 39 By him every one who believes is justified from all the things which the law of Moses could not justify you.
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-\v 40 So then be careful that the thing the prophets spoke about does not happen to you:
-\q
-\v 41 'Look, you despisers, and be astonished and then perish;
-\q For I am doing a work in your days,
-\q A work that you shall never believe, even if someone announces it to you.'"
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-\p
-\v 42 As Paul and Barnabas left, the people begged them that they might speak these same words again the next Sabbath.
-\v 43 When the synagogue meeting ended, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
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-\v 44 On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
-\v 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
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-\v 46 But Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you push it away from yourselves and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, see, we will turn to the Gentiles.
-\v 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
-\q 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,
-\q that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
-\v 49 The word of the Lord was spread out through the whole region.
-
-\s5
-\v 50 But the Jews urged on the devout and important women, as well as the leading men of the city. These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out beyond the border of their city.
-\v 51 But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust from their feet against them. Then they went to the city of Iconium.
-\v 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 14
-\p
-\v 1 It came about in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
-\v 2 But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and made them bitter against the brothers.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 So they stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly with the Lord's power, while he gave evidence about the message of his grace. He did this by granting signs and wonders to be done by the hands of Paul and Barnabas.
-\v 4 But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 When both Gentiles and Jews attempted to persuade their leaders to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,
-\v 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region,
-\v 7 and there they were proclaiming the gospel.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
-\v 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.
-\v 10 So he said to him in a loud voice, "Stand up on your feet." Then the man jumped up and walked around.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the form of men."
-\v 12 They called Barnabas "Zeus," and Paul, "Hermes," because he was the main speaker.
-\v 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates; he and the multitudes wanted to offer sacrifice.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothing and quickly went out into the crowd, crying out
-\v 15 and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings with the same feelings as you. We bring you good news, that you should turn from these useless things to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, and the sea and everything that is in them.
-\v 16 In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 But still, he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you the rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
-\v 18 Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead.
-\v 20 Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas.
-\s5
-\v 21 After they had proclaimed the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.
-\v 22 They kept strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter into the kingdom of God through many sufferings."
-
-\s5
-\v 23 When they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
-\v 24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
-\v 25 When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
-\v 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
-\v 28 They stayed for a long time with the disciples.
-
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
+\v 2 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, they who belonged to the circumcision group criticized him;
+\v 3 they said, "You associated with uncircumcised men and ate with them!"
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But Peter started to explain the matter to them in detail; he said,
+\v 5 I was praying in the city of Joppa, and I had a vision of a container coming down, like a large sheet let down from heaven by its four corners. It descended to me.
+\v 6 I gazed at it and I thought about it. I saw the four-legged animals of earth, wild beasts, creeping animals, and birds of the sky.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Then I heard a voice say to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!"
+\v 8 I said, "Not so, Lord; for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth."
+\v 9 But the voice answered again from heaven, "What God has declared clean, do not call unclean."
+\v 10 This happened three times, and then everything was taken back up into heaven again.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Behold, right away there were three men standing in front of the house where we were; they had been sent from Caesarea to me.
+\v 12 The Spirit commanded me to go with them, and that I should make no distinction regarding them. These six brothers went with me, and we went into the man's house.
+\v 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, "Send men to Joppa and bring back Simon who is called Peter.
+\v 14 He will speak to you a message by which you will be saved—you and all your household."
+
+\s5
+\v 15 As I began to speak to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, just as on us in the beginning.
+\v 16 I remembered the words of the Lord, how he said, "John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit."
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Then if God gave to them the same gift as he gave to us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could oppose God?"
+\v 18 When they heard these things, they said nothing in response, but they praised God and said, "Then God has given repentance for life to the Gentiles also."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that started with the death of Stephen were spread as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message about Jesus only to Jews.
+\v 20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, came to Antioch and spoke also to Greeks, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
+\v 21 The hand of the Lord was with them; a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 News about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch.
+\v 23 When he came and saw the gift of God, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with all their heart.
+\v 24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Barnabas then went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
+\v 26 When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It came about, that for an entire year they gathered together with the church and taught many people. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 Now in these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
+\v 28 One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius.
+\s5
+\v 29 So, the disciples, as each one was able, decided to send help to the brothers in Judea.
+\v 30 They did this; they sent money to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church so that he might mistreat them.
+\v 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 After he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. That was during the days of unleavened bread.
+\v 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, assigning him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him; he was intending to bring him to the people after the Passover.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was made earnestly to God for him by those in the church.
+\v 6 On the night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared by him, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him and said, "Get up quickly," and his chains fell off his hands.
+\v 8 The angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." Peter did so. The angel said to him, "Put on your outer garment and follow me."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 So Peter followed the angel and went out. He did not know that what was done by the angel was real. He thought he was seeing a vision.
+\v 10 After they had passed by the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that led into the city; it opened for them by itself. They went out and went down a street, and the angel left him right away.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
+\v 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
+\v 14 When she recognized Peter's voice, out of joy she failed to open the door; instead, she came running into the room; she reported that Peter was standing at the door.
+\v 15 So they said to her, "You are insane." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
+\v 17 Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, "Report these things to James and the brothers." Then he left and went to another place.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Now when it became day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter.
+\v 19 After Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They went to him together. They persuaded Blastus, the king's assistant, to help them. Then they asked for peace, because their country received its food from the king's country.
+\v 21 On a set day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing and sat on a throne; he made a speech to them.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 The people shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"
+\v 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; he was eaten by worms and died.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 But the word of God increased and multiplied.
+\p
+\v 25 So when Barnabas and Saul had completed their mission, they returned from \f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa they returned to \f* Jerusalem, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 13
+\p
+\v 1 Now in the church in Antioch, there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (who is called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
+\v 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them."
+\v 3 After they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on these men, they sent them off.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 So Barnabas and Saul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went down to Seleucia; from there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
+\v 5 When they were in the city of Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John Mark as their assistant.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar Jesus.
+\v 7 This magician associated with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, because he wanted to hear the word of God.
+\v 8 But Elymas "the magician" (that is how his name is translated) opposed them; he tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him intensely.
+\v 10 and said, "You son of the devil, you are full of all kinds of deceit and wickedness. You are an enemy of every kind of righteousness. You will never stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord, will you?
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for a while." Immediately there fell on Elymas a mist and darkness; he started going around asking people to lead him by the hand.
+\v 12 After the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Now Paul and his friends set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
+\v 14 Paul and his friends traveled from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. There they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
+\v 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people here, say it."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his hand; he said, "Men of Israel and you who honor God, listen.
+\v 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people numerous when they stayed in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of it.
+\v 18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
+\f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa For about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness. \f*
+\s5
+\v 19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave our people their land for an inheritance.
+\v 20 All these events took place over four hundred and fifty years. After all these things, God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, to be king for forty years.
+\v 22 After God removed him from the kingship, he raised up David to be their king. It was about David that God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who does all I want him to do.'
+
+\s5
+\v 23 From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus, as he promised to do.
+\v 24 This began to happen when, before Jesus came, John first announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
+\v 25 As John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But listen, one is coming after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
+
+\s5
+\v 26 Brothers, children of the line of Abraham, and those among you who worship God, it is to us that the message about this salvation has been sent.
+\v 27 For they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Even though they found no good cause for death in him, they asked Pilate to kill him.
+\v 29 When they had completed all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 But God raised him from the dead ones.
+\v 31 He was seen for many days by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These people are now his witnesses to the people.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 So we are telling you the good news that what God promised to our fathers
+\v 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:
+\q 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.'
+\m
+\v 34 The fact that he raised him up from the dead ones so that his body would never decay, God has spoken in this way:
+\q 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'
+
+\s5
+\m
+\v 35 This is why he also says in another Psalm,
+\q 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'
+\m
+\v 36 For when David had served the desires of God in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was laid with his fathers and his body experienced decay.
+\v 37 But he whom God raised up experienced no decay.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 So let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you forgiveness of sins.
+\v 39 By him every one who believes is justified from all the things which the law of Moses could not justify you.
+
+\s5
+\v 40 So then be careful that the thing the prophets spoke about does not happen to you:
+\q
+\v 41 'Look, you despisers, and be astonished and then perish;
+\q For I am doing a work in your days,
+\q A work that you shall never believe, even if someone announces it to you.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 42 As Paul and Barnabas left, the people begged them that they might speak these same words again the next Sabbath.
+\v 43 When the synagogue meeting ended, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 44 On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
+\v 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
+
+\s5
+\v 46 But Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you push it away from yourselves and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, see, we will turn to the Gentiles.
+\v 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
+\q 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,
+\q that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
+\v 49 The word of the Lord was spread out through the whole region.
+
+\s5
+\v 50 But the Jews urged on the devout and important women, as well as the leading men of the city. These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out beyond the border of their city.
+\v 51 But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust from their feet against them. Then they went to the city of Iconium.
+\v 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 It came about in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
+\v 2 But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and made them bitter against the brothers.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 So they stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly with the Lord's power, while he gave evidence about the message of his grace. He did this by granting signs and wonders to be done by the hands of Paul and Barnabas.
+\v 4 But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 When both Gentiles and Jews attempted to persuade their leaders to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,
+\v 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region,
+\v 7 and there they were proclaiming the gospel.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
+\v 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.
+\v 10 So he said to him in a loud voice, "Stand up on your feet." Then the man jumped up and walked around.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the form of men."
+\v 12 They called Barnabas "Zeus," and Paul, "Hermes," because he was the main speaker.
+\v 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates; he and the multitudes wanted to offer sacrifice.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothing and quickly went out into the crowd, crying out
+\v 15 and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings with the same feelings as you. We bring you good news, that you should turn from these useless things to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, and the sea and everything that is in them.
+\v 16 In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 But still, he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you the rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
+\v 18 Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead.
+\v 20 Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas.
+\s5
+\v 21 After they had proclaimed the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.
+\v 22 They kept strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter into the kingdom of God through many sufferings."
+
+\s5
+\v 23 When they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
+\v 24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
+\v 25 When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
+\v 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
+\v 28 They stayed for a long time with the disciples.
+
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-\s5
-\c 17
-\p
-\v 1 Now when they had passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
-\v 2 Paul, as his custom was, went to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 He was opening the scriptures and explaining that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead ones. He said, "This Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."
-\v 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.
-\v 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain other brothers before the officials of the city, crying, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.
-\v 7 These men whom Jason has welcomed act against the decrees of Caesar; they say that there is another king—Jesus."
-
-\s5
-\v 8 The crowd and the officials of the city were disturbed when they heard these things.
-\v 9 But after the officials made Jason and the rest pay money as security, then they let them go.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 That night the brothers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
-\v 11 Now these people were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
-\v 12 Therefore many of them believed, including some influential Greek women and many men.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God at Berea, they went there and stirred up and troubled the crowds.
-\v 14 Then immediately, the brothers sent Paul to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
-\v 15 Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
-\v 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there. 
-
-\s5
-\v 18 But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be one who calls people to follow strange gods," because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 They took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know this new teaching which you were speaking?
-\v 20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know what these things mean."
-\v 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing but either telling or listening about something new.)
-
-\s5
-\v 22 So Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said,
-\p "You men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.
-\v 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription, "To an Unknown God." What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples built with hands.
-\v 25 Neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives people life and breath and everything else.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 From one man he made every nation of people to live on the surface of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their living areas,
-\v 27 so that they should search for God and perhaps they may feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, just as one of your own poets has said,
-\p 'For we also are his offspring.'
-\v 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.
-
-\s5
-\v 30 Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
-\v 31 This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead ones."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 32 Now when the men of Athens heard of the resurrection of the dead ones, some mocked Paul; but others said, "We will listen to you again about this matter."
-\v 33 After that, Paul left them.
-\v 34 But certain men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
-
-
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+
+\s5
+\c 17
+\p
+\v 1 Now when they had passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
+\v 2 Paul, as his custom was, went to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 He was opening the scriptures and explaining that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead ones. He said, "This Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."
+\v 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.
+\v 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain other brothers before the officials of the city, crying, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.
+\v 7 These men whom Jason has welcomed act against the decrees of Caesar; they say that there is another king—Jesus."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The crowd and the officials of the city were disturbed when they heard these things.
+\v 9 But after the officials made Jason and the rest pay money as security, then they let them go.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 That night the brothers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
+\v 11 Now these people were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
+\v 12 Therefore many of them believed, including some influential Greek women and many men.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God at Berea, they went there and stirred up and troubled the crowds.
+\v 14 Then immediately, the brothers sent Paul to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
+\v 15 Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
+\v 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there. 
+
+\s5
+\v 18 But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be one who calls people to follow strange gods," because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 They took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know this new teaching which you were speaking?
+\v 20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know what these things mean."
+\v 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing but either telling or listening about something new.)
+
+\s5
+\v 22 So Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said,
+\p "You men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.
+\v 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription, "To an Unknown God." What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples built with hands.
+\v 25 Neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives people life and breath and everything else.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 From one man he made every nation of people to live on the surface of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their living areas,
+\v 27 so that they should search for God and perhaps they may feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, just as one of your own poets has said,
+\p 'For we also are his offspring.'
+\v 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
+\v 31 This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead ones."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 32 Now when the men of Athens heard of the resurrection of the dead ones, some mocked Paul; but others said, "We will listen to you again about this matter."
+\v 33 After that, Paul left them.
+\v 34 But certain men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
+
+
+
 
 
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@@ -1444,234 +1444,234 @@
 
 
 
-
-\s5
-\c 19
-\p
-\v 1 It came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to the city of Ephesus, and found certain disciples there.
-\v 2 Paul said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we did not even hear about the Holy Spirit."
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Paul said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
-\v 4 So Paul replied, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance. He told the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
-
-\s5
-\v 5 When the people heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
-\v 6 Then when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in other languages and prophesied.
-\v 7 In all they were about twelve men.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
-\v 9 But when some Jews were hardened and disobedient, they began to speak evil of the Way before the crowd. So Paul left them and took the disciples from him, reasoning with them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
-\v 10 This continued for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 God was doing mighty deeds by the hands of Paul,
-\v 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits came out of them. 
-\s5
-\v 13 But there were Jewish exorcists traveling through the area. They called on the name of the Lord Jesus so they could have power over evil spirits when they said, "By the Jesus whom Paul proclaims, I command you to come out."
-\v 14 The Jewish high priest, whose name was Sceva, had seven sons who were doing this.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 An evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
-\v 16 The evil spirit in the man leaped on the exorcists and overpowered them and beat them up. Then they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
-\v 17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. They became very afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus was honored.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 Also, many of the believers came and confessed and admitted the evil things they had done.
-\v 19 Many who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of everyone. When they counted the value of them, it was fifty thousand pieces of silver.
-\v 20 So the word of the Lord spread very widely in powerful ways.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 Now after Paul completed his ministry in Ephesus, he decided in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem; he said, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
-\v 22 Paul sent to Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, who had helped him. But he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 At about that time there was no small disturbance in Ephesus concerning the Way.
-\v 24 A certain silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver statues of Artemis, brought in much business for the craftsmen.
-\v 25 So he gathered together the workmen of that occupation and said, "Sirs, you know that in this business we make much money.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 You see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people. He is saying that there are no gods that are made with hands.
-\v 27 Not only is there danger that our trade will no longer be needed, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be considered worthless. Then she would even lose her greatness, she whom all Asia and the world worships."
-
-\s5
-\v 28 When they heard this, they were filled with anger and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
-\v 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed together into the theater. They had seized Paul's travel companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, who came from Macedonia.
-\s5
-\v 30 Paul wanted to enter in among the crowd of people, but the disciples prevented him.
-\v 31 Also, some of the officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message strongly requesting him not to enter the theater.
-\v 32 Some people were shouting one thing, and some another, for the crowd was in confusion. Most of them did not even know why they had come together.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Some of the crowd informed Alexander, whom the Jews were pushing to the front, and so Alexander motioned with his hand, wanting to give an explanation to those who were assembled.
-\v 34 But when they became aware that he was a Jew, they all cried out for about two hours with one voice, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
-
-\s5
-\v 35 When the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven?
-\v 36 Seeing then that these things are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
-\v 37 For you have brought these men to this court who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
-
-\s5
-\v 38 Therefore, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have an accusation against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.
-\v 39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.
-\v 40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot. There is no cause for this disorder, and we will not be able to explain it."
-\v 41 When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
-\s5
-\c 20
-\p
-\v 1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and after he encouraged them, he said farewell and left to go into Macedonia.
-\v 2 When he had gone through those regions and had spoken many words of encouragement to them, he came to Greece.
-\v 3 After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided to return through Macedonia.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both from the Thessalonian believers; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
-\v 5 But these men had gone before us and were waiting for us at Troas.
-\v 6 We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas. There we stayed for seven days.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight.
-\v 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
-\v 10 But Paul went down, stretched himself out on him, and embraced him. Then he said, "Do not be upset any more, for he is alive."
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left.
-\v 12 They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land.
-\v 14 When he met us at Assos, we took him onto the ship and went to Mitylene.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Then we sailed from there and arrived the next day opposite the island of Chios. The following day we touched at the island of Samos, and the day after we came to the city of Miletus.
-\v 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not spend any time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if it were at all possible for him to do so.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 From Miletus he sent men to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the church.
-\v 18 When they had come to him, he said to them,
-\p "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you.
-\v 19 I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
-\v 20 You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,
-\v 21 testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
-\v 23 except that the Holy Spirit warns to me in every city that chains and sufferings await me.
-\v 24 But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 Now look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
-\v 26 Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of any man.
-\v 27 For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa with his own blood \fqa* , some ancient copies read, \fqa with the blood of his own Son. \f* 
-\v 29 I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
-\v 30 I know that from even among you some men shall come and distort the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 So be on guard. Remember that for three years I did not stop instructing every one of you with tears night and day.
-\v 32 Now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are being sanctified.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 I coveted no man's silver, gold, or clothing.
-\v 34 You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.
-\v 35 In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 36 After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
-\v 37 There was a lot of crying and they embraced Paul and kissed him.
-\v 38 They were sad most of all because of what he had said, that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.
-
-\s5
-\c 21
-\p
-\v 1 When we had gone away from them and set sail, we took a straight course to the city of Cos, and the next day to the city of Rhodes, and from there to the city of Patara.
-\v 2 When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 After sighting Cyprus, leaving it on the left side of the boat, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
-\v 4 After we found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept urging Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 When our days there were over, we left and went on our way, and they all, with their wives and children, accompanied out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed,
-\v 6 and said farewell to each other. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
-\v 8 On the next day we left and went to Caesarea. We entered the house of Philip, the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and we stayed with him.
-\v 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 As we stayed there for some days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus.
-\v 11 He came to us and took Paul's belt. With it he tied his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews in Jerusalem tie up the man who owns this belt, and they will hand him over into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
-
-\s5
-\v 12 When we heard these things, both we and the people who lived in that place begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
-\v 13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be tied up, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
-\v 14 Since Paul did not wish to be persuaded, we stopped trying and said, "May the will of the Lord be done."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 After these days, we picked up our bags and went up to Jerusalem.
-\v 16 There also went with us some of the disciples from Caesarea. They brought with them a man named Mnason, a man from Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 When we had arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
-\v 18 The next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
-\v 19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 When they heard it, they praised God, and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands have believed among the Jews. They are all determined to keep the law.
-\v 21 They have been told about you, that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children, and not to follow the old customs.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
-\v 23 So do what we say to you. We have four men who made a vow.
-\v 24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, so that they may shave their heads. So everyone will know that the things they have been told about you are false. They will learn that you also follow the law.
-\s5
-\v 25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote and gave the instructions that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality."
-\v 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, went into the temple, announcing the period of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 When the seven days were almost finished, some Jews from Asia, seeing Paul in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him.
-\v 28 They were shouting, "Men of Israel, help us. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere things that are against the people, the law, and this place. Besides, he has also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."
-\v 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.
-
-\s5
-\v 30 All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut.
-\v 31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the chief captain of the guard that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Right away he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
-\v 33 Then the chief captain approached and laid hold of Paul, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another. Since the captain could not tell anything because of all the noise, he ordered that Paul be brought into the fortress.
-\v 35 When he came to the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the crowd's violence.
-\v 36 For the crowd of people followed after and kept shouting out, "Away with him!"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 37 As Paul was about to be brought into the fortress, he said to the chief captain, "May I say something to you?" The captain said, "Do you speak Greek?
-\v 38 Are you not then the Egyptian, who previously led a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the 'Assassins' out into the wilderness?"
-
-\s5
-\v 39 Paul said, "I am a Jew, from the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. I ask you, allow me to speak to the people."
-\v 40 When the captain had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with the hand to the people. When there was a deep silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language. He said,
+
+\s5
+\c 19
+\p
+\v 1 It came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to the city of Ephesus, and found certain disciples there.
+\v 2 Paul said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we did not even hear about the Holy Spirit."
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Paul said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
+\v 4 So Paul replied, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance. He told the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 When the people heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
+\v 6 Then when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in other languages and prophesied.
+\v 7 In all they were about twelve men.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
+\v 9 But when some Jews were hardened and disobedient, they began to speak evil of the Way before the crowd. So Paul left them and took the disciples from him, reasoning with them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
+\v 10 This continued for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 God was doing mighty deeds by the hands of Paul,
+\v 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits came out of them. 
+\s5
+\v 13 But there were Jewish exorcists traveling through the area. They called on the name of the Lord Jesus so they could have power over evil spirits when they said, "By the Jesus whom Paul proclaims, I command you to come out."
+\v 14 The Jewish high priest, whose name was Sceva, had seven sons who were doing this.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 An evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
+\v 16 The evil spirit in the man leaped on the exorcists and overpowered them and beat them up. Then they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
+\v 17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. They became very afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus was honored.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Also, many of the believers came and confessed and admitted the evil things they had done.
+\v 19 Many who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of everyone. When they counted the value of them, it was fifty thousand pieces of silver.
+\v 20 So the word of the Lord spread very widely in powerful ways.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Now after Paul completed his ministry in Ephesus, he decided in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem; he said, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
+\v 22 Paul sent to Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, who had helped him. But he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 At about that time there was no small disturbance in Ephesus concerning the Way.
+\v 24 A certain silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver statues of Artemis, brought in much business for the craftsmen.
+\v 25 So he gathered together the workmen of that occupation and said, "Sirs, you know that in this business we make much money.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 You see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people. He is saying that there are no gods that are made with hands.
+\v 27 Not only is there danger that our trade will no longer be needed, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be considered worthless. Then she would even lose her greatness, she whom all Asia and the world worships."
+
+\s5
+\v 28 When they heard this, they were filled with anger and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
+\v 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed together into the theater. They had seized Paul's travel companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, who came from Macedonia.
+\s5
+\v 30 Paul wanted to enter in among the crowd of people, but the disciples prevented him.
+\v 31 Also, some of the officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message strongly requesting him not to enter the theater.
+\v 32 Some people were shouting one thing, and some another, for the crowd was in confusion. Most of them did not even know why they had come together.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Some of the crowd informed Alexander, whom the Jews were pushing to the front, and so Alexander motioned with his hand, wanting to give an explanation to those who were assembled.
+\v 34 But when they became aware that he was a Jew, they all cried out for about two hours with one voice, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
+
+\s5
+\v 35 When the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven?
+\v 36 Seeing then that these things are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
+\v 37 For you have brought these men to this court who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
+
+\s5
+\v 38 Therefore, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have an accusation against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.
+\v 39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.
+\v 40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot. There is no cause for this disorder, and we will not be able to explain it."
+\v 41 When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
+\s5
+\c 20
+\p
+\v 1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and after he encouraged them, he said farewell and left to go into Macedonia.
+\v 2 When he had gone through those regions and had spoken many words of encouragement to them, he came to Greece.
+\v 3 After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided to return through Macedonia.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both from the Thessalonian believers; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
+\v 5 But these men had gone before us and were waiting for us at Troas.
+\v 6 We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas. There we stayed for seven days.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight.
+\v 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
+\v 10 But Paul went down, stretched himself out on him, and embraced him. Then he said, "Do not be upset any more, for he is alive."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left.
+\v 12 They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land.
+\v 14 When he met us at Assos, we took him onto the ship and went to Mitylene.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Then we sailed from there and arrived the next day opposite the island of Chios. The following day we touched at the island of Samos, and the day after we came to the city of Miletus.
+\v 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not spend any time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if it were at all possible for him to do so.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 From Miletus he sent men to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the church.
+\v 18 When they had come to him, he said to them,
+\p "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you.
+\v 19 I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
+\v 20 You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,
+\v 21 testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
+\v 23 except that the Holy Spirit warns to me in every city that chains and sufferings await me.
+\v 24 But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Now look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
+\v 26 Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of any man.
+\v 27 For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa with his own blood \fqa* , some ancient copies read, \fqa with the blood of his own Son. \f* 
+\v 29 I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
+\v 30 I know that from even among you some men shall come and distort the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 So be on guard. Remember that for three years I did not stop instructing every one of you with tears night and day.
+\v 32 Now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are being sanctified.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 I coveted no man's silver, gold, or clothing.
+\v 34 You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.
+\v 35 In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 36 After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
+\v 37 There was a lot of crying and they embraced Paul and kissed him.
+\v 38 They were sad most of all because of what he had said, that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.
+
+\s5
+\c 21
+\p
+\v 1 When we had gone away from them and set sail, we took a straight course to the city of Cos, and the next day to the city of Rhodes, and from there to the city of Patara.
+\v 2 When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 After sighting Cyprus, leaving it on the left side of the boat, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
+\v 4 After we found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept urging Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 When our days there were over, we left and went on our way, and they all, with their wives and children, accompanied out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed,
+\v 6 and said farewell to each other. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
+\v 8 On the next day we left and went to Caesarea. We entered the house of Philip, the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and we stayed with him.
+\v 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 As we stayed there for some days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus.
+\v 11 He came to us and took Paul's belt. With it he tied his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews in Jerusalem tie up the man who owns this belt, and they will hand him over into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
+
+\s5
+\v 12 When we heard these things, both we and the people who lived in that place begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
+\v 13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be tied up, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
+\v 14 Since Paul did not wish to be persuaded, we stopped trying and said, "May the will of the Lord be done."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 After these days, we picked up our bags and went up to Jerusalem.
+\v 16 There also went with us some of the disciples from Caesarea. They brought with them a man named Mnason, a man from Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 When we had arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
+\v 18 The next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
+\v 19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 When they heard it, they praised God, and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands have believed among the Jews. They are all determined to keep the law.
+\v 21 They have been told about you, that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children, and not to follow the old customs.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
+\v 23 So do what we say to you. We have four men who made a vow.
+\v 24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, so that they may shave their heads. So everyone will know that the things they have been told about you are false. They will learn that you also follow the law.
+\s5
+\v 25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote and gave the instructions that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality."
+\v 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, went into the temple, announcing the period of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 When the seven days were almost finished, some Jews from Asia, seeing Paul in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him.
+\v 28 They were shouting, "Men of Israel, help us. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere things that are against the people, the law, and this place. Besides, he has also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."
+\v 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut.
+\v 31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the chief captain of the guard that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Right away he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
+\v 33 Then the chief captain approached and laid hold of Paul, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another. Since the captain could not tell anything because of all the noise, he ordered that Paul be brought into the fortress.
+\v 35 When he came to the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the crowd's violence.
+\v 36 For the crowd of people followed after and kept shouting out, "Away with him!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 37 As Paul was about to be brought into the fortress, he said to the chief captain, "May I say something to you?" The captain said, "Do you speak Greek?
+\v 38 Are you not then the Egyptian, who previously led a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the 'Assassins' out into the wilderness?"
+
+\s5
+\v 39 Paul said, "I am a Jew, from the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. I ask you, allow me to speak to the people."
+\v 40 When the captain had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with the hand to the people. When there was a deep silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language. He said,
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 23
-\p
-\v 1 Paul looked directly at the council members and said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
-\v 2 The high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
-\v 3 Then said Paul to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Are you sitting to judge me by the law, yet order me to be struck, against the law?"
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Those who stood by said, "Is this how you insult God's high priest?"
-\v 5 Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written,
-\q You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 When Paul saw that the one part of the council were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he spoke loudly in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is because I have the certain hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged."
-\v 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
-\v 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, no angels, and no spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge all of them.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 So a large uproar occurred, and some of the scribes belonging to the Pharisees stood up and argued, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
-\v 10 When there arose a great argument, the chief captain feared that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, so he commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among the council members, and bring him into the fortress.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 The following night the Lord stood beside him and said, "Do not be afraid, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 When it became day, some Jews formed a conspiracy and called a curse down upon themselves with an oath not to eat nor drink anything until they had killed Paul.
-\v 13 There were more than forty men who formed this conspiracy.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have put ourselves under a great curse, to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
-\v 15 Now, therefore, let the council tell the chief captain to bring him down to you, as if you would decide his case more precisely. As for us, we are ready to kill him before he comes here."
-
-\s5
-\v 16 But Paul's sister's son heard that they were lying in wait, so he went and entered the fortress and told Paul.
-\v 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to tell him."
-
-\s5
-\v 18 So the centurion took the young man and brought him to the chief captain and said, "Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you."
-\v 19 The chief captain took him by the hand to a private place and asked him, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
-
-\s5
-\v 20 The young man said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they were going to ask more precisely about his case.
-\v 21 But do not give in to them, because there are more than forty men who are lying in wait for him. They have called a curse down on themselves, neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, waiting for consent from you."
-
-\s5
-\v 22 So the chief captain let the young man go, after instructing him, "Tell no one that you have said these things to me."
-\v 23 Then he called to him two of the centurions and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen also, and two hundred spearmen. You will leave at the third hour of the night."
-\v 24 He also ordered them to provide animals which Paul could ride, and to take him safely to Felix the governor.
-\s5
-\v 25 Then he wrote a letter like this:
-\p
-\v 26 "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Governor Felix, greetings.
-\v 27 This man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with soldiers and rescued him, since I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 I wanted to know why they accused him, so I took him down to their council.
-\v 29 I learned that he was being accused about questions concerning their own law, but that there was no accusation against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
-\v 30 Then it was made known to me that there was a plot against the man, so I immediately sent him to you, and instructed his accusers also to bring their charges against him in your presence. Farewell."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 So the soldiers obeyed their orders. They took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
-\v 32 On the next day, most of the soldiers left the horsemen to go with him and they themselves returned to the fortress.
-\v 33 When the horsemen reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
-
-\s5
-\v 34 When the governor read the letter, he asked what province Paul was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
-\v 35 he said, "I will hear you fully when your accusers come here." Then he commanded him to be kept in Herod's government headquarters.
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-
-
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-
-\s5
-\c 24
-\p
-\v 1 After five days, Ananias the chief priest, certain elders, and an orator named Tertullus went there. These men brought charges against Paul before the governor.
-\v 2 When Paul stood before the governor, Tertullus began to accuse him and said to the governor, "Because of you we have great peace, and your foresight brings good reform to our nation;
-\p
-\v 3 so with all thankfulness we welcome everything that you do, most excellent Felix.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 So that I detain you no more, I ask you to briefly listen to me with kindness.
-\v 5 For we have found this man to be a pest and one who causes all the Jews throughout the world to rebel. He is a leader of the Nazarene sect.
-\v 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him. \f + \ft Some ancient copies add, \fqa "We wanted to judge him according to our our law. \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 7 \f + \ft Some ancient copies have vs 7: \fqa But Lysias, the officer, came and took him by force out of our hands. \f*
-\v 8 When you question Paul about all these matters, you will be able to learn about these charges we are bringing against him."
-\f + \ft Some ancient copies add to the first part of vs 8, \fqa sending us to you.\fqa* \f*
-\v 9 The Jews also joined in the accusation, affirming that these charges were true.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 But when the governor motioned for Paul to speak, Paul answered, "I understand that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, and so I gladly explain myself to you.
-\p
-\v 11 You will be able to find out that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
-\v 12 When they found me in the temple, I did not argue with anyone, and I did not stir up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
-\v 13 They cannot prove to you the accusations they are now making against me.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But I admit this to you, that according to the Way that they call a sect, in that same way I serve the God of our fathers. I am faithful to all that is in the law and the writings of the prophets.
-\v 15 I have the same confident hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. 
-\v 16 So I always strive to have a clear conscience before God and human beings. 
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Now after many years I came to bring help to my nation and gifts of money.
-\v 18 When I did this, certain Jews from Asia found me in a purification ceremony in the temple, not with a crowd or an uproar.
-\v 19 These men ought to be before you now and say what they have against me, if they have anything.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Or else, these same men should say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the Jewish council,
-\v 21 unless it is about this one thing that I shouted out when I stood among them, 'It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, ajourned the hearing. He said, "When Lysias the commander comes down from Jerusalem, I will decide your case."
-\v 23 Then he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept under guard, but to have some freedom so that none of his friends would be prevented from attending to his needs.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 After some days, Felix returned with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and he sent for Paul and he heard from him about faith in Christ Jesus.
-\v 25 But when Paul reasoned with him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now. But when I have the opportunity later on, I will send for you."
-
-\s5
-\v 26 At the same time he wanted Paul to give money to him, so he often sent for him and spoke with him.
-\v 27 But when two years passed, Porcius Festus became the governor after Felix, but Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he left Paul to continue under guard.
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-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 25
-\p
-\v 1 Now, Festus entered the province, and after three days, he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem.
-\v 2 The chief priest and the prominent Jews brought accusations against Paul, and they urged him 
-\v 3 and asked him for a favor that would put Paul in danger—that Festus might summon Paul to Jerusalem so that they could kill him along the way.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 But Festus answered that Paul was a prisoner in Caesarea, and that he himself was soon to return there.
-\v 5 "Therefore, those who can," he said, "should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Festus stayed not more than eight or ten days and then he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought to him.
-\v 7 When he arrived, the Jews from Jerusalem stood nearby, and they brought many serious charges which they could not prove.
-\v 8 Paul defended himself and said, "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
-
-\s5
-\v 9 But Festus wanted to gain the favor of the Jews, and so he answered Paul and said, "Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and to be judged by me about these things there?"
-\v 10 Paul said, "I stand before the judgment seat of Caesar where I must be judged. I have wronged no Jews, just as you also very well know.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Though if I have done wrong and if I have done what is worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if their accusations are nothing, no one may hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar."
-\v 12 After Festus talked with the council, he answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Now after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay an official visit to Festus.
-\v 14 After he had been there for many days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king; he said, "A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.
-\v 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against this man to me, and they asked for a sentence of condemnation against him.
-\v 16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before he faced his accusers and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Therefore, when they came together here, I did not wait, but the next day I sat in the judgment seat and I ordered the man to be brought in.
-\v 18 When the accusers stood up and accused him, I thought that none of the charges that they brought against him were serious.
-\v 19 Instead, they had certain disputes with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claims to be alive.
-\v 20 I was not certain about how to investigate this matter, and so I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem to stand trial there about these charges.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody while awaiting the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to Caesar."
-\v 22 Agrippa spoke to Festus, "I would also like to listen to this man." "Tomorrow," Festus said, "you will hear him."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with much ceremony; they came into the hall with the military officers and with the prominent men of the city. When Festus spoke the command, Paul was brought to them.
-\v 24 Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all you men who are here with us, you see this man; all the multitude of Jews consulted with me in Jerusalem and here also, and they shouted to me that he should no longer live.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 I learned that he had done nothing worthy of death; but because he appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.
-\v 26 But I do not have something definite to write to the emperor. For this reason, I have brought him to you, especially to you, King Agrippa, so that I might have something more to write about the case.
-\v 27 For it seems unreasonable for me to send a prisoner and to not also state the charges against him."
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-
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+
+
+\s5
+\c 23
+\p
+\v 1 Paul looked directly at the council members and said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
+\v 2 The high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
+\v 3 Then said Paul to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Are you sitting to judge me by the law, yet order me to be struck, against the law?"
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Those who stood by said, "Is this how you insult God's high priest?"
+\v 5 Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written,
+\q You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 When Paul saw that the one part of the council were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he spoke loudly in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is because I have the certain hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged."
+\v 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
+\v 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, no angels, and no spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge all of them.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 So a large uproar occurred, and some of the scribes belonging to the Pharisees stood up and argued, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
+\v 10 When there arose a great argument, the chief captain feared that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, so he commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among the council members, and bring him into the fortress.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 The following night the Lord stood beside him and said, "Do not be afraid, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 When it became day, some Jews formed a conspiracy and called a curse down upon themselves with an oath not to eat nor drink anything until they had killed Paul.
+\v 13 There were more than forty men who formed this conspiracy.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have put ourselves under a great curse, to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
+\v 15 Now, therefore, let the council tell the chief captain to bring him down to you, as if you would decide his case more precisely. As for us, we are ready to kill him before he comes here."
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But Paul's sister's son heard that they were lying in wait, so he went and entered the fortress and told Paul.
+\v 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to tell him."
+
+\s5
+\v 18 So the centurion took the young man and brought him to the chief captain and said, "Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you."
+\v 19 The chief captain took him by the hand to a private place and asked him, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
+
+\s5
+\v 20 The young man said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they were going to ask more precisely about his case.
+\v 21 But do not give in to them, because there are more than forty men who are lying in wait for him. They have called a curse down on themselves, neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, waiting for consent from you."
+
+\s5
+\v 22 So the chief captain let the young man go, after instructing him, "Tell no one that you have said these things to me."
+\v 23 Then he called to him two of the centurions and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen also, and two hundred spearmen. You will leave at the third hour of the night."
+\v 24 He also ordered them to provide animals which Paul could ride, and to take him safely to Felix the governor.
+\s5
+\v 25 Then he wrote a letter like this:
+\p
+\v 26 "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Governor Felix, greetings.
+\v 27 This man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with soldiers and rescued him, since I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 I wanted to know why they accused him, so I took him down to their council.
+\v 29 I learned that he was being accused about questions concerning their own law, but that there was no accusation against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
+\v 30 Then it was made known to me that there was a plot against the man, so I immediately sent him to you, and instructed his accusers also to bring their charges against him in your presence. Farewell."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 So the soldiers obeyed their orders. They took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
+\v 32 On the next day, most of the soldiers left the horsemen to go with him and they themselves returned to the fortress.
+\v 33 When the horsemen reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
+
+\s5
+\v 34 When the governor read the letter, he asked what province Paul was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
+\v 35 he said, "I will hear you fully when your accusers come here." Then he commanded him to be kept in Herod's government headquarters.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 24
+\p
+\v 1 After five days, Ananias the chief priest, certain elders, and an orator named Tertullus went there. These men brought charges against Paul before the governor.
+\v 2 When Paul stood before the governor, Tertullus began to accuse him and said to the governor, "Because of you we have great peace, and your foresight brings good reform to our nation;
+\p
+\v 3 so with all thankfulness we welcome everything that you do, most excellent Felix.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 So that I detain you no more, I ask you to briefly listen to me with kindness.
+\v 5 For we have found this man to be a pest and one who causes all the Jews throughout the world to rebel. He is a leader of the Nazarene sect.
+\v 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him. \f + \ft Some ancient copies add, \fqa "We wanted to judge him according to our our law. \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 7 \f + \ft Some ancient copies have vs 7: \fqa But Lysias, the officer, came and took him by force out of our hands. \f*
+\v 8 When you question Paul about all these matters, you will be able to learn about these charges we are bringing against him."
+\f + \ft Some ancient copies add to the first part of vs 8, \fqa sending us to you.\fqa* \f*
+\v 9 The Jews also joined in the accusation, affirming that these charges were true.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 But when the governor motioned for Paul to speak, Paul answered, "I understand that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, and so I gladly explain myself to you.
+\p
+\v 11 You will be able to find out that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
+\v 12 When they found me in the temple, I did not argue with anyone, and I did not stir up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
+\v 13 They cannot prove to you the accusations they are now making against me.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But I admit this to you, that according to the Way that they call a sect, in that same way I serve the God of our fathers. I am faithful to all that is in the law and the writings of the prophets.
+\v 15 I have the same confident hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. 
+\v 16 So I always strive to have a clear conscience before God and human beings. 
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Now after many years I came to bring help to my nation and gifts of money.
+\v 18 When I did this, certain Jews from Asia found me in a purification ceremony in the temple, not with a crowd or an uproar.
+\v 19 These men ought to be before you now and say what they have against me, if they have anything.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Or else, these same men should say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the Jewish council,
+\v 21 unless it is about this one thing that I shouted out when I stood among them, 'It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, ajourned the hearing. He said, "When Lysias the commander comes down from Jerusalem, I will decide your case."
+\v 23 Then he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept under guard, but to have some freedom so that none of his friends would be prevented from attending to his needs.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 After some days, Felix returned with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and he sent for Paul and he heard from him about faith in Christ Jesus.
+\v 25 But when Paul reasoned with him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now. But when I have the opportunity later on, I will send for you."
+
+\s5
+\v 26 At the same time he wanted Paul to give money to him, so he often sent for him and spoke with him.
+\v 27 But when two years passed, Porcius Festus became the governor after Felix, but Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he left Paul to continue under guard.
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 25
+\p
+\v 1 Now, Festus entered the province, and after three days, he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem.
+\v 2 The chief priest and the prominent Jews brought accusations against Paul, and they urged him 
+\v 3 and asked him for a favor that would put Paul in danger—that Festus might summon Paul to Jerusalem so that they could kill him along the way.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 But Festus answered that Paul was a prisoner in Caesarea, and that he himself was soon to return there.
+\v 5 "Therefore, those who can," he said, "should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Festus stayed not more than eight or ten days and then he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought to him.
+\v 7 When he arrived, the Jews from Jerusalem stood nearby, and they brought many serious charges which they could not prove.
+\v 8 Paul defended himself and said, "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
+
+\s5
+\v 9 But Festus wanted to gain the favor of the Jews, and so he answered Paul and said, "Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and to be judged by me about these things there?"
+\v 10 Paul said, "I stand before the judgment seat of Caesar where I must be judged. I have wronged no Jews, just as you also very well know.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Though if I have done wrong and if I have done what is worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if their accusations are nothing, no one may hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar."
+\v 12 After Festus talked with the council, he answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Now after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay an official visit to Festus.
+\v 14 After he had been there for many days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king; he said, "A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.
+\v 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against this man to me, and they asked for a sentence of condemnation against him.
+\v 16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before he faced his accusers and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Therefore, when they came together here, I did not wait, but the next day I sat in the judgment seat and I ordered the man to be brought in.
+\v 18 When the accusers stood up and accused him, I thought that none of the charges that they brought against him were serious.
+\v 19 Instead, they had certain disputes with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claims to be alive.
+\v 20 I was not certain about how to investigate this matter, and so I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem to stand trial there about these charges.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody while awaiting the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to Caesar."
+\v 22 Agrippa spoke to Festus, "I would also like to listen to this man." "Tomorrow," Festus said, "you will hear him."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with much ceremony; they came into the hall with the military officers and with the prominent men of the city. When Festus spoke the command, Paul was brought to them.
+\v 24 Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all you men who are here with us, you see this man; all the multitude of Jews consulted with me in Jerusalem and here also, and they shouted to me that he should no longer live.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 I learned that he had done nothing worthy of death; but because he appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.
+\v 26 But I do not have something definite to write to the emperor. For this reason, I have brought him to you, especially to you, King Agrippa, so that I might have something more to write about the case.
+\v 27 For it seems unreasonable for me to send a prisoner and to not also state the charges against him."
+
+
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-
-
-\s5
-\c 27
-\p
-\v 1 When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
-\v 2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail along the coast of Asia. So we went to sea. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia went with us.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.
-\v 4 From there we went to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, close to the island, because the winds were against us. 
-\v 5 Then we had sailed across the sea and were near the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia.
-\v 6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 When we had sailed slowly for many days and had finally arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind no longer allowed us to go that way, so we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, opposite Salmone.
-\v 8 We sailed along the coast with difficulty, until we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which is near the city of Lasea.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 We had now taken much time, the time of the Jewish fast also had passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail. So Paul warned them,
-\v 10 and said, "Men, I see that the voyage we are about to take will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
-\v 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things that were spoken by Paul.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast.
-\v 13 When the south wind began to blow gently, the sailors thought that they had what they needed. So they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But after a short time a wind of hurricane force, called the northeaster, began to beat down from the island.
-\v 15 When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
-\v 16 We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
- 
-\s5
-\v 17 When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
-\v 18 We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard. 
- 
-\s5
-\v 19 On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands.
-\v 20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss.
-\v 22 Now I encourage you to take courage, for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me
-\v 24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you.'
-\v 25 Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told to me.
-\v 26 But we must run aground upon some island."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land.
-\v 28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms.
-\v 29 They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon.
-
-\s5
-\v 30 The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.
-\v 31 But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
-\v 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten nothing.
-\v 34 So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his head."
-\v 35 When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and began to eat.
-
-\s5
-\v 36 Then they were all encouraged and they also took food.
-\v 37 We were 276 people in the ship.
-\v 38 When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
-
-\s5
-\v 39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it.
-\v 40 So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to the beach.
-\v 41 But they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence.
-
-\s5
-\v 42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape.
-\v 43 But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
-\v 44 Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to land.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 27
+\p
+\v 1 When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
+\v 2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail along the coast of Asia. So we went to sea. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia went with us.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.
+\v 4 From there we went to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, close to the island, because the winds were against us. 
+\v 5 Then we had sailed across the sea and were near the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia.
+\v 6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 When we had sailed slowly for many days and had finally arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind no longer allowed us to go that way, so we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, opposite Salmone.
+\v 8 We sailed along the coast with difficulty, until we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which is near the city of Lasea.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 We had now taken much time, the time of the Jewish fast also had passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail. So Paul warned them,
+\v 10 and said, "Men, I see that the voyage we are about to take will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
+\v 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things that were spoken by Paul.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast.
+\v 13 When the south wind began to blow gently, the sailors thought that they had what they needed. So they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But after a short time a wind of hurricane force, called the northeaster, began to beat down from the island.
+\v 15 When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
+\v 16 We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
+ 
+\s5
+\v 17 When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
+\v 18 We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard. 
+ 
+\s5
+\v 19 On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands.
+\v 20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss.
+\v 22 Now I encourage you to take courage, for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me
+\v 24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you.'
+\v 25 Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told to me.
+\v 26 But we must run aground upon some island."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land.
+\v 28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms.
+\v 29 They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon.
+
+\s5
+\v 30 The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.
+\v 31 But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
+\v 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten nothing.
+\v 34 So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his head."
+\v 35 When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and began to eat.
+
+\s5
+\v 36 Then they were all encouraged and they also took food.
+\v 37 We were 276 people in the ship.
+\v 38 When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it.
+\v 40 So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to the beach.
+\v 41 But they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence.
+
+\s5
+\v 42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape.
+\v 43 But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
+\v 44 Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to land.
+
+
+
 
 
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46-ROM.usfm

@@ -221,59 +221,59 @@ by the Spirit of holiness—Jesus Christ our Lord.
 \s5
 \p
 \v 31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! Instead, we uphold the law.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
-\v 2 For if Abraham had been justified by works, he would have had a reason to boast, but not before God.
-\v 3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Now for him who works, what he is paid is not counted as a gift, but as what is owed.
-\v 5 But for him who does not work but instead believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness without works.
-\v 7 He said,
-\q "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
-\q and whose sins are covered.
-\q
-\v 8 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision? For we say, "Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness."
-\v 10 So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Abraham received the sign of circumcision. This was a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had already possessed when he was in uncircumcision. The result of this sign was that he became the father of all those who believe, even if they are in uncircumcision. This means that righteousness will be counted for them.
-\v 12 This also meant that Abraham became the father of the circumcision for those who are not only circumcised but also for those who follow in the steps of faith of our father Abraham before he was circumcised. 
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
-\v 14 For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.
-\v 15 For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all, 
-\v 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations." Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead ones and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what he had been told, "So will your descendants be."
-\v 19 Without becoming weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about a hundred years old)—and he considered the deadness of Sarah's womb.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But because of God's promise, Abraham did not hesitate in unbelief. Instead, he was strengthened in faith and gave praise to God.
-\v 21 He was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to accomplish.
-\v 22 Therefore this was also counted to him as righteousness.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Now it was not written only for his benefit, that it was counted for him.
-\v 24 It was written also for us, for whom it will be counted, we who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead ones.
-\v 25 This is the one who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
+\v 2 For if Abraham had been justified by works, he would have had a reason to boast, but not before God.
+\v 3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Now for him who works, what he is paid is not counted as a gift, but as what is owed.
+\v 5 But for him who does not work but instead believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness without works.
+\v 7 He said,
+\q "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
+\q and whose sins are covered.
+\q
+\v 8 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision? For we say, "Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness."
+\v 10 So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Abraham received the sign of circumcision. This was a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had already possessed when he was in uncircumcision. The result of this sign was that he became the father of all those who believe, even if they are in uncircumcision. This means that righteousness will be counted for them.
+\v 12 This also meant that Abraham became the father of the circumcision for those who are not only circumcised but also for those who follow in the steps of faith of our father Abraham before he was circumcised. 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
+\v 14 For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.
+\v 15 For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all, 
+\v 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations." Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead ones and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what he had been told, "So will your descendants be."
+\v 19 Without becoming weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about a hundred years old)—and he considered the deadness of Sarah's womb.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But because of God's promise, Abraham did not hesitate in unbelief. Instead, he was strengthened in faith and gave praise to God.
+\v 21 He was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to accomplish.
+\v 22 Therefore this was also counted to him as righteousness.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Now it was not written only for his benefit, that it was counted for him.
+\v 24 It was written also for us, for whom it will be counted, we who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead ones.
+\v 25 This is the one who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 8
-\p
-\v 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
-\v 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For what the law was unable to do because it was weak through the flesh, God did. He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be an offering for sin, and he condemned sin in the flesh.
-\v 4 He did this in order that the requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us, we who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
-\v 5 Those who live according to the flesh pay attention to the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit pay attention to the things of the Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
-\v 7 The mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God's law, nor is it able to do so.
-\v 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is true that God's Spirit lives in you. But if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
-\v 10 If Christ is in you, the body is dead with respect to sin, but the spirit is alive with respect to righteousness.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead ones lives in you, he who raised Christ from the dead ones will give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, but not to the flesh to live according to the flesh.
-\v 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the body's actions, you will live.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
-\v 15 You did not receive a spirit that makes you slaves, so that you live in fear again; but you received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, "Abba, Father!"
-
-\s5
-\v 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
-\v 17 If we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God. And we are joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.
-\v 19 For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in the certain hope
-\v 21 that the creation itself will be delivered from slavery to decay, and that it will be brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
-\v 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain together even now.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 Not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, the redemption of our body.
-\v 24 For in this certain hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he can see? 
-\v 25 But if we have certain hope about what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 26 In the same way, the Spirit also helps in our weakness. For we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groans.
-\v 27 He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the believers according to the will of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 We know that for those who love God, he works all things together for good, \f + \ft Instead of \fqa he works all things together for good \fqa* , some older versions read, \fqa all things work together for good. \f* for those who are called according to his purpose.
-
-\v 29 Because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
-\v 30 Those whom he predestined, these he also called. Those whom he called, these he also justified. Those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
-\v 32 He who did not spare his own Son but delivered him up on behalf of us all, how will he not also with him freely give us all things?
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Who will bring any accusation against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies.
-\v 34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
-\v 36 Just as it is written,
-\q "For your benefit we are killed all day long.
-\q We were considered as sheep for the slaughter."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 37 In all these things we are more than conquerors through the one who loved us.
-\v 38 For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
-\v 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie, and my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
-\v 2 that for me there is great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For I could wish that I myself would be cursed and set apart from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race according to the flesh.
-\v 4 They are Israelites. They have adoption, the glory, the covenants, the gift of the law, the worship of God, and the promises.
-\v 5 Theirs are the ancestors from whom Christ has come with respect to the flesh—he who is God over all. May he be praised forever. Amen.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 But it is not as though the promises of God have failed. For it is not everyone in Israel who truly belongs to Israel.
-\v 7 Neither are all Abraham's descendants truly his children. But, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will be called."
-
-\s5
-\v 8 That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God. But the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
-\v 9 For this is the word of promise: "At this time I will come, and a son will be given to Sarah."
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Not only this, but after Rebecca also had conceived by one man, our father Isaac—
-\v 11 for the children were not yet born and had not yet done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to choice might stand, not because of actions, but because of him who calls—
-\v 12 it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger."
-\v 13 It is just as had been written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 What then will we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be.
-\v 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
-\v 16 So then, it is not because of him who wills, nor because of him who runs, but because of God, who shows mercy.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I raised you up, so that I might demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
-\v 18 So then, God has mercy on whom he wishes, and whom he wishes, he makes stubborn.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever withstood his will?"
-\v 20 On the contrary, man, who are you who answers against God? Will what has been molded say to the one who molds it, "Why did you make me this way?"
-\v 21 Does the potter not have the right over the clay to make from the same lump a container for special use, and another container for daily use?
-
-\s5
-\v 22 What if God, who is willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience containers of wrath prepared for destruction?
-\v 23 What if he did this in order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon containers of mercy, which he had previously prepared for glory?
-\v 24 What if he did this also for us, whom he also called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles?
-
-\s5
-\v 25 As he says also in Hosea:
-\q "I will call my people who were not my people,
-\q and her beloved who was not beloved.
-\q
-\v 26 Then it will be that where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,'
-\q there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, 
-\q "Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand of the sea, 
-\q it will be a remnant that will be saved,
-\q
-\v 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence on the earth, 
-\q completely and without delay."
-\q 	 
-\v 29 As Isaiah had said previously,
-\q "If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants,
-\q we would be like Sodom,
-\q and we would have become like Gomorrah."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.
-\v 31 But Israel, who did pursue a law of righteousness, did not arrive at it.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
-\v 33 as it has been written,
-\q "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.
-\q He who believes in it will not be ashamed."
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my request to God is for them, for their salvation.
-\v 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
-\v 3 For they do not know of God's righteousness, and they seek to establish their own righteousness. They did not submit to the righteousness of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness for everyone who believes.
-\v 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the law: "The man who does the righteousness of the law will live by this righteousness."
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);
-\v 7 and do not say, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead ones).
-
-\s5
-\v 8 But what does it say?
-\q "The word is near you,
-\q in your mouth and in your heart."
-\p
-That is the word of faith, which we proclaim.
-\v 9 For if with your mouth you acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead ones, you will be saved.
-\v 10 For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 For scripture says, "Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame."
-\v 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is Lord of all, and he is rich to all who call upon him.
-\v 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 How then can they call on him in whom they have not believed? How can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without a preacher?
-\v 15 Then how can they preach, unless they are sent?—As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim glad tidings of good things!"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 But they did not all listen to the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
-\v 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 But I say, "Did they not hear?" Yes, most certainly.
-\q "Their sound has gone out into all the earth,
-\q and their words to the ends of the world."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Moreover, I say, "Did Israel not know?" First Moses says,
-\q "I will provoke you to jealousy by what is not a nation.
-\q By means of a nation without understanding, I will stir you up to anger."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Then Isaiah was very bold when he says,
-\q "I was found by those who did not seek me.
-\q I appeared to those who did not ask for me."
-\m
-\v 21 But to Israel he says, "All the day long I reached out my hands to a disobedient and stubborn people."
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 8
+\p
+\v 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
+\v 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For what the law was unable to do because it was weak through the flesh, God did. He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be an offering for sin, and he condemned sin in the flesh.
+\v 4 He did this in order that the requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us, we who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
+\v 5 Those who live according to the flesh pay attention to the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit pay attention to the things of the Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
+\v 7 The mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God's law, nor is it able to do so.
+\v 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is true that God's Spirit lives in you. But if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
+\v 10 If Christ is in you, the body is dead with respect to sin, but the spirit is alive with respect to righteousness.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead ones lives in you, he who raised Christ from the dead ones will give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, but not to the flesh to live according to the flesh.
+\v 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the body's actions, you will live.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
+\v 15 You did not receive a spirit that makes you slaves, so that you live in fear again; but you received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, "Abba, Father!"
+
+\s5
+\v 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
+\v 17 If we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God. And we are joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.
+\v 19 For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in the certain hope
+\v 21 that the creation itself will be delivered from slavery to decay, and that it will be brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
+\v 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain together even now.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 Not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, the redemption of our body.
+\v 24 For in this certain hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he can see? 
+\v 25 But if we have certain hope about what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 26 In the same way, the Spirit also helps in our weakness. For we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groans.
+\v 27 He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the believers according to the will of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 We know that for those who love God, he works all things together for good, \f + \ft Instead of \fqa he works all things together for good \fqa* , some older versions read, \fqa all things work together for good. \f* for those who are called according to his purpose.
+
+\v 29 Because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
+\v 30 Those whom he predestined, these he also called. Those whom he called, these he also justified. Those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
+\v 32 He who did not spare his own Son but delivered him up on behalf of us all, how will he not also with him freely give us all things?
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Who will bring any accusation against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies.
+\v 34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
+\v 36 Just as it is written,
+\q "For your benefit we are killed all day long.
+\q We were considered as sheep for the slaughter."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 37 In all these things we are more than conquerors through the one who loved us.
+\v 38 For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
+\v 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie, and my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
+\v 2 that for me there is great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For I could wish that I myself would be cursed and set apart from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race according to the flesh.
+\v 4 They are Israelites. They have adoption, the glory, the covenants, the gift of the law, the worship of God, and the promises.
+\v 5 Theirs are the ancestors from whom Christ has come with respect to the flesh—he who is God over all. May he be praised forever. Amen.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 But it is not as though the promises of God have failed. For it is not everyone in Israel who truly belongs to Israel.
+\v 7 Neither are all Abraham's descendants truly his children. But, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will be called."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God. But the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
+\v 9 For this is the word of promise: "At this time I will come, and a son will be given to Sarah."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Not only this, but after Rebecca also had conceived by one man, our father Isaac—
+\v 11 for the children were not yet born and had not yet done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to choice might stand, not because of actions, but because of him who calls—
+\v 12 it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger."
+\v 13 It is just as had been written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 What then will we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be.
+\v 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
+\v 16 So then, it is not because of him who wills, nor because of him who runs, but because of God, who shows mercy.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I raised you up, so that I might demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
+\v 18 So then, God has mercy on whom he wishes, and whom he wishes, he makes stubborn.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever withstood his will?"
+\v 20 On the contrary, man, who are you who answers against God? Will what has been molded say to the one who molds it, "Why did you make me this way?"
+\v 21 Does the potter not have the right over the clay to make from the same lump a container for special use, and another container for daily use?
+
+\s5
+\v 22 What if God, who is willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience containers of wrath prepared for destruction?
+\v 23 What if he did this in order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon containers of mercy, which he had previously prepared for glory?
+\v 24 What if he did this also for us, whom he also called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles?
+
+\s5
+\v 25 As he says also in Hosea:
+\q "I will call my people who were not my people,
+\q and her beloved who was not beloved.
+\q
+\v 26 Then it will be that where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,'
+\q there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, 
+\q "Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand of the sea, 
+\q it will be a remnant that will be saved,
+\q
+\v 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence on the earth, 
+\q completely and without delay."
+\q 	 
+\v 29 As Isaiah had said previously,
+\q "If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants,
+\q we would be like Sodom,
+\q and we would have become like Gomorrah."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.
+\v 31 But Israel, who did pursue a law of righteousness, did not arrive at it.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
+\v 33 as it has been written,
+\q "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.
+\q He who believes in it will not be ashamed."
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my request to God is for them, for their salvation.
+\v 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
+\v 3 For they do not know of God's righteousness, and they seek to establish their own righteousness. They did not submit to the righteousness of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness for everyone who believes.
+\v 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the law: "The man who does the righteousness of the law will live by this righteousness."
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);
+\v 7 and do not say, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead ones).
+
+\s5
+\v 8 But what does it say?
+\q "The word is near you,
+\q in your mouth and in your heart."
+\p
+That is the word of faith, which we proclaim.
+\v 9 For if with your mouth you acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead ones, you will be saved.
+\v 10 For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 For scripture says, "Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame."
+\v 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is Lord of all, and he is rich to all who call upon him.
+\v 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 How then can they call on him in whom they have not believed? How can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without a preacher?
+\v 15 Then how can they preach, unless they are sent?—As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim glad tidings of good things!"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 But they did not all listen to the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
+\v 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 But I say, "Did they not hear?" Yes, most certainly.
+\q "Their sound has gone out into all the earth,
+\q and their words to the ends of the world."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Moreover, I say, "Did Israel not know?" First Moses says,
+\q "I will provoke you to jealousy by what is not a nation.
+\q By means of a nation without understanding, I will stir you up to anger."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Then Isaiah was very bold when he says,
+\q "I was found by those who did not seek me.
+\q I appeared to those who did not ask for me."
+\m
+\v 21 But to Israel he says, "All the day long I reached out my hands to a disobedient and stubborn people."
+
+
+
 
 
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 \s5
 \v 13 Let us walk appropriately, as in the day, not in drunken celebrations or drunkenness; and let us not walk in sexual immorality or in uncontrolled lust, and not in strife or jealousy.
 \v 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its lusts.
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-
-\s5
-\c 14
-\p
-\v 1 Receive anyone who is weak in faith, without giving judgment about arguments.
-\v 2 One person has faith to eat anything, another who is weak eats only vegetables.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 May the one who eats everything not despise the one who does not; and may the one who does not eat everything not judge the other who eats everything. For God has accepted him.
-\v 4 Who are you, you who judge a servant belonging to someone else? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. But he will be made to stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 One person values one day above another. Another values every day equally. Let each person be convinced in his own mind.
-\v 6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.
-\v 8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Then whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
-\v 9 For to this purpose Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead ones and those who are living.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 But you, why do you judge your brother? And you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
-\v 11 For it is written,
-\q "As I live," says the Lord, "to me every knee will bend,
-\q and every tongue will give praise to God."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 12 So then, each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
-\p
-\v 13 Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but instead decide this, that no one will place a stumbling block or a snare for his brother.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by itself. Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him it is unclean.
-\v 15 If because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food one for whom Christ died.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 So do not allow what you consider to be good to be spoken of as evil.
-\v 17 For the kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by people.
-\v 19 So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Do not destroy the work of God because of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for that person who eats and causes him to stumble.
-\v 21 It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother takes offense.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 The faith you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
-\v 23 He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith. And whatever is not from faith is sin.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 15
-\p
-\v 1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and ought not to please ourselves.
-\v 2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, in order to build him up.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, "The insults of those who insulted you fell on me."
-\v 4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.
-\v 6 May he do this in order that with one mind you may praise with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
-\p
-\v 7 Therefore receive one another, even as Christ also received you, to the praise of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 For I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
-\v 9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for his mercy. 
-\q It is as it is written,
-\q "Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles
-\q and sing praise to your name."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Again it says,
-\q "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."
-\p
-\v 11 And again,
-\q "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
-\q let all the peoples praise him."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Again, Isaiah says,
-\q "The root of Jesse will come,
-\q the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles;
-\q in him the Gentiles will have hope."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace for believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers. I am convinced that also you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge. I am convinced that you are also able to exhort one another.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 But I am writing more boldly to you about some things in order to remind you again, because of the gift that was given me by God.
-\v 16 This gift was that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus sent to the Gentiles, to offer as a priest the gospel of God. I should do this so that the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, consecrated by the Holy Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 In Christ Jesus I have reason to boast of my service for God.
-\v 18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,
-\v 19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I might fully carry out the gospel of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 In this way, my desire has been to proclaim the gospel, but not where Christ is known by name, in order that I might not build upon another man's foundation.
-\v 21 It is as it is written:
-\q "Those to whom no tidings of him came will see him,
-\q and those who have not heard will understand."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 Therefore I was also hindered many times from coming to you.
-\v 23 But now, I no longer have any place in these regions, and I have been longing for many years to come to you.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 I am hopeful that I will see you in passing when I go to Spain, and to be helped by you along my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
-\v 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem, bringing aid to the believers.
-
-\s5
-\v 26 For it was the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution to the poor among the believers who are in Jerusalem.
-\v 27 Yes, it was their good pleasure, and, indeed, they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 Therefore, when I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received what was collected, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. 
-\v 29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
-\v 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the believers.
-\v 32 Pray that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may, together with you, find rest.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 14
+\p
+\v 1 Receive anyone who is weak in faith, without giving judgment about arguments.
+\v 2 One person has faith to eat anything, another who is weak eats only vegetables.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 May the one who eats everything not despise the one who does not; and may the one who does not eat everything not judge the other who eats everything. For God has accepted him.
+\v 4 Who are you, you who judge a servant belonging to someone else? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. But he will be made to stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 One person values one day above another. Another values every day equally. Let each person be convinced in his own mind.
+\v 6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.
+\v 8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Then whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
+\v 9 For to this purpose Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead ones and those who are living.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 But you, why do you judge your brother? And you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
+\v 11 For it is written,
+\q "As I live," says the Lord, "to me every knee will bend,
+\q and every tongue will give praise to God."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 12 So then, each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
+\p
+\v 13 Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but instead decide this, that no one will place a stumbling block or a snare for his brother.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by itself. Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him it is unclean.
+\v 15 If because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food one for whom Christ died.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 So do not allow what you consider to be good to be spoken of as evil.
+\v 17 For the kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by people.
+\v 19 So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Do not destroy the work of God because of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for that person who eats and causes him to stumble.
+\v 21 It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother takes offense.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 The faith you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
+\v 23 He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith. And whatever is not from faith is sin.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 15
+\p
+\v 1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and ought not to please ourselves.
+\v 2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, in order to build him up.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, "The insults of those who insulted you fell on me."
+\v 4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.
+\v 6 May he do this in order that with one mind you may praise with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
+\p
+\v 7 Therefore receive one another, even as Christ also received you, to the praise of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 For I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
+\v 9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for his mercy. 
+\q It is as it is written,
+\q "Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles
+\q and sing praise to your name."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Again it says,
+\q "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."
+\p
+\v 11 And again,
+\q "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
+\q let all the peoples praise him."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Again, Isaiah says,
+\q "The root of Jesse will come,
+\q the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles;
+\q in him the Gentiles will have hope."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace for believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers. I am convinced that also you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge. I am convinced that you are also able to exhort one another.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But I am writing more boldly to you about some things in order to remind you again, because of the gift that was given me by God.
+\v 16 This gift was that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus sent to the Gentiles, to offer as a priest the gospel of God. I should do this so that the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, consecrated by the Holy Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 In Christ Jesus I have reason to boast of my service for God.
+\v 18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,
+\v 19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I might fully carry out the gospel of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 In this way, my desire has been to proclaim the gospel, but not where Christ is known by name, in order that I might not build upon another man's foundation.
+\v 21 It is as it is written:
+\q "Those to whom no tidings of him came will see him,
+\q and those who have not heard will understand."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 Therefore I was also hindered many times from coming to you.
+\v 23 But now, I no longer have any place in these regions, and I have been longing for many years to come to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 I am hopeful that I will see you in passing when I go to Spain, and to be helped by you along my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
+\v 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem, bringing aid to the believers.
+
+\s5
+\v 26 For it was the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution to the poor among the believers who are in Jerusalem.
+\v 27 Yes, it was their good pleasure, and, indeed, they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 Therefore, when I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received what was collected, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. 
+\v 29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
+\v 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the believers.
+\v 32 Pray that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may, together with you, find rest.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
 
 
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 \s5
 \v 30 Because of what God did, now you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God. He became our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
 \v 31 As a result, as scripture says, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence of speech or wisdom as I proclaimed hidden truths about God.
-\f + \ft Many other versions read, \fqa as I proclaimed the testimony about God. \f*
-\v 2 For I decided to know nothing when I was among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
-\v 4 And my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom. Instead, they were with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
-\v 5 so that your faith might not be in the wisdom of humans, but in the power of God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this world, or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
-\v 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in hidden truth, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had understood it at that time, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
-\v 9 But as it is written,
-\q "Things that no eye has seen,
-\q1 no ear has heard,
-\q no mind has imagined,
-\q1 the things that God has prepared for those who love him."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 10 These are the things that God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.
-\v 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of the person in him? So also, no one knows the deep things of God except the Spirit of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we might know the things freely given to us by God.
-\v 13 We speak about these things in words that man's wisdom cannot teach, but which the Spirit teaches us. The Spirit interprets spiritual words with spiritual wisdom.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 The unspiritual person does not receive the things that belong to the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. He cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned.
-\v 15 The one who is spiritual judges all things, but he is not subject to the judgment of others.
-\q
-\v 16 "For who can know the mind of the Lord, that he can instruct him?"
-\m But we have the mind of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as to fleshly people, as to little children in Christ.
-\v 2 I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it; and even now you are not yet ready.
-\s5
-\v 3 For you are still fleshly. For where jealousy and strife exist among you, are you not living according to the flesh, and are you not walking by human standards?
-\v 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another says, "I follow Apollos," are you not living as human beings?
-\v 5 Who then is Apollos? Who is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, to each of whom the Lord gave tasks.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
-\v 7 So then, neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything. But it is God who gives the growth.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own wages according to his own labor.
-\v 9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's garden, God's building.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 According to the grace of God that was given to me as a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation and another is building on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
-\v 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid, that is, Jesus Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
-\v 13 his work will be revealed, for the daylight will reveal it. For it will be revealed in fire. The fire will test the quality of what each one had done.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 If anyone's work remains, he will receive a reward;
-\v 15 but if anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, as though escaping through fire.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
-\v 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and so are you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a "fool" that he may become wise.
-\v 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
-\q "He catches the wise in their craftiness."
-\m
-\v 20 And again,
-\q "The Lord knows that the reasoning of the wise is futile."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 21 For this reason, let no one boast in men. All things are yours,
-\v 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All things are yours,
-\v 23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 This is how a person should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the hidden truths of God.
-\v 2 Now what is required of stewards is that they are found to be trustworthy.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 But for me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. For I do not even judge myself.
-\v 4 I am not aware of any charge being made against me, but that does not mean I am innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
-\s5
-\v 5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment about anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his praise from God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 Now, brothers, I applied these principles to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that from us you might learn the meaning of the saying,
-\q "Do not go beyond what is written."
-\m This is so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against the other.
-\v 7 For who sees any difference between you and others? What do you have that you did not freely receive? If you have freely received it, why do you boast as if you had not done so?
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Already you have all you could want! Already you have become rich! You began to reign—and that quite apart from us! Indeed, I wish you did reign, so that we could reign with you.
-\v 9 For I think God has put us apostles on display as the last in line in a procession and like men sentenced to death. We have become a spectacle to the world—to angels, and to human beings.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we are held in dishonor.
-\v 11 Up to this present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally beaten, and we are homeless.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 We work hard, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless. When we are persecuted, we endure.
-\v 13 When we are slandered, we speak with kindness. We have become, and are still considered to be, the refuse of the world and the filthiest of all things.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but to correct you as my beloved children.
-\v 15 For even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
-\v 16 So I urge you to be imitators of me.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach them everywhere and in every church.
-\v 18 Now some of you have become arrogant, acting as though I were not coming to you.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills. Then I will know not merely the talk of these who are so arrogant, but I will see their power.
-\v 20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
-\v 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod or with love and in a spirit of gentleness?
-
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 We heard a report that there is sexual immorality among you, a kind of immorality that is not even permitted among the Gentiles. The report is that one of you is sleeping with his father's wife.
-\v 2 You are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For even though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit. I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as though I were there.
-\v 4 When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
-\v 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole loaf?
-\v 7 Cleanse yourselves of the old yeast so that you may be new dough, so that you may be unleavened bread. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
-\v 8 So let us then celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of bad behavior and wickedness. Instead, let us celebrate with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
-\v 10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters, since to stay away from them you would need to go out of the world.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother but who is living in sexual immorality, or who is greedy, or is an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or is a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat a meal with such a person.
-\v 12 For how am I involved with judging those who are outside the church? Instead, are you not to judge those who are inside the church?
-\v 13 But God judges those who are on the outside.
-\q "Remove the evil person from among you."
-\m
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence of speech or wisdom as I proclaimed hidden truths about God.
+\f + \ft Many other versions read, \fqa as I proclaimed the testimony about God. \f*
+\v 2 For I decided to know nothing when I was among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
+\v 4 And my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom. Instead, they were with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
+\v 5 so that your faith might not be in the wisdom of humans, but in the power of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this world, or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
+\v 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in hidden truth, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had understood it at that time, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
+\v 9 But as it is written,
+\q "Things that no eye has seen,
+\q1 no ear has heard,
+\q no mind has imagined,
+\q1 the things that God has prepared for those who love him."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 10 These are the things that God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.
+\v 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of the person in him? So also, no one knows the deep things of God except the Spirit of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we might know the things freely given to us by God.
+\v 13 We speak about these things in words that man's wisdom cannot teach, but which the Spirit teaches us. The Spirit interprets spiritual words with spiritual wisdom.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 The unspiritual person does not receive the things that belong to the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. He cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned.
+\v 15 The one who is spiritual judges all things, but he is not subject to the judgment of others.
+\q
+\v 16 "For who can know the mind of the Lord, that he can instruct him?"
+\m But we have the mind of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as to fleshly people, as to little children in Christ.
+\v 2 I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it; and even now you are not yet ready.
+\s5
+\v 3 For you are still fleshly. For where jealousy and strife exist among you, are you not living according to the flesh, and are you not walking by human standards?
+\v 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another says, "I follow Apollos," are you not living as human beings?
+\v 5 Who then is Apollos? Who is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, to each of whom the Lord gave tasks.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
+\v 7 So then, neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything. But it is God who gives the growth.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own wages according to his own labor.
+\v 9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's garden, God's building.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 According to the grace of God that was given to me as a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation and another is building on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
+\v 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid, that is, Jesus Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
+\v 13 his work will be revealed, for the daylight will reveal it. For it will be revealed in fire. The fire will test the quality of what each one had done.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 If anyone's work remains, he will receive a reward;
+\v 15 but if anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, as though escaping through fire.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
+\v 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and so are you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a "fool" that he may become wise.
+\v 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
+\q "He catches the wise in their craftiness."
+\m
+\v 20 And again,
+\q "The Lord knows that the reasoning of the wise is futile."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 21 For this reason, let no one boast in men. All things are yours,
+\v 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All things are yours,
+\v 23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 This is how a person should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the hidden truths of God.
+\v 2 Now what is required of stewards is that they are found to be trustworthy.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But for me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. For I do not even judge myself.
+\v 4 I am not aware of any charge being made against me, but that does not mean I am innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
+\s5
+\v 5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment about anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his praise from God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 Now, brothers, I applied these principles to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that from us you might learn the meaning of the saying,
+\q "Do not go beyond what is written."
+\m This is so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against the other.
+\v 7 For who sees any difference between you and others? What do you have that you did not freely receive? If you have freely received it, why do you boast as if you had not done so?
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Already you have all you could want! Already you have become rich! You began to reign—and that quite apart from us! Indeed, I wish you did reign, so that we could reign with you.
+\v 9 For I think God has put us apostles on display as the last in line in a procession and like men sentenced to death. We have become a spectacle to the world—to angels, and to human beings.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we are held in dishonor.
+\v 11 Up to this present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally beaten, and we are homeless.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 We work hard, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless. When we are persecuted, we endure.
+\v 13 When we are slandered, we speak with kindness. We have become, and are still considered to be, the refuse of the world and the filthiest of all things.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but to correct you as my beloved children.
+\v 15 For even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
+\v 16 So I urge you to be imitators of me.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach them everywhere and in every church.
+\v 18 Now some of you have become arrogant, acting as though I were not coming to you.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills. Then I will know not merely the talk of these who are so arrogant, but I will see their power.
+\v 20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
+\v 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod or with love and in a spirit of gentleness?
+
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 We heard a report that there is sexual immorality among you, a kind of immorality that is not even permitted among the Gentiles. The report is that one of you is sleeping with his father's wife.
+\v 2 You are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For even though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit. I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as though I were there.
+\v 4 When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
+\v 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole loaf?
+\v 7 Cleanse yourselves of the old yeast so that you may be new dough, so that you may be unleavened bread. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
+\v 8 So let us then celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of bad behavior and wickedness. Instead, let us celebrate with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
+\v 10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters, since to stay away from them you would need to go out of the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother but who is living in sexual immorality, or who is greedy, or is an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or is a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat a meal with such a person.
+\v 12 For how am I involved with judging those who are outside the church? Instead, are you not to judge those who are inside the church?
+\v 13 But God judges those who are on the outside.
+\q "Remove the evil person from among you."
+\m
 
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 \v 19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you, whom you have from God? Do you not know that you are not your own?
 \v 20 For you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
 \f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa Therefore glorify God with your body and in your spirit, which belong to God. \fqa* But the best copies do not have this reading. \f*
-
-\s5
-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 Now concerning the issues you wrote about: "It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
-\v 2 But because of temptations for many immoral acts, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 The husband should give to the wife her sexual rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
-\v 4 It is not the wife who has authority over her own body, it is the husband. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement and for a specific period of time. Do this so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
-\p
-\v 6 But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command.
-\v 7 I wish that everyone were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God. One has this kind of gift, and another that kind.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 To the unmarried and to widows I say that it is good for them if they remain unmarried, as I am.
-\v 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better for them to marry than to burn with passion.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Now to the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—the wife should not separate from her husband
-\v 11 (but if she does separate from her husband, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
-
-\s5
-\v 12 But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and if she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her.
-\v 13 If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him.
-\v 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 But if the unbelieving partner departs, let him go. In such cases, the brother or sister is not bound to their vows. God has called us to live in peace.
-\v 16 For how do you know, woman, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, man, whether you will save your wife?
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Only let each one live the life the Lord has assigned him, each as God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
-\v 18 Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised.
-\v 19 For it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision that matters. What matters is obeying the commandments of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe.
-\v 21 Were you a slave when God called you? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can become free, take advantage of it.
-\v 22 For someone who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freeman. Likewise, the one who was free when he was called to believe is Christ's slave.
-\v 23 You have been bought with a price, so do not become slaves of men.
-\v 24 Brothers, in whatever life each of us was in when we were called to believe, let us remain like that.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 25 Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.
-\v 26 Therefore, I think that because of the disaster that is coming, it is good for a man to remain as he is.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Are you bound to a woman? Do not seek to be free of her. Are you free of a wife? Do not seek a wife.
-\v 28 But if you do marry, you have not committed a sin. If an unmarried woman marries, she has not committed a sin. Yet those who marry will have many kinds of trouble while living, and I would like to spare you from them.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 But this I say, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.
-\v 30 Those who weep should act as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,
-\v 31 and those who use the world should not act as though they are using it to the full. For the world in its present form is coming to an end.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him.
-\v 33 But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife—
-\v 34 he is divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction.
-\s5
-\v 36 But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry.
-\v 37 But if he is standing firm in his heart, if he is not under pressure but can control his own will, and if he has decided in his own heart to do this, to keep his own fiancée a virgin, he will do well.
-\v 38 So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better.
-\s5
-\v 39 A woman is bound to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes to marry, but only in the Lord.
-\v 40 Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
+
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 Now concerning the issues you wrote about: "It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
+\v 2 But because of temptations for many immoral acts, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 The husband should give to the wife her sexual rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
+\v 4 It is not the wife who has authority over her own body, it is the husband. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement and for a specific period of time. Do this so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
+\p
+\v 6 But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command.
+\v 7 I wish that everyone were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God. One has this kind of gift, and another that kind.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 To the unmarried and to widows I say that it is good for them if they remain unmarried, as I am.
+\v 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better for them to marry than to burn with passion.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Now to the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—the wife should not separate from her husband
+\v 11 (but if she does separate from her husband, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
+
+\s5
+\v 12 But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and if she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her.
+\v 13 If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him.
+\v 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But if the unbelieving partner departs, let him go. In such cases, the brother or sister is not bound to their vows. God has called us to live in peace.
+\v 16 For how do you know, woman, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, man, whether you will save your wife?
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Only let each one live the life the Lord has assigned him, each as God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
+\v 18 Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised.
+\v 19 For it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision that matters. What matters is obeying the commandments of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe.
+\v 21 Were you a slave when God called you? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can become free, take advantage of it.
+\v 22 For someone who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freeman. Likewise, the one who was free when he was called to believe is Christ's slave.
+\v 23 You have been bought with a price, so do not become slaves of men.
+\v 24 Brothers, in whatever life each of us was in when we were called to believe, let us remain like that.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.
+\v 26 Therefore, I think that because of the disaster that is coming, it is good for a man to remain as he is.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Are you bound to a woman? Do not seek to be free of her. Are you free of a wife? Do not seek a wife.
+\v 28 But if you do marry, you have not committed a sin. If an unmarried woman marries, she has not committed a sin. Yet those who marry will have many kinds of trouble while living, and I would like to spare you from them.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 But this I say, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.
+\v 30 Those who weep should act as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,
+\v 31 and those who use the world should not act as though they are using it to the full. For the world in its present form is coming to an end.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him.
+\v 33 But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife—
+\v 34 he is divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction.
+\s5
+\v 36 But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry.
+\v 37 But if he is standing firm in his heart, if he is not under pressure but can control his own will, and if he has decided in his own heart to do this, to keep his own fiancée a virgin, he will do well.
+\v 38 So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better.
+\s5
+\v 39 A woman is bound to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes to marry, but only in the Lord.
+\v 40 Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
 
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 \v 11 So because of your understanding about the true nature of idols, the weaker one, the brother for whom Christ died, is destroyed.
 \v 12 Thus, when you sin against your brothers and wound their weak consciences, you sin against Christ.
 \v 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to fall.
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-\s5
-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my workmanship in the Lord?
-\v 2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you. For you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 This is my defense to those who examine me:
-\v 4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
-\v 5 Do we not have the right to take along with us a wife who is a believer, as do the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
-\v 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who must work?
-
-\s5
-\v 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink milk from it?
-\v 8 Do I say these things based on human authority? Does not the law also say this?
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-\v 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, "Do not put a muzzle on an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it really the oxen that God cares about?
-\v 10 Is he not speaking about us? It was written for us, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in the expectation of sharing in the harvest.
-\v 11 If we sowed spiritual things among you, is it too much for us to reap material things from you?
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-\s5
-\v 12 If others exercised this right from you, do we not have even more? But we did not claim this right. Instead we endured everything rather than be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
-\v 13 Do you not know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple? Do you not know that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?
-\v 14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living from the gospel.
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-\s5
-\v 15 But I have not claimed any of these rights. And I do not write this so something might be done for me. I would rather die than anyone deprive me of this boast.
-\v 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I must do this. And woe be to me if I do not preach the gospel!
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-\v 17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if not willingly, I still have a responsibility that was entrusted to me.
-\v 18 What then is my reward? That when I preach, I may offer the gospel without charge and so not take full use of my right in the gospel.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 For though I am free from all, I became a servant to all, in order that I might win more.
-\v 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law in order to win those under the law. I did this even though I myself was not under the law.
-\f + \ft The ULB and UDB read, \fqa I did this even though I was not under the law myself. \fqa* Some older versions leave this passage out. \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 21 To those outside the law, I became like one outside the law, although I was not outside the law of God myself, but under the law of Christ. I did this so that I may win those outside the law.
-\v 22 To the weak I became weak, so that I may win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some.
-\v 23 I do all things for the gospel's sake, so that I may participate in its blessings.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run the race, but that only one receives the prize? So run to win the prize.
-\v 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a wreath that is perishable, but we do it to receive one that is imperishable.
-\v 26 Therefore I do not run without purpose or box by beating the air.
-\v 27 But I subdue my body and make it a slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself may not be disqualified.
-
-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
-\v 2 All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
-\v 3 and all ate the same spiritual food.
-\v 4 All drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 But God was not well pleased with most of them, and their corpses were scattered about in the wilderness.
-\v 6 Now these things were examples for us, so we would not long for evil things as they did.
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-\s5
-\v 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. This is as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."
-\v 8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it.
-\s5
-\v 9 Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
-\v 10 Also do not grumble, as many of them did and were destroyed by an angel of death.
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-\s5
-\v 11 Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come.
-\v 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall.
-\v 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to all humanity. Instead, God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. With the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Therefore, my loved ones, run away from idolatry.
-\v 15 I speak to you as people who have understanding, so you may judge what I say.
-\v 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
-\v 17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body. We all take of one loaf of bread together.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
-\v 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything? Or that food sacrificed to an idol is anything?
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But I say about the things the Gentile pagans sacrifice, that they offer these things to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!
-\v 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot have fellowship at the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
-\v 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 "Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds people up.
-\v 24 No one should seek his own good. Instead, each one should seek the good of his neighbor.
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-\s5
-\v 25 You may eat whatever is sold in the market, without questions of conscience.
-\v 26 For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it."
-\v 27 If an unbeliever invites you to eat a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions of conscience.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 But if someone says to you, "This food was from a pagan sacrifice," do not eat it. This is for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience.
-\f + \ft Some older copies add, \fqa For the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. \fqa* But the best copies do not have this. \f*
-\v 29 I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
-\v 30 If I partake of the meal with gratitude, why am I being insulted for that for which I gave thanks?
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-\s5
-\v 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
-\v 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
-\v 33 I try to please all people in all things. I do not seek my benefit, but that of the many. I do this so that they may be saved.
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-\s5
-\c 11
-\nb
-\v 1 Be imitators of me, just as I am an imitator of Christ.
-\p
-\v 2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything. I praise you because you hold fast to the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
-\v 3 Now I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, that a man is the head of a woman, and that God is the head of Christ.
-\v 4 Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is the same thing as if her head were shaved.
-\v 6 For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut her hair short. If it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or for her to shave her head, let her cover her head.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.
-\v 8 For man was not made from woman. Instead, woman was made from man.
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-\s5
-\v 9 For neither was man created for woman. Instead, woman was created for man.
-\v 10 This is why the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord, the woman is not independent from the man, nor is the man independent from the woman.
-\v 12 For as the woman comes from the man, so does the man come from the woman. And all things come from God.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
-\v 14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him?
-\v 15 Does not nature teach you that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair has been given to her as a covering.
-\v 16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, we do not have any other practice, nor do the churches of God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 But in the following instructions, I do not praise you. For when you come together, it is not for the better but for the worse.
-\v 18 For in the first place, I hear that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
-\v 19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 For when you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat.
-\v 21 When you eat, each one eats his own food before the others have their meal. One is hungry, and another becomes drunk.
-\v 22 Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!
-
-\s5
-\v 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread.
-\v 24 After he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this to remember me."
-
-\s5
-\v 25 In the same way he took the cup after supper, and he said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it, to remember me."
-\v 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
-\v 28 Let a person examine himself first, and in this way let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
-\v 29 For he who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment to himself.
-\v 30 That is why many among you are weak and ill, and some of you have fallen asleep.
-
-\s5
-\v 31 But if we examine ourselves, we will not be judged.
-\v 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
-
-\s5
-\v 33 Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
-\v 34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. And about the other things you wrote, I will give directions when I come.
+
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my workmanship in the Lord?
+\v 2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you. For you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 This is my defense to those who examine me:
+\v 4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
+\v 5 Do we not have the right to take along with us a wife who is a believer, as do the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
+\v 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who must work?
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink milk from it?
+\v 8 Do I say these things based on human authority? Does not the law also say this?
+
+\s5
+\v 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, "Do not put a muzzle on an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it really the oxen that God cares about?
+\v 10 Is he not speaking about us? It was written for us, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in the expectation of sharing in the harvest.
+\v 11 If we sowed spiritual things among you, is it too much for us to reap material things from you?
+
+\s5
+\v 12 If others exercised this right from you, do we not have even more? But we did not claim this right. Instead we endured everything rather than be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
+\v 13 Do you not know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple? Do you not know that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?
+\v 14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living from the gospel.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But I have not claimed any of these rights. And I do not write this so something might be done for me. I would rather die than anyone deprive me of this boast.
+\v 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I must do this. And woe be to me if I do not preach the gospel!
+
+\s5
+\v 17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if not willingly, I still have a responsibility that was entrusted to me.
+\v 18 What then is my reward? That when I preach, I may offer the gospel without charge and so not take full use of my right in the gospel.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 For though I am free from all, I became a servant to all, in order that I might win more.
+\v 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law in order to win those under the law. I did this even though I myself was not under the law.
+\f + \ft The ULB and UDB read, \fqa I did this even though I was not under the law myself. \fqa* Some older versions leave this passage out. \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 21 To those outside the law, I became like one outside the law, although I was not outside the law of God myself, but under the law of Christ. I did this so that I may win those outside the law.
+\v 22 To the weak I became weak, so that I may win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some.
+\v 23 I do all things for the gospel's sake, so that I may participate in its blessings.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run the race, but that only one receives the prize? So run to win the prize.
+\v 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a wreath that is perishable, but we do it to receive one that is imperishable.
+\v 26 Therefore I do not run without purpose or box by beating the air.
+\v 27 But I subdue my body and make it a slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself may not be disqualified.
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
+\v 2 All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
+\v 3 and all ate the same spiritual food.
+\v 4 All drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 But God was not well pleased with most of them, and their corpses were scattered about in the wilderness.
+\v 6 Now these things were examples for us, so we would not long for evil things as they did.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. This is as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."
+\v 8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it.
+\s5
+\v 9 Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
+\v 10 Also do not grumble, as many of them did and were destroyed by an angel of death.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come.
+\v 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall.
+\v 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to all humanity. Instead, God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. With the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Therefore, my loved ones, run away from idolatry.
+\v 15 I speak to you as people who have understanding, so you may judge what I say.
+\v 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
+\v 17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body. We all take of one loaf of bread together.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
+\v 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything? Or that food sacrificed to an idol is anything?
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But I say about the things the Gentile pagans sacrifice, that they offer these things to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!
+\v 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot have fellowship at the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
+\v 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 "Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds people up.
+\v 24 No one should seek his own good. Instead, each one should seek the good of his neighbor.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 You may eat whatever is sold in the market, without questions of conscience.
+\v 26 For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it."
+\v 27 If an unbeliever invites you to eat a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions of conscience.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 But if someone says to you, "This food was from a pagan sacrifice," do not eat it. This is for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience.
+\f + \ft Some older copies add, \fqa For the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. \fqa* But the best copies do not have this. \f*
+\v 29 I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
+\v 30 If I partake of the meal with gratitude, why am I being insulted for that for which I gave thanks?
+
+\s5
+\v 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
+\v 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
+\v 33 I try to please all people in all things. I do not seek my benefit, but that of the many. I do this so that they may be saved.
+
+\s5
+\c 11
+\nb
+\v 1 Be imitators of me, just as I am an imitator of Christ.
+\p
+\v 2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything. I praise you because you hold fast to the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
+\v 3 Now I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, that a man is the head of a woman, and that God is the head of Christ.
+\v 4 Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is the same thing as if her head were shaved.
+\v 6 For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut her hair short. If it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or for her to shave her head, let her cover her head.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.
+\v 8 For man was not made from woman. Instead, woman was made from man.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 For neither was man created for woman. Instead, woman was created for man.
+\v 10 This is why the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord, the woman is not independent from the man, nor is the man independent from the woman.
+\v 12 For as the woman comes from the man, so does the man come from the woman. And all things come from God.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
+\v 14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him?
+\v 15 Does not nature teach you that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair has been given to her as a covering.
+\v 16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, we do not have any other practice, nor do the churches of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 But in the following instructions, I do not praise you. For when you come together, it is not for the better but for the worse.
+\v 18 For in the first place, I hear that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
+\v 19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 For when you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat.
+\v 21 When you eat, each one eats his own food before the others have their meal. One is hungry, and another becomes drunk.
+\v 22 Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!
+
+\s5
+\v 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread.
+\v 24 After he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this to remember me."
+
+\s5
+\v 25 In the same way he took the cup after supper, and he said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it, to remember me."
+\v 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
+\v 28 Let a person examine himself first, and in this way let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
+\v 29 For he who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment to himself.
+\v 30 That is why many among you are weak and ill, and some of you have fallen asleep.
+
+\s5
+\v 31 But if we examine ourselves, we will not be judged.
+\v 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
+
+\s5
+\v 33 Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
+\v 34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. And about the other things you wrote, I will give directions when I come.
 
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 \s5
 \v 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
 \v 18 Now all of us, with unveiled faces, see the glory of the Lord. We are being transformed into the same glorious likeness from one degree of glory into another, just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 Therefore, because we have this ministry, and just as we have received mercy, we do not become discouraged.
-\v 2 Instead, we have rejected secret and shameful ways. We do not live by craftiness, and we do not mishandle the word of God. By presenting the truth, we recommend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing.
-\v 4 In their case, the god of this world has blinded their unbelieving minds. As a result, they are not able to see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
-\v 6 For God is the one who said, "Light will shine out of darkness." He has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, so that it is clear that the exceedingly great power belongs to God and not to us.
-\v 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not overwhelmed. We are perplexed but not filled with despair.
-\v 9 We are persecuted but not forsaken. We are struck down but not destroyed.
-\v 10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be shown in our bodies.
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-\s5
-\v 11 We who are alive are always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be shown in our body.
-\v 12 So death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
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-\s5
-\v 13 But we have the same spirit of faith according to that which was written: "I believed, and so I spoke." We also believe, and so we also speak.
-\v 14 We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus. We know that he will bring us with you into his presence.
-\v 15 Everything is for your sake so that, as grace is spread to many people, thanksgiving may increase to the glory of God.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 So we do not become discouraged. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
-\v 17 For this momentary, light affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory that exceeds all measurement.
-\v 18 For we are not watching for things that are seen, but for things that are unseen. The things that we can see are temporary, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
+
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 Therefore, because we have this ministry, and just as we have received mercy, we do not become discouraged.
+\v 2 Instead, we have rejected secret and shameful ways. We do not live by craftiness, and we do not mishandle the word of God. By presenting the truth, we recommend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing.
+\v 4 In their case, the god of this world has blinded their unbelieving minds. As a result, they are not able to see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
+\v 6 For God is the one who said, "Light will shine out of darkness." He has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, so that it is clear that the exceedingly great power belongs to God and not to us.
+\v 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not overwhelmed. We are perplexed but not filled with despair.
+\v 9 We are persecuted but not forsaken. We are struck down but not destroyed.
+\v 10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be shown in our bodies.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 We who are alive are always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be shown in our body.
+\v 12 So death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 But we have the same spirit of faith according to that which was written: "I believed, and so I spoke." We also believe, and so we also speak.
+\v 14 We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus. We know that he will bring us with you into his presence.
+\v 15 Everything is for your sake so that, as grace is spread to many people, thanksgiving may increase to the glory of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 So we do not become discouraged. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
+\v 17 For this momentary, light affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory that exceeds all measurement.
+\v 18 For we are not watching for things that are seen, but for things that are unseen. The things that we can see are temporary, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
 
 
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 \v 13 Because of your being tested and proved by this service, you will also glorify God by obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ. You will also glorify God by the generosity of your gift to them and to everyone.
 \v 14 They long for you, and they are praying for you. They do this because of the very great grace of God that is on you.
 \v 15 May thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
-\v 2 I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
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-\v 3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
-\v 4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
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-\s5
-\v 5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
-\v 6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
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-\s5
-\v 7 Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
-\v 8 For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
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-\s5
-\v 9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
-\v 10 For some people say, "His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to."
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-\s5
-\v 11 Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
-\v 12 We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
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-\s5
-\v 13 We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
-\v 14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
-\v 16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 17 "But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
-\m
-\v 18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
+\v 2 I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
+\v 4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
+\v 6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
+\v 8 For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
+\v 10 For some people say, "His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to."
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
+\v 12 We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
+\v 14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
+\v 16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 17 "But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
+\m
+\v 18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
 
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 \p
 \v 32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus to arrest me.
 \v 33 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall, and I escaped from his hands.
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-\c 12
-\p
-\v 1 I must boast, but nothing is gained by it. But I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
-\v 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago who—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—was caught up into the third heaven.
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-\s5
-\v 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—
-\v 4 was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred for anyone to say.
-\v 5 On behalf of such a person I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
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-\s5
-\v 6 If I wanted to boast, I would not be foolish, for I would be speaking the truth. But I will keep from boasting, so that no one will think more of me than what is seen in me or heard from me.
-\v 7 I will also keep from boasting because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger from Satan to harass me, so I would not become too proud.
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-\s5
-\v 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this, for him to take it away from me.
-\v 9 But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So I would much rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ might reside on me.
-\v 10 Therefore I am content for Christ's sake in weaknesses, in insults, in troubles, in persecutions and distressing situations. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 I have become a fool! You forced me to this, for I should have been praised by you. For I was not at all inferior to the so-called super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
-\v 12 The true signs of an apostle were performed among you with complete patience, signs and wonders and mighty deeds.
-\v 13 For how were you less important than the rest of the churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me for this wrong!
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Look! I am ready to come to you a third time. I will not be a burden to you, for I do not want what is yours. I want you. For children should not save up for the parents. Instead, the parents should save up for the children.
-\v 15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
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-\v 16 But as it is, I did not burden you. But, since I am so crafty, I am the one who caught you by deceit.
-\v 17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone I sent to you?
-\v 18 I urged Titus to go to you, and I sent the other brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same way? Did we not walk in the same steps?
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 19 Do you think all of this time we have been defending ourselves to you? In the sight of God, we have in Christ been saying everything for your strengthening.
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-\v 20 For I fear that when I come I may not find you as I wish. I fear that you might not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be arguments, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, gossip, pride, and disorder.
-\v 21 I fear that when I come back, my God might humble me before you. I fear that I might be grieved by many of those who have sinned before now, and who did not repent of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence that they practiced.
+
+\s5
+\c 12
+\p
+\v 1 I must boast, but nothing is gained by it. But I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
+\v 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago who—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—was caught up into the third heaven.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—
+\v 4 was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred for anyone to say.
+\v 5 On behalf of such a person I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 If I wanted to boast, I would not be foolish, for I would be speaking the truth. But I will keep from boasting, so that no one will think more of me than what is seen in me or heard from me.
+\v 7 I will also keep from boasting because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger from Satan to harass me, so I would not become too proud.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this, for him to take it away from me.
+\v 9 But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So I would much rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ might reside on me.
+\v 10 Therefore I am content for Christ's sake in weaknesses, in insults, in troubles, in persecutions and distressing situations. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 I have become a fool! You forced me to this, for I should have been praised by you. For I was not at all inferior to the so-called super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
+\v 12 The true signs of an apostle were performed among you with complete patience, signs and wonders and mighty deeds.
+\v 13 For how were you less important than the rest of the churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me for this wrong!
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Look! I am ready to come to you a third time. I will not be a burden to you, for I do not want what is yours. I want you. For children should not save up for the parents. Instead, the parents should save up for the children.
+\v 15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
+
+\s5
+\v 16 But as it is, I did not burden you. But, since I am so crafty, I am the one who caught you by deceit.
+\v 17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone I sent to you?
+\v 18 I urged Titus to go to you, and I sent the other brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same way? Did we not walk in the same steps?
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 19 Do you think all of this time we have been defending ourselves to you? In the sight of God, we have in Christ been saying everything for your strengthening.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 For I fear that when I come I may not find you as I wish. I fear that you might not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be arguments, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, gossip, pride, and disorder.
+\v 21 I fear that when I come back, my God might humble me before you. I fear that I might be grieved by many of those who have sinned before now, and who did not repent of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence that they practiced.
 
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 \toc1 The Letter of Paul to the Galatians
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-\p
-\v 1 Paul, an apostle—not an apostle from men nor by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead ones—
-\v 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
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-\v 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
-\v 4 who gave himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
-\v 5 to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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-\p
-\v 6 I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from him who called you by the grace of Christ. I am amazed that you are turning to a different gospel.
-\v 7 This is not to say that there is another gospel, but there are some men who cause you trouble and want to change the gospel of Christ.
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-\v 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel other than the one we proclaimed to you, let him be cursed.
-\v 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, "If someone proclaims to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed."
-\v 10 For am I now seeking the approval of men or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I am still trying to please men, I am not a servant of Christ.
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-\p
-\v 11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I proclaimed is not man's gospel.
-\v 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.
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-\v 13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and that I was trying to destroy it.
-\v 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of those who were my own age, from out of my own people. That is how extremely zealous I was for the traditions of my fathers.
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-\v 15 But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb, and who called me through his grace,
-\v 16 was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I would proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.
-\v 17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me. Instead, I went to Arabia and then returned to Damascus.
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-\p
-\v 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.
-\v 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
-\v 20 In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.
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-\v 21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
-\v 22 I was still not personally known to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
-\v 23 They only heard it being said, "The man who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy."
-\v 24 So they glorified God because of me.
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-\p
-\v 1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.
-\v 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles. I spoke privately to those who seemed to be important, in order to make sure that I was not running—or had not run—in vain.
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-\s5
-\v 3 But not even Titus, who was with me and who was a Greek, was forced to be circumcised.
-\v 4 The false brothers came in secretly to spy on the liberty we have in Christ Jesus. They desired to make us slaves,
-\v 5 but we did not yield in submission to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But those who seemed to be important (whatever they were does not matter to me, God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed important added nothing to me. 
-\v 7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to those who are uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to those who are circumcised.
-\v 8 For God, who worked in Peter for the apostleship to those who are circumcised, also worked in me to the Gentiles.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 When James, Cephas, and John, who were recognized as those who built up the church, understood the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me. They did this so that we should go to the Gentiles, and so that they should go to those who are circumcised.
-\v 10 They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing that I was eager to do. 
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he was declared to be in the wrong.
-\v 12 Before certain men came from James, Cephas was eating with the Gentiles. But when these men came, he stopped and kept away from the Gentiles. He was afraid of those who were demanding circumcision.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Also the rest of the Jews joined in this hypocrisy. Even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy. 
-\v 14 But when I saw that their behavior was not following the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all of them, "If you are a Jew but are living like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"
-
-\s5
-\v 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
-\v 16 yet we know that no person is justified by the works of the law but through faith in Christ Jesus. We also came to faith in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law. For by the works of the law no flesh will be justified.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we too, were found to be sinners, does Christ then promote sin? Absolutely not!
-\v 18 For if I rebuild those things I once destroyed, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
-\v 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live for God.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
-\v 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, then Christ died for nothing!
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Foolish Galatians! Who has put a spell on you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly displayed as crucified. 
-\v 2 This is the only thing I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
-\v 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now going to finish by the flesh?
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed it was for nothing?
-\v 5 Does he who gives the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Just as Abraham "believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness,"
-\v 7 in the same way, understand, then, that those of faith are the children of Abraham.
-\v 8 The scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."
-\v 9 So then, those of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 All who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; and so it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the law, and do them."
-\v 11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because "the righteous will live by faith."
-\v 12 But the law is not of faith, rather, "The person who does the works of the law must live by them."
-
-\s5
-\v 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"—
-\v 14 so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 15 Brothers, let me speak in human terms. In a man-made contract, no one can set it aside or add to it, once it is established by law.
-\v 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, "to descendants," referring to many, but instead to only one, "and to your descendant," who is Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 Now what I mean is this: The law, which came 430 years afterward, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God.
-\v 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, then it no longer comes by promise. But God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of trespasses, until the descendant of Abraham would come to whom the promise had been made. The law was put into force through angels by a mediator.
-\v 20 Now a mediator implies more than one person, but God is one.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 So is the law against the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.
-\v 22 But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin. God did this so that the promise to save us by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until faith should be revealed.
-\v 24 So then the law became our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
-\v 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
-\v 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 For as many of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
-\v 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
-\v 29 Then if you are Christ's, you are Abraham's descendants, and heirs according to promise.
+\mt Galatians\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 Paul, an apostle—not an apostle from men nor by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead ones—
+\v 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
+\v 4 who gave himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
+\v 5 to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from him who called you by the grace of Christ. I am amazed that you are turning to a different gospel.
+\v 7 This is not to say that there is another gospel, but there are some men who cause you trouble and want to change the gospel of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel other than the one we proclaimed to you, let him be cursed.
+\v 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, "If someone proclaims to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed."
+\v 10 For am I now seeking the approval of men or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I am still trying to please men, I am not a servant of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I proclaimed is not man's gospel.
+\v 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and that I was trying to destroy it.
+\v 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of those who were my own age, from out of my own people. That is how extremely zealous I was for the traditions of my fathers.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb, and who called me through his grace,
+\v 16 was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I would proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.
+\v 17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me. Instead, I went to Arabia and then returned to Damascus.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.
+\v 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
+\v 20 In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
+\v 22 I was still not personally known to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
+\v 23 They only heard it being said, "The man who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy."
+\v 24 So they glorified God because of me.
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.
+\v 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles. I spoke privately to those who seemed to be important, in order to make sure that I was not running—or had not run—in vain.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 But not even Titus, who was with me and who was a Greek, was forced to be circumcised.
+\v 4 The false brothers came in secretly to spy on the liberty we have in Christ Jesus. They desired to make us slaves,
+\v 5 but we did not yield in submission to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But those who seemed to be important (whatever they were does not matter to me, God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed important added nothing to me. 
+\v 7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to those who are uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to those who are circumcised.
+\v 8 For God, who worked in Peter for the apostleship to those who are circumcised, also worked in me to the Gentiles.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 When James, Cephas, and John, who were recognized as those who built up the church, understood the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me. They did this so that we should go to the Gentiles, and so that they should go to those who are circumcised.
+\v 10 They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing that I was eager to do. 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he was declared to be in the wrong.
+\v 12 Before certain men came from James, Cephas was eating with the Gentiles. But when these men came, he stopped and kept away from the Gentiles. He was afraid of those who were demanding circumcision.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Also the rest of the Jews joined in this hypocrisy. Even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy. 
+\v 14 But when I saw that their behavior was not following the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all of them, "If you are a Jew but are living like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"
+
+\s5
+\v 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
+\v 16 yet we know that no person is justified by the works of the law but through faith in Christ Jesus. We also came to faith in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law. For by the works of the law no flesh will be justified.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we too, were found to be sinners, does Christ then promote sin? Absolutely not!
+\v 18 For if I rebuild those things I once destroyed, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
+\v 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live for God.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
+\v 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, then Christ died for nothing!
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Foolish Galatians! Who has put a spell on you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly displayed as crucified. 
+\v 2 This is the only thing I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
+\v 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now going to finish by the flesh?
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed it was for nothing?
+\v 5 Does he who gives the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Just as Abraham "believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness,"
+\v 7 in the same way, understand, then, that those of faith are the children of Abraham.
+\v 8 The scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."
+\v 9 So then, those of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 All who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; and so it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the law, and do them."
+\v 11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because "the righteous will live by faith."
+\v 12 But the law is not of faith, rather, "The person who does the works of the law must live by them."
+
+\s5
+\v 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"—
+\v 14 so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 15 Brothers, let me speak in human terms. In a man-made contract, no one can set it aside or add to it, once it is established by law.
+\v 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, "to descendants," referring to many, but instead to only one, "and to your descendant," who is Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 Now what I mean is this: The law, which came 430 years afterward, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God.
+\v 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, then it no longer comes by promise. But God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of trespasses, until the descendant of Abraham would come to whom the promise had been made. The law was put into force through angels by a mediator.
+\v 20 Now a mediator implies more than one person, but God is one.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 So is the law against the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.
+\v 22 But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin. God did this so that the promise to save us by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until faith should be revealed.
+\v 24 So then the law became our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
+\v 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
+\v 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 For as many of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
+\v 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
+\v 29 Then if you are Christ's, you are Abraham's descendants, and heirs according to promise.
 
 \s5
 \c 4
@@ -216,91 +216,91 @@
 \s5
 \v 30 But what does the scripture say? "Send away the slave girl and her son. For the son of the slave girl will not share in the inheritance with the son of the free woman."
 \v 31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of a slave girl, but of the free woman.
-\s5
-\c 5
-\p
-\v 1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not again be put under the control of a yoke of slavery.
-\p
-\v 2 Look, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will not benefit you in any way.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
-\v 4 You are cut off from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you no longer experience grace.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
-\v 6 In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith working through love.
-\v 7 You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
-\v 8 This persuasion does not come from him who calls you!
-
-\s5
-\v 9 A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.
-\v 10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will pay the penalty, whoever he is.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Brothers, if I still proclaim circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.
-\v 12 As for those who are disturbing you, I wish they would castrate themselves!
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. But do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the sinful nature; rather, through love serve one another.
-\v 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one command: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
-\v 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the sinful nature.
-\v 17 For the desires of the sinful nature are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the sinful nature. For these are in conflict with each other, so that you cannot do the things you want. 
-\v 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Now the works of the sinful nature are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,
-\v 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalry, dissension, divisions,
-\v 21 envy, drunkenness, drunken celebrations, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
-\v 23 gentleness, and self-control; against such things there is no law.
-\v 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
-\v 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
-\s5
-\c 6
-\p
-\v 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Be concerned about yourself, so you also may not be tempted.
-\v 2 Carry one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
-\v 4 Each one should examine his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in someone else. 
-\v 5 For each one will carry his own load.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 6 The one who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.
-\v 7 Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man plants, that he will also gather in.
-\v 8 For he who plants seed to his own sinful nature, from the sinful nature will gather in destruction. The one who plants seed to the Spirit, from the Spirit will gather in eternal life from the Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the right time we will gather in a harvest, if we do not give up.
-\v 10 So then, as we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 See what large letters I write to you with my own hand.
-\v 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They do this only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
-\v 13 For not even those who circumcised themselves keep the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
-\v 15 For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but what counts is a new creation. 
-\v 16 To all who live according to this standard, peace and mercy be upon them, even upon the Israel of God.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
-\p
-\v 18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
+\s5
+\c 5
+\p
+\v 1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not again be put under the control of a yoke of slavery.
+\p
+\v 2 Look, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will not benefit you in any way.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
+\v 4 You are cut off from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you no longer experience grace.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
+\v 6 In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith working through love.
+\v 7 You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
+\v 8 This persuasion does not come from him who calls you!
+
+\s5
+\v 9 A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.
+\v 10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will pay the penalty, whoever he is.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Brothers, if I still proclaim circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.
+\v 12 As for those who are disturbing you, I wish they would castrate themselves!
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. But do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the sinful nature; rather, through love serve one another.
+\v 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one command: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
+\v 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the sinful nature.
+\v 17 For the desires of the sinful nature are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the sinful nature. For these are in conflict with each other, so that you cannot do the things you want. 
+\v 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Now the works of the sinful nature are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,
+\v 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalry, dissension, divisions,
+\v 21 envy, drunkenness, drunken celebrations, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
+\v 23 gentleness, and self-control; against such things there is no law.
+\v 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
+\v 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
+\s5
+\c 6
+\p
+\v 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Be concerned about yourself, so you also may not be tempted.
+\v 2 Carry one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
+\v 4 Each one should examine his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in someone else. 
+\v 5 For each one will carry his own load.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 6 The one who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.
+\v 7 Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man plants, that he will also gather in.
+\v 8 For he who plants seed to his own sinful nature, from the sinful nature will gather in destruction. The one who plants seed to the Spirit, from the Spirit will gather in eternal life from the Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the right time we will gather in a harvest, if we do not give up.
+\v 10 So then, as we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 See what large letters I write to you with my own hand.
+\v 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They do this only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
+\v 13 For not even those who circumcised themselves keep the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
+\v 15 For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but what counts is a new creation. 
+\v 16 To all who live according to this standard, peace and mercy be upon them, even upon the Israel of God.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
+\p
+\v 18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

51-PHP.usfm

@@ -170,49 +170,49 @@
 \s5
 \v 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
 \v 21 He will transform our lowly bodies into bodies formed like his glorious body, formed by the might of his power to subject all things to himself.
-
-\s5
-\c 4
-\p
-\v 1 Therefore, my beloved brothers whom I long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved friends.
-\p
-\v 2 I am pleading with Euodia, and I am pleading with Syntyche, be of the same mind in the Lord.
-\v 3 Yes, I ask you, my true companion, to help these women who labored with me in spreading the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in The Book of Life.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice.
-\v 5 Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
-\v 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God,
-\v 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is anything excellent, if there is anything to be praised, think about these things.
-\v 9 The things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 I greatly rejoice in the Lord because now at last you have renewed your concern for me. You had indeed been concerned for me before, but there was no opportunity for you to help.
-\v 11 I am not saying this because I am in need. For I have learned to be content in all circumstances.
-\v 12 I know what it is to be poor, and I also know what it is to have plenty. In every way and in all things I have learned the secret of how to be well-fed or to be hungry, and how to have an abundance or to be in need.
-\v 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 However, you did well to share with me in my difficulties.
-\v 15 You Philippians know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church supported me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.
-\v 16 Even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent help for my needs more than once.
-\v 17 It is not that I seek the gift. Instead, I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 I have received everything in full, and even more. I have been well-supplied now that I have received from Epaphroditus the things you sent. They are a sweet-smelling aroma, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
-\v 19 My God will meet all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
-\v 20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 21 Greet every believer in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
-\v 22 All the believers here greet you, especially those of Caesar's household.
-\p
-\v 23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
-\f + \ft Some versions add, \fqa Amen. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\c 4
+\p
+\v 1 Therefore, my beloved brothers whom I long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved friends.
+\p
+\v 2 I am pleading with Euodia, and I am pleading with Syntyche, be of the same mind in the Lord.
+\v 3 Yes, I ask you, my true companion, to help these women who labored with me in spreading the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in The Book of Life.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice.
+\v 5 Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
+\v 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God,
+\v 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is anything excellent, if there is anything to be praised, think about these things.
+\v 9 The things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 I greatly rejoice in the Lord because now at last you have renewed your concern for me. You had indeed been concerned for me before, but there was no opportunity for you to help.
+\v 11 I am not saying this because I am in need. For I have learned to be content in all circumstances.
+\v 12 I know what it is to be poor, and I also know what it is to have plenty. In every way and in all things I have learned the secret of how to be well-fed or to be hungry, and how to have an abundance or to be in need.
+\v 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 However, you did well to share with me in my difficulties.
+\v 15 You Philippians know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church supported me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.
+\v 16 Even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent help for my needs more than once.
+\v 17 It is not that I seek the gift. Instead, I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 I have received everything in full, and even more. I have been well-supplied now that I have received from Epaphroditus the things you sent. They are a sweet-smelling aroma, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
+\v 19 My God will meet all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
+\v 20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 21 Greet every believer in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
+\v 22 All the believers here greet you, especially those of Caesar's household.
+\p
+\v 23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
+\f + \ft Some versions add, \fqa Amen. \fqa* \f*

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@@ -4,69 +4,69 @@
 \toc1 The Letter of Paul to the Colossians
 \toc2 Colossians
 \toc3 Col
-\mt Colossians
-\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
-\v 2 to the believers and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colossae. May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father.
-\f + \ft Some versions add, \fqa and the Lord Jesus Christ. \fqa* \f*
-\p
-\v 3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we always pray for you.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all those set apart for God.
-\v 5 You have this love because of the certain hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this confident expectation before in the word of truth, the gospel,
-\v 6 which has come to you. This gospel is bearing fruit and is growing in all the world. It has been doing this in you also from the day you heard it and learned about the grace of God in truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 This is the gospel as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa on your behalf. \fqa* \f*
-\v 8 Epaphras has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 Because of this love, from the day we heard this we have not stopped praying for you. We have been asking that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
-\v 10 We have been praying that you will walk worthily of the Lord in pleasing ways. We have been praying that you will bear fruit in every good deed and that you will grow in the knowledge of God.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 We pray you may be strengthened in every ability according to the power of his glory into all perseverance and patience.
-\v 12 We pray that you will joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has made you able to have a share in the inheritance of the believers in light.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa who has made us able to have a share. \fqa* \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
-\v 14 In his Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa In his Son we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. \fqa* \f*
-
-\s5
-\v 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn of all creation.
-\v 16 For by him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible things. Whether thrones or dominions or governments or authorities, all things were created by him and for him.
-\v 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead ones, so he has first place among all things.
-\v 19 For God was pleased that all his fullness should live in him,
-\v 20 and to reconcile through the Son all things to himself. God made peace through the blood of his cross. God reconciled all things to himself, whether the things on the earth or the things in heaven.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 At one time, you also were strangers to God and were his enemies in mind and in evil deeds.
-\v 22 But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death. He did this in order to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him,
-\v 23 if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the certain hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church.
-\v 25 It is of this church that I am a servant, according to the responsibility from God that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.
-\v 26 This is the secret truth that was hidden for ages and for generations. But now it has been revealed to those who believe in him.
-\v 27 It is to them that God wanted to make known the riches of the glory of this secret truth among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
-
-\s5
-\v 28 This is he whom we proclaim. We admonish every person, and we teach every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.
-\v 29 For this I labor and strive according to his energy that is at work in me in power.
-
-
-
+\mt Colossians
+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
+\v 2 to the believers and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colossae. May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father.
+\f + \ft Some versions add, \fqa and the Lord Jesus Christ. \fqa* \f*
+\p
+\v 3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we always pray for you.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all those set apart for God.
+\v 5 You have this love because of the certain hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this confident expectation before in the word of truth, the gospel,
+\v 6 which has come to you. This gospel is bearing fruit and is growing in all the world. It has been doing this in you also from the day you heard it and learned about the grace of God in truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 This is the gospel as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa on your behalf. \fqa* \f*
+\v 8 Epaphras has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 Because of this love, from the day we heard this we have not stopped praying for you. We have been asking that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
+\v 10 We have been praying that you will walk worthily of the Lord in pleasing ways. We have been praying that you will bear fruit in every good deed and that you will grow in the knowledge of God.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 We pray you may be strengthened in every ability according to the power of his glory into all perseverance and patience.
+\v 12 We pray that you will joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has made you able to have a share in the inheritance of the believers in light.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa who has made us able to have a share. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
+\v 14 In his Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa In his Son we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\v 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn of all creation.
+\v 16 For by him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible things. Whether thrones or dominions or governments or authorities, all things were created by him and for him.
+\v 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead ones, so he has first place among all things.
+\v 19 For God was pleased that all his fullness should live in him,
+\v 20 and to reconcile through the Son all things to himself. God made peace through the blood of his cross. God reconciled all things to himself, whether the things on the earth or the things in heaven.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 At one time, you also were strangers to God and were his enemies in mind and in evil deeds.
+\v 22 But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death. He did this in order to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him,
+\v 23 if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the certain hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church.
+\v 25 It is of this church that I am a servant, according to the responsibility from God that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.
+\v 26 This is the secret truth that was hidden for ages and for generations. But now it has been revealed to those who believe in him.
+\v 27 It is to them that God wanted to make known the riches of the glory of this secret truth among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
+
+\s5
+\v 28 This is he whom we proclaim. We admonish every person, and we teach every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.
+\v 29 For this I labor and strive according to his energy that is at work in me in power.
+
+
+
 
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 \c 2
@@ -115,52 +115,52 @@
 \v 21 "Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch"?
 \v 22 All these things are destined for corruption with use, according to the instructions and teachings of men.
 \v 23 These rules have the wisdom of self-made religion and humility and severity of the body. But they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 If then God has raised you with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
-\v 2 Think about the things above, not about the things on earth.
-\v 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
-\v 4 When Christ appears, who is your life, then you will also appear with him in glory.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa When Christ appears, who is our life, then you will also appear with him in glory. \fqa* \f*
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 5 Put to death, then, the members that are on earth—sexual immorality, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
-\v 6 It is for these things that the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa It is for these things that the wrath of God is coming. \fqa* \f*
-\v 7 It is in these things that you also once walked when you lived in them.
-\v 8 But now you must get rid of all these things—wrath, anger, evil intentions, insults, and obscene speech from your mouth.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old man with its practices,
-\v 10 and you have put on the new man that is being made new in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it.
-\v 11 This is where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman, but Christ is all, and is in all.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
-\v 13 Bear with one another. Be gracious to each other. If someone has a complaint against someone else, forgive in the same way that the Lord has forgiven you.
-\v 14 Above all these things, have love, which is the bond of perfection.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. It was for this peace that you were called in one body. And be thankful.
-\v 16 Let the word of Christ live in you richly. With all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
-\v 17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as it is appropriate in the Lord.
-\v 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
-\v 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
-\v 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not be discouraged.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers, but with a sincere heart. Fear the Lord.
-\v 23 Whatever you do, work from the soul as to the Lord and not as to people.
-\v 24 You know that you will receive from the Lord the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
-\v 25 For anyone who does unrighteousness will receive the penalty for the unrighteousness that he did, and there is no partiality.
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 If then God has raised you with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
+\v 2 Think about the things above, not about the things on earth.
+\v 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
+\v 4 When Christ appears, who is your life, then you will also appear with him in glory.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa When Christ appears, who is our life, then you will also appear with him in glory. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 5 Put to death, then, the members that are on earth—sexual immorality, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
+\v 6 It is for these things that the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa It is for these things that the wrath of God is coming. \fqa* \f*
+\v 7 It is in these things that you also once walked when you lived in them.
+\v 8 But now you must get rid of all these things—wrath, anger, evil intentions, insults, and obscene speech from your mouth.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old man with its practices,
+\v 10 and you have put on the new man that is being made new in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it.
+\v 11 This is where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman, but Christ is all, and is in all.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
+\v 13 Bear with one another. Be gracious to each other. If someone has a complaint against someone else, forgive in the same way that the Lord has forgiven you.
+\v 14 Above all these things, have love, which is the bond of perfection.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. It was for this peace that you were called in one body. And be thankful.
+\v 16 Let the word of Christ live in you richly. With all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
+\v 17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as it is appropriate in the Lord.
+\v 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
+\v 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
+\v 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not be discouraged.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers, but with a sincere heart. Fear the Lord.
+\v 23 Whatever you do, work from the soul as to the Lord and not as to people.
+\v 24 You know that you will receive from the Lord the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
+\v 25 For anyone who does unrighteousness will receive the penalty for the unrighteousness that he did, and there is no partiality.
 
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@@ -74,35 +74,35 @@
 \v 18 For we wished to come to you—I, Paul, wished to come to you once and again—but Satan stopped us.
 \v 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of pride in front of our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you just as much as others?
 \v 20 For you are our glory and our joy.
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it was good to be left behind at Athens alone.
-\v 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you regarding your faith.
-\f + \ft Some other versions read, \fqa We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the gospel of Christ. \fqa* \f*
-\v 3 We did this so that no one would be shaken by these sufferings. For yourselves know that for this we have been appointed.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 Truly, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were about to suffer affliction, and that happened, as you know.
-\v 5 For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I sent that I might know about your faith. Perhaps the tempter had somehow tempted you, and our labor was in vain.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But Timothy came to us from you and brought us the good news of your faith and love. He told us that you always have good memories of us, and that you long to see us just as we also long to see you.
-\v 7 Because of this, brothers, we were comforted by you because of your faith, in all our distress and affliction.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.
-\v 9 For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you?
-\v 10 Night and day we pray very hard that we may see your face and provide what is lacking in your faith.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 May our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
-\v 12 May the Lord make you increase and abound in love one for another and toward all people, as we also do for you.
-\v 13 May he strengthen your hearts, so that they will be blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.
-
-
-
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it was good to be left behind at Athens alone.
+\v 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you regarding your faith.
+\f + \ft Some other versions read, \fqa We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the gospel of Christ. \fqa* \f*
+\v 3 We did this so that no one would be shaken by these sufferings. For yourselves know that for this we have been appointed.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Truly, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were about to suffer affliction, and that happened, as you know.
+\v 5 For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I sent that I might know about your faith. Perhaps the tempter had somehow tempted you, and our labor was in vain.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But Timothy came to us from you and brought us the good news of your faith and love. He told us that you always have good memories of us, and that you long to see us just as we also long to see you.
+\v 7 Because of this, brothers, we were comforted by you because of your faith, in all our distress and affliction.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.
+\v 9 For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you?
+\v 10 Night and day we pray very hard that we may see your face and provide what is lacking in your faith.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 May our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
+\v 12 May the Lord make you increase and abound in love one for another and toward all people, as we also do for you.
+\v 13 May he strengthen your hearts, so that they will be blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.
+
+
+
 
 
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@@ -70,45 +70,45 @@
 \v 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
 \v 14 Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
 \v 15 However, she will be saved through bearing children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with soundness of mind.
-
-
-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 This saying is trustworthy: If someone desires to be an overseer, he desires a good work.
-\v 2 Therefore the overseer must be without reproach. He must be a husband of one wife. He must be moderate, sensible, orderly, and hospitable. He must be able to teach.
-\v 3 He must not be addicted to wine, not a brawler, but instead, gentle, peaceful. He must not be a lover of money.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 He should manage his own household well, and his children should obey him with all respect.
-\v 5 For if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for a church of God?
-\s5
-\v 6 He should not be a new convert, so that he does not swell with pride and might fall into condemnation as the devil.
-\v 7 He must also have a good reputation with those outside, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Deacons, likewise, should be dignified, not double-talkers. They should not drink too much wine or be greedy.
-\v 9 They should keep the revealed truth of the faith with a clean conscience.
-\v 10 They should also be approved first, then they should serve because they are blameless.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Women in the same way should be dignified. They should not be slanderers. They should be moderate and faithful in all things.
-\v 12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife. They must manage well their children and household.
-\v 13 For those who have served well acquire for themselves a good standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 I am writing these things to you, and I expect to come to you soon.
-\v 15 But if I delay, I am writing so that you may know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 It is undeniable that the revealed truth of godliness is great:
-\q "He appeared in the flesh,
-\q was justified by the Spirit,
-\q was seen by angels,
-\q was proclaimed among nations,
-\q was believed on in the world,
-\q and was taken up in glory."
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 This saying is trustworthy: If someone desires to be an overseer, he desires a good work.
+\v 2 Therefore the overseer must be without reproach. He must be a husband of one wife. He must be moderate, sensible, orderly, and hospitable. He must be able to teach.
+\v 3 He must not be addicted to wine, not a brawler, but instead, gentle, peaceful. He must not be a lover of money.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 He should manage his own household well, and his children should obey him with all respect.
+\v 5 For if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for a church of God?
+\s5
+\v 6 He should not be a new convert, so that he does not swell with pride and might fall into condemnation as the devil.
+\v 7 He must also have a good reputation with those outside, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Deacons, likewise, should be dignified, not double-talkers. They should not drink too much wine or be greedy.
+\v 9 They should keep the revealed truth of the faith with a clean conscience.
+\v 10 They should also be approved first, then they should serve because they are blameless.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Women in the same way should be dignified. They should not be slanderers. They should be moderate and faithful in all things.
+\v 12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife. They must manage well their children and household.
+\v 13 For those who have served well acquire for themselves a good standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 I am writing these things to you, and I expect to come to you soon.
+\v 15 But if I delay, I am writing so that you may know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 It is undeniable that the revealed truth of godliness is great:
+\q "He appeared in the flesh,
+\q was justified by the Spirit,
+\q was seen by angels,
+\q was proclaimed among nations,
+\q was believed on in the world,
+\q and was taken up in glory."
 
 
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@@ -42,62 +42,62 @@
 
 
 
-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
-\v 2 The things you heard from me among many witnesses, entrust them to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
-\v 4 No soldier serves while entangled in the affairs of this life, so that he may please his superior officer.
-\v 5 Also, if someone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes by the rules.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 It is necessary that the hardworking farmer receive his share of the crops first.
-\v 7 Think about what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's seed, who was raised from the dead ones. This is according to my gospel message,
-\v 9 for which I am suffering to the point of being bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.
-\v 10 Therefore I endure all things for those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 This is a trustworthy saying: 
-\q "If we have died with him, we will also live with him.
-\q
-\v 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him.
-\q If we deny him, he also will deny us.
-\q
-\v 13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful,
-\q
-for he cannot deny himself."
-\m
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. \f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa Warn them before the Lord.\f*
-\v 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no reason to be ashamed, who accurately teaches the word of truth.
-\s5
-\v 16 Avoid profane talk, which leads to more and more godlessness.
-\v 17 Their talk will spread like cancer. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
-\v 18 who have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened, and they destroy the faith of some.
-\s5
-\v 19 However, the firm foundation of God stands. It has this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must depart from unrighteousness."
-\v 20 In a wealthy home, there are not only containers of gold and silver. There are also containers of wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. 
-\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable container. He is set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
-\s5
-\v 22 Flee youthful lusts. Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a clean heart.
-\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions. You know that they give birth to arguments.
-\s5
-\v 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel. Instead he must be gentle toward all, able to teach, and patient.
-\v 25 He must in meekness educate those who oppose him. God may perhaps give them repentance for the knowledge of the truth.
-\v 26 They may become sober again and leave the devil's trap, after they have been captured by him for his will.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
+\v 2 The things you heard from me among many witnesses, entrust them to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
+\v 4 No soldier serves while entangled in the affairs of this life, so that he may please his superior officer.
+\v 5 Also, if someone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes by the rules.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 It is necessary that the hardworking farmer receive his share of the crops first.
+\v 7 Think about what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's seed, who was raised from the dead ones. This is according to my gospel message,
+\v 9 for which I am suffering to the point of being bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.
+\v 10 Therefore I endure all things for those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 This is a trustworthy saying: 
+\q "If we have died with him, we will also live with him.
+\q
+\v 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him.
+\q If we deny him, he also will deny us.
+\q
+\v 13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful,
+\q
+for he cannot deny himself."
+\m
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. \f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa Warn them before the Lord.\f*
+\v 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no reason to be ashamed, who accurately teaches the word of truth.
+\s5
+\v 16 Avoid profane talk, which leads to more and more godlessness.
+\v 17 Their talk will spread like cancer. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
+\v 18 who have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened, and they destroy the faith of some.
+\s5
+\v 19 However, the firm foundation of God stands. It has this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must depart from unrighteousness."
+\v 20 In a wealthy home, there are not only containers of gold and silver. There are also containers of wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. 
+\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable container. He is set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
+\s5
+\v 22 Flee youthful lusts. Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a clean heart.
+\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions. You know that they give birth to arguments.
+\s5
+\v 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel. Instead he must be gentle toward all, able to teach, and patient.
+\v 25 He must in meekness educate those who oppose him. God may perhaps give them repentance for the knowledge of the truth.
+\v 26 They may become sober again and leave the devil's trap, after they have been captured by him for his will.
+
+
+
 
 
 \s5

57-TIT.usfm

@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@
 \toc1 The Letter of Paul to Titus
 \toc2 Titus
 \toc3 Tit
-\mt Titus\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
-\v 2 with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time.
-\v 3 At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this by the command of God our savior.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 To Titus, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
-\p
-\v 5 For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 An elder must be without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children not accused of reckless behavior or undisciplined.
-\v 7 It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be loud or unrestrained. He must not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 Instead, he should be hospitable, a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, and self-controlled.
-\v 9 He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 10 For there are many rebellious people, especially those of the circumcision. Their words are worthless. They deceive and lead people in the wrong direction.
-\v 11 It is necessary to stop them. They teach what they should not teach for shameful profit and break up whole families.
-\s5
-\v 12 One of them, a wise man of theirs, said, "Cretans are unceasing liars, bad and dangerous animals, lazy bellies."
-\v 13 This statement is true, so correct them severely so that they may be sound in the faith.
-\s5
-\v 14 Do not pay any attention to Jewish myths or to the commandments of men who turn back the truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are stained and unbelieving, nothing is pure. For their minds and consciences have been stained.
-\v 16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds. They are detestable and disobedient. They are unapproved for any good deed.
+\mt Titus\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
+\v 2 with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time.
+\v 3 At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this by the command of God our savior.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 To Titus, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
+\p
+\v 5 For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 An elder must be without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children not accused of reckless behavior or undisciplined.
+\v 7 It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be loud or unrestrained. He must not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 Instead, he should be hospitable, a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, and self-controlled.
+\v 9 He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 10 For there are many rebellious people, especially those of the circumcision. Their words are worthless. They deceive and lead people in the wrong direction.
+\v 11 It is necessary to stop them. They teach what they should not teach for shameful profit and break up whole families.
+\s5
+\v 12 One of them, a wise man of theirs, said, "Cretans are unceasing liars, bad and dangerous animals, lazy bellies."
+\v 13 This statement is true, so correct them severely so that they may be sound in the faith.
+\s5
+\v 14 Do not pay any attention to Jewish myths or to the commandments of men who turn back the truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are stained and unbelieving, nothing is pure. For their minds and consciences have been stained.
+\v 16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds. They are detestable and disobedient. They are unapproved for any good deed.
 \s5
 \c 2
 \p

59-HEB.usfm

@@ -272,65 +272,65 @@
 \s5
 \v 19 We have this as a secure and reliable anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
 \v 20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered into that place on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
-\s5
-\c 7
-\p
-\v 1 It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.
-\v 2 It was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of everything. His name "Melchizedek" means "king of righteousness." His other title is "king of Salem," that is, "king of peace."
-\v 3 He is without father, without mother, without ancestors, with neither beginning of days nor end of life. Instead, he resembles the Son of God, because he remains a priest forever.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 See how great this man was. Our ancestor Abraham gave a tenth of the things that he had taken in battle.
-\v 5 On one hand, the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a command from the law to collect tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, even though they, too, have come from Abraham's body.
-\v 6 But on the other hand, Melchizedek, whose descent was not traced from them, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him, the one who had the promises.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 There is no denying that the lesser person is blessed by the greater person.
-\v 8 In this case, mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives on.
-\v 9 And, in a manner of speaking, Levi, who received tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham,
-\v 10 because Levi was in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Now if perfection were possible through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the manner of Melchizedek, and not be considered to be after the manner of Aaron?
-\v 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 For the one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
-\v 14 Now clearly, it is from Judah that our Lord was born, a tribe that Moses never mentioned concerning priests.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 What we say is clearer yet if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek.
-\v 16 It was not based on the law of fleshly descent that he became a priest, but instead was based on the power of an everlasting life.
-\v 17 For scripture witnesses about him:
-\q "You are a priest forever
-\q after the manner of Melchizedek."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 For the former regulation is set aside because it is weak and useless,
-\v 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, through which we come near to God.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
-\v 21 but he became a priest when God said to him,
-\q "The Lord has sworn and he will not change his mind:
-\q 'You are a priest forever.'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 22 By this also Jesus has given the guarantee of a better covenant.
-\v 23 The former priests were many in number, since death prevented them from continuing in office. 
-\v 24 But because Jesus continues to live forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 Therefore he is also able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
-\v 26 For such a high priest is suitable for us. He is sinless, blameless, pure, separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 He does not need, unlike the high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all, when he offered himself.
-\v 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses. But the word of the oath, which came after the law, appointed a Son, who has been made perfect forever.
+\s5
+\c 7
+\p
+\v 1 It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.
+\v 2 It was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of everything. His name "Melchizedek" means "king of righteousness." His other title is "king of Salem," that is, "king of peace."
+\v 3 He is without father, without mother, without ancestors, with neither beginning of days nor end of life. Instead, he resembles the Son of God, because he remains a priest forever.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 See how great this man was. Our ancestor Abraham gave a tenth of the things that he had taken in battle.
+\v 5 On one hand, the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a command from the law to collect tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, even though they, too, have come from Abraham's body.
+\v 6 But on the other hand, Melchizedek, whose descent was not traced from them, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him, the one who had the promises.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 There is no denying that the lesser person is blessed by the greater person.
+\v 8 In this case, mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives on.
+\v 9 And, in a manner of speaking, Levi, who received tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham,
+\v 10 because Levi was in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Now if perfection were possible through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the manner of Melchizedek, and not be considered to be after the manner of Aaron?
+\v 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 For the one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
+\v 14 Now clearly, it is from Judah that our Lord was born, a tribe that Moses never mentioned concerning priests.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 What we say is clearer yet if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek.
+\v 16 It was not based on the law of fleshly descent that he became a priest, but instead was based on the power of an everlasting life.
+\v 17 For scripture witnesses about him:
+\q "You are a priest forever
+\q after the manner of Melchizedek."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 For the former regulation is set aside because it is weak and useless,
+\v 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, through which we come near to God.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
+\v 21 but he became a priest when God said to him,
+\q "The Lord has sworn and he will not change his mind:
+\q 'You are a priest forever.'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 22 By this also Jesus has given the guarantee of a better covenant.
+\v 23 The former priests were many in number, since death prevented them from continuing in office. 
+\v 24 But because Jesus continues to live forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 Therefore he is also able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
+\v 26 For such a high priest is suitable for us. He is sinless, blameless, pure, separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 He does not need, unlike the high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all, when he offered himself.
+\v 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses. But the word of the oath, which came after the law, appointed a Son, who has been made perfect forever.
 \s5
 \c 8
 \p
@@ -378,62 +378,62 @@
 \s5
 \p
 \v 13 By calling this covenant "new," he declared the first covenant to be old, and what has become old and obsolete will soon disappear.
-\s5
-\c 9
-\p
-\v 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
-\v 2 For a tabernacle was prepared. The first room, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence, was called the holy place.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Behind the second curtain was another room, called the most holy place.
-\v 4 It had a golden altar for incense. It also had the ark of the covenant, which was completely overlaid with gold. Inside it was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
-\v 5 Above the ark of the covenant, glorious cherubim overshadowed the atonement lid, which we cannot now talk about in detail.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 After these things were prepared, the priests always entered the outer room of the tabernacle to perform their services.
-\v 7 But only the high priest entered the second room once each year, and not without blood that he offered for himself and for the people's unintentional sins.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 The Holy Spirit showed that the way into the most holy place had not yet appeared as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
-\v 9 This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience.
-\v 10 They are only concerned with food and drink and various ceremonial washings, regulations for the body until the time of the new order. 
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come. He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that was not made by human hands, one not belonging to this created world.
-\f + \ft Other versions read, \fqa Christ came as a high priest of the good things that are to come. \fqa* \f*
-\v 12 It was not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood that he entered into the most holy place once for all and secured our eternal redemption.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes on those who have become unclean sets them apart to God for the cleansing of their flesh,
-\v 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
-\v 15 For this reason, he is the mediator of a new covenant. This is so that, since a death has taken place to free those under the first covenant from their sins, those who are called will receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 For where there is a will, the death of the person who made it must be proven.
-\v 17 For a will is only in force when there has been a death, because it has no force while the one who made it is still alive.
-
-\s5
-\v 18 So not even the first covenant was established without blood.
-\v 19 For when Moses had given every command in the law to all the people, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water, red wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people.
-\v 20 Then he said, "This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you."
-
-\s5
-\v 21 In the same manner, he sprinkled the blood on the tabernacle and all the containers used in the service.
-\v 22 According to the law, almost everything is cleansed with blood. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in heaven should be cleansed with these animal sacrifices. However, the heavenly things themselves had to be cleansed with much better sacrifices.
-\v 24 For Christ did not enter into the most holy place made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one. Instead he entered into heaven itself, to appear now in God's presence for us.
-
-\s5
-\v 25 He did not go there in order to offer himself many times, as does the high priest, who enters the most holy place year by year with the blood of another.
-\v 26 If that had been the case, then it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times since the world's foundation. But now it is just one time at the end of the ages that he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 Every person is destined to die once, and after that comes judgment.
-\v 28 In the same way, Christ also, who was offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but for the salvation of those who are waiting patiently for him.
+\s5
+\c 9
+\p
+\v 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
+\v 2 For a tabernacle was prepared. The first room, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence, was called the holy place.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Behind the second curtain was another room, called the most holy place.
+\v 4 It had a golden altar for incense. It also had the ark of the covenant, which was completely overlaid with gold. Inside it was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
+\v 5 Above the ark of the covenant, glorious cherubim overshadowed the atonement lid, which we cannot now talk about in detail.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 After these things were prepared, the priests always entered the outer room of the tabernacle to perform their services.
+\v 7 But only the high priest entered the second room once each year, and not without blood that he offered for himself and for the people's unintentional sins.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The Holy Spirit showed that the way into the most holy place had not yet appeared as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
+\v 9 This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience.
+\v 10 They are only concerned with food and drink and various ceremonial washings, regulations for the body until the time of the new order. 
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come. He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that was not made by human hands, one not belonging to this created world.
+\f + \ft Other versions read, \fqa Christ came as a high priest of the good things that are to come. \fqa* \f*
+\v 12 It was not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood that he entered into the most holy place once for all and secured our eternal redemption.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes on those who have become unclean sets them apart to God for the cleansing of their flesh,
+\v 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
+\v 15 For this reason, he is the mediator of a new covenant. This is so that, since a death has taken place to free those under the first covenant from their sins, those who are called will receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 For where there is a will, the death of the person who made it must be proven.
+\v 17 For a will is only in force when there has been a death, because it has no force while the one who made it is still alive.
+
+\s5
+\v 18 So not even the first covenant was established without blood.
+\v 19 For when Moses had given every command in the law to all the people, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water, red wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people.
+\v 20 Then he said, "This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you."
+
+\s5
+\v 21 In the same manner, he sprinkled the blood on the tabernacle and all the containers used in the service.
+\v 22 According to the law, almost everything is cleansed with blood. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in heaven should be cleansed with these animal sacrifices. However, the heavenly things themselves had to be cleansed with much better sacrifices.
+\v 24 For Christ did not enter into the most holy place made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one. Instead he entered into heaven itself, to appear now in God's presence for us.
+
+\s5
+\v 25 He did not go there in order to offer himself many times, as does the high priest, who enters the most holy place year by year with the blood of another.
+\v 26 If that had been the case, then it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times since the world's foundation. But now it is just one time at the end of the ages that he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 Every person is destined to die once, and after that comes judgment.
+\v 28 In the same way, Christ also, who was offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but for the salvation of those who are waiting patiently for him.
 \s5
 \c 10
 \p
@@ -522,81 +522,81 @@
 \q If he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."
 \p
 \v 39 But we are not any of those who turn back to destruction. Instead, we are some of those who have faith for keeping our soul.
-\s5
-\c 11
-\p
-\v 1 Now faith is the assurance about the things we hoped for, being convinced of things we do not see.
-\v 2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
-\v 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible.
-
-\s5
-\v 4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, and God spoke well of him because of his offerings, and by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. "He was not found, because God took him." For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
-\v 6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him. For it is necessary that anyone coming to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 It was by faith that Noah, having been given a divine message about things not yet seen, with godly reverence built a ship to save his household. By doing this, he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
-
-\s5
-\v 8 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
-\v 9 It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
-\v 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 It was by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren, that Abraham received ability to father a child. This happened even though he was too old, since he considered as faithful the one who had given the promise.
-\f + \ft There is some question about whether it was Abraham's faith or Sarah's faith that was in view. \fqa By faith Sarah, though she was old, received the power to have a child, even though she was too old to bear a child, since she considered the one who gave the promise to be faithful. \f*
-\v 12 Therefore, from this one man—and he was almost dead—were born descendants as many as the stars in the sky and as countless as sand by the seashore.
-
-\s5
-\v 13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they admitted that they were foreigners and exiles on earth.
-\v 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
-\v 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them.
-\s5
-\v 17 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. It was his only son whom he offered, he who had received the promises.
-\v 18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named."
-\v 19 Abraham reasoned that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead ones, and figuratively speaking, it was from them that he received him back.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 It was also by faith about things to come that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
-\v 21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons. Jacob worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
-\v 22 It was by faith that Joseph, when his end was near, spoke of the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt and instructed them about his bones.
-
-\s5
-\v 23 It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child. They were not afraid of the king's command.
-\v 24 It was by faith that Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
-\v 25 Instead, he chose to suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
-\v 26 He reasoned that the disgrace of following Christ was greater riches than Egypt's treasures. For he was fixing his eyes on his reward.
-
-\s5
-\v 27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing
-the one who is invisible.
-\v 28 It was by faith that he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch the Israelites' firstborn sons.
-
-\s5
-\v 29 It was by faith that they passed through the Sea of Reeds as if over dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were swallowed up.
-\v 30 It was by faith that Jericho's walls fell down, after they had been circled around for seven days.
-\v 31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
-
-\s5
-\v 32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
-\v 33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
-\v 34 extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
-
-\s5
-\v 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
-\v 36 Others had testing in mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
-\v 37 They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins. They were destitute, oppressed, mistreated.
-\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were put to the test. They were killed with the sword. \fqa* \f*
-\v 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in wildernesses, mountains, caves, and in the holes in the ground.
-
-\s5
-\v 39 Although all these people were approved by God because of their faith, they did not receive the promise.
-\v 40 God planned something better for us, so that without us, they would not be made perfect.
+\s5
+\c 11
+\p
+\v 1 Now faith is the assurance about the things we hoped for, being convinced of things we do not see.
+\v 2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
+\v 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, and God spoke well of him because of his offerings, and by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. "He was not found, because God took him." For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
+\v 6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him. For it is necessary that anyone coming to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 It was by faith that Noah, having been given a divine message about things not yet seen, with godly reverence built a ship to save his household. By doing this, he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
+
+\s5
+\v 8 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
+\v 9 It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
+\v 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 It was by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren, that Abraham received ability to father a child. This happened even though he was too old, since he considered as faithful the one who had given the promise.
+\f + \ft There is some question about whether it was Abraham's faith or Sarah's faith that was in view. \fqa By faith Sarah, though she was old, received the power to have a child, even though she was too old to bear a child, since she considered the one who gave the promise to be faithful. \f*
+\v 12 Therefore, from this one man—and he was almost dead—were born descendants as many as the stars in the sky and as countless as sand by the seashore.
+
+\s5
+\v 13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they admitted that they were foreigners and exiles on earth.
+\v 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
+\v 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them.
+\s5
+\v 17 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. It was his only son whom he offered, he who had received the promises.
+\v 18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named."
+\v 19 Abraham reasoned that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead ones, and figuratively speaking, it was from them that he received him back.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 It was also by faith about things to come that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
+\v 21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons. Jacob worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
+\v 22 It was by faith that Joseph, when his end was near, spoke of the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt and instructed them about his bones.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child. They were not afraid of the king's command.
+\v 24 It was by faith that Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
+\v 25 Instead, he chose to suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
+\v 26 He reasoned that the disgrace of following Christ was greater riches than Egypt's treasures. For he was fixing his eyes on his reward.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing
+the one who is invisible.
+\v 28 It was by faith that he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch the Israelites' firstborn sons.
+
+\s5
+\v 29 It was by faith that they passed through the Sea of Reeds as if over dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were swallowed up.
+\v 30 It was by faith that Jericho's walls fell down, after they had been circled around for seven days.
+\v 31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
+
+\s5
+\v 32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
+\v 33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
+\v 34 extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
+
+\s5
+\v 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
+\v 36 Others had testing in mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
+\v 37 They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins. They were destitute, oppressed, mistreated.
+\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were put to the test. They were killed with the sword. \fqa* \f*
+\v 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in wildernesses, mountains, caves, and in the holes in the ground.
+
+\s5
+\v 39 Although all these people were approved by God because of their faith, they did not receive the promise.
+\v 40 God planned something better for us, so that without us, they would not be made perfect.
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-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
-\v 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in words, he is a perfect man, able to control even his whole body.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Now if we put bits into horses' mouths for them to obey us, we can also direct their whole bodies.
-\v 4 Notice also that ships, although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, are steered by a very small rudder to wherever the pilot desires.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Likewise the tongue is a small body part, yet it boasts great things. Notice also how small a fire sets on fire a large forest.
-\v 6 The tongue is also a fire, a world of sinfulness set among our body parts. It stains the whole body and sets on fire the course of life. It is itself set on fire by hell.
-
-\s5
-\v 7 For every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is being tamed and has been tamed by mankind.
-\v 8 But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 With it we praise the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
-\v 10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things should not happen.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 Does a spring pour out from its opening both sweet and bitter water?
-\v 12 Does a fig tree, my brothers, make olives? Or a grapevine, figs? Neither can salty water produce sweet water.
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let that person show a good life by his works in the humility of wisdom.
-\v 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above. Instead, it is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
-\v 16 For where there are jealousy and ambition, there is confusion and every evil practice.
-\v 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
-\v 18 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
+\v 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in words, he is a perfect man, able to control even his whole body.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Now if we put bits into horses' mouths for them to obey us, we can also direct their whole bodies.
+\v 4 Notice also that ships, although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, are steered by a very small rudder to wherever the pilot desires.
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Likewise the tongue is a small body part, yet it boasts great things. Notice also how small a fire sets on fire a large forest.
+\v 6 The tongue is also a fire, a world of sinfulness set among our body parts. It stains the whole body and sets on fire the course of life. It is itself set on fire by hell.
+
+\s5
+\v 7 For every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is being tamed and has been tamed by mankind.
+\v 8 But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 With it we praise the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
+\v 10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things should not happen.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 Does a spring pour out from its opening both sweet and bitter water?
+\v 12 Does a fig tree, my brothers, make olives? Or a grapevine, figs? Neither can salty water produce sweet water.
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let that person show a good life by his works in the humility of wisdom.
+\v 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above. Instead, it is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
+\v 16 For where there are jealousy and ambition, there is confusion and every evil practice.
+\v 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
+\v 18 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.
+
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 \v 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever."
 \m
 This is the good news that was announced to you.
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-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 Therefore put aside all evil, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
-\v 2 As newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that through it you may grow in salvation,
-\v 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind.
-\s5
-\v 4 Come to him who is a living stone that has been rejected by people, but that has been chosen by God as valuable to him.
-\v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house, in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 Scripture contains this:
-\q "See, I am laying in Zion a cornerstone,
-\q chosen and valuable.
-\q Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed."
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 The honor then is for you who believe. But,
-\q "the stone that was rejected by the builders,
-\q this has become the head of the corner"—
-
-\p
-\v 8 and,
-\q "A stone of stumbling
-\q and a rock that makes them fall."
-\m
-They stumble because they disobey the word—which is what they were destined to do.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's possession, so that you would announce the wonderful actions of the one who called you out from darkness into his marvelous light.
-\q
-\v 10 Once you were not a people,
-\q but now you are the people of God.
-\q You did not receive mercy,
-\q but now you have received mercy.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 11 Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.
-\v 12 You should have good behavior among the Gentiles, so that, if they speak about you as having done evil things, they may observe your good works and praise God on the day of his coming.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Obey every human authority for the Lord's sake. Obey both the king as supreme,
-\v 14 and also the governors, who are sent to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good.
-\v 15 For this is God's will, that in doing good you silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
-\v 16 As free people, do not use your freedom as a covering for wickedness, but be like servants of God.
-\v 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect. Be subject not only to the good and gentle masters, but also to the malicious ones.
-\v 19 For it is praiseworthy if anyone endures pain while suffering injustice because of his awareness of God.
-\v 20 For how much credit is there if you sin and then endure while being punished? But if you have done good and then you suffer while being punished, this is worthy of praise from God.
-
-\s5
-\v 21 For it is to this that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you. He left an example for you to follow in his steps.
-\q1
-\v 22 "He committed no sin,
-\q1 neither was any deceit found in his mouth."
-\m
-\v 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile back. When he suffered, he did not threaten back, but he gave himself to the one who judges justly.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 He himself carried our sins in his body to the tree, so that we would have no more part in sin, and so that we would live for righteousness. By his bruises you have been healed.
-\v 25 All of you had been wandering away like lost sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
-
-
-
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Therefore put aside all evil, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
+\v 2 As newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that through it you may grow in salvation,
+\v 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind.
+\s5
+\v 4 Come to him who is a living stone that has been rejected by people, but that has been chosen by God as valuable to him.
+\v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house, in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 Scripture contains this:
+\q "See, I am laying in Zion a cornerstone,
+\q chosen and valuable.
+\q Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed."
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 The honor then is for you who believe. But,
+\q "the stone that was rejected by the builders,
+\q this has become the head of the corner"—
+
+\p
+\v 8 and,
+\q "A stone of stumbling
+\q and a rock that makes them fall."
+\m
+They stumble because they disobey the word—which is what they were destined to do.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's possession, so that you would announce the wonderful actions of the one who called you out from darkness into his marvelous light.
+\q
+\v 10 Once you were not a people,
+\q but now you are the people of God.
+\q You did not receive mercy,
+\q but now you have received mercy.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 11 Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.
+\v 12 You should have good behavior among the Gentiles, so that, if they speak about you as having done evil things, they may observe your good works and praise God on the day of his coming.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Obey every human authority for the Lord's sake. Obey both the king as supreme,
+\v 14 and also the governors, who are sent to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good.
+\v 15 For this is God's will, that in doing good you silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
+\v 16 As free people, do not use your freedom as a covering for wickedness, but be like servants of God.
+\v 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect. Be subject not only to the good and gentle masters, but also to the malicious ones.
+\v 19 For it is praiseworthy if anyone endures pain while suffering injustice because of his awareness of God.
+\v 20 For how much credit is there if you sin and then endure while being punished? But if you have done good and then you suffer while being punished, this is worthy of praise from God.
+
+\s5
+\v 21 For it is to this that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you. He left an example for you to follow in his steps.
+\q1
+\v 22 "He committed no sin,
+\q1 neither was any deceit found in his mouth."
+\m
+\v 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile back. When he suffered, he did not threaten back, but he gave himself to the one who judges justly.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 He himself carried our sins in his body to the tree, so that we would have no more part in sin, and so that we would live for righteousness. By his bruises you have been healed.
+\v 25 All of you had been wandering away like lost sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
+
+
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 \v 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
 \v 9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 \v 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar, and his word is not in us.
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-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 Children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the one who is righteous.
-\v 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
-\v 3 We know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
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-\s5
-\v 4 The one who says, "I know God," but does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
-\v 5 But whoever keeps his word, truly, in him truly the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him:
-\v 6 whoever says that he remains in God should himself also walk just as he walked.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 7 Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you heard.
-\v 8 Yet I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Christ and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
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-\s5
-\v 9 The one who says that he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
-\v 10 The one who loves his brother remains in the light and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
-\v 11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven because of his name.
-\v 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, little children, because you know the Father.
-\v 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
-
-\s5
-\v 15 Do not love the world nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
-\v 16 For everything that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
-\v 17 The world and its desire are passing away. But whoever does the will of God will remain forever.
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-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 Little children, it is the last hour. Just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.
-\v 19 They went out from us, but they were not from us. For if they had been from us they would have remained with us. But when they went out, that showed they were not from us.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know the truth.
-\f + \ft Some other modern versions read, \fqa and you have all knowledge. \fqa* Some older versions read, \fqa and you know all things. \fqa* \f*
-\v 21 I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it and because no lie is from the truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? That person is the antichrist, since he denies the Father and the Son.
-\v 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
-\v 25 This is the promise he gave to us—eternal life.
-\v 26 I have written these things to you about those who would lead you astray.
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-\s5
-\v 27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you everything and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in him.
-\p
-\v 28 Now, dear children, remain in him, so that when he appears, we will have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
-\v 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born from him.
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-\s5
-\c 3
-\p
-\v 1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and this is what we are. For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
-\f + \ft Some older versions leave out, \fqa and this is what we are. \fqa* \f*
-\v 2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we will be. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
-\v 3 Everyone who has this hope fixed on him purifies himself just as he is pure.
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-\s5
-\v 4 Everyone who sins is committing acts of lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.
-\v 5 You know that Christ was revealed in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
-\v 6 No one who remains in him will keep on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen him or known him.
-\s5
-\v 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
-\v 8 The one who commits sin is from the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed, so that he would destroy the devil's works.
-
-\s5
-\v 9 Whoever has been born from God does not continue to sin because God's seed remains in him. He cannot continue to sin because he has been born of God.
-\v 10 In this the children of God and children of the devil are revealed: Whoever does not do what is righteous is not from God, neither is the one who does not love his brother.
-
-\s5
-\v 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
-\v 12 We should not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 13 Do not be amazed, my brothers, if the world hates you.
-\v 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
-\v 15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer. You know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
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-\s5
-\v 16 By this we know love, because Christ laid down his life for us. We also ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
-\v 17 But whoever has the world's goods, sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how does the love of God remain in him?
-\v 18 My dear children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in actions and truth.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 It is by this we know that we are from the truth, and we assure our hearts before him.
-\v 20 For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.
-\v 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
-\v 22 Whatever we ask we will receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing before him.
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-\s5
-\v 23 This is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us this commandment.
-\v 24 The one who keeps God's commandments remains in him, and God remains in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit whom he gave to us.
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 Children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the one who is righteous.
+\v 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
+\v 3 We know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 The one who says, "I know God," but does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
+\v 5 But whoever keeps his word, truly, in him truly the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him:
+\v 6 whoever says that he remains in God should himself also walk just as he walked.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 7 Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you heard.
+\v 8 Yet I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Christ and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 The one who says that he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
+\v 10 The one who loves his brother remains in the light and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
+\v 11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven because of his name.
+\v 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, little children, because you know the Father.
+\v 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
+
+\s5
+\v 15 Do not love the world nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
+\v 16 For everything that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
+\v 17 The world and its desire are passing away. But whoever does the will of God will remain forever.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 Little children, it is the last hour. Just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.
+\v 19 They went out from us, but they were not from us. For if they had been from us they would have remained with us. But when they went out, that showed they were not from us.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know the truth.
+\f + \ft Some other modern versions read, \fqa and you have all knowledge. \fqa* Some older versions read, \fqa and you know all things. \fqa* \f*
+\v 21 I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it and because no lie is from the truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? That person is the antichrist, since he denies the Father and the Son.
+\v 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
+\v 25 This is the promise he gave to us—eternal life.
+\v 26 I have written these things to you about those who would lead you astray.
+
+\s5
+\v 27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you everything and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in him.
+\p
+\v 28 Now, dear children, remain in him, so that when he appears, we will have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
+\v 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born from him.
+
+\s5
+\c 3
+\p
+\v 1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and this is what we are. For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
+\f + \ft Some older versions leave out, \fqa and this is what we are. \fqa* \f*
+\v 2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we will be. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
+\v 3 Everyone who has this hope fixed on him purifies himself just as he is pure.
+
+\s5
+\v 4 Everyone who sins is committing acts of lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.
+\v 5 You know that Christ was revealed in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
+\v 6 No one who remains in him will keep on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen him or known him.
+\s5
+\v 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
+\v 8 The one who commits sin is from the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed, so that he would destroy the devil's works.
+
+\s5
+\v 9 Whoever has been born from God does not continue to sin because God's seed remains in him. He cannot continue to sin because he has been born of God.
+\v 10 In this the children of God and children of the devil are revealed: Whoever does not do what is righteous is not from God, neither is the one who does not love his brother.
+
+\s5
+\v 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
+\v 12 We should not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 13 Do not be amazed, my brothers, if the world hates you.
+\v 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
+\v 15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer. You know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 By this we know love, because Christ laid down his life for us. We also ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
+\v 17 But whoever has the world's goods, sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how does the love of God remain in him?
+\v 18 My dear children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in actions and truth.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 It is by this we know that we are from the truth, and we assure our hearts before him.
+\v 20 For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.
+\v 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
+\v 22 Whatever we ask we will receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing before him.
+
+\s5
+\v 23 This is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us this commandment.
+\v 24 The one who keeps God's commandments remains in him, and God remains in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit whom he gave to us.
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 \toc1 The Book of Revelation
 \toc2 Revelation
 \toc3 Rev
-\mt Revelation 
-\s5
-\c 1
-\p
-\v 1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
-\v 2 John testified about the word of God and about the testimony given about Jesus Christ, all the things that he saw.
-\v 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud this prophecy, and those who listen to the words of this prophecy and who obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: May grace be to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
-\v 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead ones, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has released us from our sins by his blood—
-\v 6 he has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
-
-\s5
-\q
-\v 7 Look, he is coming with the clouds;
-\q2 every eye will see him,
-\q including those who pierced him.
-\q2 All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him.
-\m
-Yes, Amen.
-\p
-\v 8 "I am the alpha and the omega," says the Lord God, "the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
-\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God. \fqa* \f*
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 9 I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
-\v 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.
-\v 11 It said, "Write what you see in a book, and send it to the seven churches—to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."
-
-\s5
-\v 12 I turned around to see whose voice was speaking to me, and as I turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
-\v 13 In the middle of the lampstands there was one like a son of man, wearing a long robe that reached down to his feet and a golden sash around his chest.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow—and his eyes were like a flame of fire.
-\v 15 His feet were like polished bronze, like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many rushing waters.
-\v 16 He had seven stars in his right hand, and a sword with two sharp edges was coming out of his mouth. His face was shining like the sun at its strongest.
-
-\s5
-\v 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,
-\v 18 and the one who lives. I was dead, but look, I live forever! And I have the keys of death and of Hades.
-
-\s5
-\v 19 Therefore write down what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place after this.
-\v 20 As for the hidden meaning about the seven stars you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."
-
-
-
-
-
-\s5
-\c 2
-\p
-\v 1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
-\p 'The words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands,
-\v 2 "I know what you have done and your hard labor and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate the evil people. I know that you have tested those who say they are apostles, but are not, and that you have found them to be false.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 I know you have patient endurance, and you have suffered much because of my name, and that you have not grown weary.
-\v 4 But I have against you the fact that you have left behind your first love.
-\v 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen. Repent and do the things you did at first. Unless you repent, I will come to you and I will remove your lampstand from its place.
-
-\s5
-\v 6 But you have this: You hate what the Nicolaitans have done, which I also hate.
-\v 7 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
-\p 'The words of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead and who became alive again:
-\v 9 "I know your sufferings and your poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews, but they are not. They are a synagogue of Satan.
-
-\s5
-\v 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look! The devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you will be tested, and you will suffer for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
-\v 11 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death."'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
-\p 'The words of the one who has the sword with two sharp edges:
-\v 13 "I know where you live, there where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold on tightly to my name. I know that you did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, there where Satan lives.
-
-\s5
-\v 14 But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold tightly to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and be sexually immoral.
-\v 15 In the same way, you even have some who hold tightly to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
-
-\s5
-\v 16 Repent, therefore! If you do not, I will quickly come to you, and I will wage war against them with the sword in my mouth.
-\v 17 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone with a new name written on the stone, a name which no one knows but the one who receives it."'"
-
-\s5
-\p
-\v 18 "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
-\p 'These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and feet like polished bronze:
-\v 19 "I know what you have done: your love and faith and service and your patient endurance. I know that what you have done recently is more than you did at first.
-
-\s5
-\v 20 But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
-\v 21 I gave her time to repent, but she is not willing to repent of her immorality.
-
-\s5
-\v 22 Look! I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.
-\v 23 I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches thoughts and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
-
-\s5
-\v 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, to everyone who does not hold this teaching, and does not know what some call the deep things of Satan—to you I say, 'I do not put any other burden on you.'
-\v 25 In any case, you must hold on tightly until I come.
-\m
-
-\s5
-\v 26 The one who conquers and who does what I have done until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
-\m
-\q
-\v 27 'He will rule them with an iron rod,
-\q like clay jars he will break them into pieces.'
-\m
-\v 28 Just as I have received from my Father, I will also give him the morning star.
-\v 29 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches."'"
-
-
-
+\mt Revelation 
+\s5
+\c 1
+\p
+\v 1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
+\v 2 John testified about the word of God and about the testimony given about Jesus Christ, all the things that he saw.
+\v 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud this prophecy, and those who listen to the words of this prophecy and who obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: May grace be to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
+\v 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead ones, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has released us from our sins by his blood—
+\v 6 he has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
+
+\s5
+\q
+\v 7 Look, he is coming with the clouds;
+\q2 every eye will see him,
+\q including those who pierced him.
+\q2 All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him.
+\m
+Yes, Amen.
+\p
+\v 8 "I am the alpha and the omega," says the Lord God, "the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
+\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God. \fqa* \f*
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 9 I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
+\v 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.
+\v 11 It said, "Write what you see in a book, and send it to the seven churches—to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."
+
+\s5
+\v 12 I turned around to see whose voice was speaking to me, and as I turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
+\v 13 In the middle of the lampstands there was one like a son of man, wearing a long robe that reached down to his feet and a golden sash around his chest.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow—and his eyes were like a flame of fire.
+\v 15 His feet were like polished bronze, like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many rushing waters.
+\v 16 He had seven stars in his right hand, and a sword with two sharp edges was coming out of his mouth. His face was shining like the sun at its strongest.
+
+\s5
+\v 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,
+\v 18 and the one who lives. I was dead, but look, I live forever! And I have the keys of death and of Hades.
+
+\s5
+\v 19 Therefore write down what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place after this.
+\v 20 As for the hidden meaning about the seven stars you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."
+
+
+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 2
+\p
+\v 1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
+\p 'The words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands,
+\v 2 "I know what you have done and your hard labor and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate the evil people. I know that you have tested those who say they are apostles, but are not, and that you have found them to be false.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 I know you have patient endurance, and you have suffered much because of my name, and that you have not grown weary.
+\v 4 But I have against you the fact that you have left behind your first love.
+\v 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen. Repent and do the things you did at first. Unless you repent, I will come to you and I will remove your lampstand from its place.
+
+\s5
+\v 6 But you have this: You hate what the Nicolaitans have done, which I also hate.
+\v 7 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
+\p 'The words of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead and who became alive again:
+\v 9 "I know your sufferings and your poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews, but they are not. They are a synagogue of Satan.
+
+\s5
+\v 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look! The devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you will be tested, and you will suffer for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
+\v 11 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death."'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
+\p 'The words of the one who has the sword with two sharp edges:
+\v 13 "I know where you live, there where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold on tightly to my name. I know that you did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, there where Satan lives.
+
+\s5
+\v 14 But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold tightly to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and be sexually immoral.
+\v 15 In the same way, you even have some who hold tightly to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
+
+\s5
+\v 16 Repent, therefore! If you do not, I will quickly come to you, and I will wage war against them with the sword in my mouth.
+\v 17 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone with a new name written on the stone, a name which no one knows but the one who receives it."'"
+
+\s5
+\p
+\v 18 "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
+\p 'These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and feet like polished bronze:
+\v 19 "I know what you have done: your love and faith and service and your patient endurance. I know that what you have done recently is more than you did at first.
+
+\s5
+\v 20 But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
+\v 21 I gave her time to repent, but she is not willing to repent of her immorality.
+
+\s5
+\v 22 Look! I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.
+\v 23 I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches thoughts and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
+
+\s5
+\v 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, to everyone who does not hold this teaching, and does not know what some call the deep things of Satan—to you I say, 'I do not put any other burden on you.'
+\v 25 In any case, you must hold on tightly until I come.
+\m
+
+\s5
+\v 26 The one who conquers and who does what I have done until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
+\m
+\q
+\v 27 'He will rule them with an iron rod,
+\q like clay jars he will break them into pieces.'
+\m
+\v 28 Just as I have received from my Father, I will also give him the morning star.
+\v 29 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches."'"
+
+
+
 
 
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-\s5
-\c 10
-\p
-\v 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire.
-\v 2 He held a little scroll, which was opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 Then he shouted in a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he shouted, the seven thunders spoke out with their sounds.
-\v 4 When the seven thunders spoke out, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Keep secret what the seven thunders said. Do not write it down."
-
-\s5
-\v 5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and the earth raised his right hand to heaven.
-\v 6 He swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and all that is in it, the earth and all that is on it, and the sea and all that is in it, and the angel said, "There will be no more delay.
-\v 7 But on the day when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, then the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he proclaimed to his servants the prophets."
-
-\s5
-\v 8 The voice I heard from heaven spoke to me again: "Go, take the open scroll that is in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land."
-\v 9 Then I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take the scroll and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."
-
-\s5
-\v 10 I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but after I ate it, my stomach became bitter.
-\v 11 Then someone said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."
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-
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+
+
+
+\s5
+\c 10
+\p
+\v 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire.
+\v 2 He held a little scroll, which was opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
+
+\s5
+\v 3 Then he shouted in a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he shouted, the seven thunders spoke out with their sounds.
+\v 4 When the seven thunders spoke out, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Keep secret what the seven thunders said. Do not write it down."
+
+\s5
+\v 5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and the earth raised his right hand to heaven.
+\v 6 He swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and all that is in it, the earth and all that is on it, and the sea and all that is in it, and the angel said, "There will be no more delay.
+\v 7 But on the day when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, then the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he proclaimed to his servants the prophets."
+
+\s5
+\v 8 The voice I heard from heaven spoke to me again: "Go, take the open scroll that is in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land."
+\v 9 Then I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take the scroll and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."
+
+\s5
+\v 10 I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but after I ate it, my stomach became bitter.
+\v 11 Then someone said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."
+
+
+
 
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-\s5
-\c 21
-\p
-\v 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
-\v 2 I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, that came down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
-
-\s5
-\v 3 I heard a great voice from the throne saying, "Look! The dwelling place of God is with human beings, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and he will be their God.
-\v 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, or grieving, or crying, or pain. The former things have passed away.
-
-\s5
-\v 5 The one who was seated on the throne said, "Look! I make all things new." He said, "Write this down because these words are trustworthy and true."
-\v 6 He said to me, "These things are done! I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who thirsts I will give drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.
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-\v 7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
-\v 8 But as for the cowards, the faithless, the detestable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. That is the second death."
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-\v 9 One of the seven angels came to me, the one who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and he said, "Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
-\v 10 Then he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.
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-\v 11 Jerusalem had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
-\v 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
-\v 13 On the east were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
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-\v 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
-\v 15 The one who spoke with me had a measuring rod made of gold to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
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-\v 16 The city was laid out in a square; its length was the same as its width. He measured the city with the measuring rod, twelve thousand stadia in length (its length, width, and height were the same).
-\v 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits thick by human measurement (which is also the angel's measure).
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-\v 18 The wall was built of jasper and the city of pure gold, like clear glass.
-\v 19 The foundations of the wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald,
-\v 20 the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.
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-\v 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. The streets of the city were pure gold, like transparent glass.
-\v 22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
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-\v 23 The city had no need of the sun or the moon in order to shine on it because the glory of God shone on it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
-\v 24 The nations will walk by the light of that city. The kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
-\f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa The nations that are saved will walk by the light of that city. \f*
-\v 25 Its gates will not be shut during the day, and there will be no night there.
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-\v 26 They will bring the splendor and the honor of the nations into it,
-\v 27 but nothing unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
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+\v 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
+\v 2 I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, that came down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
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+\v 3 I heard a great voice from the throne saying, "Look! The dwelling place of God is with human beings, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and he will be their God.
+\v 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, or grieving, or crying, or pain. The former things have passed away.
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+\v 5 The one who was seated on the throne said, "Look! I make all things new." He said, "Write this down because these words are trustworthy and true."
+\v 6 He said to me, "These things are done! I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who thirsts I will give drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.
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+\v 7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
+\v 8 But as for the cowards, the faithless, the detestable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. That is the second death."
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+\p
+\v 9 One of the seven angels came to me, the one who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and he said, "Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
+\v 10 Then he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.
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+\v 11 Jerusalem had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
+\v 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
+\v 13 On the east were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
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+\v 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
+\v 15 The one who spoke with me had a measuring rod made of gold to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
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+\v 16 The city was laid out in a square; its length was the same as its width. He measured the city with the measuring rod, twelve thousand stadia in length (its length, width, and height were the same).
+\v 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits thick by human measurement (which is also the angel's measure).
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+\v 18 The wall was built of jasper and the city of pure gold, like clear glass.
+\v 19 The foundations of the wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald,
+\v 20 the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.
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+\v 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. The streets of the city were pure gold, like transparent glass.
+\v 22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
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+\v 23 The city had no need of the sun or the moon in order to shine on it because the glory of God shone on it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
+\v 24 The nations will walk by the light of that city. The kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
+\f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa The nations that are saved will walk by the light of that city. \f*
+\v 25 Its gates will not be shut during the day, and there will be no night there.
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+\v 26 They will bring the splendor and the honor of the nations into it,
+\v 27 but nothing unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
 
 
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