Numbers 24 Cross References - MSTC

¹ When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD that he should bless Israel, he went not as he did twice before to fetch soothsaying, but set his face toward the wilderness, ² and lift up his eyes and looked upon Israel as he lay with his tribes, and the spirit of God came upon him. ³ And he took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor hath said; ⁴ and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened: ⁵ How goodly are the tents of Jacob, and thine habitations Israel; ⁶ even as the broad valleys and as gardens by the river's side, as the tents which the LORD hath pitched and as cypress trees upon the water. ⁷ The water shall flow out of his bucket and his seed shall be many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag; and his kingdom shall be exalted. ⁸ God that brought him out of Egypt is as the strength of an unicorn unto him, and he shall eat the nations that are his enemies and break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows. ⁹ He couched himself and lay down as a lion and as a lioness; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee." ¹⁰ And Balak was wroth with Balaam, and smote his hands together, and said unto him, "I sent for thee to curse mine enemies: and behold, thou hast blessed them this three times, ¹¹ and now get thee quickly unto thy place. I thought that I would promote thee unto honour, but the LORD hath kept thee back from worship." ¹² And Balaam said unto Balak, "Told I not thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, ¹³ 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot pass the mouth of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind. What the LORD sayeth, that must I speak.' ¹⁴ And now behold, I go unto my people: come let me show thee, what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days." ¹⁵ And he began his parable and said, "Balaam the son of Beor hath said; and the man that hath his eye open hath said; ¹⁶ and he hath said, that heareth the words of God and hath the knowledge of the most high and beholdeth the vision of the almighty, and when he falleth down hath his eyes opened: ¹⁷ I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth. ¹⁸ And Edom shall be his possession, and the possession of Seir shall be their enemies, and Israel shall do manfully. ¹⁹ And out of Jacob shall come he that shall destroy the remnant of the cities." ²⁰ And he looked on Amalek and began his parable, and said, "Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall perish utterly." ²¹ And he looked on the Kenites, and took his parable, and said, "Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest upon a rock. ²² Neverthelater, thou shalt be a burning to Kain, until Assyria take thee prisoner." ²³ And he took his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God doeth this? ²⁴ The ships shall come out of the coast of Kittim and subdue Assyria and subdue Eber, and he himself shall perish at the last." ²⁵ And Balaam rose up and went and dwelt in his place: and Balak also went his way.

¹³ And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the lords of Balak, "Get you unto your land, for the LORD will not suffer me to go with you."

³ And Balaam said unto Balak, "Stand by the sacrifice, while I go to know whether the LORD will come and meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me, I will tell thee." And he went forthwith.

¹⁵ And he said unto Balak, "Stand here, by thy sacrifice, while I go yonder."

²⁰ Behold: I have begun to bless, and have blessed; and cannot go back therefrom.

²³ For there is no sorcerer in Jacob, nor soothsayer in Israel. When the time cometh, it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, 'What God hath wrought!'

²⁸ And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that boweth toward the wilderness.

¹⁶ Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD by the reason of Peor: and there followed a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

²⁰ And now I know well that thou shalt be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

² Then Saul arose and went to the wilderness of Ziph, and three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, for to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

²⁵ And Saul said to David, "Blessed art thou, my son David: for thou shalt be a doer and prevail." And so David went his way, and Saul turned to his place again.

¹⁴ But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

² "The children of Israel shall pitch: every man by his own standard, with the banners of their father's houses, away from the presence of the tabernacle of witness. ³ On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of Judah pitch with their arms; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain over the sons of Judah: ⁴ and his host, and the number of them, seventy four thousand and six hundred. ⁵ And next unto him shall the tribe of Issachar pitch; and Nethanel the son of Zuar captain over the children of Issachar: ⁶ his host, and the number of them, fifty four thousand and four hundred. ⁷ And then the tribe of Zebulun; with Eliab the son of Helon, captain over the children of Zebulun: ⁸ and his host, in the number of them, fifty seven thousand and four hundred. ⁹ So that all they that pertain unto the host of Judah, are a hundred thousand eighty six thousand and four hundred in their companies: and these shall go in the forefront, when they journey. ¹⁰ "And on the south side, the standard of the host of Reuben shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur: ¹¹ and his host, and the number of them, forty six thousand, and five hundred. ¹² And fast by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch; and the captain over the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai: ¹³ and his host, and the number of them, forty nine thousand and three hundred. ¹⁴ And the tribe of Gad also; and the captain over the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel: ¹⁵ and his host, and the number of them, forty five thousand six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ So that all the number that pertain unto the host of Reuben, are a hundred thousand, fifty one thousand, four hundred and fifty, with their companies: and they shall be the second in the journey. ¹⁷ "And the tabernacle of witness, with the host of the Levites, shall go in the midst of the hosts: as they lie in their tents, even so shall they proceed in the journey, every man in his quarter about their standards. ¹⁸ "On the west side, the standard and the host of Ephraim shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud: ¹⁹ and his host, and the number of them, forty thousand and five hundred. ²⁰ And fast by him, the tribe of Manasseh; and the captain over the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur: ²¹ and his host, and the number of them, thirty two thousand and two hundred. ²² And the tribe of Benjamin also; and the captain over the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni: ²³ and his host and the number of them thirty five thousand and four hundred. ²⁴ All the number that pertained unto the host of Ephraim, were a hundred thousand eight thousand and a hundred in their hosts: and they shall be the third in the journey. ²⁵ "And the standard and the host of Dan shall lie on the north side with their companies; and the captain over the children of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai: ²⁶ and his host, and the number of them, sixty two thousand and seven hundred. ²⁷ And fast by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch; and the captain over the sons of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran: ²⁸ and his host, and the number of them, forty one thousand and five hundred. ²⁹ And the tribe of Naphtali also; and the captain over the children of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan: ³⁰ and his host, and the number of them, fifty three thousand and four hundred. ³¹ So that the whole number, of all that pertained unto the host of Dan, was a hundred thousand fifty seven thousand and six hundred. And they shall be the last in the journey with their standards." ³² These are the sums of the children of Israel in the houses of their fathers, even all the numbers of the hosts with their companies: six hundred thousand three thousand five hundred and fifty. ³³ And yet the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. ³⁴ And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, and so they pitched with their standards, and so they journeyed: every man in his kindred, and in the household of his father.

²⁵ And the LORD came down in a cloud and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders. And as the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and did nought else. ²⁶ But there remained two of the men in the host: the one called Eldad, and the other Medad. And the spirit rested upon them for they were of them that were written, but they went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the host. ²⁷ And there ran a young man and told Moses and said, "Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the host." ²⁸ And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Moses which he had chosen out, answered and said, "Master Moses, forbid them." ²⁹ And Moses said unto him, "Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people could prophesy, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them."

⁹ From the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: Lo, the people shall dwell by himself and shall not be reckoned among other nations. ¹⁰ Who can tell the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may die the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his!"

⁵ How goodly are the tents of Jacob, and thine habitations Israel;

¹⁰ When they came to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

²⁰ Then Saul sent messengers to fetch David. And when they saw a company of prophets prophesying and Samuel standing fast by them, the spirit of God fell upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesied too.

²³ And as he went thither to Naioth in Ramah the spirit of God came upon him also and he went prophesying, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

¹ And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Obed.

⁴ Thou art beautiful, O my love, even as loveliness itself; thou art fair as Jerusalem, glorious as an army of men with their banners.

¹⁰ What is she, this that peepeth out as the morning, fair as the moon, excellent as the sun, glorious as an army of men with their banners?

²² Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name have done many miracles?'

⁴ Simon of Canaan, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out the devils: Freely ye have received, freely give again.

²⁰ Nevertheless, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are under your power: But rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

⁴⁹ And one of them named Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year, said unto them, "Ye perceive nothing at all: ⁵⁰ nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish." ⁵¹ This spake he not of himself: but being high priest that same year, prophesied he that Jesus should die for the people,

³¹ And the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam that he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. And he bowed himself and fell flat on his face.

⁷ And he began his parable, and said, "Balak the king of Moab hath fetched me from Mesopotamia out of the mountains of the east saying, 'Come and curse me Jacob, come and defy me Israel.'

¹⁸ And he took up his parable and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear! And hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor!

⁴ and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened:

¹⁶ and he hath said, that heareth the words of God and hath the knowledge of the most high and beholdeth the vision of the almighty, and when he falleth down hath his eyes opened:

¹ After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

¹² And when the sun was down, there fell a slumber upon Abram. And lo, fear and great darkness came upon him.

⁶ And he said, "Hear my words. If there be a prophet of the LORD's among you, I will show myself unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

²⁰ And God came to Balaam by night and said unto him, "If the men come to fetch thee, rise up and go with them: but what I say unto thee, that only thou shalt do."

²⁴ And he stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and fell naked all that day and all that night, wherefore it is a common saying, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

¹⁹ Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst, "I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

²⁸ Yea the shine and glister that lightened round about, was like a rainbow, which in a rainy day appeareth in the clouds. Even so was the similitude, wherein the glory of the LORD appeared. When I saw it, I fell upon my face, and hearkened unto the voice of him that spake.

¹⁷ So he came, and stood by me. But I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face. Then said he unto me, "O thou son of man, mark well, for in the last time shall this vision be fulfilled." ¹⁸ Now as he was speaking unto me, I waxed faint, so that I sunk down to the ground. But he took hold upon me, and set me up again,

²⁶ And this vision that is showed unto thee, is as sure as the evening and the morning. Therefore write thou upon this sight, for it will be long before it come to pass." ²⁷ Upon this was I, Daniel, very faint, so that I lay sick certain days: but when I rose up, I went about the king's business, and marveled at the vision. Nevertheless, no man knew of it.

¹⁵ Now when he had spoken these words unto me, I cast down my head to the ground and held my tongue. ¹⁶ Behold, there touched my lips one very like unto a man. Then opened I my mouth, and said unto him, that stood before me, "O my lord, my joints are loosed in the vision, and there is no more strength within me:

¹⁰ Then waxed he a hungered, and would have eaten. But while they made ready for him, he fell into a trance,

¹⁹ While Peter thought on this vision, the spirit said unto him, "Behold, men seek thee: arise therefore, get thee down,

¹⁷ And it fortuned, when I was come again to Jerusalem and prayed in the temple, that I was in a trance;

¹ It is not expedient for me, no doubt, to rejoice; Nevertheless I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. ² I know a man in Christ above fourteen years agone — whether he were in the body I cannot tell, or whether he were out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth - which was taken up into the third heaven. ³ And I know the same man — whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell; God knoweth - ⁴ how that he was taken up into paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter.

¹⁰ I was in the spirit on a Sunday, and heard behind me a great voice, as it had been of a trumpet,

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet, even as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not. I am the first and the last,

⁸ The LORD God also planted a garden in Eden from the beginning, and there he set man whom he had formed. ⁹ And the LORD God made to spring out of the earth, all manner trees beautiful to the sight and pleasant to eat; and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁰ And there sprung a river out of Eden to water the garden, and thence divided itself, and grew into four principal waters.

¹⁰ Then Lot lift up his eyes, and beheld all the country about Jordan: that it was a plenteous country of water. For, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, it was round about Zoar, even as the pleasant garden of the LORD, and as the land of Egypt.

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

⁸ All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes and cassia, when thou comest out of thine ivory palaces in thy beautiful glory.

¹² The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ¹³ Such as be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. ¹⁴ They shall also bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well liking,

¹⁶ The trees of the LORD also are full of sap, even the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted,

¹² Thou art a well kept garden, O my sister, my spouse, thou are a well kept watering spring, and a sealed well. ¹³ The fruits that sprout in thee are like a very Paradise of pomegranates with sweet fruits: ¹⁴ as Cypress, Nardus, Saffron, Calamus, and all the trees of Lebanon: Myrrh, Aloes, and all the best spices. ¹⁵ Thou art a well of gardens, a well of living waters, which run down from Lebanon.

¹¹ I went down into the nut garden, to see what grew by the brooks, to look if the vineyard flourished, and if the pomegranates were shot forth.

¹⁹ I plant in the waste ground trees of Cedar, Box, Mire and Olives. And in the dry I set Fir trees, Elms, and Hawthorns together.

¹¹ The LORD shall ever be thy guide, and satisfy the desire of thine heart, and fill thy bones with marrow. Thou shalt be like a fresh watered garden, and like the fountain of water, that never leaveth running.

¹⁸ Let them that persecute me be confounded, and let not me be confounded. Let their hearts fail them, and not mine heart fail. Bring upon them an evil day, and bruise them again and again.

¹² And they shall come, and rejoice upon the hill of Zion, and shall have plenteousness of goods, which the LORD shall give them: Namely, wheat, wine, oil, young sheep and calves. And their conscience shall be as a well-watered garden, for they shall no more be hungry.

³ Behold, Assyria was like a Cedar tree upon the mount of Lebanon, with fair branches: so thick, that he gave shadows, and shot out very high. His top reached into the clouds. ⁴ The waters made him great, and the deep set him up on high. Round about the roots of him ran there floods of water; he sent out his little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

¹² By this river upon both the sides of the shore, there shall grow all manner of fruitful trees, whose leaves shall not fall off, neither shall their fruit perish: but ever be ripe at their months, for their water runneth out of the Sanctuary. His fruit is good to eat, and his leaf profitable for medicine.

¹⁸ And at that day the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall run with water. And a fountain shall go out of the house of the LORD and water the river of Shittim.

⁸ and took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. ⁹ But Saul and the people spared Agag, and they left of the sheep and of the oxen and fat things and the lambs and all that was good, and would not destroy them. But all that was nought worth and flaggy, that they destroyed utterly.

³² Then said Samuel, "Bring ye hither to me, Agag the king of the Amalekites." And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, "Truly the bitterness of death cometh on." ³³ And Samuel said, "As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among other women." And so Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

¹² Whereby David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

²¹ And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river throughout all the land of the Philistines unto the borders of Egypt, and they brought presents and served Solomon all days of his life.

² Whereby David perceived that the LORD had prepared him to be king upon Israel, in that his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

²⁰ There have been mighty kings also at Jerusalem which have reigned over all that is beyond the water, and toll, tribute and a yearly custom was given unto them.

⁶ "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion." ⁷ As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. ⁸ Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession. ⁹ Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel." ¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth.

⁴³ Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}

²⁶ Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the LORD in the congregations, from the ground of the heart.

³ The floods are risen, O LORD. The floods have lift up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. ⁴ The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly; but yet the LORD that dwelleth on high is mightier.

¹¹ They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power, ¹² that thy power, thy glory and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. ¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.

¹⁶ Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of water in the streets: ¹⁷ but let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. ¹⁸ Let thy well be blessed; and be glad with the wife of thy youth.

² It shall come to pass in the last days that the mount of the house of the LORD, shall be set in the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills: and all nations shall resort thereto.

⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

¹ Hear this, O thou house of Jacob; ye that are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of one stock with Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and bear witness by the God of Israel - but not with truth and right.

¹³ O thou that dwellest by the great waters, O thou that hast so great treasure and riches, thine end is come: and the reckoning of thy winnings.

⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered and said unto him, "Rabbi, thou art the son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."

¹⁰ That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth; ¹¹ and that all tongues should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord unto the praise of God the father.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel blew, and there were made great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world are our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for evermore."

¹ And there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, "Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,

¹⁵ And he said unto me, "The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and folk, and nations, and tongues.

¹⁶ And hath on his vesture and on his thigh, a name written, "King of Kings, and Lord of lords."

⁹ But in any wise, rebel not against the LORD. Moreover fear ye not the people of the land, for they are but bread for us. Their shield is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not therefore."

⁵ And the people spake against God and against Moses, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our souls loatheth this light bread."

²² God, that brought them out of Egypt, is as the strength of an unicorn unto them!

²⁴ Behold, the people shall rise up as a lioness and heave up himself as a lion; and shall not lie down again, until he have eaten of the prey and drunk of the blood of them that are slain!"

¹ When the LORD thy God hath brought thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee: the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perezites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; seven nations more in number and mightier than thou:

²³ I will heap mischiefs upon them and will spend all mine arrows at them.

⁴² I will make mine arrows drunken with blood, and my sword shall eat flesh of the blood of the slain and of the captive and of the bare head of the enemy.'

⁹ Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

¹² Therefore shalt thou put them to flight, and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the face of them.

⁵ Thy arrows are sharp, and the people shall be subdued unto thee, even in the midst among the king's enemies.

¹³ I thought I would have lived unto the morrow, but he bruised my bones like a lion, and made an end of me in one day.

⁹ "For lo, I will make up a host of people from the northern land, and bring them upon Babylon: these shall lay siege to it, and win it. Their arrows shall not miss, like as a cunning archer shooteth not wrong.

¹⁷ Israel is a scattered flock, the Lions have dispersed them. First the king of the Assyrians devoured them, last of all this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath bruised all their bones.

²⁴ And as for those men which had accused Daniel, the king commanded to bring them, and to cast them in the Lions' den: them, their children, and their wives. So the Lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones asunder, before they came at the ground.

³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth."

²⁹ People be thy servants, and nations bow unto thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and thy mother's children stoop unto thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."

⁹ Judah is a lion's whelp. From spoil, my son, thou art come on high: he laid him down and couched himself as a lion, and as a lioness. Who dare stir him up?

³⁹ Huntest thou the prey from the lion, or feedest thou his whelps ⁴⁰ living in their dens, and lurking in their couches?

¹⁰ And why? There dare none be so bold as to raise him up. Who is able to stand before me?

¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

⁶ O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.

⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'

⁴⁵ Then shall he answer them, and say, 'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.'

⁵ And he said, "What art thou, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it shall be hard for thee to kick against the prick."

⁶ Come now a fellowship, and curse me this people. For they are too mighty for me, so peradventure I might be able to smite them and to drive them out of the land. For I know that whom thou blessest shall be blessed, and whom thou cursest shall be cursed."

¹¹ 'Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt and covereth the face of the earth: come now therefore and curse me them, that so peradventure I may be able to overcome them in battle, and to drive them out.'"

¹⁷ for I will greatly promote thee unto great honour, and will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me! Come therefore I pray thee, curse me this people.'"

¹¹ And Balak said unto Balaam, "What hast thou done unto me? I fetched thee to curse mine enemies: and behold, thou blessest them!"

⁴ because they met you not with bread and water in the way when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor, the interpreter of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. ⁵ Nevertheless, the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam, but turned the curse to a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

⁹ Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor for to curse you. ¹⁰ But I would not agree to hearken unto Balaam, and therefore he blessed you: And so I delivered you out of his hand.

² because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, and hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: nevertheless our God turned the curse into a blessing.

²³ Then clap men their hands at him, yea and jest of him, when they look upon his place.

¹⁴ Prophesy, thou son of man, and smite thine hands together: make the sword two edged, yea make it three edged, that manslayer's sword, that sword of the great slaughter, which shall smite them even in their privy chambers:

¹⁷ I will smite my hands together also and satisfy my wrathful indignation: Even I the LORD have said it."

¹³ Behold, I have smitten my hands upon thy covetousness, that thou hast used, and upon the blood which hath been shed in thee.

³⁷ And Balak said unto Balaam, "Did I not send for thee, to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not unto me? Thinkest thou that I am not able to promote thee unto honour?"

²⁸ Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And whosoever forsaketh houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake; the same shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. ³⁰ Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

²⁰ Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.

⁸ Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ,

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was of a great age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ and chose rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, ²⁶ and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, than the treasure of Egypt. For he had a respect unto the reward.

² see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind. ³ Not as though ye were lords over the parishes: but that ye be an example to the flock.

⁸ Look on yourselves, that we lose not that we have wrought: but that we may have a full reward.

¹⁸ And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can go no further than the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

³⁸ And Balaam said unto Balak, "Lo, I am come unto thee. But I can say nothing at all, save what God putteth in my mouth that must I speak."

²⁸ And Moses said, "Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not done them of mine own mind:

¹ And Jacob called for his sons and said, "Come together, that I may tell you what shall happen you in the last days.

¹⁷ I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth.

⁷ And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and slew all the males. ⁸ And they slew the kings of Midian among other that were slain; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba: five kings of Midian. And they slew Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. ⁹ And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian prisoners, and their children; and spoiled all their cattle, their substance and their goods. ¹⁰ And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their castles, with fire. ¹¹ And they took all the spoil and all they could catch, both of men and beasts. ¹² And they brought the captives, and that which they had taken, and all the spoil, unto Moses and Eleazar the priest; and unto the company of the children of Israel, even unto the host in the fields of Moab by Jordan nigh to Jericho. ¹³ And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the lords of the congregation went out of the host against them. ¹⁴ And Moses was angry with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands and over hundreds, which came from war and battle, ¹⁵ and said unto them, "Have ye saved the women alive? ¹⁶ Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD by the reason of Peor: and there followed a plague among the congregation of the LORD. ¹⁷ Now, therefore, slay all the men-children and the women that have lain with men, fleshly. ¹⁸ But all the women-children that have not lain with men, keep alive for yourselves.

²² These shall be coupled together as prisoners be, and shall be shut up in one ward and punished innumerable days.

⁴⁷ Yet at the last will I bring Moab out of captivity again, sayeth the LORD." Thus far is the plague of Moab.

³⁹ But in process of time, I will bring Elam out of captivity again, sayeth the LORD."

²⁸ Only God in heaven can open secrets; and he it is, that showeth the king Nebuchadnezzar what is for to come in the latter days. Thy dream, and that which thou hast seen in thine head upon thy bed, is this:

¹⁴ and am come to show thee what shall happen unto thy people in the latter days: For it will be long yet before the vision be fulfilled."

⁵ But afterward shall the children of Israel convert, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king: and in the latter days they shall worship the LORD, and his loving-kindness.

⁵ Remember, O my people, what Balak the king of Moab had imagined against thee, and what answer that Balaam the son of Beor gave him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the loving-kindness of the LORD.

¹⁷ 'It shall be in the last days, saith God, of my spirit I will pour out upon all flesh. And your sons, and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.

¹ This understand, that in the last days shall come perilous times:

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

³ And he took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor hath said; ⁴ and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened:

¹ And Job proceeded and went forth in his communication, saying,

³⁵ to fulfill that which was spoken by the prophet saying, "I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world."

¹ These be the last sayings of David. David the son of Jesse said: and the man which is lifted up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob and pleasant Psalmist of Israel said, ² "The spirit of the LORD spake in me, and his words were on my tongue.

¹ To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

² And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.

²⁵ Adam also lay with his wife yet again, and she bare a son and called his name Seth: "For God," said she, "hath given me another son for Abel whom Cain slew." ²⁶ And Seth begat a son and called his name Enos. And in that time began men to call on the name of the LORD.

³ And when Adam was a hundred and thirty years old, he begat a son after his likeness and similitude: and called his name Seth. ⁴ And the days of Adam, after he begat Seth, were eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. ⁵ And all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died. ⁶ And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos. ⁷ And after he had begot Enos he lived eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. ⁸ And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and died. ⁹ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. ¹⁰ And Enos, after he begat Kenan, lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹¹ and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and then he died. ¹² And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel. ¹³ And Kenan, after he had begot Mahalalel, lived eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁴ and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and then he died. ¹⁵ And Mahalalel lived sixty five years, and begat Jared. ¹⁶ And Mahalalel, after he had begot Jared, lived eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁷ and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years, and then he died. ¹⁸ And Jared lived a hundred and sixty two years, and begat Enoch: ¹⁹ and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. ²⁰ And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty two years, and then he died. ²¹ And Enoch lived sixty five years, and begat Methuselah. ²² And Enoch walked with God, after he had begot Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²³ And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years, ²⁴ and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away. ²⁵ And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty seven years and begat Lamech: ²⁶ and Methuselah, after he had begot Lamech, lived seven hundred and eighty two years, and begat sons and daughters. ²⁷ And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty nine years, and then he died. ²⁸ And Lamech lived a hundred eighty two years and begat a son, ²⁹ and called him Noah, saying, "This same shall comfort us: as concerning our work and sorrow of our hands which we have about the earth that the LORD hath cursed."

¹⁰ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a ruler from between his legs, until Shiloh come, unto whom the people shall hearken.

²⁹ Woe be to thee, Moab! O people of Chemosh, ye are forlorn! His sons are put to flight and his daughters brought captive unto Sihon, king of the Amorites!

³⁸ Then said Saul, "Let the people come hither out of all quarters, and know and see, in whom this sin is chanced this day:

² And he beat the Moabites and measured them with a line, making them lie along the earth; so that he brought two parts of them to death, and let one part live. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and paid tribute.

⁵ rebelled against the king of Israel after the death of Ahab.

²⁶ And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was so strong for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to have broken up unto the king of Edom. But they could not. ²⁷ And then he took his eldest son, that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the walls. And there came so great wrath upon Israel, that they departed from him and returned to their own land.

² And he beat the Moabites, and the Moabites became David's servants and paid him tribute.

²⁵ "For I am sure that my redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the latter day: ²⁶ that I shall be clothed again with this skin, and see God in my flesh. ²⁷ Yea, I myself shall behold him - not with other, but with these same eyes, though my reins are consumed within me.

⁶ Thy seat, O God, endureth forever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.

⁸ His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end. ⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts. ¹¹ All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do him service.

⁷⁰ He chose David also his servant, and took him away from the sheepfolds. ⁷¹ As he was following the ewes great with young, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. ⁷² So he fed them with a faithful and true heart, and ruled them with all the diligence of his power.

² The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion; be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.

¹ This is the heavy burden upon Moab: Ar of Moab was destroyed and overthrown in the night season: Kir also, in Moab, perished in the night and vanished away. ² They went up to the idols' house, even to Dibon to the high places, to weep for Nebo; and Moab did mourn for Medeba. All their heads were bald, and all their beards shaven. ³ In their streets were they girded about with sackcloth. In all the tops of their houses and streets was there nothing, but mourning and weeping. ⁴ Heshbon and Elealeh cried, that their voice was heard unto Jahaz. The worthies also of Moab bleared and cried for very sorrow of their minds. ⁵ Woe is my heart for Moab's sake. They fled unto the city of Zoar, which is like a fair young bullock of three years old; they went up to Luhith, weeping. The way toward Horonaim was full of lamentation for the hurt. ⁶ The waters of Nimrim were dried up, the grass was withered, and the herbs destroyed, and the green things gone. ⁷ As for their substance, the enemies have carried them to the brook of willows. ⁸ For the cry went over the whole land of Moab: from Eglaim unto Beerelim, was there nothing but mourning. ⁹ Because the waters of Dimon were full of blood, I will add more unto Dimon: and lions upon the remnant of the land, and on them that are escaped.

¹ Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion. ² For as for the daughters of Moab, they shall be as a trembling bird, that is put out of her nest: for they shall carry them unto Arnon. ³ Gather your counsel, come together in judgment; cover us with your shadow in the midday, as the night doth: hide the chased, and betray not them that are fled. ⁴ Let my persecuted people dwell among you; Moab; be thou their refuge against the destroyer: for the adversary is brought to naught, the robber is undone, the tyrant is wasted in the land. ⁵ And in mercy shall the throne be prepared, and he shall sit upon it in the truth, in the tabernacle of David: judging, and seeking judgment, and making haste unto righteousness. ⁶ We have heard of the pride of Moab: it is well known. He is very proud, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vain are his lies. ⁷ Therefore shall Moab make lamentation because of the Moabites that shall be slain: yea, they shall wail all together. Because of the foundations of the city of brick shall ye complain, even ye lame people that are left only behind. ⁸ The suburbs also of Heshbon were made waste, and the princes of the Gentiles hewed down the vineyards of Sibmah, which were planted with noble grapes, and spread unto Jazer, and went unto the end of the desert; whose branches stretched their fellows forth beyond the sea. ⁹ Therefore I mourned for Jazer, and for the vineyards of Sibmah with great sorrow. I poured my tears upon Heshbon and Elealeh, for all their songs were laid down, in their harvest and gathering of their grapes. ¹⁰ Mirth and cheer was gone out of the field and vineyards, insomuch that no man was glad nor sung. There went no treader into the winepress, their merry cheer was laid down. ¹¹ Wherefore my belly rumbled as it had been a lute for Moab's sake, and mine inward members for the brick wall's sake. ¹² And it shall come to pass, that when it is seen that Moab shall be made weary of his hill-chapels, he shall come to his temple to pray - but he shall not be made able. ¹³ So then, this is the saying that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. ¹⁴ But now the LORD sayeth thus: In three years, which shall be as the years of a hired servant, shall the glory of Moab be turned into confusion throughout all his multitude, which is very great. And as for the remnant of them, they shall be small and feeble.

⁴⁵ They that are able to flee, shall stand under the shadow of Heshbon. For there shall go a fire out of Heshbon, and a flame from Zion, and shall burn up that proud people of Moab, both before and behind.

⁴ Out of Judah shall come the helmet, the nail, the battle bow, and all the princes together.

¹⁰ Moreover, upon the house of David and upon the citizens of Jerusalem, will I pour out the spirit of grace and prayer, so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall beweep him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child

² saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him." ³ When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, and asked of them where Christ should be born. ⁵ And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet, ⁶ 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Jewry, art not the least concerning the Princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come the captain, that shall govern my people Israel.'" ⁷ Then Herod privily called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared, ⁸ and sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child. And when ye have found him, bring me word, that I may come and worship him also." ⁹ When they had heard the king, they departed; And, lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.

³² He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David: ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom shall be none end."

⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day spring from on high hath visited us:

⁸ But unto the son he saith, "God, thy seat shall be forever, and ever. The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

¹⁹ We have also a right sure word of prophecy, whereunto if ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, ye do well; until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts.

¹¹ Woe be unto them, for they have followed the way of Cain, and are utterly given to the error of Balaam for lucre's sake, and are cast away in the treason of Korah.

¹⁴ Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of such saying, "Behold, the Lord shall come with thousands of saints, ¹⁵ to give judgment against all men, and to rebuke all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

⁷ Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him: and they also which pierced him. And all kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so, amen.

¹⁶ "I, Jesus, sent mine angel, to testify unto you these things in the congregations. I am the root and the generation of David, and the bright morning star."

⁴⁰ And with thy sword shalt thou live and shalt be thy brother's servant; But the time will come, when thou shalt get the mastery, and loose his yoke from off thy neck."

³ Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir and the field of Edom.

¹⁴ And he put keepers in Edom, even throughout all Edom put he soldiers; and all Edom became his servants. And the LORD kept David whatsoever he took in hand.

¹ {To the chanter, upon the rose of witness, Michtam of David, for to teach: when he fought against Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zoba: and when Joab turned back, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt} O God, thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad; thou that hast been so sore displeased at us, comfort us again.

⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; Philistia shall be glad of me. ⁹ Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will bring me into Edom? ¹⁰ Shall not thou do it, O God, thou that hast cast us out? Wilt not thou, O God, go out with our hosts? ¹¹ O be thou our help in trouble, for vain is the help of man. ¹² Through God will we do great acts, for it is he that shall tread down our enemies.

⁵ For my sword shall be bathed in heaven, and shall immediately come down upon Idumaea, and upon the people which I have cursed for my vengeance.

¹ What is he, this that cometh from Edom, with stained red clothes of Bozrah, which is so costly cloth, and cometh in so nimbly with all his strength? "I am he that teacheth righteousness, and am of power to help."

¹² that they may possess the remnant of Edom, yea and all such people as call upon my name with them," sayeth the LORD, which doth these things.

¹ W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? ² The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ. ³ Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us. ⁴ He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision. ⁵ Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure, ⁶ "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion." ⁷ As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. ⁸ Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession. ⁹ Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel." ¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth. ¹¹ Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence. ¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

⁷ And why? Because the king putteth his trust in the LORD; and in the mercy of the most highest he shall not miscarry. ⁸ All thine enemies shall feel thine hand; thy righthand shall find out them that hate thee. ⁹ Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in the time of thy wrath; the LORD shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them. ¹⁰ Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

¹⁰ Then shall the Gentiles enquire after the root of Jesse, which shall be set up for a token unto the Gentiles; for his dwelling shall be glorious.

² And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.

⁴ He shall stand fast, and give food in the strength of the LORD, and in the victory of the name of the LORD his God: and when they be converted, he shall be magnified unto the farthest parts of the world.

⁴⁶ And these shall go into everlasting pain: And the righteous into life eternal.

¹⁸ And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.

¹² He said therefore, "A certain noble man went into a far country, to receive him a kingdom, and then to come again.

²⁷ Moreover, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.'"

²⁵ For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet.

²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him on his righthand in heavenly things, ²¹ above all rule, power, and might, and domination, and above all names that are named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come. ²² And hath put all things under his feet, and hath made him above all things, the head of the congregation:

²² which is our righthand of God, and is gone into heaven: angels, power, and might subdued unto him.

⁸ Then came Amalek and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

¹⁴ And the LORD said unto Moses, "Write this for a remembrance in a book and tell it unto Joshua, for I will put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven."

¹⁶ for he said, "The hand is on the seat of the LORD, that the LORD will have war with Amalek throughout all generations."

³ For when Israel had sown then came the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the east country upon them and pitched their tents against them,

⁴⁸ And whithersoever he turned himself, there he won, and played the man and slew the Amalekites, and rid Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

³ Now therefore go and smite the Amalekites, and only destroy ye all that pertaineth unto them, and see thou have no compassion on them. But slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, and ox, sheep, camel and ass.'" ⁴ And Saul told it the people, and numbered them in Telaim two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. ⁵ And Saul came unto a city of the Amalekites, and fought in a valley. ⁶ But Saul said unto the Kenites, "Go and depart and get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, for ye showed mercy with Israel when they came out of Egypt." And the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. ⁷ And Saul slew the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur that lieth before Egypt, ⁸ and took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

⁸ And David and his men went and ran upon the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites: which nations were from the beginning the inhabiters of the land, as men go to Shur, and so forth to Egypt. ⁹ And David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive, and took the sheep, the oxen, the asses, camels, and clothes, and removed and came to Achish.

¹ But yer David and his men were come to Ziklag the third day, the Amalekites had run in a running upon the south and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag and burnt it with fire,

¹⁷ And David laid upon them from the twilight until the evening on the morrow: so that there escaped not a man, save four hundred young men which rode away upon camels and fled.

⁴³ and smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped and they dwelt there unto this day.

¹ After these acts did the king promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and set him high, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

⁹ And Harbona, one of the chamberlains that stood before the king, said, "Behold, there standeth a gallows in Haman's house fifty cubits high, which he had made for Mordecai, that spake good for the king." The king said, "Hang him thereon." ¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had made for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

¹⁴ And the king charged to do so, and the commandment was devised at Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.

¹⁹ the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

¹⁶ And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees, with the children of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah that lieth in the South of Arad, and dwelt among the people.

¹⁸ "Therefore, I thought verily that I should have died in my nest: and that my days should have been as many as the sands of the sea.

¹¹ Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

²² And his sons were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram.

² they came to Zerubbabel and to the principal fathers, and said unto them, "We will build with you: for we seek the Lord your God like as ye do. And we have done sacrifice unto him, since the time that Esarhaddon the king of Assyria brought us up hither."

⁸ Assyria also is joined unto them, and have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

³ Assyria shall not save us, neither will we ride on horses: neither will we say to the works of our own hands, 'Ye are our Gods,' for thou hast compassion on the friendless.

¹ Naaman, captain of the Host to the king of Syria, was great with his master and well taken: for through him the LORD saved Syria. And he was an active man, and yet a leper.

² Who shall endure in the day of his coming, or who shall stand to behold him? For he is as trying fire, and as the herb that fullers scour withal.

⁴ And the sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

²¹ And Shem the father of all the children of Eber and the eldest brother of Japheth, begat children also. ²² And his sons were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram. ²³ And the children of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash. ²⁴ And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Sheleh begat Eber. ²⁵ And Eber begat two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his time the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Joktan.

¹³ Then came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; which dwelt in the oak grove of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner, which were confederate with Abram.

²⁰ And he looked on Amalek and began his parable, and said, "Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall perish utterly."

¹ The burden of Tyre. Mourn, ye ships of Tarshish, for there cometh such destruction that ye shall not have a house to enter into. Out of the land of Chittim they have knowledge of this plague.

³⁵ Then was the iron, the earth, the copper, the silver and gold broken altogether in pieces: and became like the chaff of corn, that the wind bloweth away from the summer floors, that they can no more be found. But the stone that smote the Image, became a great mountain, which fulfilleth the whole earth.

⁴⁵ And whereas thou sawest that without any hands there was cut out of the mount a stone, which brake the iron, the copper, the earth, the silver and gold in pieces: by that hath the great God showed the king, what will come after this. This is a true dream, and the interpretation of it is sure."

¹⁹ After this, I required diligently to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was so far unlike the other beasts, and so horrible: whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass: which devoured and destroyed, and stamped the residue under his feet. ²⁰ I desired also to know the truth, as touching the ten horns that he had upon his head, and this other which came up afterward, before whose face there fell down three: which horn had eyes and a mouth that spake presumptuous things, and looked with a grimmer visage than his fellows.

²³ He gave me this answer, 'That fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth: it shall be more than all other kingdoms, it shall devour, tread down, and destroy all other lands. ²⁴ The ten horns, are ten kings that shall arise out of that kingdom, after whom there shall stand up another, which shall be greater than the first. ²⁵ He shall subdue three kings, and shall speak words against the highest of all: he shall destroy the saints of the most highest, and think that he may change times and laws. They shall be given under his power, until a time, two times, and a half a time. ²⁶ But the judgment shall be kept, so that his power shall be taken from him: for he shall be destroyed, and perish at the last.

⁵ I took heed unto this, and then came there a he goat from the west over the whole earth, and touched not the ground. This goat had a marvelous goodly horn betwixt his eyes, ⁶ and came unto the ram, that had the two horns, whom I had seen afore by the river side, and ran fiercely upon him with his might. ⁷ I saw him draw nigh unto the ram, being very fierce upon him: yea he gave him such a stroke, that he brake his two horns. Neither had the ram so much strength as to stand before him: but he cast him down, trod him under his feet: and no man was able to deliver the ram out of his power. ⁸ The goat waxed exceedingly great, and when he was at the strongest, his great horn was broken also. Then grew there another four such like in the stead, toward the four winds of the heaven.

²¹ but the goat is the king of Greek land: the great horn that stood betwixt his eyes, that is the principal king.

²⁶ After these sixty two weeks, shall Christ be slain, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the city and the Sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water flood. But the desolation shall continue till the end of the battle. ²⁷ He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of the abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

²⁰ Then said he, "Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? Now will I go again to fight with the prince of the Persians: As soon as I go forth, lo, the prince of Greekland shall come.

³⁰ And why? The ships of Chittim shall come upon him, that he may be smitten and turn again: that he may take indignation against the covenant of holiness, to meddle against it. Yea he shall turn him, and draw such unto him, as leave the holy covenant.

⁴⁵ The tents of his palace shall he pitch betwixt the two seas, upon the hill of the noble Sanctuary, for he shall come to the end of it, and then shall no man help him.

¹⁵ When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination that betokeneth desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place: let him that readeth it, understand it:

²⁴ Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?" They answered and said, "Caesar's."

²⁹ For behold, the days will come, when men shall say, 'Happy are the barren and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.' ³⁰ Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.' ³¹ For if they do this to a green tree: what shall be done to the dry?"

⁴⁸ If we let him escape thus, all men will believe on him. And the Romans shall come and take away our country and the people."

² And he cried mightily with a strong voice saying, "Great Babylon is fallen is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of all foul spirits, and a cage of all unclean and hateful birds, ³ for all nations have drunken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and her merchants are waxed rich of the abundance of her pleasures." ⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven say, "Come away from her, my people, that ye be not partakers in her sins, that ye receive not of her plagues. ⁵ For her sins are gone up to heaven, and God hath remembered her wickedness. ⁶ Reward her even as she rewarded you, and give her double according to her works. And pour in double to her in the same cup which she filled unto you. ⁷ And as much as she glorified herself and lived wantonly, so much pour ye in for her of punishment, and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit, being a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow.' ⁸ Therefore shall her plagues come at one day; death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God which judgeth her. ⁹ And the kings of the earth shall beweep her and wail over her, which have committed fornication with her, and have lived wantonly with her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ and shall stand afar off, for fear of her punishment, saying, 'Alas, Alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city: For at one hour is her judgment come.' ¹¹ And the merchants of the earth shall weep and wail in themselves, for no man will buy their ware any more, ¹² the ware of gold and silver, and precious stones, neither of pearl, and raynes, and purple, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and of iron, ¹³ and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and bodies; and souls of men. ¹⁴ And the apples that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee. And all things which were dainty, and had in price, are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things which were waxed rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of the punishment of her, weeping and wailing, ¹⁶ and saying, 'Alas alas, that great city, that was clothed in raynes, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stone, and pearls: ¹⁷ for at one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship governor, and all they that occupied ships, and shipmen which work in the sea, stood afar off; ¹⁸ and cried, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, "What city is like unto this great city?' ¹⁹ And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.' ²⁰ Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles, and prophets: for God hath given your judgment on her." ²¹ And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, "With such violence shall that great city Babylon be cast, and shall be found no more. ²² And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more in thee: and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee, and the sound of a mill shall be heard no more in thee, ²³ and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride, shall be heard no more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth. And with thine enchantment were deceived all nations: ²⁴ and in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

¹¹ and now get thee quickly unto thy place. I thought that I would promote thee unto honour, but the LORD hath kept thee back from worship."

⁸ And they slew the kings of Midian among other that were slain; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba: five kings of Midian. And they slew Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

²² And Balaam, also, the son of Beor, the soothsayer, the children of Israel slew with the sword, among other that were slain.