,,the ,,dore ,,gallery ,,of ,,bible ,,illustrations ,illustrated by ,gustave ,dore ,complete ,this volume1 as its title indicates1 is a collection of engravings illustrative of the ,bible--the designs being all from the pencil of the greatest of modern delineators1 ,gustave ,dore4 ,the original work1 from which this collection has been made1 met with an immediate and warm recognition and acceptance among those whose means admitted of its purchase1 and its popularity has in no wise diminished since its first publication1 but has even extended to those who could only enjoy it casually1 or in fragmentary parts4 ,that work1 however1 in its entirety1 was far too costly for the larger and ever-widening circle of ,m4 ,dore's admirers1 and to meet the felt and often-expressed want of this class1 and to provide a volume of choice and valuable designs upon sacred subjects for art-loving ,biblical students generally1 this work was projected and has been carried forward4 ,the aim has been to introduce subjects of general interest--that is1 those relating to the most prominent events and personages of ,scripture--those most familiar to all readers2 the plates being chosen with special reference to the known taste of the ,american people4 ,to each cut is prefixed a page of letter-press--in1 narrative form1 and containing generally a brief analysis of the design4 ,aside from the labors of the editor and publishers1 the work1 while in progress1 was under the pains-taking and careful scrutiny of artists and scholars not directly interested in the undertaking1 but still having a generous solicitude for its success4 ,it is hoped1 therefore1 that its general plan and execution will render it acceptable both to the appreciative and friendly patrons of the great artist1 and to those who would wish to possess such a work solely as a choice collection of illustrations upon sacred themes4 ,,gustave ,,dore4 ,the subject of this sketch is1 perhaps1 the most original and variously gifted designer the world has ever known4 ,at an age when most men have scarcely passed their novitiate in art1 and are still under the direction and discipline of their masters and the schools1 he had won a brilliant reputation1 and readers and scholars everywhere were gazing on his work with ever-increasing wonder and delight at his fine fancy and multifarious gifts4 ,he has raised illustrative art to a dignity and importance before unknown1 and has developed capacities for the pencil before unsuspected4 ,he has laid all subjects tribute to his genius1 explored and embellished fields hitherto lying waste1 and opened new and shining paths and vistas where none before had trod4 ,to the works of the great he has added the lustre of his genius1 bringing their beauties into clearer view and warming them to a fuller life4 ,his delineations of character1 in the different phases of life1 from the horrible to the grotesque1 the grand to the comic1 attest the versatility of his powers2 and1 whatever faults may be found by critics1 the public will heartily render their quota of admiration to his magic touch1 his rich and facile rendering of almost every thought that stirs1 or lies yet dormant1 in the human heart4 ,it is useless to attempt a sketch of his various beauties2 those who would know them best must seek them in the treasure--house that his genius is constantly augmenting with fresh gems and wealth4 ,to one1 however1 of his most prominent traits we will refer--his wonderful rendering of the powers of ,nature4 ,his early wanderings in the wild and romantic passes of the ,vosges doubtless developed this inherent tendency of his mind4 ,there he wandered1 and there1 mayhap1 imbibed that deep delight of wood and valley1 mountain--pass and rich ravine1 whose variety of form and detail seems endless to the enchanted eye4 ,he has caught the very spell of the wilderness2 she has laid her hand upon him1 and he has gone forth with her blessing4 ,so bold and truthful and minute are his countless representations of forest scenery2 so delicate the tracery of branch and stem2 so patriarchal the giant boles of his woodland monarchs1 that the' gazer is at once satisfied and entranced4 ,his vistas lie slumbering with repose either in shadowy glade or fell ravine1 either with glint of lake or the glad1 long course of some rejoicing stream1 and above all1 supreme in a beauty all its own1 he spreads a canopy of peerless sky1 or a wilderness1 perhaps1 of angry storm1 or peaceful stretches of soft1 fleecy cloud1 or heavens serene and fair--another kingdom to his teeming art1 after the earth has rendered all her gifts4 ,paul ,gustave ,dore was born in the city of ,strasburg1 ,january #aj1 #ahcc4 ,of his boyhood we have no very particular account4 ,at eleven years of age1 however1 he essayed his first artistic creation--a set' of lithographs1 published in his native city4 ,the following year found him in ,paris1 entered as a #g4 student at the ,charlemagne ,lyceum4 ,his first actual work began in #ahdh1 when his fine series of sketches1 the ,labors of ,hercules1 was given to the public through the medium of an illustrated1 journal with which he was for a long time connected as designer4 ,in #ahef were published the illustrations for ,balzac's ,contes ,drolatiques and those for ,the ,wandering ,jew --the first humorous and grotesque in the highest degree--indeed1 showing a perfect abandonment to fancy2 the other weird and supernatural1 with fierce battles1 shipwrecks1 turbulent mobs1 and nature in her most forbidding and terrible aspects4 ,every incident or suggestion that could possibly make the story more effective1 or add to the horror of the scenes was seized upon and portrayed with wonderful power4 ,these at once gave the young designer a great reputation1 which was still more enhanced by his subsequent works4 ,with all his love for nature and his power of interpreting her in her varying moods1 ,dore was a dreamer1 and many of his finest achievements were in the realm of the imagination4 ,but he was at home in the actual world also1 as witness his designs for ,atala1 ,london--a ,pilgrimage1 and many of the scenes in ,don ,quixote4 ,when account is taken of the variety of his designs1 and the fact considered that in almost every task he attempted none had ventured before him1 the amount of work he accomplished is fairly incredible4 ,to enumerate the immense tasks he undertook--some single volumes alone containing hundreds of illustrations--will give some faint idea of his industry4 ,besides those already mentioned are ,montaigne1 ,dante1 the ,bible1 ,milton1 ,rabelais1 ,tennyson's ,idyls of the ,king1 ,the ,ancient ,mariner1 ,shakespeare1 ,legende de ,croquemitaine1 ,la ,fontaine's ,fables1 and others still4 ,take one of these works--the ,dante1 ,la ,fontaine1 or ,don ,quixote--and glance at the pictures4 ,the mere hand labor involved in their production is surprising2 but when the quality of the work is properly estimated1 what he accomplished seems prodigious4 ,no particular mention need be made of him as painter or sculptor1 for his reputation rests solely upon his work as an illustrator4 ,dore's nature was exuberant and buoyant1 and he was youthful in appearance4 ,he had a passion for music1 possessed rare skill as a violinist1 and it is assumed that1 had he failed to succeed with his pencil1 he could have won a brilliant reputation as a musician4 ,he was a bachelor1 and lived a quiet1 retired life with his mother--married1 as he expressed it1 to her and his art4 ,his death occurred on ,january #bc1 #ahhc4 ,,list ,,of ,,illustrations ,,gustave ,,dore ,,the ,,creation ,,of ,,eve ,,the ,,expulsion ,,from ,,the ,,garden ,,the ,,murder ,,of ,,abel ,,the ,,deluge ,,noah ,,cursing ,,ham ,,the ,,tower ,,of ,,babel ,,abraham ,,entertains ,,three ,,strangers ,,the ,,destruction ,,of ,,sodom ,,the ,,expulsion ,,of ,,hagar ,,hagar ,,in ,,the ,,wilderess ,,the ,,trial ,,of ,,the ,,faith ,,of ,,abraham ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,sarah ,,eliezer ,,and ,,rebekah ,,isaac ,,blessing ,,jacob ,,jacob ,,tending ,,the ,,flocks ,,joseph ,,sold ,,into ,,egypt ,,joseph ,,interpreting ,,pharaoh',s ,,dream ,,joseph ,,making ,,himself ,,known ,,to ,,his ,,brethren ,,moses ,,in ,,the ,,bulrushes ,,the ,,war ,,against ,,gibeon ,,sisera ,,slain ,,by ,,jael ,,deborah',s ,,song ,,of ,,triumph ,,jephthah ,,met ,,by ,,his ,,daughter ,,jephthah',s ,,daughter ,,and ,,her ,,companions ,,samson ,,slaying ,,the ,,lion ,,samson ,,and ,,delilah ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,samson ,,naomi ,,and ,,her ,,daughters-,,in-,,law ,,ruth ,,and ,,boaz ,,the ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,ark ,,saul ,,and ,,david ,,david ,,sparing ,,saul ,,death ,,of ,,saul ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,absalom ,,david ,,mourning ,,over ,,absalom ,,solomon ,,the ,,judgment ,,of ,,solomon ,,the ,,cedars ,,destined ,,for ,,the ,,temple ,,the ,,prophet ,,slain ,,by ,a ,,lion ,,elijah ,,destroying ,,the ,,messengers ,,of ,,ahaziah ,,elijah',s ,,ascent ,,in ,a ,,chariot ,,of ,,fire ,,death ,,of ,,jezebel ,,esther ,,confounding ,,haman ,,isaiah ,,destruction ,,of ,,sennacherib',s ,,host ,,baruch ,,ezekiel ,,prophesying ,,the ,,vision ,,of ,,ezekiel ,,daniel ,,the ,,fiery ,,furnace ,,belshazzar',s ,,feast ,,daniel ,,in ,,the ,,lion',s ,,den ,,the ,,prophet ,,amos ,,jonah ,,calling ,,nineveh ,,to ,,repentance ,,daniel ,,confounding ,,the ,,priests ,,of ,,bel ,,heliodorus ,,punished ,,in ,,the ,,temple ,,the ,,nativity ,,the ,,star ,,in ,,the ,,east ,,the ,,flight ,,into ,,egypt ,,the ,,massacre ,,of ,,the ,,innocents ,,jesus ,,questioning ,,the ,,doctors ,,jesus ,,healing ,,the ,,sick ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount ,,christ ,,stilling ,,the ,,tempest ,,the ,,dumb ,,man ,,possessed ,,christ ,,in ,,the ,,synagogue ,,the ,,disciples ,,plucking ,,corn ,,on ,,the ,,sabbath ,,jesus ,,walking ,,on ,,the ,,water ,,christ',s ,,entry ,,into ,,jerusalem ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,tribute ,,money ,,the ,,widow',s ,,mite ,,raising ,,of ,,the ,,daughter ,,of ,,jairus ,,the ,,good ,,samaritan ,,arrival ,,of ,,the ,,samaritan ,,at ,,the ,,inn ,,the ,,prodigal ,,son ,,lazarus ,,and ,,the ,,rich ,,man ,,the ,,pharisee ,,and ,,the ,,publican ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,woman ,,of ,,samaria ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,woman ,,taken ,,in ,,adultery ,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,lazarus ,,mary ,,magdalene ,,the ,,last ,,supper ,,the ,,agony ,,in ,,the ,,garden ,,prayer ,,of ,,jesus ,,in ,,the ,,garden ,,of ,,olives ,,the ,,betrayal ,,christ ,,fainting ,,under ,,the ,,cross ,,the ,,flagellation ,,the ,,crucifixion ,,close ,,of ,,the ,,crucifixion ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,jesus ,,the ,,angel ,,at ,,the ,,sepulcher ,,the ,,journey ,,to ,,emmaus ,,the ,,ascension ,,the ,,martyrdom ,,of ,,st4 ,,stephen ,,saul',s ,,conversion ,,the ,,deliverance ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,paul ,,at ,,ephesus ,,paul ,,menaced ,,by ,,the ,,jews ,,paul',s ,,shipwreck ,,death ,,on ,,the ,,pale ,,horse ,,the ,,creation ,,of ,,eve4 ,and the ,lord ,god said1 it is not good that the man should be alone2 ,i will make him a helpmeet for him4 ,and the ,lord ,god caused a deep sleep to fall on ,adam1 and he slept1 and he took one of his ribs1 and closed up the flesh instead thereof2 and the rib which the ,lord ,god had taken from man1 made he a woman1 and brought her unto the man4 ,and ,adam said1 ,this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh3 she shall be called ,woman1 because she was taken out of man4 ,therefore shall a man leave his father and mother1 and shall cleave unto his wife1 and they shall be one flesh4 ,genesis ii1 #ah1 #ba-bd4 ,in these few words the ,scriptures narrate the creation of the first mother of our race4 ,in ,paradise ,lost1 the poetic genius of ,milton1 going more into detail1 describes how ,eve awoke to consciousness1 and found herself reposing under a shade of flowers1 much wondering what she was and whence she came4 ,wandering by the margin of a small lake1 she sees her own form mirrored in the clear waters1 at which she wonders more4 ,but a voice is heard1 leading her to him for whom she was made1 who lies sleeping under a grateful shade4 ,it is at this point the artist comes to interpret the poet's dream4 ,amid the varied and luxurious foliage of ,eden1 in the vague light of the early dawn1 ,eve is presented1 coy and graceful1 gazing on her sleeping ,lord1 while in the background is faintly outlined the mystic form of ,him in whose image they were created4 ,,the ,,expulsion ,,from ,,the ,,garden4 ,and the ,lord ,god said1 ,behold1 the man is become as one of us1 to know good and evil2 and now1 lest he put forth his hand1 and take also of the tree of life1 and eat1 and live forever3 ,therefore1 the ,lord ,god sent him forth from the garden of ,eden1 to till the ground from whence he was taken4 ,so he drove out the man2 and he placed at the east of the garden of ,eden cherubims1 and a flaming sword which turned every way1 to keep the way of the tree of life4--,genesis iii1 #bb-bd ,they1 looking back1 all the eastern side beheld ,of ,paradise1 so late their happy seat1 ,waved over by that flaming brand2 the gate1 ,with dreadful forces thronged1 and fiery arms ,some natural tears they dropped1 but wiped them soon2 ,the world was all before them1 where to choose ,their place of rest1 and ,providence their guide2 ,they1 hand in hand1 with wandering steps and slow1 ,through ,eden took their solitary way4 ,paradise ,lost1 ,book ,,xii4 ,,the ,,murder ,,of ,,abel4 ,and ,adam knew ,eve his wife2 and she conceived1 and bare ,cain1 and said1 ,i have gotten a man from the ,lord4 ,and she again bare his brother ,abel4 ,and ,abel was a keeper of sheep1 but ,cain was a tiller of the ground4 ,and in process of time it came to pass1 that ,cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the ,lord4 ,and ,abel1 he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof4 ,and the ,lord had respect unto ,abel and to his offering3 ,but unto ,cain and to his offering he had not respect4 ,and ,cain was very wroth1 and his countenance fell4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,why art thou wroth8 and why is thy countenance fallen8 ,if thou doest well1 shalt thou not be accepted8 and if thou doest not well1 sin lieth at the door1 and unto thee shall be his desire1 and thou shalt rule over him4 ,and ,cain talked with ,abel his brother3 and it came to pass1--when they were in the field1 that ,cain rose up against ,abel his brother1 and slew him4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,where is ,abel thy brother8 ,and he said1 ,i know not ,am ,i my brother's keeper8 ,and he said1 ,what hast thou done8 the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground4 ,and now art thou cursed from the earth1 which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand2 ,when thou tillest the ground1 it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength2 a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth4 ,and ,cain said unto the ,lord1 ,my punishment is greater than ,i can bear4 ,behold1 thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth and from thy face shall ,i be hid2 and ,i shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth2 and it shall come to pass1 that every one that findeth me shall slay me4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,therefore whosoever slayeth ,cain1 vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold4 ,and the ,lord set a mark upon ,cain1 lest any finding him should kill him4 ,and ,cain went out from the presence of the ,lord1 and dwelt in the land of ,nod1 on the east of ,eden4--,genesis iv1 #a-af ,,the ,,deluge4 ,in the six hundredth year of ,noah's life1 in the second month1 the seventeenth day of the month1 the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up1 and the windows of heaven were opened4 ,and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights4 ,in the selfsame day entered ,noah1 and ,shem1 and ,ham1 and ,japheth1 the sons of ,noah1 and ,noah's wife1 and the three wives of his sons with them1 into the ark2 they1 and every beast after his kind1 and all the cattle after their kind1 and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind1 and every fowl after his kind1 every bird of every sort4 ,and they went in unto ,noah into the ark1 two and two of all flesh1 wherein is the breath of life4 ,and they that went in1 went in male and female of all flesh1 as ,god had commanded him3 and the ,lord shut him in4 ,and the flood was forty days upon the earth2 and the waters increased1 and bare up the ark1 and it was lift up above the earth4 ,and the waters prevailed1 and were increased1 greatly upon the earth2 and the ark went upon the face of the waters4 ,and the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth2 and all the high hills1 that were under the whole heaven1 were covered4 ,fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail2 and the mountains were covered4 ,and all flesh died that moved upon the earth1 both of fowl1 and of cattle1 and of beast1 and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth1 and every man2 all in whose nostrils was the breath of life1 of all that was in the dry land1 died4 ,and every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground1 both man and cattle1 and the creeping things1 and the fowl of the heaven2 and they were destroyed from the earth2 and ,noah only remained alive1 and they that were with him in the ark4 ,and the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days4--,genesis vii1 #aa-bd4 ,,noah ,,cursing ,,ham4 ,and the sons of ,noah1 that went forth of the ark1 were ,shem1 and ,ham1 and ,japheth2 and ,ham is the father of ,canaan4 ,these are the three sons of ,noah3 and of them was the whole earth overspread4 ,and ,noah began to be an husbandman1 and he planted a vineyard3 ,and he drank of the wine1 and was drunken2 and he was uncovered within his tent4 ,and ,ham1 the father of ,canaan1 saw the nakedness of his father1 and told his two brethren without4 ,and ,shem and ,japheth took a garment1 and laid it upon both their shoulders1 and went backward1 and covered the nakedness of their father2 and their faces were backward1 and they saw not their father's nakedness4 ,and ,noah awoke from his wine1 and knew what his younger son had done unto him4 ,and he said1 ,cursed be ,canaan2 a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren4 ,and he said1 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god of ,shem2 and ,canaan shall be his servant4 ,god shall enlarge ,japheth1 and he shall dwell in the tents of ,shem2 and ,canaan shall be his servant4--,genesis ix1 #ah-bg4 ,,the ,,tower ,,of ,,babel4 ,and the whole earth was of one language1 and of one speech4 ,and it came to pass as they journeyed from the east1 that they found a plain in the land of ,shinar2 and they dwelt there4 ,and they said one to another1 ,go to1 let us make brick1 and burn them thoroughly4 ,and they had brick for stone1 and slime had they for mortar4 ,and they said1 ,go to1 let us build us a city and a tower1 whose top may reach unto heaven2 and let us make us a name1 lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth4 ,and the ,lord came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,behold1 the people is one1 and they have all one language2 and this they begin to do3 and now nothing will be restrained from them1 which they have imagined to do4 ,go to1 let us go down1 and there confound their language1 that they may not understand one another's speech4 ,so the ,lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth3 and they left off to build the city4 ,therefore is the name of it called ,babel2 because the ,lord did there confound the language of all the earth3 and from thence did the ,lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth4--,genesis xi1 #a-i4 ,,abraham ,,entertains ,,three ,,strangers4 ,in the selfsame day was ,abraham circumcised1 and ,ishmael his son4 ,and all the men of his house1 born in the house1 and bought with money of the stranger1 were circumcised with him4 ,and the ,lord appeared unto him in the plains of ,mamre3 and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day2 and he lift up his eyes and looked1 and1 lo1 three men stood by him3 and when he saw them1 he ran to meet them from the tent door1 and bowed himself toward the ground1 and said1 ,my ,lord1 if now ,i have found favour in thy sight1 pass not away1 ,i pray thee1 from thy servant3 let a little water1 ,i pray you1 be fetched1 and wash your feet1 and rest yourselves under the tree3 ,and ,i will fetch a morsel of bread1 and comfort ye your hearts2 after that ye shall pass on3 for therefore are ye come to your servant4 ,and they said1 ,so do1 as thou hast said4 ,and ,abraham hastened into the tent unto ,sarah1 and said1 ,make ready quickly three measures of fine meal1 knead it1 and make cakes upon the hearth4 ,and ,abraham ran unto the herd1 and fetched a calf tender and good1 and gave it unto a young man2 and he hasted to dress it4 ,and he took butter1 and milk1 and the calf which he had dressed1 and set it before them2 and he stood by them under the tree1 and they did eat4--,genesis xvii1 #bf1 #bg2 xviii #a-h4 ,be not forgetful to entertain strangers3 for thereby some have entertained angels unawares4--,hebrews xiii1 #b4 ,,the ,,destruction ,,of ,,sodom4 ,and when the morning arose1 then the angels hastened ,lot1 saying1 ,arise1 take thy wife1 and thy two daughters1 which are here2 lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city4 ,and while he lingered1 the men laid hold upon his hand1 and upon the hand of his wife1 and upon the hand of his two daughters2 the ,lord being merciful unto him3 and they brought him forth1 and set him without the city4 ,and it came to pass1 when they had brought them forth abroad1 that he said1 ,escape for thy life2 look not behind thee1 neither stay thou in all the plain2 escape to the mountain1 lest thou be consumed4 ,and ,lot said unto them1 ,oh1 not so1 my ,lord4 ,behold now1 thy servant hath found grace in thy sight1 and thou hast magnified thy mercy1 which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life2 and ,i cannot escape to the mountain1 lest some evil take me and ,i die4 ,behold now this city is near to flee unto1 and it is a little one3 ,oh1 let me escape thither 7is it not a little one87 and my soul shall live4 ,and he said unto him1 ,see1 ,i have accepted thee concerning this thing also1 that ,i will not overthrow this city1 for the which thou hast spoken4 ,haste thee1 escape thither2 for ,i cannot do anything till thou be come thither4 ,therefore the name of the city was called ,zoar4 ,the sun was risen upon the earth when ,lot entered unto ,zoar4 ,then the ,lord rained upon ,sodom and upon ,gomorrah brimstone and fire from the ,lord out of heaven2 and he overthrew those cities1 and all the plain1 and all the inhabitants of the cities1 and that which grew upon the ground4 ,but his wife looked back from behind him1 and she became a pillar of salt4 ,and ,abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the ,lord and he looked toward ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 and toward all the land of the plain1 and beheld1 and lo1 the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace4--,genesis xix1 #ae-bh4 ,,the ,,expulsion ,,of ,,hagar4 ,and the ,lord visited ,sarah as he had said1 and the ,lord did unto ,sarah as he had spoken4 ,for ,sarah conceived1 and bare ,abraham a son in his old age1 at the set time of which ,god had spoken to him4 ,and ,abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him1 whom ,sarah bare to him1 ,isaac4 ,and ,abraham circumcised his son ,isaac1 being eight days old1 as ,god had commanded him4 ,and ,abraham was an hundred years old1 when his son ,isaac was born unto him4 ,and ,sarah said1 ,god hath made me to laugh1 so that all that hear will laugh with me4 ,and she said1 ,who would have said unto ,abraham1 that ,sarah should have given children suck8 for ,i have born him a son in his old age4 ,and the child grew1 and was weaned3 and ,abraham made a great feast the same day that ,isaac was weaned4 ,and ,sarah1 saw the son of ,hagar1 the ,egyptian1 which she had born unto ,abraham1 mocking4 ,wherefore she said unto ,abraham1 ,cast out this bondwoman and her son2 for the son of this1 bondwoman shall not be heir with my son1 even with ,isaac4 ,and the thing was very grievous in ,abraham's sight because of his son4 ,and ,god said unto ,abraham1 ,let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad1 and because of thy bondwoman2 in all that ,sarah hath said unto thee1 hearken unto her voice2 for in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4 ,and also of the son of the bondwoman will ,i make a nation1 because he is thy seed4 ,and ,abraham rose up early in the morning1 and took bread1 and a bottle of water1 and gave it unto ,hagar1 putting it on her shoulder1 and the child1 and sent her away3 and she departed1 and wandered in the wilderness of ,beer-sheba4--,genesis xxi1 #a-ad4 ,,hagar ,,in ,,the ,,wilderness4 ,and ,abraham rose up early in the morning1 and took bread1 and a bottle of water1 and gave it unto ,hagar1 putting it on her shoulder1 and the child1 and sent her away2 and she departed1 and wandered in the wilderness of ,beer-sheba4 ,and the water was spent in the bottle1 and she cast the child under one of the shrubs4 ,and she went and sat her down over against him a good way off1 as it were a bow-shot3 for she said1 ,let me not see the death of the child4 ,and she sat over against him1 and lifted up her voice and wept4 ,and ,god heard the voice of the lad2 and the angel of ,god called to ,hagar out of heaven1 and said unto her1 ,what aileth thee1 ,hagar8 fear not1 for ,god hath heard the voice of the lad where he is4 ,arise1 lift up the lad1 and hold him in thine hand2 for ,i will make him a great nation4 ,and ,god opened her eyes1 and she saw a well of water2 and she went1 and filled the bottle with water1 and gave the lad drink4 ,and ,god was with the lad2 and he grew1 and dwelt in the wilderness1 and became an archer4 ,and he dwelt in the wilderness of ,paran3 and his mother took him a wife out of the land of ,egypt4--,genesis xxi4 #ad-ba4 ,,the ,,trial ,,of ,,the ,,faith ,,of ,,abraham4 ,and it came to pass after these things1 that ,god did tempt ,abraham1 and said unto him1 ,abraham3 and he said1 ,behold1 here ,i am4 ,and he said1 ,take now thy son1 thine only son ,isaac1 whom thou lovest1 and get thee into the land of ,moriah2 and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which ,i will tell thee of4 ,and ,abraham rose up early in the morning1 and saddled his ass1 and took two of his young men with him1 and ,isaac his son1 and clave the wood for the burnt offering1 and rose up and went unto the place of which ,god had told him4 ,then on the third day ,abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off4 ,and ,abraham said unto his young men1 ,abide ye here with the ass2 and ,i and the lad will go yonder and worship1 and come again to you4 ,and ,abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon ,isaac his son2 and he took the fire in his hand and a knife1 and they went both of them together4 ,and ,isaac spake unto ,abraham his father1 and said1 ,my father3 and he1 said1 ,here am ,i1 my son4 ,and he said1 ,behold the fire and the wood3 but where is the lamb for a burnt offering8 ,and ,abraham said1 ,my son1 ,god will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering3 so they went both of them together4 ,and they came to the place which ,god had told him of2 and ,abraham built an altar there1 and laid the wood in order1 and bound ,isaac his son1 and laid him on the altar upon the wood4 ,and ,abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son4 ,and the angel of the ,lord called unto him out of heaven1 and said1 ,abraham1 ,abraham3 and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,lay not thine hand upon the lad1 neither do thou anything unto him3 for now ,i know that thou fearest ,god1 seeing thou hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son1 from me4 ,and ,abraham lifted up his eyes and looked1 and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns3 and ,abraham went and took the ram1 and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son4 ,and ,abraham called the name of that place ,jehovah-jireh3 as it is to this day1 ,in the mount of the ,lord it shall be seen4 ,and the angel of the ,lord called unto ,abraham out of heaven the second time1 and said1 ,by myself have ,i sworn1 saith the ,lord1 for because thou hast done this thing1 and hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son1 that in blessing ,i will bless thee1 and in multiplying ,i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven1 and as the sand which is upon the sea shore2 and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies2 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed1 because thou hast obeyed my voice4--,geneszs xxii4 #a-ah4 ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,sarah4 ,and ,sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old these were the years of the life of ,sarah4 ,and ,sarah died in ,kirjath-arba2 the same is ,hebron in the land of ,canaan and ,abraham came to mourn for ,sarah1 and to weep for her4 ,and ,abraham stood up from before his dead1 and spake unto the sons of ,heth1 saying1 ,i am a stranger and a sojourner with you3 give me a possession of a burying-place with you1 that ,i may bury my dead out of my sight4 ,and the children of ,heth answered ,abraham1 saying unto him1 ,hear us1 my lord3 thou art a mighty prince among us3 in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead2 none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre1 but that thou mayest bury thy dead4 ,and ,abraham stood up1 and bowed himself to the people of the land1 even to the children of ,heth4 ,and he communed with them1 saying1 ,if it be your mind that ,i should bury my dead out of my sight2 hear me1 and intreat for me to ,ephron the son of ,zohar1 that he may give me the cave of ,machpelah1 which he hath1 which is in the end of his field2 for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burying-place amongst you4 ,and ,ephron dwelt among the children of ,heth3 and ,ephron the ,hittite answered ,abraham in the audience of the children of ,heth1 even of all that went in at the gate of his city1 saying1 ,nay1 my lord1 hear me3 the field give ,i thee1 and the cave that is therein1 ,i give it thee2 in the presence of the sons of my people give ,i it thee3 bury thy dead4 ,and ,abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land4 ,and he spake unto ,ephron in the audience of the people of the land1 saying1 ,but if thou wilt give it1 ,i pray thee1 hear me3 ,i will give thee money for the field2 take it of me1 and ,i will bury my dead there4 ,and ,ephron answered ,abraham1 saying unto him1 ,my lord1 hearken unto me3 the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver3 what is that betwixt me and thee8 bury therefore thy dead4 ,and ,abraham hearkened unto ,ephron2 and ,abraham weighed to ,ephron the silver1 which he had named in the audience of the sons of ,heth1 four hundred shekels of silver1 current money with the merchant4 ,and the field of ,ephron1 which was in ,machpelah1 which was before ,mamre1 the field1 and the cave which was therein1 and all the trees that were in the field1 that were in all the borders round about1 were made sure unto ,abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of ,heth1 before all that went in at the gate of his city4 ,and after this1 ,abraham buried ,sarah his wife in the cave of the field of ,machpelah before ,mamre2 the same is ,hebron in the land of ,canaan4 ,and the field1 and the cave that is therein1 were made sure unto ,abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the sons of ,heth4--,genesis xxiii4 ,,eliezer ,,and ,,rebekah4 ,and the servant put his hand under the thigh of ,abraham his master1 and sware to him concerning that matter4 ,and the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master1 and departed2 for all the goods of his master were in his hand3 and he arose and went to ,mesopotamia1 unto the city of ,nahor4 ,and he made his camels to kneel down1 without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening1 even the time that women go out to draw water4 ,and he said1 ,o ,lord ,god of my master ,abraham1 ,i pray thee1 send me good speed this day1 and shew kindness unto my master ,abraham4 ,behold1 ,i stand here by the well of water2 and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw3 water3 and let it come to pass1 that the damsel to whom ,i shall say1 ,let down thy pitcher1 ,i pray thee1 that ,i may drink2 and she shall say1 ,drink1 and ,i will give thy camels drink also3 let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant ,isaac2 and thereby shall ,i know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master4 ,and it came to pass before he had done speaking1 that1 behold1 ,rebekah came out1 who was born to ,bethuel1 son of ,milcah1 the wife of ,nahor1 ,abraham's brother1 with her pitcher upon her shoulder4 ,and the damsel was very fair to look upon1 a virgin1 neither had any man known her3 and she went down to the well1 and filled her pitcher and came up4 ,and the servant ran to meet her1 and said1 ,let me1 ,i pray thee1 drink a little water of thy pitcher4 ,and she said1 ,drink1 my lord2 and she hasted1 and let down her pitcher upon her hand1 and gave him drink4 ,and when she had done giving him drink1 she said1 ,i will draw water for thy camels also1 until they have done drinking4 ,and she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough1 and ran again unto the well to draw water1 and drew for all his camels4 ,and the man wondering at her held his peace1 to wit whether the ,lord had made his journey prosperous or not4 ,and it came to pass1 as the camels had done drinking1 that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight1 and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold3 and said1 ,whose daughter art thou8 tell me1 ,i pray thee2 is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in8 ,and she said unto him1 ,i am the daughter of ,bethuel the son of ,milcah1 which she bare unto ,nahor4 ,she said moreover unto him1 ,we have both straw and provender enough1 and room to lodge in4 ,and the man bowed down his head and worshiped the ,lord4 ,and he said1 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god of my master ,abraham1 who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth3 ,i being in the way1 the ,lord led me to the house of my master's brethren4 ,and the damsel ran1 and told them of her mother's house these things4--,genesis xxiv1 #i-bh4 ,,isaac ,,blessing ,,jacob4 ,and it came to pass1 that when ,isaac was old1 and his eyes were dim1 so that he could not see1 he called ,esau1 his eldest son1 and said unto him1 ,my son3 and he said unto him1 ,behold1 here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,behold now1 ,i am old1 ,i know not the day of my death3 ,now therefore take1 ,i pray thee1 thy weapons1 thy quiver and thy bow1 and go out to the field1 and take me some venison2 ,and make me savoury meat1 such as ,i love1 and bring it to me1 that ,i may eat2 that my soul may bless thee before ,i die4 ,and ,rebekah heard when ,isaac spake to ,esau his son4 ,and ,esau went to the field to hunt for venison1 and to bring it4 ,and ,rebekah spake unto ,jacob her son1 saying1 ,behold1 ,i heard thy father speak unto ,esau thy brother1 saying1 ,bring me venison1 and make me savoury meat1 that ,i may eat1 and bless thee before the ,lord before my death4 ,now therefore1 my son1 obey my voice according to that which ,i command thee4 ,go now to the flock1 and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats2 and ,i will make them savoury meat for thy father such as he loveth2 ,and thou shalt bring it to thy father1 that he may eat1 and that he may bless thee before his death4 ,and ,jacob said to ,rebekah his mother1 ,behold1 ,esau my brother is a hairy man1 and ,i am a smooth man3 ,my father peradventure will feel me1 and ,i shall seem to him as a deceiver2 and ,i shall bring a curse upon me1 and not a blessing4 ,and his mother said unto him1 ,upon me be thy curse1 my son3 only obey my voice1 and go fetch me them4 ,and he went1 and fetched1 and brought them to his mother3 and his mother made savoury meat1 such as his father loved4 ,and ,rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son ,esau1 which were with her in the house1 and put them upon ,jacob her younger son3 ,and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands and upon the smooth of his neck3 ,and she gave the savoury meat and the bread1 which she had prepared1 into the hand of her son ,jacob4 ,and he came unto his father1 and said1 ,my father3 and he said1 ,here am ,i2 who art thou1 my son8 ,and ,jacob said unto his father1 ,i am ,esau thy first born2 ,i have done according as thou badest me3 arise1 ,i pray thee1 sit and eat of my venison1 that thy soul may bless me4 ,and ,isaac said unto his son1 ,how is it that thou hast found it so quickly1 my son8 ,and he said1 ,because the ,lord thy ,god brought it to me4 ,and ,isaac said unto ,jacob1 ,come near1 ,i pray thee1 that ,i may feel thee1 my son1 whether thou be my very son ,esau or not4 ,and ,jacob went2 near unto ,isaac his father2 and he felt him1 and said1 ,the voice is ,jacob's voice1 but the hands are the hands of ,esau4 ,and he discerned him not1 because his hands were hairy1 as his brother ,esau's hands3 so he blessed him4 ,and he said1 ,art thou my very son ,esau8 ,and he said1 ,i am4 ,and he said1 ,bring it near to me1 and ,i will eat of my son's venison1 that my soul may bless thee4 ,and he brought it near to him1 and he did eat2 and he brought him wine1 and he drank4 ,and his father ,isaac said unto him1 ,come near now1 and kiss me1 my son4 ,and he came near1 and kissed him3 and he smelled the smell of his raiment1 and blessed him1 and said1 ,see1 the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the ,lord hath blessed3 ,therefore ,god give thee of the dew of heaven1 and the fatness of the earth1 and plenty of corn and wine3 ,let people serve thee1 and nations bow down to thee3 be lord over thy brethren1 and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee3 cursed be every one that curseth thee1 and blessed be he that blesseth thee4--,genesis xxvii4 #a-bi4 ,,jacob ,,tending ,,the ,,flocks ,,of ,,laban4 ,and while he yet spake with them1 ,rachel came with her father's sheep3 for she kept them4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jacob saw ,rachel the daughter of ,laban his mother's brother1 and the sheep of ,laban his mother's brother1 that ,jacob went near1 and rolled the stone from the well's mouth1 and watered the flock of ,laban his mother's brother4 ,and ,jacob kissed ,rachel1 and lifted up his voice1 and wept4 ,and ,jacob told ,rachel that he was her father's brother1 and that he was ,rebekah's son3 and she ran and told her father4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,laban heard the tidings of ,jacob his sister's son1 that he ran to meet him1 and embraced him1 and kissed him1 and brought him to his house4 ,and he told ,laban all these things4 ,and ,laban said to him1 ,surely thou art my bone and my flesh4 ,and he abode with him the space of a month4 ,and ,laban said unto ,jacob1 ,because thou art my brother1 shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught8 tell me1 what shall thy wages be8 ,and ,laban had two daughters3 the name of the elder was ,leah1 and the name of the younger was ,rachel4 ,leah was tender eyed2 but ,rachel was beautiful and well favoured4 ,and ,jacob loved ,rachel2 and said1 ,i will serve thee seven years for ,rachel thy younger daughter4 ,and ,laban said1 ,it is better that ,i give her to thee1 than that ,i should give her to another man2 abide with me4 ,and ,jacob served seven years for ,rachel2 and they seemed unto him but a few days1 for the love he had for her4 ,and ,jacob said unto ,laban1 ,give me my wife1 for my days are fulfilled1 that ,i may go in unto her4 ,and ,laban gathered together all the men of the place1 and made a feast4 ,and it came to pass in the evening1 that he took ,leah his daughter1 and brought her to him2 and he went in unto her4 ,and ,laban gave unto his daughter ,leah ,zilpah his maid1 for an handmaid4 ,and it came to pass that in the morning1 behold1 it was ,leah3 and he said to ,laban1 ,what is this thou hast done unto me8 did not ,i serve with thee for ,rachel8 wherefore then hast thou beguiled me8 ,and ,laban said1 ,it must not be so done in our country1 to give the younger before the firstborn4 ,fulfil her week1 and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years4 ,and ,jacob did so1 and fulfilled her week2 and he gave him ,rachel his daughter to wife also4 ,and ,laban gave to ,rachel his daughter ,bilhah his handmaid to be her maid4 ,and he went in also unto ,rachel1 and he loved also ,rachel more than ,leah1 and served with him yet seven other years4--,genesis xxix1 #i-cj4 ,,joseph ,,sold ,,into ,,egypt4 ,these are the generations of ,jacob4 ,joseph1 being seventeen years old1 was feeding the flock with his brethren1 and the lad was with the sons of ,bilhah and with the sons of ,zilpah1 his father's wives2 and ,joseph brought unto his father their evil report4 ,now ,israel loved ,joseph more than all his children1 because he was the son of his old age2 and he made him a coat of many colors4 ,and when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren1 they hated him1 and could not speak peaceably unto him4 ,and ,joseph dreamed a dream1 and he told it his brethren3 and they hated him yet the more4 ,and he said unto them1 ,hear1 ,i pray you1 this dream which ,i have dreamed4 ,for1 behold1 we were binding sheaves in the field1 and1 lo1 my sheaf arose1 and also stood upright2 and1 behold1 your sheaves stood round about1 and made obeisance to my sheaf4 ,and his brethren said to him1 ,shalt thou indeed reign over us8 or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us8 ,and they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words4 ,and he dreamed yet another dream1 and told it his brethren1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i have dreamed a dream more2 and1 behold1 the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me4 ,and he told it to his father and to his brethren2 and his father rebuked him1 and said unto him1 ,what is this dream that thou hast dreamed8 ,shall ,i and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth4 ,and his brethren envied him2 but his father observed the saying4 ,and his brethren went to feed their father's flock in ,shechem4 ,and ,joseph went after his brethren1 and found them in ,dothan4 ,and when they saw him afar off1 even before he came near unto them1 they conspired against him to slay him4 ,and they said one to another1 ,behold1 this dreamer cometh4 ,come now1 therefore1 and let us slay him1 and cast him into some pit1 and we will say1 ,some evil beast hath devoured him2 and we shall see what will become of his dreams4 ,and ,reuben heard it1 and he delivered him out of their hands2 and said1 ,let us not kill him4 ,and ,reuben said unto them1 ,shed no blood1 but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness1 and lay no hand upon him2 that he might rid him out of their hands to deliver him to his father again4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,joseph was come unto his brethren1 that they stript ,joseph out of his coat1 his coat of many colors that was on him2 and they took him and cast him into a pit2 and the pit was empty1 there was no water in it4 ,and they sat down to eat bread2 and they lifted up their eyes and looked1 and1 behold1 a company of ,ishmaelites came from ,gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh1 going to carry it down to ,egypt4 ,and ,judah said unto his brethren1 ,what profit is it if we slay our brother1 and conceal his blood8 ,come1 and let us sell him to the ,ishmaelites1 and let not our hand be upon him1 for he is our brother and our flesh4 ,and his brethren were content4 ,then there passed by ,midianites merchantmen2 and they drew and lifted up ,joseph out of the pit1 and sold ,joseph to the ,ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver2 and they brought ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,and the ,midianites sold him into ,egypt unto ,potiphar1 an officer of ,pharaoh's1 and captain of the guard4--,genesis xxxvii1 #b--ab1 #ag-bh1 #cf ,,joseph ,,interpreting ,,pharaoh',s ,,dream4 ,and it came to pass at the end of two full years1 that ,pharaoh dreamed3 and1 behold1 he stood by the river4 ,and1 behold1 there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fat-fleshed2 and they fed in a meadow4 ,and1 behold1 seven other kine came up after them out of the river1 ill favoured and lean-fleshed2 and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river4 ,and the ill favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine4 ,so ,pharaoh awoke4 ,and he slept and dreamed the second time3 and1 behold1 seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk1 rank and good4 ,and1 behold1 seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them4 ,and the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears4 ,and ,pharaoh awoke1 and1 behold1 it was a dream4 ,and it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled2 and he sent and called for all the magicians of ,egypt1 and all the wise men thereof3 and ,pharaoh told them his dream2 but there was none that could interpret them unto ,pharaoh4 ,at the suggestion of his chief butler ,pharaoh sends for ,joseph and relates to him his dreams1 which ,joseph interprets as follows3 ,and ,joseph said unto ,pharaoh1 ,the dream of ,pharaoh is one3 ,god hath shewed ,pharaoh what he is about to do4 ,the seven good kine are seven years2 and the seven good ears are seven years3 the dream is one4 ,and the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years2 and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine4 ,this is the thing which ,i have spoken unto ,pharaoh3 ,what ,god is about to do he sheweth unto ,pharaoh4 ,behold1 there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of ,egypt3 ,and there shall arise after them seven years of famine2 and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of ,egypt2 and the famine shall consume the land2 and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following2 for it shall be very grievous4 ,and for that the dream was doubled unto ,pharaoh twice it is because the thing is established by ,god1 and ,god will shortly bring it to pass4 ,now therefore let ,pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise1 and set him over the land of ,egypt4 ,let ,pharaoh do this1 and let him appoint officers over the land1 and take up the fifth part of the land of ,egypt in the seven plenteous years4 ,and let them gather all the food of those good years that come1 and lay up corn under the hand of ,pharaoh1 and let them keep food in the cities4 ,and that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine1 which shall be in the land of ,egypt2 that the land perish not through the famine4--,genesis xli4 #a-cf4 ,,joseph ,,making ,,himself ,,known ,,to ,,his ,,brethren4 ,then ,joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him2 and he cried1 ,cause every man to go out from me4 ,and there stood no man with him1 while ,joseph made himself known unto his brethren4 ,and he wept aloud3 and the ,egyptians and the house of ,pharaoh heard4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,i am ,joseph2 doth my father yet live8 ,and his brethren could not answer him2 for they were troubled at his presence4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,come near to me1 ,i pray you4 ,and they came near4 ,and he said1 ,i am ,joseph your brother1 whom ye sold into ,egypt4 ,now therefore be not grieved1 nor angry with yourselves1 that ye sold me hither3 for ,god did send me before you to preserve life4 ,for these two years hath the famine been in the land3 and yet there are five years1 in which there shall neither be earing nor harvest4 ,and ,god sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth1 and to save your lives by a great deliverance4 ,so now it was not you that sent me hither1 but ,god3 and he hath made me a father to ,pharaoh1 and lord of all his house1 and a ruler throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,haste ye1 and go up to my father1 and say unto him1 ,thus saith thy son ,joseph1 ,god hath made me lord of all ,egypt3 come down unto me1 tarry not3 ,and thou shalt dwell in the land of ,goshen1 and thou shalt be near unto me1 thou1 and thy children1 and thy children's children1 and thy flocks1 and thy herds1 and all that thou hast4 ,and there will ,i nourish thee2 for yet there are five years of famine2 lest thou1 and thy household1 and all that thou hast1 come to poverty4 ,and1 behold1 your eyes see1 and the eyes of my brother ,benjamin1 that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you4 ,and ye shall tell my father of all my glory in ,egypt1 and of all that ye have seen2 and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither4 ,and he fell upon his brother ,benjamin's neck1 and wept2 and ,benjamin wept upon his neck4 ,moreover he kissed all his brethren1 and wept upon them3 and after that his brethren talked with him4 ,and the fame thereof was heard in ,pharaoh's house1 saying1 ,joseph's brethren are come and it pleased ,pharaoh well1 and his servants4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 say unto thy brethren1 ,this do ye2 lade your beasts1 and go1 get you unto the land of ,canaan2 and take your father and your households1 and come unto me3 and ,i will give you the good of the land of ,egypt1 and ye shall eat the fat of the land4--,genesis xlv1 #a-ah4 ,,moses ,,in ,,the ,,bulrushes4 ,and there went a man of the house of ,levi1 and took to wife a daughter of ,levi4 ,and the woman conceived1 and bare a son3 and when she saw him that he was a goodly child1 she hid him three months4 ,and when she could not longer hide him1 she took for him an ark of bulrushes1 and daubed it with slime and with pitch1 and put the child therein2 and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink4 ,and his sister stood afar off1 to wit what would be done to him4 ,and the daughter of ,pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river2 and her maidens walked along by the river's side2 and when she saw the ark among the flags1 she sent her maid to fetch it4 ,and when she had opened it1 she saw the child3 and1 behold1 the babe wept4 ,and she had compassion on him1 and said1 ,this is one of the ,hebrews' children4 ,then said his sister to ,pharaoh's daughter1 ,shall ,i go and call to thee a nurse of the ,hebrew women1 that she may nurse the child for thee8 ,and ,pharaoh's daughter said to her1 ,go4 ,and the maid went and called the child's mother4 ,and ,pharaoh's daughter said unto her1 ,take this child away1 and nurse it for me1 and ,i will give thee thy wages4 ,and the woman took the child and nursed it4 ,and the child grew1 and she brought him unto ,pharaoh's daughter1 and he became her son4 ,and she called his name ,moses3 and she said1 ,because ,i drew him out of the water4--,exodus ii1 #a-aj4 ,,the ,,war ,,against ,,gibeon4 ,therefore the five kings of the ,amorites1 the king of ,jerusalem1 the king of ,hebron1 the king of ,jarmuth1 the king of ,lachish1 the king of ,eglon1 gathered themselves together1 and went up1 they and all their hosts1 and encamped before ,gibeon1 and made war against it4 ,and the men of ,gibeon sent unto ,joshua to the camp to ,gilgal1 saying1 ,slack not thy hand from thy servants2 come up to us quickly1 and save us and help us3 for all the kings of the ,amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us4 ,so ,joshua ascended from ,gilgal1 he1 and all the people of war with him1 and all the mighty men of valor4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,joshua1 ,fear them not3 for ,i have delivered them into thine hand2 there shall not a man of them stand before thee4 ,joshua therefore came unto them suddenly1 and went up from ,gilgal all night4 ,and the ,lord discomfited them before ,israel1 and slew them with a great slaughter at ,gibeon1 and chased them along the way that goeth up to ,beth-horon1 and smote them to ,azekah1 and unto ,makkedah4 ,and it came to pass1 as they fled from before ,israel1 and were in the going down to ,beth-horon1 that the ,lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto ,azekah1 and they died3 they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of ,israel slew with the sword4 ,then spake ,joshua to the ,lord in the day when the ,lord delivered up the ,amorites before the children of ,israel1 and he said in the sight of ,israel1 ,sun1 stand thou still upon ,gibeon2 and thou1 ,moon1 in the valley of ,ajalon4 ,and the sun stood still1 and the moon stayed1 until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies4 ,is not this written in the book of ,jasher8 ,so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven1 and hastened not to go down about a whole day4 ,and there was no day like that before it or after it1 that the ,lord hearkened unto the voice of a man3 for the ,lord fought for ,israel4 ,and ,joshua returned1 and all ,israel with him1 unto the camp to ,gilgal4 ,but these five kings fled1 and hid themselves in a cave at ,makkedah4 ,and it was told ,joshua1 saying1 ,the five kings are found hid in a cave at ,makkedah4 ,and ,joshua said1 ,roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave1 and set men by it for to keep them3 and stay ye not1 but pursue after your enemies1 and smite the hindmost of them2 suffer them not to enter into their cities2 for the ,lord your ,god hath delivered them into your hand4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,joshua and the children of ,israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter1 till they were consumed1 that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities4 ,joshua x1 #e-bj4 ,,sisera ,,slain ,,by ,,jael4 ,now ,heber the ,kenite1 which was of the children of ,hobab1 the father-in-law of ,moses1 had severed himself from the ,kenites1 and pitched his tent unto the plain of ,zaanaim1 which is by ,kedesh4 ,and they shewed ,sisera that ,barak1 the son of ,abinoam1 was gone up to ,mount ,tabor4 ,and ,sisera gathered together all his chariots1 even nine hundred chariots of iron1 and all the people that were with him1 from ,harosheth of the ,gentiles unto the river of ,kishon4 ,and ,deborah said unto ,barak1 ,up2 for this is the day in which the ,lord hath delivered ,sisera into thine hand3 is not the ,lord gone out before thee8 ,so ,barak went down from ,mount ,tabor1 and ten thousand men after him4 ,and the ,lord discomfited ,sisera1 and all his chariots and all his host1 with the edge of the sword before ,barak2 so that ,sisera lighted down off his chariot1 and fled away on his feet4 ,but ,barak pursued after the chariots1 and after the host1 unto ,harosheth of the ,gentiles3 and all the host of ,sisera fell upon the edge of the sword2 and there was not a man left4 ,howbeit ,sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of ,jael1 the wife of ,heber the ,kenite2 for there was peace between ,jabin the king of ,hazor and the house of ,heber the ,kenite4 ,and ,jael went out to meet ,sisera1 and said unto him1 ,turn in1 my lord1 turn in to me2 fear not4 ,and when he had turned in unto her into the tent1 she covered him with a mantle4 ,and he said unto her1 ,give me1 ,i pray thee1 a little water to drink2 for ,i am thirsty4 ,and she opened a bottle of milk1 and gave him drink1 and covered him4 ,again he said unto her1 ,stand in the door of the tent1 and it shall be1 when any man doth come and enquire of thee1 and say1 ,is there any man here8 that thou shalt say1 ,no4 ,then ,jael1 ,heber's wife1 took a nail of the tent1 and took an hammer in her hand1 and went softly unto him1 and smote the nail into his temples1 and fastened it into the ground3 for he was fast asleep and weary4 ,so he died4 ,and1 behold1 as ,barak pursued ,sisera1 ,jael came out to meet him1 and said unto him1 ,come1 and ,i will show thee the man whom thou seekest4 ,and when he came into her tent1 behold1 ,sisera lay dead1 and the nail was in his temples4 ,judges iv1 #b-bb4 ,,deborah',s ,,song ,,of ,,triumph4 ,then sang ,deborah and ,barak1 the son of ,abinoam on that day1 saying3-- ,praise ye the ,lord for the avenging of ,israel1 ,when the people willingly offered themselves4 ,hear1 ,o ye kings2 give ear1 ,o ye princes2 ,i1 even ,i1 will sing unto the ,lord2 ,i will sing praise to the ,lord ,god of ,israel4 ,lord1 when thou wentest out of ,seir1 ,when thou marchedst out of the field of ,edom1 ,the earth trembled1 and the heavens dropped1 the clouds also dropped water4 ,the mountains melted from before the ,lord1 ,even that ,sinai from before the ,lord ,god of ,israel4 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999 ,blessed above women shall ,jael the wife of ,heber the ,kenite be2 ,blessed shall she be above women in the tent4 ,he asked water1 and she gave him milk2 ,she brought forth butter in a lordly dish4 ,she put her hand to the nail1 and her right hand to the workmen's hammer2 ,and with the hammer she smote ,sisera1 ,she smote off his head1 when she had pierced and stricken through his temples4 ,at her feet he bowed1 he fell1 he lay down3 ,at her feet he bowed1 he fell3 ,where he bowed1 there he fell down dead4 ,the mother of ,sisera looked out at a window1 and cried through the lattice1 ,why is his chariot so long in coming8 ,why tarry the wheels of his chariots8 ,her wise ladies answered her1 yea1 she returned answer to herself1 ,have they not sped8 ,have they not divided the prey2 ,to every man a damsel or two2 ,to ,sisera a prey of divers colours1 a prey of divers colours of needlework1 ,of divers colours of needlework on both sides1 meet for the necks of them that take the spoil8 ,so let all thine enemies perish1 ,o ,lord3 ,but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might4 ,judges v1 #b-e1 #bd-ca ,,jephthah ,,met ,,by ,,his ,,daughter4 ,then the ,spirit of the ,lord came upon ,jephthah1 and he passed over ,gilead1 and ,manasseh1 and passed over ,mizpeh of ,gilead1 and from ,mizpeh of ,gilead he passed over unto the children of ,ammon4 ,and ,jephthah vowed a vow unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,if thou shalt without fail deliver the children of ,ammon into mine hands1 then it shall be1 that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me1 when ,i return in peace from the children of ,ammon1 shall surely be the ,lord's1 and ,i will offer it up for a burnt offering4 ,so ,jephthah passed over unto the children of ,ammon to fight against them2 and the ,lord delivered them into his hands4 ,and he smote them from ,aroer1 even till thou come to ,minnith1 even twenty cities1 and unto the plain of the vineyards1 with a very great slaughter4 ,thus the children of ,ammon were subdued before the children of ,israel4 ,and ,jephthah came to ,mizpeh unto his house1 and1 behold1 his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances3 and she was his only child2 beside her he had neither son nor daughter4 ,judges xi1 #bi-cd4 ,,jephthah',s ,,daughter ,,and ,,her ,,companions ,and it came to pass1 when he saw her1 that he rent his clothes1 and said1 ,alas1 my daughter6 thou hast brought me very low1 and thou art one of them that trouble me3 for ,i have opened my mouth unto the ,lord1 and ,i cannot go back4 ,and she said unto him1 ,my father1 if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the ,lord1 do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth2 forasmuch as the ,lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies1 even of the children of ,ammon4 ,and she said unto her father1 ,let this thing be done for me3 let me alone two months1 that ,i may go up and down upon the mountains1 and bewail my virginity1 ,i and my fellows4 ,and he said1 ,go4 ,and he sent her away for two months3 and she went with her companions1 and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains4 ,and it came to pass at the end of two months1 that she returned unto her father1 who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed3 and she knew no man4 ,and it was a custom in ,israel1 that the daughters of ,israel went yearly to lament the daughter of ,jephthah the ,gileadite four days in a year4 ,judges xi1 #ce-dj4 ,,samson ,,slaying ,,the ,,lion4 ,then went ,samson down1 and his father and his mother1 to ,timnath1 and came to the vineyards of ,timnath2 and1 behold1 a young lion roared against him4 ,and the ,spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and he rent him as he would have rent a kid1 and he had nothing in his hand2 but he told not his father or his mother what he had done4 ,judges xiv1 #e-f4 ,,samson ,,and ,,delilah4 ,and it came to pass afterward1 that he loved a woman in the valley of ,sorek1 whose name was ,delilah4 ,and the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and said unto her1 ,entice him1 and see wherein his great strength lieth1 and by what means we may prevail against him1 that we may bind him to afflict him2 and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver4 ,and ,delilah said to ,samson1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherein thy great strength lieth1 and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee4 ,and ,samson said unto her1 ,if they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried1 then shall ,i be weak1 and be as another man4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried1 and she bound him with them4 ,now there were men lying in wait1 abiding with her in the chamber4 ,and she said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he brake the withs1 as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire4 ,so his strength was not known4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,behold1 thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 now tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if they bind me fast with clew ropes that never were occupied1 then shall ,i be weak1 and be as another man4 ,delilah therefore took new ropes1 and bound him therewith1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber4 ,and he brake them from off his arms like a thread4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,hitherto thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web4 ,and she fastened it with the pin1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awaked out of his sleep1 and went away with the pin of the beam and with the web4 ,and she said unto him1 ,how canst thou say1 ,i love thee1 when thine heart is not with me8 thou hast mocked me these three times1 and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth4 ,and it came to pass1 when she pressed him daily with her words1 and urged him1 so that his soul was vexed unto death2 that he told her all his heart1 and said unto her1 ,there hath not come a razor upon mine head2 for ,i have been a ,nazarite unto ,god from my mother's womb if ,i be shaven1 then my strength will go from me1 and ,i shall become weak1 and be like any other man4 ,and when ,delilah saw that he had told her all his heart1 she sent and called for the lords of the ,philistines1 saying1 ,come up this once1 for he hath showed me all his heart4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and brought money in their hand4 ,and she made him sleep upon her knees2 and she called for a man1 and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head2 and she began to afflict him1 and his strength went from him4 ,and she said1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awoke out of his sleep1 and said1 ,i will go out as at other times before1 and shake myself4 ,and he wist not that the ,lord was departed from him4 ,judges xvi1 #d-bj4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,samson4 ,but the ,philistines took him1 and put out his eyes1 and brought him down to ,gaza1 and bound him with fetters of brass2 and he did grind in the prison house4 ,howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto ,dagon their god1 and to rejoice3 for they said1 ,our ,god hath delivered ,samson our enemy into our hand4 ,and when the people saw him1 they praised their god3 for they said1 ,our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy1 and the destroyer of our country1 which slew many of us4 ,and it came to pass1 when their hearts were merry1 that they said1 ,call for ,samson1 that he may make us sport4 ,and they called for ,samson out of the prison house2 and he made them sport3 and they set him between the pillars4 ,and ,samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand1 ,suffer me that ,i may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth1 that ,i may lean upon them4 ,now the house was full of men and women2 and all the lords of the ,philistines were there2 and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women1 that beheld while ,samson made sport4 ,and ,samson called unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,o ,lord ,god1 remember me1 ,i pray thee1 and strengthen me1 ,i pray thee1 only this once1 ,o ,god1 that ,i may be at once avenged of the ,philistines for my two eyes4 ,and ,samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood1 and on which it was borne up1 of the one with his right hand1 and of the other with his left4 ,and ,samson said1 ,let me die with the ,philistines4 ,and he bowed himself with all his might2 and the house fell upon the lords1 and upon all the people that were therein4 ,so the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life4 ,then his brethren and all the house of his father came down1 and took him1 and brought him up1 and buried him between ,zorah and ,eshtaol in the burying-place of ,manoah his father4 ,and he judged ,israel twenty years4--,judges xvi2 #ba-ca ,,naomi ,,and ,,her ,,daughters ,,in ,,law4 ,now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled1 that there was a famine in the land4 ,and a certain man of ,beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of ,moab1 he1 and his wife1 and his two sons4 ,and the name of the man was ,elimelech1 and the name of his wife ,naomi1 and the name of his two sons ,mahlon and ,chilion1 ,ephrathites of ,beth-lehem-judah4 ,and they came into the country of ,moab1 and continued there4 ,and ,elimelech ,naomi's husband died2 and she was left1 and her two sons4 ,and they took them wives of the women of ,moab2 the name of the one was ,orpah1 and the name of the other ,ruth3 and they dwelt there about ten years4 ,and ,mahlon and ,chilion died also both of them2 and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband4 ,then she arose with her daughters in law1 that she might return from the country of ,moab for she had heard in the country of ,moab how that the ,lord had visited his people in giving them bread4 ,wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was1 and her two daughters in law with her2 and they went on the way to return unto the land of ,judah4 ,and ,naomi said unto her two daughters in law1 ,go1 return each to her mother's house the ,lord deal kindly with you1 as ye have dealt with the dead1 and with me4 ,the ,lord grant you that ye may find rest1 each of you in the house of her husband4 ,then she kissed them2 and they lifted up their voice1 and wept4 ,and they said unto her1 ,surely we will return with thee unto thy people4 ,and ,naomi said1 ,turn again1 my daughters3 why will ye go with me8 are there yet any more sons in my womb1 that they may be your husbands8 ,turn again1 my daughters1 go your way2 for ,i am too old to have a husband4 ,if ,i should say1 ,i have hope1 if ,i should have a husband also to night1 and should also bear sons2 would ye tarry for them till they were grown8 would ye stay for them from having husbands8 nay1 my daughters2 for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the ,lord is gone out against me4 ,and they lifted up their voice1 and wept again3 and ,orpah kissed her mother in law but ,ruth cleave unto her4 ,and she said1 ,behold1 thy sister in law is gone back unto her people1 and unto her gods return thou after thy sister in law4 ,and ,ruth said1 ,entreat me not to leave thee1 or to return from following after thee3 for whither thou goest1 ,i will go2 and where thou lodgest1 ,i will lodge3 thy people shall be my people1 and thy ,god my ,god3 ,where thou diest1 will ,i die1 and there will ,i be buried3 the ,lord do so to me1 and more also1 if ought but death part thee and me4 ,when she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her1 then she left speaking unto her4 ,so they two went until they came to ,beth-lehem4--,ruth i1 #a-ai4 ,,ruth ,,and ,,boaz4 ,and ,naomi had a kinsman of her husband's1 a mighty man of wealth1 of the family of ,elimelech2 and his name was ,boaz4 ,and ,ruth the ,moabitess said unto ,naomi1 ,let me now go to the field1 and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight ,i shall find grace4 ,and she said unto her1 ,go1 my daughter4 ,and she went1 and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers2 and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto ,boaz1 who was of the kindred of ,elimelech4 ,and1 behold1 ,boaz came from ,bethlehem1 and said unto the reapers1 ,the ,lord be with you4 ,and they answered him1 ,the ,lord bless thee4 ,then said ,boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers1 ,whose damsel is this8 ,and the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said1 ,it is the ,moabitish damsel that came back with ,naomi out of the country of ,moab3 and she said1 ,i pray you1 let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves3 so she came1 and hath continued even from the morning until now1 that she tarried a little in the house4 ,then said ,boaz unto ,ruth1 ,hearest thou not1 my daughter8 ,go not to glean in another field1 neither go from hence1 but abide here fast by my maidens3 let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap1 and go thou after them3 have ,i not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee8 and when thou art athirst1 go unto the vessels1 and drink of that which the young men have drawn4 ,then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground1 and said unto him1 ,why have ,i found grace in thine eyes1 that thou shouldest take knowledge of me1 seeing ,i am a stranger8 ,and ,boaz answered and said unto her1 ,it hath fully been shewed me1 all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband3 and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother1 and the land of thy nativity1 and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore4 ,the ,lord recompense thy work1 and a full reward be given thee of the ,lord ,god of ,israel1 under whose wings thou art come to trust4 ,then she said1 ,let me find favor in thy sight1 my lord2 for that thou hast comforted me1 and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid1 though ,i be not like unto one of thine handmaidens4 ,and ,boaz said unto her1 ,at mealtime come thou hither1 and eat of the bread1 and dip thy morsel in the vinegar4 ,and she sat beside the reapers3 and he reached her parched corn1 and she did eat1 and was sufficed1 and left4 ,and when she was risen up to glean1 ,boaz commanded his young men1 saying1 ,let her glean even among the sheaves1 and reproach her not3 and let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her1 and leave them1 that she may glean them and rebuke her not4 ,so she gleaned in the field until even1 and beat out that she had gleaned3 and it was about an ephah of barley4--,ruth ii1 #a-ag4 ,,the ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,ark4 ,and the ark of the ,lord was in the country of the ,philistines seven months4 ,and the ,philistines called for the priests and the diviners1 saying1 ,what shall we do to the ark of the ,lord8 tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place4 ,and they said1 ,if ye send away the ark of the ,god of ,israel1 send it not empty2 but in any wise return him a trespass offering3 then ye shall be healed1 and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you4 ,then said they1 ,what shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him8 ,they answered1 ,five golden emerods1 and five golden mice1 according to the number of the lords of the ,philistines3 for one plague was on you all1 and on your lords4 ,wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods1 and images of your mice that mar the land2 and ye shall give glory unto the ,god of ,israel3 peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you1 and from off your gods1 and from off your land4 ,wherefore then do ye harden your hearts1 as the ,egyptians and ,pharaoh hardened their hearts8 when he had wrought wonderfully among them1 did they not let the people go1 and they departed8 ,now therefore make a new cart1 and take two milch kine1 on which there hath come no yoke1 and tie the kine to the cart1 and bring their calves home from them3 and take the ark of the ,lord1 and lay it upon the cart2 and put the jewels of gold1 which ye return him for a trespass offering1 in a coffer by the side thereof2 and send it away1 that it may go4 ,and see1 if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to ,beth-shemesh1 then he hath done us this great evil3 but if not1 then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us2 it was a chance that happened to us4 ,and the men did so2 and took two milch kine1 and tied them to the cart1 and shut up their calves at home3 and they laid the ark of the ,lord upon the cart1 and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods4 ,and the kine took the straight way to the way of ,beth-shemesh1 and went along the highway1 lowing as they went1 and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left2 and the lords of the ,philistines went after them1 unto the border of ,beth-shemesh4 ,and they of ,beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley3 and they lifted up their eyes1 and saw the ark1 and rejoiced to see it4 ,and the cart came into the field of ,joshua1 a ,beth-shemite1 and stood there1 where there was a great stone3 and they clave the wood of the cart1 and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the ,lord4 ,and the ,levites took down the ark of the ,lord1 and the coffer that was with it1 wherein the jewels of gold were1 and put them on the great stone3 and the men of ,beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the ,lord4--#a ,samuel vi1 #a-e4 ,,saul ,,and ,,david4 ,and it came to pass1 when he had made an end of speaking unto ,saul1 that the soul of ,jonathan was knit with the soul of ,david1 and ,jonathan loved him as his own soul4 ,and ,saul took him that day1 and would let him go no more home to his father's house4 ,then ,jonathan and ,david made a covenant1 because he loved him as his own soul4 ,and ,jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him1 and gave it to ,david1 and his garments1 even to his sword1 and to his bow1 and to his girdle4 ,and ,david went out withersoever ,saul sent him1 and behaved himself wisely3 and ,saul set him over the men of war1 and he was accepted in the sight of all the people1 and also in the sight of ,saul's servants4 ,and it came to pass as they came1 when ,david was returned from the slaughter of the ,philistine1 that the women came out of all cities of ,israel1 singing and dancing1 to meet king ,saul1 with tabrets1 with joy1 and with instruments of music4 ,and the women answered one another as they played1 and said1 ,saul hath slain his thousands1 and ,david his ten thousands4 ,and ,saul was very wroth1 and the saying displeased him2 and he said1 ,they have ascribed unto ,david ten thousands1 and to me they have ascribed but thousands3 and what can he have more but the kingdom8 ,and ,saul eyed ,david from that day and forward4 ,and it came to pass on the morrow1 that the evil spirit from ,god came upon ,saul1 and he prophesied in the midst of the house3 and ,david played with his hand1 as at other times3 and there was a javelin in ,saul's hand4 ,and ,saul cast the javelin2 for he said1 ,i will smite ,david even to the wall with it4 ,and ,david avoided out of his presence twice4--#a ,samuel xviii1 ,i-,,ii4 ,,david ,,sparing ,,saul4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,saul was returned from following the ,philistines1 that it was told him1 saying1 ,behold1 ,david is in the wilderness of ,engedi4 ,then ,saul took three thousand chosen men out of all ,israel1 and went to seek ,david and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats4 ,and he came to the sheepcotes by the way1 where was a cave2 and ,saul went in to cover his feet3 and ,david and his men remained in the sides of the cave4 ,and the men of ,david said unto him1 ,behold the day of which the ,lord said unto thee1 ,behold1 ,i will deliver thine enemy into thine hand1 that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee4 ,then ,david arose1 and cut off the skirt of ,saul's robe privily4 ,and it came to pass afterward1 that ,david's heart smote him1 because he had cut off ,saul's skirt4 ,and he said unto his men1 ,the ,lord forbid that ,i should do this thing unto my master1 the ,lord's anointed1 to stretch forth mine hand against him1 seeing he is the anointed of the ,lord4 ,so ,david stayed his servants with these words1 and suffered them not to rise against ,saul4 ,but ,saul rose up out of the cave1 and went on his way4 ,david also arose afterward1 and went out of the cave1 and cried after ,saul1 saying1 ,my lord the king4 ,and when ,saul looked behind him1 ,david stooped with his face to the earth and bowed himself4 ,and ,david said to ,saul1 ,wherefore hearest thou men's words1 saying1 ,behold1 ,david seeketh thy hurt8 ,behold1 this day thine eyes have seen how that the ,lord had delivered thee to-day into mine hand in the cave3 and some bade me kill thee2 but mine eye spared thee2 and ,i said1 ,i will not put forth mine hand against my lord2 for he is the ,lord's anointed4 ,moreover1 my father1 see1 yea1 see the skirt of thy robe in my hand3 for in that ,i cut off the skirt of thy robe1 and killed thee not1 know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand1 and ,i have not sinned against thee2 yet thou huntest my soul to take it4 ,the ,lord judge between me and thee1 and the ,lord avenge me of thee3 but mine hand shall not be upon thee4 ,as saith the proverb of the ancients1 ,wickedness proceedeth from the wicked3 but mine hand shall not be upon thee4 ,after whom is the king of ,israel come out8 after whom dost thou pursue8 after a dead dog1 after a flea4 ,the ,lord therefore be judge1 and judge between me and thee1 and see1 and plead my cause1 and deliver me out of thine hand4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,david had made an end of speaking these words unto ,saul1 that ,saul said1 ,is this thy voice1 my son ,david8 ,and ,saul lifted up his voice1 and wept4 ,and he said to ,david1 ,thou art more righteous than ,i3 for thou hast rewarded me good1 whereas ,i have rewarded thee evil4 ,and thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well1 with me3 forasmuch as when the ,lord had delivered me into thine hand1 thou killedst me not4 ,for if a man find his enemy1 will he let him go well away8 wherefore the ,lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day4 ,and now1 behold1 ,i know well that thou shalt surely be king1 and that the kingdom of ,israel shall be established in thine hand4 ,swear now therefore unto me by the ,lord1 that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me1 and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house4 ,and ,david sware unto ,saul4 ,and ,saul went home2 but ,david and his men gat them up unto the hold4--#b ,samuel xxiv1 #b--bb4 ,,death ,,of ,,saul4 ,now the ,philistines fought against ,israel3 and the men of ,israel fled from before the ,philistines1 and fell down slain in mount ,gilboa4 ,and the ,philistines followed hard upon ,saul and upon his sons2 and the ,philistines slew ,jonathan1 and ,abinadab1 and ,melchshua1 ,saul's sons4 ,and the battle went sore against ,saul1 and the archers hit him2 and he was sore wounded of the archers4 ,then said ,saul unto his armourbearer1 ,draw thy sword1 and thrust me through therewith2 lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through1 and abuse me4 ,but his armourbearer would not2 for he was sore afraid4 ,therefore1 ,saul took a sword1 and fell upon it4 ,and when his armourbearer saw that ,saul was dead1 he fell likewise upon his sword1 and died with him4 ,so ,saul died1 and his three sons1 and his armourbearer1 and all his men1 that same day together4 ,and when the men of ,israel that were on the other side of the valley1 and they that were on the other side ,jordan1 saw that the men of ,israel fled1 and that ,saul and his sons were dead1 they forsook the cities1 and fled2 and the ,philistines came and dwelt in them4 ,and it came to pass on the morrow1 when the ,philistines came to strip the slain1 that they found ,saul and his three sons fallen in mount ,gilboa4 ,and they cut off his head1 and stripped off his armour1 and sent into the land of the ,philistines round about1 to publish it in the house of their idols1 and among the people4 ,and they put his armour in the house of ,ashtaroth and they fastened his body to the wall of ,beth-shan4 ,and when the inhabitants of ,jabesh-gilead heard of that which the ,philistines had done to ,saul2 all the valiant men arose1 and went all night1 and took the body of ,saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of ,beth-shan1 and came to ,jabesh1 and burnt them there4 ,and they took their bones1 and buried them under a tree at ,jabesh1 and fasted seven days4 #a ,samuel xxxi4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,absalom4 ,and ,david numbered the people that were with him1 and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them4 ,and ,david set forth a third part of the people under the hand of ,joab1 and a third part under the hand of ,abishai the son of ,zeruiah1 ,joab's brother1 and a third part under the hand of ,ittai the ,gittite4 ,and the king said unto the people1 ,i will surely go forth with you myself also4 ,but the people answered1 ,thou shalt not go forth3 for if we flee away1 they will not care for us2 neither if half of us die1 will they care for us3 but now thou art worth ten thousand of us3 therefore now it is better that thou succor us out of the city4 ,and the king said unto them1 ,what seemeth you best ,i will do4 ,and the king stood by the gate side1 and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands4 ,and the king commanded ,joab and ,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ,deal gently for my sake with the young man1 even with ,absalom4 ,and all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning ,absalom4 ,so the people went out into the field against ,israel3 and the battle was in the wood of ,ephraim2 where the people of ,israel were slain before the servants of ,david1 and there was there a great slaughter that day1 of twenty thousand men4 ,for the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country3 and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured4 ,and ,absalom met the servants of ,david4 ,and ,absalom rode upon a mule1 and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak1 and his head caught hold of the oak1 and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth2 and the mule that was under him went away4 ,and a certain man saw it1 and told ,joab1 and said1 ,behold ,i saw ,absalom hanged in an oak4 ,and ,joab said unto the man that told him1 ,and1 behold1 thou sawest him1 and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground8 and ,i would have given thee ten shekels of silver1 and a girdle4 ,and the man said unto ,joab1 ,though ,i should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand1 yet would ,i not put forth mine hand against the king's son3 for in our hearing the king charged thee and ,abishai and ,ittai1 saying1 ,beware that none touch the young man ,absalom4 ,otherwise ,i should have wrought falsehood against mine own life3 for there is no matter hid from the king1 and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against me4 ,then said ,joab1 ,i may not tarry thus with thee4 ,and he took three darts in his hand1 and thrust them through the heart of ,absalom1 while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak4 ,and ten young men that bare ,joab's armor compassed about and smote ,absalom1 and slew him4 ,and ,joab blew the trumpet1 and the people returned from pursuing after ,israel3 for ,joab held back the people4 ,and they took ,absalom1 and cast him into a great pit in the wood1 and laid a very great heap of stones upon him3 and all ,israel fled every one to his tent4--#b ,samuel xviii1 #a-ag4 ,,david ,,mourning ,,over ,,absalom4 ,then said ,ahimaaz the son of ,zadok1 ,let me now run1 and bear the king tidings1 how that the ,lord hath avenged him of his enemies4 ,and ,joab said unto him1 ,thou shalt not bear tidings this day1 but thou shalt bear tidings another day3 but this day thou shalt bear no tidings1 because the king's son is dead4 ,then said ,joab to ,cushi1 ,go tell the king what thou hast seen4 ,and ,cushi bowed himself unto ,joab1 and ran4 ,then said ,ahimaaz the son of ,zadok yet again to ,joab1 ,but howsoever1 let me1 ,i pray thee1 also run after ,cushi4 ,and ,joab said1 ,wherefore wilt thou run1 my son1 seeing that thou hast no tidings ready8 ,but howsoever1 said he let me run4 ,and he said unto him1 ,run4 ,then ,ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain1 and overran ,cushi4 ,and ,david sat between the two gates3 and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall1 and lifted up his eyes1 and looked1 and behold a man running alone4 ,and the watchman cried1 and told the king4 ,and the king said1 ,if he be alone1 there is tidings in his mouth4 ,and he came apace1 and drew near4 ,and the watchman saw another man running3 and the watchman called unto the porter1 and said1 ,behold another man running alone4 ,and the king said1 ,he also bringeth tidings4 ,and the watchman said1 ,me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of ,ahimaaz the son of ,zadok4 ,and the king said1 ,he is a good man1 and cometh with good tidings4 ,and ,ahimaaz called1 and said unto the king1 ,all is well4 ,and he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king1 and said1 ,blessed be the ,lord thy ,god1 which hath delivereth up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king4 ,and the king said1 ,is the young man ,absalom safe8 ,and ,ahimaaz answered1 ,when ,joab sent the king's servant1 and me thy servant1 ,i saw a great tumult1 but ,i knew not what it was4 ,and the king said unto him1 ,turn aside1 and stand here4 ,and he turned aside1 and stood still4 ,and1 behold1 ,cushi came2 and ,cushi said1 ,tidings1 my lord the king3 for the ,lord bath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee4 ,and the king said unto ,cushi1 ,is the young man ,absalom safe8 ,and ,cushi answered1 ,the enemies of my lord the king1 and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt1 be as that young man is4 ,and the king was much moved1 and went up to the chamber over the gate1 and wept3 and as he went1 thus he said1 ,o my son ,absalom1 my son1 my son ,absalom6 would ,god ,i had died for thee1 ,o ,absalom1 my son1 my son6 ,and it was told ,joab1 ,behold the king weepeth and mourneth for ,absalom4 ,and the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people3 for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son4 ,and the people gat them by stealth that day into the city1 as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle4 ,but the king covered his face1 and the king cried with a loud voice1 ,o my son ,absalom1 ,o ,absalom1 my son1 my son6--#b ,samuel xviii1 #ai #cc2 xix1 #a-d4 ,,solomon ,and ,david took him more concubines and wives out of ,jerusalem1 after he was come from ,hebron3 and there were yet sons and daughters born to ,david4 ,and these be the names of those that were born unto him in ,jerusalem2 ,shammuah1 and ,shobab1 and ,nathan1 and ,solomon1 ,ibhar also1 and ,elishua1 and ,nepheg1 and ,japhia1 and ,elishama1 and ,eliada1 and ,eliphalet4--#b ,samuel v4 #ac-af4 ,and ,david comforted ,bath-sheba his wife1 and went in unto her1 and lay with her3 and she bare a son1 and he called his name ,solomon3 and the ,lord loved him4--#b ,samuel xii1 #bd4 ,so ,david slept with his fathers1 and was buried in the city of ,david4 ,and the days that ,david reigned over ,israel were forty years3 seven years reigned he in ,hebron1 and thirty and three years reigned he in ,jerusalem4 ,then sat ,solomon upon the throne of ,david his father1 and his kingdom was established greatly4--#a ,kings ii1 #aj-ab4 ,and ,god gave ,solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much1 and largeness of heart1 even as the sand that is on the sea shore4 ,and ,solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country1 and all the wisdom of ,egypt4 ,for he was wiser than all men2 than ,ethan the ,ezrahite1 and ,heman1 and ,chalcol1 and ,darda1 the sons of ,mahol3 and his fame was in all nations round about4 ,and he spake three thousand proverbs3 and his songs were a thousand and five4 ,and he spake of trees1 from the cedar tree that is in ,lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall3 he spake also of beasts1 and of fowl1 and of creeping things1 and of fishes4 ,and there came of all people to hear the wisdom of ,solomon1 from all kings of the earth1 which had heard of his wisdom4--#b ,kings iv1 #bi-cd4 ,,the ,,judgment ,,of ,,solomon4 ,then came there two women1 that were harlots1 unto the king1 and stood before him4 ,and the one woman said1 ,o my lord1 ,i and this woman dwell in one house2 and ,i was delivered of a child with her in the house4 ,and it came to pass the third day after that ,i was delivered1 that this woman was delivered also3 and we were together2 there was no stranger with us in the house1 save we two in the house4 ,and this woman's child died in the night2 because she overlaid it4 ,and she arose at midnight1 and took my son from beside me1 while thine handmaid slept1 and laid it in her bosom1 and laid her dead child in my bosom4 ,and when ,i rose in the morning to give my child suck1 behold1 it was dead3 but when ,i had considered it in the morning1 behold1 it was not my son1 which ,i did bear4 ,and the other woman said1 ,nay2 but the living is my son1 and the dead is thy son4 ,and this said1 ,no2 but the dead is thy son1 and1 the living is my son4 ,thus they spake before the king4 ,then said the king1 ,the one saith1 ,this is my son that liveth1 and thy son is the dead--and the other saith1 ,nay2 but thy son is the dead1 and my son is the living4 ,and the king said1 ,bring me a sword4 ,and they brought a sword before the king4 ,and the king said1 ,divide the living child in two1 and give half to the one1 and half to the other4 ,then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king1 for her bowels yearned upon her son1 and she said1 ,o my lord1 give her the living child1 and in no wise slay it4 ,but the other said1 ,let it be neither mine nor thine1 but divide it4 ,then the king answered and said1 ,give her the living child1 and in no wise slay it she is the mother thereof4 ,and all ,israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged2 and they feared the king3 for they saw that the wisdom of ,god was in him1 to do judgment4 #a ,kings iii1 #af-bh4 ,,the ,,cedars ,,destined ,,for ,,the ,,temple4 ,and ,hiram king of ,tyre sent his servants unto ,solomon2 for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father3 for ,hiram was ever a lover of ,david4 ,and ,solomon sent to ,hiram1 saying1 ,thou knowest how that ,david my father could not build a house unto the name of the ,lord his ,god for the wars which were about him on every side1 until the ,lord put them under the soles of his feet4 ,but now the ,lord my ,god hath given me rest on every side1 so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent4 ,and1 behold3 ,i purpose to build a house unto the name of the ,lord my ,god1 as the ,lord spake unto ,david my father1 saying1 ,thy son1 whom ,i will set upon thy throne in thy room1 he shall build a house unto my name4 ,now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of ,lebanon2 and my servants shall be with thy servants3 and unto thee will ,i give hire for the servants according to all that thou shalt appoint3 for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the ,sidonians4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,hiram heard the words of ,solomon1 that he rejoiced greatly and said1 ,blessed be the ,lord this day1 which hath given unto ,david a wise son over this great1 people4 ,and ,hiram sent to ,solomon1 saying1 ,i have considered the things which thou sentest to me for3 and ,i will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar1 and concerning timber of fir3 ,my servants shall bring them down from ,lebanon unto the sea2 and ,i will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me1 and will cause them to be discharged there1 and thou shalt receive them3 and thou shalt accomplish my desire1 in giving food for my household4 ,so ,hiram gave ,solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire4 ,and ,solomon gave ,hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household and twenty measures of pure oil3 thus gave ,solomon to ,hiram year by year4 ,and the ,lord gave ,solomon wisdom1 as he promised him3 and there was peace between ,hiram and ,solomon2 and they two made a league together4 ,and king ,solomon raised a levy out of all ,israel2 and the levy was thirty thousand men4 ,and he sent them to ,lebanon1 ten thousand a month by courses3 a month they were in ,lebanon1 and two months at home3 and ,adoniram was over the levy4 ,and ,solomon had three score and ten thousand that bare burdens1 and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains beside the chief of ,solomon's officers which were over the work1 three thousand and three-hundred1 which ruled over the people that wrought in the work4 ,and the king commanded and they brought great stones1 costly stones1 and hewed stones1 to lay the foundation of the' house4 ,and ,solomon's builders1 and ,hiram's builders did hew them1 and the stone-squarers2 so they prepared timber and stones to build the house4--#a ,kings v4 ,,the ,,prophet ,,slain ,,by ,a ,,lion4 ,now there dwelt an old prophet in ,bethel2 and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of ,god had done that day in ,bethel3 the words which he had spoken unto the king1 them they told also to their father4 ,and their father said unto them1 ,what way went he8 ,for his sons had seen what way the man of ,god went1 which came1 from ,judah4 ,and he said unto his sons1 ,saddle me the ass4 ,so they saddled him the1 ass3 and he rode thereon1 and went after the man of ,god1 and found him sitting under an oak3 and he said unto him1 ,art thou the man of ,god that camest from ,judah8 ,and he said1 ,i am4 ,then he said unto him1 ,come home with me1 and eat bread4 ,and he1 said1 ,i may not return with thee1 nor go in with thee3 neither will ,i eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place3 for it was said to me by the word of the ,lord1 ,thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there1 nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest4 ,he said unto him1 ,i am a prophet also as thou art2 and an angel spake unto me by the word of the ,lord1 saying1 ,bring him back with thee into thine house1 that he may eat bread and drink water4 ,but he lied unto him4 ,so he went back with him1 and did eat bread in his house1 and drank water4 ,and it came to pass1 as they sat at the table1 that the word of the ,lord came unto the prophet that brought him back3 and he cried unto the man of ,god that came from ,judah1 saying1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ,forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the ,lord1 and hast not kept the commandment which the ,lord thy ,god commanded thee1 but camest back1 and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place1 of the which the ,lord did say to thee1 ,eat no bread1 and drink no water2 thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers4 ,and it came to pass1 after he had eaten bread1 and after he had drunk1 that he saddled for him the ass1 to wit1 for the prophet whom he had brought back4 ,and when he was gone1 a lion met him by the way1 and slew him3 and his carcass was cast in the way1 and the ass stood by it1 the lion also stood by the carcass4 ,and1 behold1 men passed by1 and saw the carcass cast in the way1 and the lion standing by the carcass3 and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt4 ,and when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof1 he said1 ,it is2 the man of ,god1 who was disobedient unto the word of the ,lord3 therefore the ,lord hath delivered him unto the lion1 which hath torn him1 and slain him1 according to the word of the ,lord1 which he spake unto him4 ,and he spake to his sons1 saying1 ,saddle me the ass4 ,and they saddled him4 ,and he went and found his carcass cast in the way1 and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass3 the lion had not eaten the carcass1 nor torn the ass4--#b ,kings xiii1 ,,ii-#bh4 ,,elijah ,,destroying ,,the ,,messengers ,,of ,,ahaziah4 ,and ,ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in ,samaria1 and was sick3 and he sent messengers1 and said unto them1 ,go1 enquire of ,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron whether ,i shall recover of this disease4 ,but the angel of the ,lord said to ,elijah the ,tishbite1 ,arise1 go up to meet the messengers of the king of ,samaria1 and say unto them1 ,is it not because there is not a ,god in ,israel1 that 'ye go to enquire of ,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron8 ,now therefore thus saith the ,lord1 ,thou2 shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up1 but shalt surely die4 ,and ,elijah departed4 ,and when the messengers turned back unto him1 he said unto them1 ,why are ye now turned back8 ,and they said unto him1 ,there came a man up to meet us1 and said unto us1 ,go1 turn again unto the king that sent you1 and say unto him1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ,is it not because there is not a ,god in ,israel1 that thou sendest to enquire of ,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron8 therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up1 but shalt surely die4 ,and he said unto them1 ,what manner of man was he which came up to meet you1 and told you these words8 ,and they answered him1 ,he was an hairy man1 and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins4 ,and he said1 ,it is ,elijah the ,tishbite4 ,then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty4 ,and he went up to him and1 behold1 he sat on the top of an hill4 ,and he spake unto him1 ,thou man of ,god1 the king hath said1 ,come down4 ,and ,elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty1 ,if ,i be a man of ,god1 then let fire come down from heaven1 and consume thee and thy fifty4 ,and there came down fire from heaven and consumed him and his fifty4 ,again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty4 ,and he answered and said unto him1 ,o man of ,god1 thus hath the king said1 ,come down quickly4 ,and ,elijah answered and said unto them1 ,if ,i be a man of ,god1 let fire come down from heaven1 and consume thee and thy fifty4 ,and the fire of ,god came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty4 ,and he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty4 ,and the third captain of fifty went up1 and came and fell on his knees before ,elijah1 and besought him1 and said unto him1 ,o man of ,god1 ,i pray thee1 let my life1 and the life of these fifty thy servants1 be precious in thy sight4 ,behold1 there came fire down from heaven1 and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties3 therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight4 ,and the angel of the lord said unto ,elijah1 ,go down with him3 be not afraid of him4 ,and he arose1 and went down with him unto the king4 ,and he said unto him1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 ,forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of ,baal-zebub the god of ,ekron1 is it not because there is no ,god in ,israel to enquire of his word8 therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up1 but shalt surely die4 ,so he died according to the word of the ,lord which ,elijah had spoken4--#b ,kings i1 #b-ag4 ,,elijah',s ,,ascent ,,in ,a ,,chariot ,,of ,,fire4 ,and it came to pass1 when the ,lord would take up ,elijah into heaven by a whirlwind1 that ,elijah went with ,elisha from ,gilgal4 ,and ,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,tarry here1 ,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me to ,beth-el4 ,and ,elisha said unto him1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,so they went down to ,beth-el4 ,and the sons of the prophets that were at ,beth-el came forth to ,elisha1 and said unto him1 ,knowest thou that the ,lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day8 ,and he said1 ,yea1 ,i know it2 hold ye your peace4 ,and ,elijah said unto him1 ,elisha1 tarry here1 ,i pray thee2 for the ,lord hath sent me to ,jericho4 ,and he said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,so they came to ,jericho4 ,and the sons of the prophets that were at ,jericho came to ,elisha1 and said unto him1 ,knowest thou that the ,lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day8 ,and he answered1 ,yea1 ,i know it2 hold ye your peace4 ,and ,elijah said unto him1 ,tarry1 ,i pray thee1 here2 for the ,lord hath sent me to ,jordan4 ,and he said1 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,and they two went on4 ,and fifty men of the sons of the prophets went1 and stood to view afar off and they two stood by ,jordan4 ,and ,elijah took his mantle1 and wrapped it together1 and smote the waters1 and they were divided hither and thither1 so that they two went over on dry ground4 ,and it came to pass1 when they were gone over1 that ,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,ask what ,i shall do for thee1 before ,i be taken away from thee4 ,and ,elisha said1 ,i pray thee1 let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me4 ,and he said1 ,thou hast asked a hard thing3 nevertheless1 if thou see me when ,i am taken from thee1 it shall be so unto thee2 but if not1 it shall not be so4 ,and it came to pass1 as they still went on1 and talked1 that1 behold1 there appeared a chariot of fire1 and horses of fire1 and parted them both asunder2 and ,elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven4--#b ,kings ii1 ,i-,,ii4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,jezebel4 ,and when ,jehu was come to ,jezreel1 ,jezebel heard of it2 and she painted her face1 and tired her head1 and looked out at a window4 ,and as ,jehu entered in at the gate1 she said1 ,had ,zimri peace1 who slew his master8 ,and he lifted up his face to the window1 and said1 ,who is on my side8 who8 ,and there looked out to him two or three eunuchs4 ,and he said1 ,throw her down4 ,so they threw her down3 and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall1 and on the horses and he trod her under foot4 ,and when he was come in1 he did eat and drink1 and said1 ,go1 see now this cursed woman1 and bury her3 for she is a king's daughter4 ,and they went to bury her3 but they found no more of her than the skull1 and the feet1 and the palms of her hands4 ,wherefore they came again1 and told him4 ,and he said1 ,this is the word of the ,lord1 which he spake by his servant ,elijah the ,tishbite1 saying1 ,in the portion of ,jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of ,jezebel3 and the carcass of ,jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of ,jezreel2 so that they shall not say1 ,this is ,jezebel4--#b ,kings ix1 #cj-cg4 ,,esther ,,confounding ,,haman4 ,so the king and ,haman came to banquet with ,esther the queen4 ,and the king said again unto ,esther on the second day at the banquet of wine ,what is thy petition1 queen ,esther8 and it shall be granted thee3 and what is thy request8 and it shall be performed1 even to the half of the kingdom4 ,then ,esther the queen answered and said1 ,if ,i have found favor in thy sight1 ,o king1 and if it please the king1 let my life be given me at my petition1 and my people at my request3 for we are sold1 ,i and my people1 to be destroyed1 to be slain1 and to perish4 ,but if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen1 ,i had held my tongue although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage4 ,then the king ,ahasuerus answered and said unto ,esther the queen1 ,who is he1 and where is he1 that durst presume in his heart to do so8 ,and ,esther said1 ,the adversary and enemy is this wicked ,haman4 ,then1 ,haman was afraid before the king and the queen4 ,and the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden3 and ,haman stood up to make request for his life to ,esther the queen2 for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king4 ,then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine2 and ,haman was fallen upon the bed whereon ,esther was4 ,then said the king1 ,will he force the queen also before me in the house8 ,as the word went out of the king's mouth1 they covered ,haman's face4 ,and ,harbonah1 one of the chamberlains1 said before the king1 ,behold also1 the gallows fifty cubits high1 which ,haman had made for ,mordecai1 who had spoken good for the king1 standeth in the house of ,haman4 ,then the king said1 ,hang him thereon4 ,so they hanged ,haman on the gallows that he had prepared for ,mordecai4 ,then was the king's wrath pacified4--,esther vii4 ,,isaiah4 ,isaiah 7in ,hebrew1 ,yeshayahu1 ,salvation of ,god71 the earliest and most sublime of the four greater ,hebrew prophets1 was the son of ,amoz 7#b ,kings xix1 #b-bj2 ,isaiah xxxvii1 #b71 and he uttered his oracles during the reigns of ,uzziah1 ,jotham1 ,ahaz1 and ,hezekiah1 kings of ,judah4 ,the dates of his birth and death are unknown1 but he lived from about #gfj ,b4,c4 to about #gjj ,b4,c4 ,he was married and had three sons--the children referred to in ,isaiah viii1 #ah2 and he appears to have resided near ,jerusalem4 ,but by most competent critics it is now held that the last twenty-seven chapters 7#dj-ff7 of the book bearing his name were the work1 not of the prophet1 but of a later writer who is commonly styled the second or ,deutero-,isaiah4 ,in this portion of the book1 ,cyrus1 who was not born till after #fjj ,b4,c41 is mentioned by name 7,isaiah1 xliv1 #bh2 xlv1 i72 and events which did not take place till a century after the prophet's death are referred to as happening contemporaneously with the writer's account of them4 ,the style of these last twenty-seven chapters1 also1 is different1 and the tone is more elevated and spiritual4 ,dore's ideal portrait is more suited to the second or pseudo-,isaiah1 than to the real one4 ,,destruction ,,of ,,sennacherib',s ,,host4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord concerning the king of ,assyria1 ,he shall not come into this city1 nor shoot an arrow there1 nor come before it with shield1 nor cast a bank against it4 ,by the way that he came1 by the same shall he return1 and shall not come into this city1 saith the ,lord4 ,for ,i will defend this city1 to save it1 for mine own sake1 and for my servant ,david's sake4 ,and it came to pass that night that the angel of the ,lord went out1 and smote in the camp of the ,assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand3 and when they arose early in the morning1 behold1 they were all dead corpses4 ,so ,sennacherib king of ,assyria departed1 and went and returned1 and dwelt at ,nineveh4 ,and it came to pass1 as he was worshipping in the house of ,nisroch his god1 that ,adrammelech and ,sharezer his sons smote him with the sword3 and they escaped into the land of ,armenia4 ,and ,esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead4--#b ,kings xix1 #cb-cg ,,baruch4 ,and it came to pass in the fourth year of ,jehoiakim the son of ,josiah king of ,judah1 that this word came unto ,jeremiah from the ,lord1 saying1 ,take thee a roll of a book1 and write therein all the words that ,i have spoken unto thee against ,israel1 and against ,judah1 and against all the nations1 from the day ,i spake unto thee1 from the days of ,josiah1 even unto this day4 ,it may be that the house of ,judah will hear all the evil which ,i purpose to do unto them2 that they may return every man from his evil way2 that ,i may forgive their iniquity and their sin4 ,then ,jeremiah called ,baruch the son of ,neriah3 and ,baruch wrote from the mouth of ,jeremiah all the words of the ,lord1 which he had spoken unto him1 upon a roll of a book4 ,jeremiah xxxvi2 #a-d4 ,the word that ,jeremiah the prophet spake unto ,baruch the son of ,neriah1 when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of ,jeremiah1 in the fourth year of ,jehoiakim the son of ,josiah king of ,judah1 saying1 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 unto thee1 ,o ,baruch2 thou didst say1 ,woe is me now6 for the ,lord hath added grief to my sorrow2 ,i fainted in my sighing1 and ,i find no rest4 ,thus shalt thou say unto him1 ,the ,lord saith thus2 ,behold1 that which ,i have built will ,i break down1 and that which ,i have planted ,i will pluck up1 even this whole land4 ,and seekest thou great things for thyself8 seek them not3 for1 behold1 ,i will bring evil upon all flesh1 saith the ,lord3 but thy life will ,i give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goesth4 ,jeremiah xlv1 #a-e4 ,,ezekiel ,,prophesying4 ,ezekiel1 the third of the great ,hebrew prophets1 was the son of the priest ,buzi4 7,ezekiel i1 #c74 ,he was probably born about #fbj or #fcj years before ,christ1 and was consequently a contemporary of ,jeremiah and ,daniel1 to the latter of whom he alludes in chapters xiv1 #ad-bj and xxviii1 #c4 ,when ,jerusalem was taken by ,nebuchadnezzar in #eig ,b4,c4 7#b ,kings xxiv1 #h-af2 ,jeremiah xxix1 #a-b2 ,ezekiel xvii1 #ab2 xix1 #i71 ,ezekiel was carried captive along with ,jehoiachin1 or ,jeconiah1 king of ,judah1 and thousands of other ,jewish prisoners1 to ,babylonia1 or as he himself calls it1 the land of the ,chaldeans4 7,ezekiel i1 #c74 ,here1 along with his exiled fellow-countrymen1 he lived on the banks of the river ,chebar 7,ezekiel i1 #a-c71 in a house of his own 7viii1 i74 ,here also he married1 and here1 too1 his wife1 the desire of his eyes1 was taken from him with a stroke 7,ezekiel xxiv1 #ae-ah74 ,his prophetic career extended over twenty-two years1 from about #eib ,b4,c4 to about #egj ,b4,c4 ,the book bearing his name is written in a mystical and symbolical style1 and abounds with visions and difficult allegories which indicate on the part of the author the possession of a vivid and sublime imagination4 ,ezekiel's authorship of it has been questioned4 ,the ,talmud attributes it to the ,great ,synagogue1 of which ,ezekiel was not a member4 ,it is divisible into two portions4 ,the first 7chapters i-xxiv7 was written before1 and the second 7chapters xxv-xlviii7 after1 the destruction of ,jerusalem by ,nebuchadnezzar in #ehf ,b4,c1 the eleventh year of the prophet's captivity 7,ezekiel xxvi1 #a-b2 ,,xi1 i74 ,the present text is very imperfect1 being corrupted by the interpolation of glosses and other additions by later hands4 ,dore's picture represents the prophet uttering his oracles to his fellow-exiles 7them of the captivity71 or to the elders of ,judah1 or elders of ,israel1 on one of the occasions to which he himself alludes 7viii1 ,i2 xi1 #be2 xiv1 ,i2 xx1 ,i74 ,,the ,,vision ,,of ,,ezekiel4 ,the hand of the ,lord was upon me1 and carried me out in the ,spirit of the ,lord1 and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones1 and caused me to pass by them round about3 and1 behold1 there were very many in the open valley2 and1 lo1 they were very dry4 ,and he said unto me2 ,son of man1 can these bones live8 ,and ,i answered1 ,o ,lord ,god1 thou knowest4 ,again he said unto me1 ,prophesy upon these bones1 and say unto them1 ,o ye dry bones1 hear the word of the ,lord4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god unto these bones2 ,behold1 ,i will cause breath to enter into you1 and ye shall live3 ,and ,i will lay sinews upon you1 and will bring up flesh upon you1 and cover you with skin1 and put breath in you1 and ye shall live and ye shall know that ,i am the ,lord4 ,so ,i prophesied as ,i was commanded3 and as ,i prophesied1 there was a noise1 and behold a shaking1 and the1 bones came together1 bone to his bone4 ,and when ,i beheld1 lo1 the sinews and the flesh came up upon them1 and the skin covered them above3 but there was no breath in them4 ,then said he unto me1 ,prophesy unto the wind1 prophesy1 son of man1 and say to the wind1 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god2 ,come from the four winds1 ,o breath1 and breathe upon these slain1 that they may live4 ,so ,i prophesied as he commanded me1 and the breath came into them1 and they lived1 and stood up upon their feet1 an exceeding great army4 ,then he said unto me1 ,son of man1 these bones are the whole house of ,israel3 behold1 they say1 ,our bones are dried1 and our hope is lost3 we are cut off for our parts4 ,therefore prophesy and say unto them1 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god2 ,behold1 ,o my people1 ,i will open your graves1 and cause you to come up out of your graves1 and bring you into the land of ,israel4 ,and ye shall know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i have opened your graves1 ,o my people1 and brought you up out of your graves1 and shall put my ,spirit in you1 and ye shall live1 and ,i shall place you in your own land3 then shall ye know that ,i the ,lord have spoken it1 and performed it1 saith the ,lord4--,ezekiel xxxvii1 #a-ad4 ,,daniel4 ,respecting the parentage or family of ,daniel1 the fourth of the great ,hebrew prophets1 nothing is known1 though he appears to have been of noble if not of royal descent 7,daniel i1 #c74 ,when1 in the third year of the reign of ,king ,jehoiakim 7#fjg1 #fjf1 #fje1 or #fjd ,b4,c471 ,jerusalem was first taken by ,nebuchadnezzar1 ,daniel1 then a youth1 was among the captives carried to ,babylon4 ,by the king's orders1 he1 with others of the ,jewish youth1 was educated for three years 7,daniel i1 #c-g74 ,at this time ,daniel acquired the power of interpreting dreams 7i1 #ag71 which he used with such advantage in expounding a dream of ,nebuchadnezzar1 that he was made ruler over the whole province of ,babylon 7,daniel ii1 #df-dh74 ,daniel's interpretation of ,belshazzar's famous vision having been fulfilled by the capture of ,babylon by ,darius1 that conqueror promoted ,daniel to the highest office in the kingdom 7,daniel vi1 #a-c74 ,the prophet also prospered greatly during the reign of ,cyrus 7,daniel vi1 #bh74 ,the book of ,daniel is written partly in ,chaldaic or ,syriac 7the vernacular ,aramaic language spoken by the people of ,palestine71 and partly in sacred ,hebrew4 ,it is manifestly divisible into two portions4 ,the first 7chapters i-vi7 narrating the details of the prophet's life1 and the second 7chapters vii-xii7 setting forth his apocalyptic visions4 ,much doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of the work4 ,the evident reference in the eleventh chapter to the conquest of ,persia by ,alexander the ,great1 which took place about #ccj ,b4,c41 or more than two hundred years after ,daniel flourished1 has led many modern critics to believe that the work was composed in the time of the ,maccabees4 ,dore's picture appears to be intended to represent the prophet meditating over one of the many visions which came to him4 ,,the ,,fiery ,,furnace4 ,wherefore at that time certain ,chaldeans came near1 and accused the ,jews4 ,they spake and said to the king ,nebuchadnezzar1 ,o king1 live forever4 ,there are certain ,jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of ,babylon1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego2 these men1 ,o king1 have not regarded thee3 they serve not thy gods1 nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego4 ,then they brought these men before the king4 ,nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them1 ,is it true1 ,o ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego8 do not ye serve my gods1 nor worship the golden image which ,i have set up8 ,now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet1 flute1 harp1 sackbut1 psaltery1 and dulcimer1 and all kinds of music1 ye fall down and worship the image which ,i have made2 well3 but if ye worship not1 ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace2 and who is that ,god that shall deliver you out of my hands8 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 answered and said to the king1 ,o ,nebuchadnezzar1 we are not careful to answer thee in this matter4 ,if it be so1 our ,god whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace1 and he will deliver us out of thine hand1 ,o king4 ,but if not1 be it known unto thee1 ,o king1 that we will not serve thy gods1 nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up4 ,then was ,nebuchadnezzar full of fury1 and the form of his visage was changed against ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego3 therefore he spake1 and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated4 ,and he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace4 ,then these men were bound in their coats1 their hosen1 and their hats1 and their other garments1 and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace4 ,therefore because the king's commandment was urgent and the furnace exceeding hot1 the flame of the fire slew those men that took up ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego4 ,and these three men1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished1 and rose up in haste1 and spake1 and said unto his counselors1 ,did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire8 ,they answered1 and said unto the king1 ,true1 ,o king4 ,he answered and said1 ,lo1 ,i see four men loose1 walking in the midst of the fire1 and they have no hurt2 and the form of the fourth is like the ,son of ,god4 ,then ,nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace1 and spake1 and said1 ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 ye servants of the most high ,god1 come forth and come hither4 ,then ,shadrach1 ,meshach1 and ,abed-nego1 came forth of the midst of the fire4 ,and the princes1 governors1 and captains1 and the king's counselors1 being gathered together1 saw these men1 upon whose bodies the fire had no power1 nor was a hair of their head singed1 neither were their coats changed1 nor the smell of fire had passed on them4--,daniel iii1 #h1 #i1 #ab-bg4 ,,belshazzar',s ,,feast4 ,belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords1 and drank wine before the thousand4 ,belshazzar1 whiles he tasted the wine1 commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father ,nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in ,jerusalem2 that the king1 and his princes1 his wives1 and his concubines1 might drink therein4 ,then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of ,god which was at ,jerusalem2 and the king1 and his princes1 his wives1 and his concubines1 drank in them4 ,they drank wine and praised the gods of gold1 and of silver1 of brass1 of iron1 of wood1 and of stone4 ,in the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand1 and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace3 and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote4 ,then the king's countenance was changed1 and his thoughts troubled him1 so that the joints of his loins were loosed1 and his knees smote one against another4 ,on the failure of his astrologers and soothsayers to interpret the writing1 the king1 at the suggestion of his queen1 sends for ,daniel1 who interprets it as follows3 ,o thou king1 the most high ,god gave ,nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom1 and majesty1 and glory1 and honor3 and for the majesty that he gave him1 all peoples1 nations1 and languages1 trembled and feared before him3 whom he would he slew2 and whom he would he kept alive2 and whom he would he set up2 and whom he would he put down4 ,but when his heart was lifted up1 and his mind hardened in pride1 he was deposed from his kingly throne1 and they took his glory from him and he was driven from the sons of men2 and his heart was made like the beasts1 and his dwelling was with the wild asses3 they fed him with grass like oxen1 and his body was wet with the dew of heaven2 till he knew that the most high ,god ruled in the kingdom of men1 and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will4 ,and thou his son1 ,o ,belshazzar1 hast not humbled thine heart1 though thou knewest all this2 but hast lifted up thyself against the ,lord of heaven2 and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee1 and thou1 and thy lords1 thy wives1 and thy concubines1 have drunk wine in them2 and thou hast praised the gods of silver1 and gold1 of brass1 iron1 wood1 and stone1 which see not1 nor hear1 nor know3 and the ,god in whose hand thy breath is1 and whose are all thy ways1 hast thou not glorified4 ,then was the part of the hand sent from him2 and this writing was written4 ,and this is the writing that was written1 ,,mene1 ,,mene1 ,,tekel1 ,,upharsin4 ,this is the interpretation of the thing3 ,,mene2 ,god hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it4 ,,tekel2 ,thou art weighed in the balances1 and art found wanting4 ,,peres2 ,thy kingdom is divided1 and given to the ,medes and ,persians4 ,in that night was ,belshazzar the king of the ,chaldeans slain4 ,and ,darius the ,median took the kingdom4--,daniel v4 ,,daniel ,,in ,,the ,,lions' ,,den4 ,now when ,daniel knew that the writing was signed1 he went into his house2 and his windows being open in his chamber toward ,jerusalem1 he kneeled upon his knees three times a day1 and prayed1 and gave thanks before his ,god1 as he did aforetime4 ,then these men assembled1 and found ,daniel praying and making supplication before his ,god4 ,then they came near1 and spake before the king concerning the king's decree ,hast thou not signed a decree1 that every man that shall ask a petition of any ,god or man within thirty days1 save of thee1 ,o king1 shall be cast into the den of lions4 ,the king answered and said1 ,the thing is true1 according to the law of the ,medes and ,persians1 which altereth not4 ,then answered they and said before the king1 ,that ,daniel1 which is of the children of the captivity of ,judah1 regardeth not thee1 ,o king1 nor the decree that thou hast signed1 but maketh his petition three times a day4 ,then the king1 when he heard these words1 was sore displeased with himself1 and set his heart on ,daniel to deliver him3 and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him4 ,then these men assembled unto the king1 and said unto the king1 ,know1 ,o king1 that the law of the ,medes and ,persians is1 ,that no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed4 ,then the king commanded1 and they brought ,daniel and cast him into the den of lions4 ,now the king spake and said unto ,daniel1 ,thy ,god whom thou servest continually1 he will deliver thee4 ,and a stone was brought1 and laid upon the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own signet1 and with the signet of his lords2 that the purpose might not be changed concerning ,daniel4 ,then the king went to his palace1 and passed the night fasting3 neither were instruments of musick brought before him3 and his sleep went from him4 ,then the king arose very early in the morning1 and went in haste unto the den of lions4 ,and when he came to the den1 he cried with a lamentable voice unto ,daniel3 and the king spake and said to ,daniel1 ,o ,daniel1 servant of the living ,god1 is thy ,god1 whom thou servest continually1 able to deliver thee from the lions8 ,then said ,daniel unto the ,king1 ,o king1 live forever4 ,my ,god hath sent his angel1 and hath shut the lions' mouths1 that they have not hurt me3 forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me2 and also before thee1 ,o king1 have ,i done no hurt4 ,then was the king exceeding glad for him1 and commanded that they should take ,daniel up out of the den4 ,so ,daniel was taken up out of the den1 and no manner of hurt was found upon him1 because he believed in his ,god4 ,and the king commanded1 and they brought those men which had accused ,daniel1 and they cast them into the den of lions1 them1 their children1 and their wives2 and the lions had the mastery of them1 and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den4--,daniel vi4 ,,the ,,prophet ,,amos4 ,amos1 one of the earliest of the ,hebrew prophets1 flourished during the reign of ,uzziah1 about #gij ,b4,c41 and was consequently a contemporary of ,hosea and ,joel4 ,in his youth he lived at ,tekoa1 about six miles south of ,bethlehem1 in ,judaea1 and was a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore fruit 7,amos i1 i2 vii1 #ad74 ,this occupation he gave up for that of prophet 7vii1 #ae71 and he came forward to denounce the idolatry then prevalent in ,judah1 ,israel1 and the surrounding kingdoms4 ,the first six chapters of his book contain his denunciations of idolatry2 the other three1 his symbolical vision of the overthrow of the people of ,israel1 and a promise of their restoration4 ,the style is remarkable for clearness and strength1 and for its picturesque use of images drawn from the rural and pastoral life which the prophet had led in his youth4 ,,jonah ,,calling ,,nineveh ,,to ,,repentance4 ,and the word of the ,lord came unto ,jonah the second time1 saying1 ,arise1 go unto to ,nineveh1 that great city1 and preach unto it the preaching that ,i bid thee4 ,so ,jonah arose1 and went unto ,nineveh1 according to the word of the ,lord4 ,now ,nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey4 ,and ,jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey1 and he cried1 and said1 ,yet forty days1 and ,nineveh shall be overthrown4 ,so the people of ,nineveh believed ,god1 and proclaimed a fast1 and put on sackcloth1 from the greatest of them even to the least of them4 ,for word came unto the king of ,nineveh1 and he arose from his throne1 and he laid his robe from him1 and covered him with sackcloth1 and sat in ashes4 ,and he caused it to be proclaimed and published through ,nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles1 saying1 ,let neither man nor beast1 herd nor flock taste anything3 let them not feed1 nor drink water3 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth1 and cry mightily unto ,god3 yea1 let them turn every one from his evil way1 and from the violence that is in their hands4 ,who can tell if ,god will turn and repent1 and turn away from his fierce anger1 that we perish not8 ,and ,god saw their works1 that they turned from their evil way2 and ,god repented of the evil1 that he had said that he would do unto them2 and he did it not4--,jonah iii4 ,,daniel ,,confounding ,,the ,,priests ,,of ,,bel4 ,now the ,babylonians had an idol called ,bel3 and there were spent upon him every day1 twelve great measures of fine flour1 and forty sheep1 and sixty vessels of wine4 ,the king also worshipped him1 and went every day to adore him3 but ,daniel adored his ,god4 ,and the king said unto him3 ,why dost thou not adore ,bel8 ,and he answered1 and said to him ,because ,i do not worship idols made with hands1 but the living ,god1 that created heaven and earth1 and hath power over all flesh4 ,and the king said to him3 ,doth not ,bel seem to thee to be a living ,god8 ,seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day8 ,then ,daniel smiled and said3 ,o king1 be not deceived3 for this is but clay within1 and brass without1 neither hath he eaten at any time4 ,and the king being angry called for his priests1 and said to them3 ,if you tell me not1 who it is that eateth up these expenses1 you shall die4 ,but if you can show that ,bel eateth these things1 ,daniel shall die1 because he hath blasphemed against ,bel4 ,and ,daniel said to the king3 ,be it done according to thy word4 ,now the priests of ,bel were seventy besides their wives and little ones and children4 ,and they went with ,daniel into the temple of ,bel4 ,and the priests of ,bel said3 ,behold1 we go out3 and do thou1 ,o king1 set on the meats1 and make ready1 the wine1 and shut the door fast1 and seal it with thy own ring3 and when thou comest in the morning1 if thou findest not that ,bel hath eaten all up1 we will suffer death1 or else ,daniel that hath lied against us4 ,and they little regarded it1 because they had made under the table a secret entrance1 and they always came in by it1 and consumed those things4 ,so it came to pass after they were gone out1 the king set the meats before ,bel3 and ,daniel commanded his servants1 and they brought ashes1 and he sifted them all over the temple before the king3 and going forth they shut the door1 and having sealed it with the king's ring1 they departed4 ,but the priests went in by night1 according to their custom1 with their wives and their children3 and they eat and drank all up4 ,and the king rose early in the morning1 and ,daniel with him4 ,and the king said3 ,are the seals whole1 ,daniel8 and he answered3 ,they are whole1 ,o king4 ,and as soon as he had opened the door1 the king looked upon the table1 and cried out with a loud voice ,great art thou1 ,o ,bel1 and there is not any deceit with thee4 ,and ,daniel laughed3 and he held the king that he should not go in3 and he said3 ,behold the pavement1 mark whose footsteps these are4 ,and the king said3 ,i see the footsteps of men1 and women1 and children4 ,and the king was angry4 ,then he took the priests1 and their wives1 and their children3 and they showed him the private doors by which they came in1 and consumed the things that were on the table4 ,the king therefore put them to death1 and delivered ,bel into the power of ,daniel3 who destroyed him1 and his temple4--,daniel xiv1 ,i-#ba 7,douay ,version74 ,,heliodorus ,,punished ,,in ,,the ,,temple4 ,but ,heliodorus executed that which he had resolved on1 himself being present in the same place with his guard about the treasury4 ,but the spirit of the ,almighty ,god gave a great evidence of his presence1 so that all that had presumed to obey him1 falling down by the power of ,god1 were struck with fainting and dread4 ,for there appeared to them a horse with a terrible rider upon him1 adorned with a very rich covering3 and he ran fiercely and struck ,heliodorus with his fore-feet1 and he that sat upon him seemed to have armor of gold4 ,moreover1 there appeared two other young men1 beautiful and strong1 bright and glorious1 and in comely apparel3 who stood by him1 on either side1 and scourged him without ceasing with many stripes4 ,and ,heliodorus suddenly fell to the ground1 and they took him up covered with great darkness1 and having put him into a litter they carried him out4 ,so he that came with many servants1 and all his guard into the aforesaid treasury1 was carried out1 no one being able to help him1 the manifest power of ,god being known4 ,and he indeed by the power of ,god lay speechless1 and without all hope of recovery4--#b ,maccabees iii1 #bc-bi4 ,,the ,,nativity4 ,and it came to pass in those days1 that there went out a decree from ,caesar ,augustus that all the world should be taxed4 7,and this taxing was first made when ,cyrenius was governor of ,syria47 ,and all went to be taxed1 every one into his own city4 ,and ,joseph also went up from ,galilee1 out of the city of ,nazareth1 into ,judaea1 unto the city of ,david1 which is called ,bethlehem2 7because he was of the house and lineage of ,david37 to be taxed with ,mary1 his espoused wife1 being great with child4 ,and so it was1 that1 while they were there1 the days were accomplished that she should be delivered4 ,and she brought forth her firstborn son1 and wrapped him in swaddling clothes1 and laid him in a manger2 because there was no room for them in the inn4 ,and there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field1 keeping watch over their flock by night4 ,and1 lo1 the angel of the ,lord came upon them1 and the glory of the ,lord shone round about them3 and they were sore afraid3 ,and the angel said unto them1 ,fear not3 for1 behold1 ,i bring you good tidings of great joy1 which shall be to all people4 ,for unto you is born this day in the city of ,david a ,saviour1 which is ,christ the ,lord4 ,and this shall be a sign unto you2 ,ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes1 lying in a manger4 ,and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising ,god1 and saying1 ,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on earth peace1 good will toward men4 ,and it came to pass1 as the angels were gone away from them into heaven1 the shepherds said one to another1 ,let us now go even unto ,bethlehem1 and see this thing which is come to pass1 which the ,lord hath made known unto us4 ,and they came with haste1 and found ,mary1 and ,joseph1 and the babe lying in a manger4 ,and when they had seen it1 they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child4 ,and all they that heard it1 wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds4 ,but ,mary kept all these things1 and pondered them in her heart4 ,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying and praising ,god for all the things that they had heard and seen1 as it was told unto them4 ,and when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child1 his name was called ,jesus1 which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb4--,luke ii4 ,,the ,,star ,,in ,,the ,,east4 ,now when ,jesus was born in ,bethlehem of ,judaea in the days of ,herod the king1 behold1 there came wise men from the east to ,jerusalem1 saying1 ,where is he that born ,king of the ,jews8 for we have seen his star in the east1 and are come to worship him4 ,when ,herod the king had heard these things1 he was troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with him4 ,and when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together1 he demanded of them where ,christ should be born4 ,and they said unto him2 ,in ,bethlehem of ,judaea3 for thus it is written by the prophet1 ,and thou ,bethlehem6 in the land of ,juda1 are not the least among the princes of ,juda3 for out of the shall come a ,governor1 that shall rule my people ,israel4 ,then ,herod1 when he had privily called the wise men1 enquired of them diligently1 what time the star appeared4 ,and he sent them to ,bethlehem1 and said1 ,go and search diligently for the young child2 and when ye have found him1 bring me word again1 that ,i may come and worship him also4 ,when they had heard the king1 they parted2 and1 lo1 the star1 which they saw in the east1 went before them1 till it came and stood over where the young child was4 ,when they saw the star1 they rejoiced with exceeding great joy4--,matthew ii1 ,i-#aj4 ,,the ,,flight ,,into ,,egypt4 ,and when they were departed1 behold1 the angel of the ,lord appeareth to ,joseph in a dream1 saying1 ,arise1 and take the young child and his mother1 and flee into ,egypt1 and be thou there until ,i bring thee word3 for ,herod will seek the young child to destroy him4 ,when he arose1 he took the young child and his mother by night1 and departed into ,egypt3 and was there until the death of ,herod3 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the ,lord by the prophet1 saying1 ,out of ,egypt have ,i called my son4--,matthew ii #ac-ae4 ,,the ,,massacre ,,of ,,the ,,innocents4 ,then ,herod1 when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men1 was exceeding wroth1 and sent forth1 and slew all the children that were in ,bethlehem1 and in all the coasts thereof1 from two years old and under1 according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men4 ,then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ,jeremy the prophet1 saying1 ,in ,rama was there a voice heard1 lamentation1 and weeping1 and great mourning1 ,rachel weeping for her children1 and would not be comforted1 because they are not4--,matthew ii1 #af-ah4 ,,jesus ,,questioning ,,the ,,doctors4 ,now his parents went to ,jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover4 ,and when he was twelve years old1 they went up to ,jerusalem after the custom of the feast4 ,and when they had fulfilled the days1 as they returned1 the child ,jesus tarried behind in ,jerusalem2 and ,joseph and his mother1 knew not of it4 ,but they1 supposing him to have been in the company1 went a day's journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance4 ,and when they found him not1 they turned back again to ,jerusalem1 seeking him4 ,and it came to pass1 that after three days they found him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the doctors1 both hearing them1 and asking them questions4 ,and all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers4 ,and when they saw him1 they were amazed3 and his mother said unto him1 ,son1 why hast thou thus dealt with us8 behold1 thy father and ,i have sought thee sorrowing4 ,and he said unto them1 ,how is it that1 ye sought me8 wist ye not that ,i must be about my father's business8 ,and they understood not the saying which he spake unto them4 ,and he went down with them1 and came to ,nazareth1 and was subject unto them but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart4 ,and ,jesus increased in wisdom and stature1 and in favor with ,god and man4 ,luke ii1 #da-eb4 ,,jesus ,,healing ,,the ,,sick4 ,and ,jesus went about all ,galilee1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the gospel of the kingdom1 and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people4 ,and his fame went throughout all ,syria3 and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments1 and those which were possessed with devils1 and those which were lunatic1 and those that had the palsy2--and he healed them4--,matthew iv1 #bc--bd4 ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount4 ,and there followed him great multitudes of people from ,galilee1 and from ,decapolis and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,judaea1 and from beyond ,jordan4 ,and seeing the multitudes1 he went up into a mountain3 and when he was set1 his disciples came unto him4 ,and he opened his mouth and taught them4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had ended these sayings1 the people were astonished at his doctrine3 ,for he taught them as one having authority1 and not as the scribes4 ,when he was come down from the mountain1 great multitudes followed him4--,matthew iv1 #be2 v1 #a-b1 #bh-bi1 viii1 ,i4 ,,christ ,,stilling ,,the ,,tempest4 ,and when he was entered into a ship1 his disciples followed him4 ,and1 behold1 there arose a great tempest in the sea1 insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves3 but he was asleep4 ,and his disciples came to him1 and awoke him1 saying1 ,lord1 save us3 we perish4 ,and he saith unto them1 ,why are ye fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,then he arose1 and rebuked the winds and the sea2 and there was a great calm4 ,but the men marveled1 saying1 ,what manner of man is this1 that even the winds and the sea obey him8--,matthew viii1 #bc-bg4 ,,the ,,dumb ,,man ,,possessed4 ,as they went out1 behold1 they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil4 ,and when the devil was cast out1 the dumb spake3 and the multitudes marveled1 saying1 ,it was never so seen in ,israel4 ,but the ,pharisees said1 ,he casteth out devils through the prince of the devils4--,matthew ix1 #cb-cd ,,christ ,,in ,,the ,,synagogue4 ,and it came to pass1 that when ,jesus had finished these parables1 he departed thence4 ,and when he was come into his own country1 he taught them in their synagogue1 insomuch that they were astonished1 and said1 ,whence hath this man this wisdom1 and these mighty works8 ,is not this the carpenter's son8 is not his mother called ,mary8 and his brethren ,james1 and ,joses1 and ,simon1 and ,judas8 ,and his sisters1 are they not all with us8 ,whence then hath this man all these things8 ,and they were offended in him4 ,but ,jesus said unto them1 ,a prophet is not without honor1 save in his own country1 and in his own house4 ,and he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief4--,matthew xiii1 #ec-eh ,,the ,,disciples ,,plucking ,,corn ,,on ,,the ,,sabbath4 ,and it came to pass1 that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day2 and his disciples began1 as they went1 to pluck the ears of corn4 ,and the ,pharisees said unto him1 ,behold1 why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful8 ,and he said unto them1 ,have ye never read what ,david did1 when he had need1 and was an hungered1 he1 and they that were with him8 ,how he went into the house of ,god in the days of ,abiathar the high priest1 and did eat the shewbread1 which is not lawful to eat but for the priests1 and gave also to them which were with him8 ,and he said unto them1 ,the sabbath was made for man1 and not man for the sabbath3 ,therefore the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4--,mark ii1 #bc-bh4 ,,jesus ,,walking ,,on ,,the ,,water4 ,and when he had sent them away1 he departed into a mountain to pray4 ,and when1 even was come1 the ship was in the midst of the sea1 and he alone on the land4 ,and he saw them toiling in rowing2 for the wind was contrary unto them3 and about the fourths watch of the night he cometh unto them1 walking upon the sea1 and would have passed3 by them4 ,but when they saw him walking upon the sea1 they supposed it had been a spirit1 and cried out3 for they all saw him1 and were troubled4 ,and immediately he talked with them1 and saith unto them1 ,be of good cheer3 it is ,i2 be not afraid4 ,and he went up unto them into the ship2 and the wind ceased3 and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure1 and wondered4 ,for they considered not the miracle of the loaves2 for their heart was hardened4--,mark vi1 #df-eb4 ,,christ',s ,,entry ,,into ,,jerusalem4 ,and when they drew nigh unto ,jerusalem1 and were come to ,bethphage1 unto the mount of ,olives1 then sent ,jesus two disciples1 saying unto them1 ,go into the village over against you1 and straightway ye shall find an ass tied1 and a colt with her3 loose them1 and bring the unto me4 ,and if any man say ought unto you1 ye shall say1 ,the ,lord hath need of them2 and straightway he will send them4 ,all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying1 ,tell ye the daughter of ,sion1 ,behold1 thy ,king cometh unto thee1 meek1 and sitting upon an ass'2 and a colt the foal of an ass4 ,and the disciples went1 and did as ,jesus commanded them1 and brought the ass1 and the colt1 and put on them their clothes1 and they set him thereon4 ,and a very great multitude spread their garments in the way2 others cut down branches2 from the trees1 and strewed them in the way4 ,and the multitudes that went before1 and that followed1 cried1 saying1 ,hosanna to the son of ,david3 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord2 ,hosanna in the highest4 ,and when he was come into ,jerusalem1 all the city was moved1 saying1 ,who is this8 ,and the multitude said1 ,this is ,jesus the prophet of ,nazareth of ,galilee4--,matthew xxi1 ,i-,,ii4 ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,tribute ,,money4 ,and they send unto him certain of the ,pharisees and of the ,herodians1 to catch him in his words4 ,and when they were come1 they say unto him1 ,master1 we know that thou art true1 and carest for no man3 for thou regardest not the person of men1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth3 ,is it lawful to give tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 ,shall we give1 or shall we not give8 ,but he1 knowing their hypocrisy1 said unto them1 ,why tempt ye me8 bring me a penny1 that ,i may see it4 ,and they brought it4 ,and he saith unto them1 ,whose is this image and superscription8 ,and they said unto him1 ,caesar's4 ,and ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,render to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's1 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 ,and they marveled at him4--,mark xii1 #ac-ag4 ,,the ,,widow',s ,,mite4 ,and ,jesus sat over against the treasury1 and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury3 and many that were rich cast in much4 ,and there came a certain poor widow1 and she threw in two mites1 which make a farthing4 ,and he called unto him his disciples1 and saith unto them1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that this poor widow hath cast more in1 than all they which have cast into the treasury3 for all they did cast in of their abundance2 but she of her want did cast in all that she had1 even all her living4--,mark xii1 #ac-ag ,,raising ,,of ,,the ,,daughter ,,of ,,jairus4 ,and1 behold1 there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue1 ,jairus by name2 and when he saw him1 he fell at his feet1 and besought him greatly1 saying1 ,my little daughter lieth at the point of death3 ,i pray thee1 come and lay thy hands on her1 that she may be healed and she shall live4 ,and ,jesus went with him2 and much people followed him1 and thronged him4 ,and a certain woman which had an issue of blood twelve years1 and had suffered many things of many physicians1 and had spent all that she had1 and was nothing bettered1 but rather grew1 worse1 when she had heard of ,jesus1 came in the press behind1 and touched his garment4 ,for she said1 ,if ,i may touch but his clothes1 ,i shall be whole4 ,and straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up2 and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague4 ,and ,jesus1 immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him1 turned him about in the press1 and said1 ,who touched my clothes8 ,and his disciples said unto him1 ,thou seest the multitude thronging thee1 and sayest thou1 ,who touched me8 ,and he looked round about to see her that had done this thing4 ,but the woman fearing and trembling1 knowing what was done in her1 came and fell down before him1 and told him all the truth4 ,and he said unto her ,daughter1 thy faith hath made the whole2 go in peace1 and be whole of thy plague4 ,while he yet spake1 there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said1 ,thy daughter is dead3 why troublest thou the ,master any further8 ,as soon as ,jesus heard the word that was spoken1 he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue1 ,be not afraid1 only believe4 ,and he suffered no man to follow him1 save ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john the brother of ,james4 ,and he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue1 and seeth the tumult1 and them that wept and wailed greatly4 ,and when he was come in1 he saith unto them1 ,why make ye this ado1 and weep8 the damsel is not dead1 but sleepeth4 ,and they laughed him to scorn4 ,but when he had put them all out1 he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel1 and them that were with him1 and entereth in where the damsel was lying4 ,and he took the damsel by the hand1 and said unto her1 ,talitha cumi2 which is1 being interpreted1 ,damsel1 ,i say unto thee1 arise4 ,and straightway the damsel arose1 and walked2 for she was of the age of twelve years4 ,and they were astonished with a great astonishment4 ,and he charged them straitly that no man should know it2 and commanded that something should be given her to eat4--,mark v1 #bb-dc4 ,,the ,,good ,,samaritan4 ,but he1 willing to justify himself1 said unto ,jesus1 ,and who is my neighbor8 ,and ,jesus answering said1 ,a certain man went down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and fell among thieves1 which stripped him of his raiment1 and wounded him1 and departed1 leaving him half dead4 ,and by chance there came down a certain priest that way3 and when he saw him1 he passed by on the other side4 ,and likewise a ,levite1 when he was at the place1 came and looked on him1 and passed by on the other side4 ,but a certain ,samaritan1 as he journeyed1 came where he was3 and when he saw him1 he had compassion on him4 ,and went to him1 and bound up his wounds1 pouring in oil and wine1 and set him on his own beast1 and brought him to an inn1 and took care of him4 ,and on the morrow when he departed1 he took out two pence1 and gave them to the host1 and said unto him1 ,take care of him2 and whatsoever thou spendest more1 when ,i come again1 ,i will repay thee4 ,which now of these three1 thinkest thou1 was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves8 ,and he said1 ,he that shewed mercy on him4 ,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,go1 and do thou likewise4--,luke x1 #bi-cg4 ,,arrival ,,of ,,the ,,samaritan ,,at ,,the ,,inn4 ,but a certain ,samaritan1 as he journeyed1 came where he was2 and when he saw him1 he had compassion on him1 and went to him1 and bound up his wounds1 pouring in oil and wine1 and set him on his own beast1 and brought him to an inn1 and took care of him4 ,luke x1 #cc-cd ,,the ,,prodigal ,,son4 ,likewise1 ,i say unto you1 there is joy in the presence of the angels of ,god over one sinner that repenteth4 ,and he said1 a certain man had two sons3 and the younger of them said to his father1 ,father1 give me the portion of goods that falleth to me4 ,and he divided unto them his living4 ,and not many days after the younger son gathered all together1 and took his journey into a far country1 and there wasted his substance with riotous living4 ,and when he had spent all1 there arose a mighty famine in that land2 and he began to be in want4 ,and he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country2 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine4 ,and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat3 and no man gave unto him4 ,and when he came to himself1 he said1 ,how many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare1 and ,i perish with hunger6 ,i will arise and go to my father1 and will say unto him1 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven1 and before thee1 and am no more worthy to be called thy son3 make me as one of thy hired servants4 ,and he arose1 and came to his father4 ,but when he was yet a great way off1 his father saw him1 and had compassion1 and ran1 and fell on his neck1 and kissed him4 ,and the son said unto him1 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven1 and in thy sight1 and am no more worthy to be called thy son4 ,but the father said to his servants1 ,bring forth the best robe1 and put it on him2 and put a ring on his hand1 and shoes on his feet3 ,and bring hither the fatted calf1 and kill it2 and let us eat1 and be merry3 for this my son was dead1 and is alive again2 he was lost1 and is found4 ,and they began to be merry4 ,now his elder son was in the field3 and as he came and drew nigh to the house1 he heard music and dancing4 ,and he called one of the servants1 and asked what these things meant4 ,and he said unto him1 thy brother is come2 and thy father hath killed the fatted calf1 because he hath received him safe and sound4 ,and he was angry1 and would not go in3 therefore came his father out1 and intreated him4 ,and he answering said to his father1 ,lo1 these many years do ,i serve thee1 neither transgressed ,i at any time thy commandment3 and yet thou never gavest me a kid1 that ,i might make merry with my friends3 but as soon as this thy son was come1 which hath devoured thy living with harlots1 thou hast killed for him the fatted calf4 ,and he said unto him1 ,son1 thou art ever with me1 and all that ,i have is thine4 ,it was meet that we should make merry1 and be glad3 for this thy brother was dead1 and is alive again2 and was lost1 and is found4--,luke xv1 #aj-cb ,,lazarus ,,and ,,the ,,rich ,,man4 ,there was a certain rich man1 which was clothed in purple and fine linen1 and fared sumptuously every day3 ,and there was a certain beggar named ,lazarus1 which was laid at his gate1 full of sores1 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table3 moreover the dogs came and licked his sores4 ,and it came to pass1 that the beggar died1 and was carried by the angels into ,abraham's bosom3 the rich man also died1 and was buried2 and in hell he lifted up his eyes1 being in torments1 and seeth ,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his bosom4 ,and he cried and said1 ,father ,abraham1 have mercy on me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue2 for ,i am tormented in this flame4 ,but ,abraham said1 ,son1 remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things1 and likewise ,lazarus evil things3 but now he is comforted1 and thou art tormented4 ,and beside all this1 between us and you there is a great gulf fixed3 so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot2 neither can they pass to us1 that would come from thence4 ,then he said1 ,i pray thee therefore1 father1 that thou wouldest send him to my father's house3 for ,i have five brethren2 that he may testify unto them1 lest they also come into this place of torment4 ,abraham saith unto him1 ,they have ,moses and the prophets2 let them hear them4 ,and he said1 ,nay1 father ,abraham3 but if one went unto them from the dead1 they will repent4 ,and he said unto him1 ,if they hear not ,moses and the prophets1 neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead4--,luke xvi1 #ai-ca ,,the ,,pharisee ,,and ,,the ,,publican4 ,and he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous1 and despised others4 ,two men went up into the temple to pray2 the one a ,pharisee1 and the other a publican2 ,the ,pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself1 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as other men are1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or even as this publican4 ,i fast twice in the week1 ,i give tithes of all that ,i possess4 ,and the publican1 standing afar off1 would not lift up as much as his eyes unto heaven1 but smote upon his breast1 saying1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4 ,i tell you1 this man went down to his house justified rather than the other3 for every3 one that exalteth himself shall be abased2 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 ,luke xviii1 #i-ad4 ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,woman ,,of ,,samaria4 ,then cometh he to a city of ,samaria1 which is called ,sychar1 near to the parcel of ground that ,jacob gave to his son ,joseph4 ,now ,jacob's well was there4 ,jesus therefore1 being wearied with his journey1 sat thus on the well3 and it was about the sixth hour4 ,there cometh a woman of ,samaria to draw water3 ,jesus saith unto her1 ,give me to drink4 7,for his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat47 ,then saith the woman of ,samaria unto him1 ,how is it that thou1 being a ,jew1 askest drink of me1 which am a woman of ,samaria8 for the ,jews have no dealings with the ,samaritans4 ,jesus answered and said unto her1 ,if thou knewest the gift of ,god1 and who it is that saith to thee1 ,give me to drink2 thou wouldest have asked of him1 and he would have given thee living water4 ,the woman saith unto him1 ,sir1 thou hast nothing to draw with1 and the well is deep from whence then hast thou that living water8 ,art thou greater than our father ,jacob1 which gave us the well1 and drank thereof himself1 and his children1 and his cattle8 ,jesus answered and said unto her1 ,whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again but whosoever drinketh of the water that ,i shall give him shall never thirst2 but the water that ,i shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life4 ,the woman saith unto him1 ,sir1 give me this water1 that ,i thirst not1 neither come hither to draw4 ,jesus saith unto her1 ,go1 call thy husband1 and come hither4 ,the woman answered and said1 ,i have no husband4 ,jesus said unto her1 ,thou hast well said1 ,i have no husband3 for thou hast had five husbands2 and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband3 in that saidst thou truly4 ,the woman saith unto him1 ,sir1 ,i perceive that thou art a prophet4 ,our fathers worshiped in this mountain2 and ye say1 that in ,jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship4 ,jesus saith unto her1 ,woman1 believe me1 the hour cometh1 when ye shall neither in this mountain1 nor yet at ,jerusalem1 worship the ,father4 ,ye worship ye know not what3 we know what we worship2 for salvation is of the ,jews4 ,but the hour cometh1 and now is1 when the true worshipers shall worship the ,father in spirit and in truth3 for the ,father seeketh such to worship him4 ,god is a ,spirit3 and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth4 ,the woman saith unto him1 ,i know that ,messias cometh1 which is called ,christ3 when he is come1 he will tell us all things4 ,jesus saith unto her1 ,i that speak unto thee am he4 ,and upon this came his disciples1 and marveled that he talked with the woman3 yet no man said1 ,what seekest thou8 or1 ,why talkest thou with her8 ,the woman then left her waterpot1 and went her way into the city1 and saith to the men1 ,come1 see a man1 which told me all things1 that ever ,i did3 is not this the ,christ8 ,then they went out of the city1 and came unto him4--,john iv #e-cj ,,jesus ,,and ,,the ,,woman ,,taken ,,in ,,adultery4 ,jesus went unto the mount of ,olives4 ,and early in the morning he came again into the temple1 and all the people came unto him2 and he sat down1 and taught them4 ,and the scribes and ,pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery2 and when they had set her in the midst1 they say unto him1 ,master1 this woman was taken in adultery1 in the very act4 ,now ,moses in the law commanded us1 that such should be stoned3 but what sayest thou8 ,this they said1 tempting him1 that they might have to accuse him4 ,but ,jesus stooped down1 and with his finger wrote on the ground1 as though he heard them not4 ,so when they continued asking him1 he lifted up himself1 and said unto them1 ,he that is without sin among you1 let him first cast a stone at her4 ,and again he stooped down1 and wrote on the ground4 ,and they which heard it1 being convicted by their own conscience1 went out one by one1 beginning at the eldest1 even unto the last2 and ,jesus was left alone1 and the woman standing in the midst4 ,when ,jesus had lifted up himself1 and saw none but the woman1 he said unto her1 ,woman where are those thine accusers8 ,hath no man condemned thee8 ,she said1 ,no man1 ,lord4 ,and ,jesus said unto her1 ,neither do ,i condemn thee3 go1 and sin no more4 --john viii1 #a-aa ,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,lazarus4 ,now ,jesus was not yet come into the town1 but was in that place where ,martha met him4 ,the ,jews then which were with her in the house1 and comforted her1 when they saw ,mary1 that she rose up hastily and went out1 followed her1 saying1 ,she goeth unto the grave to weep there4 ,then when ,mary was come where ,jesus was1 and saw him1 she fell down at his feet1 saying unto him1 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 ,when ,jesus therefore saw her weeping1 and the ,jews also weeping which came with her1 he groaned in the spirit1 and was troubled1 and said1 ,where have ye laid him8 ,they said unto him1 ,lord1 come and see4 ,jesus wept4 ,then said the ,jews1 ,behold how he loved him6 ,and some of them said1 ,could not this man1 which opened the eyes of the blind1 have caused that even this man should not have died8 ,jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave4 ,it was a cave and a stone lay upon it4 ,jesus said1 ,take ye away the stone4 ,martha1 the sister of him that was dead1 saith unto him1 ,lord1 by this time he stinketh for he hath been dead four days4 ,jesus saith unto her1 ,said ,i not unto thee1 that1 if thou wouldest believe1 thou shouldest see the glory of ,god8 ,then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid4 ,and ,jesus lifted up his eyes1 and said1 ,father1 ,i thank thee that thou hast heard me4 ,and ,i knew that thou hearest me always3 but because of the people which stand by ,i said it1 that they may believe that thou hast sent me4 ,and when he thus had spoken1 he cried with a loud voice1 ,lazarus1 come forth4 ,and he that was dead came forth1 bound hand and foot with graveclothes3 and his face was bound about with a napkin4 ,jesus saith unto them1 ,loose him1 and let him go4 ,then many of the ,jews which came to ,mary1 and had seen the things which ,jesus did1 believed on him4--,john xi1 #cj-de ,,mary ,,magdalene4 ,of ,mary called ,magdalene 7,luke viii1 #b7 but few particulars are recorded in scripture4 ,we first hear of her as having been delivered by ,jesus of seven devils 7,luke viii1 #a-c2 ,mark xvi1 #i74 ,impelled1 no doubt1 by gratitude for her deliverance1 she becomes one of his followers1 accompanying him thenceforward in all his wanderings faithfully till his death4 ,she was the first person to whom he appeared after his resurrection 7,mark xvi1 #i2 ,john xx1 #a1 #aa-ah7 ,the common belief that she was a fallen woman is destitute of the slightest foundation4 ,on the contrary1 the references to her as being in the company of such women as ,joanna1 the wife of ,herod's steward1 ,salome1 the mother of ,james and ,john1 and ,mary1 the mother of ,jesus 7,luke viii1 #c2 ,mark xvi1 #dj2 ,john xix1 #be71 strongly discountenance such a supposition4 ,the error1 which had no other source than ecclesiastical tradition1 has been fostered and perpetuated by the stupid blunder of the translators of the authorized version in identifying her with the sinner who is described in ,luke vii1 #cg-ej as washing the feet of ,jesus with her tears 7see head-note to ,luke vii74 ,the ,roman ,catholic notion that this sinner was ,mary the sister of ,lazarus is almost equally groundless 7see ,douay ,bible1 head-note to ,matthew xxvi1 and the foot-note references to ,luke vii1 #cg1 found in most ,catholic ,bibles74 ,the only reason for this identification is that the anointing by the sinner is described as taking place in the house of a ,pharisee named ,simon 7,luke vii1 #cf1 #ci-dj #dc-dd72 that the anointing by the unnamed woman1 as described in ,matthew xxvi1 #f-ac and ,mark xiv1 #c-i1 took place in the house of one ,simon the leper1 in ,bethany2 and that ,mary1 the sister of ,lazarus1 is described in ,john xi1 #b1 and xii1 #c-h1 as anointing ,jesus in a house 7apparently that of ,lazarus himself7 in ,bethany1 when a conversation ensues altogether different from that recorded in ,luke vii1 but similar to that related in ,matthew xxvi1 and ,mark xiv1 save that the objection to the anointing of ,jesus is made1 not by his disciples 7,matthew xxvi1 #h71 not by some that had indignation 7,mark xiv1 #d71 but by one of his disciples1 ,judas ,iscariot1 ,simon's son 7,john xii1 #d74 ,the demeanor of ,mary1 the sister of ,lazarus1 is1 however1 by no means that of a fallen and sinful though penitent woman but that of a pious and good one 7see ,luke x1 #ci1 #db2 ,john xi1 #bh-cc2 xii1 #c74 ,dore's illustration1 which portrays ,mary ,magdalene as a heartbroken and despairing sinner1 shows that he has fallen into the common error4 ,,the ,,last ,,supper4 ,now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying unto him1 ,where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover8 ,and he said1 ,go into the city to such a man1 and say unto him1 ,the ,master saith1 ,my time is at hand2 ,i will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples4 ,and the disciples did as ,jesus had appointed them2 and they made ready the passover4 ,now when the even was come1 he sat down with the twelve4 ,and as they did eat1 he said1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 that one of you shall betray me4 ,and they were exceeding sorrowful1 and began every one of them to say unto him1 ,lord1 is it ,i8 ,and he answered and said1 ,he that dippeth his hand with me in the dish1 the same shall betray me4 ,the ,son of man goeth as it is written of him3 but woe unto that man by whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 it had been good for that man if he had not been born4 ,then ,judas1 which betrayed him1 answered and said1 ,master1 is it ,i8 ,he said unto him1 ,thou hast said4 ,and as they were eating1 ,jesus took bread1 and blessed it1 and brake it1 and gave it to the disciples1 and said1 ,take1 eat2 this is my body4 ,and he took the cup1 and gave thanks1 and gave it to them1 saying1 ,drink ye all of it2 for this is my blood of the new testament1 which is shed for many for the remission of sins4 ,but ,i say unto you1 ,i will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine1 until that day when ,i drink it new with you in my ,father's kingdom4 ,and when they had sung an hymn1 they went out into the mount of ,olives4--,matthew xxvi1 #ag-cj4 ,,the ,,agony ,,in ,,the ,,garden4 ,and he came out1 and went1 as he was wont1 to the mount of ,olives2 and his disciples all followed him4 ,and when he was at the place1 he said unto them1 ,pray that ye enter not in temptation4 ,and he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast1 and kneeled down1 and prayed ,saying1 ,father1 if thou be willing1 remove this cup from me3 nevertheless not my will1 but thine1 be done4 ,and there appeared an angel unto him from heaven1 strengthening him4 ,and being in an agony he prayed more earnestly3 and his sweat was as it were great drops1 of blood falling down to the ground4 ,and when he rose up from prayer1 and was come to his disciples1 he found them sleeping for sorrow1 and said unto them1 ,why sleep ye8 rise and pray1 lest ye enter into temptation--,luke xxii1 #ci-df4 ,,prayer ,,of1 ,,jesus ,,in ,,the ,,garden ,,of' ,,olives4 ,then cometh ,jesus with them unto a place called ,gethsemane1 and saith unto1 the disciples1 ,sit ye here1 while ,i go and pray yonder4 ,and he took with him ,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 and began to be sorrowful and very heavy4 ,then saith he unto them1 ,my soul is exceeding sorrowful1 even unto death3 tarry ye here1 and watch with me4 ,and he went a little farther1 and fell on his face1 and prayed1 saying1 ,o my ,father1 if be possible1 let this cup pass from me3 nevertheless not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 ,and he cometh unto the disciples1 and findeth them asleep1 and saith unto ,peter1 ,what1 could ye not watch with me one hour8 ,watch and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 ,he went away again the second time1 and prayed1 saying1 ,o my ,father1 if this cup may not pass away from me1 except ,i drink it1 thy will be done4 ,and he came and found them asleep again3 for their eyes were heavy4 ,and he left them1 and went away again1 and prayed the third time1 saying the same words4 ,then cometh he to his disciples1 and saith unto them1 ,sleep on now1 and take your rest behold1 the hour is at hand1 and the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners4 ,rise let us be going3 behold1 he is at hand that doth betray me4 ,matthew xxvi1 #cf-df ,,the ,,betrayal4 ,and he cometh the third time1 and saith unto them1 ,sleep on now1 and take your rest it is enough1 the hour is come2 behold1 the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners4 ,rise up1 let us go2 lo1 he that betrayeth me is at hand4 ,and immediately1 while he yet spake1 cometh ,judas1 one of the twelve1 and with him great multitude with swords and staves1 from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders4 ,and he that betrayed him had given them a token1 saying1 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that same is he2 take him1 and lead him away safely4 ,and as soon as he was come1 he goeth straight way to him1 and saith1 ,master1 master2 and kissed him4 ,and they laid their hands on him1 and took him4 ,and one of them that stood by drew a sword1 and smote a servant of the high priest1 and cut off his ear4 ,and ,jesus answered and said unto them1 ,are ye come out1 as against a thief1 with swords and with staves to take me8 ,i was daily with you in the temple teaching1 and ye took me not but the scriptures must be fulfilled4 ,and they all forsook him1 and fled4--,mark xiv1 #da-ej ,,christ ,,fainting ,,under ,,the ,,cross4 ,the incident depicted in this illustration seems to be as apocryphal as that embodied in the artist's picture of ,mary ,magdalene4 ,there is absolutely no warrant in scripture for the notion that ,christ fainted under the burden of the cross4 ,the only foundation for such an idea to found in the ,bible is contained in the head note to ,mark xv1 which is quite unwarranted by the text4 ,according to the three synoptic gospels the cross was borne not by ,christ1 but by ,simon1 a ,cyrenian 7see ,matthew xxvii1 #cb2 ,mark xv1 #b #a2 ,luke xxiii1 #bf74 ,according to the fourth evangelist1 ,jesus bore the cross without assistance the whole distance to the place crucifixion 7,john xix1 #af-ah74 ,in not one of the four narratives is there so much as a hint that he fainted under the burden4 ,,the ,,flagellation4 ,then released he ,barabbas unto them3 and when he had scourged ,jesus1 he deliver him to be crucified4--,matthew xxvii1 #bf4 ,and so ,pilate1 willing to content the people1 released ,barabbas unto them1 and deliver ,jesus1 when he had scourged him1 to be crucified4--,mark xv1 #ae4 ,then ,pilate therefore took ,jesus1 and scourged him4 ,john xix4 ,,the ,,crucifixion4 ,and when they were come unto a place called ,golgotha1 that is to say1 a place of a skull they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall3 and when he had tasted thereof1 he would not drink4 ,and they crucified him1 and parted his garments1 casting lots3 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 ,they parted my garments among them1 and upon my vesture did they cast lots4 ,and sitting down they watched him there2 and set up over his head his accusation written1 ,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 ,then were there two thieves crucified with him1 one on the right hand1 and another on the left4 ,and they that passed by reviled him1 wagging their heads1 and saying1 ,thou that destroyest the temple1 and buildest it in three days1 save thyself4 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god come down from the cross4 ,likewise also the chief priests mocking him1 with the scribes and elders1 said1 ,he saved others3 himself he cannot save4 ,if he be the ,king of ,israel1 let him now come down from the cross1 and we will believe him4 ,he trusted in ,god2 let him deliver him now1 if he will have him3 for he said1 ,i am the ,son of ,god4 ,the thieves also1 which were crucified with him1 cast the same in his teeth4--,matthew xxvii1 #cc--dd4 ,,close ,,of ,,the ,,crucifixion4 ,now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour4 ,and about the ninth hour ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying1 ,eli1 ,eli1 lama sabachthani8 that is to say1 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken me8 ,some of them that stood there1 when they heard that1 said1 ,this man calleth for ,elias4 ,and straightway one of them ran1 and took a sponge1 and filled it with vinegar1 and put it on a reed1 and gave him to drink4 ,the rest said1 ,let be1 let us see whether ,elias will come to save him4 ,jesus1 when he had cried again with a loud voice1 yielded up the ghost4 ,and1 behold1 the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom2 and the earth did quake1 and the rocks rent2 and the graves were opened2 and many bodies of the saints which slept arose1 and came out of the graves after his resurrection1 and went into the holy city1 and appeared unto many4 ,now when the centurion1 and they that were with him1 watching ,jesus1 saw the earthquake1 and those things that were done1 they feared greatly1 saying1 ,truly this was the ,son of ,god4 ,and many women were there beholding afar off1 which followed ,jesus from ,galilee1 ministering unto him3 among which was ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,joses1 and the mother of ,zebedee's children4--,matthew xxvii1 #de-ef4 ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,jesus4 ,when the even was come1 there came a rich man of ,arimathea1 named ,joseph1 who also himself was ,jesus' disciple he went to ,pilate1 and begged the body of ,jesus4 ,then ,pilate commanded the body to be delivered4 ,and when ,joseph had taken the body1 he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth1 and laid it in his own new tomb1 which he had hewn out in the rock3 and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre1 and departed4 ,and there was ,mary ,magdalene1 and the other ,mary1 sitting over against the sepulchre4--,matthew xxvii1 #eg-fa ,,the ,,angel ,,at ,,the ,,sepulchre4 ,in the end of the sabbath1 as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week1 came ,mary ,magdalene and the other ,mary to see the sepulchre4 ,and1 behold1 there was a great earthquake3 for the angel of the ,lord descended from1 heaven1 and came and rolled back the stone from the door1 and sat upon it4 ,his countenance was like lightning1 and his raiment white as snow3 and for fear of him the keepers did shake1 and became as dead men4 ,and the angel answered and said unto the women1 ,fear not ye3 for ,i know that ye seek ,jesus1 which was crucified4 ,he is not here3 for he is risen1 as he said4 ,come1 see the place where the ,lord lay4 ,and go quickly1 and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead and1 behold1 he goeth before you into ,galilee2 there shall ye see him3 lo1 ,i have told you4 ,and they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy2 and did run to bring his disciples word4--,matthew xxviii1 #a-h4 ,,the ,,journey ,,to ,,emmaus4 ,and1 behold1 two of them went that same day to a village called ,emmaus which was from ,jerusalem about threescore furlongs4 ,and they talked together of all these things which had happened4 ,and it came to pass that1 while they communed together and reasoned1 ,jesus himself drew near and went with them4 ,but their eyes were holden that they should not know him4 ,and he said unto them1 ,what manner of communications are these that ye have one to another1 as ye walk1 and are sad8 ,and the one of them1 whose1 name was ,cleopas1 answering said unto him1 ,art thou only a stranger in ,jerusalem1 and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days8 ,and he said unto them1 ,what things8 ,and they said unto him1 ,concerning ,jesus of ,nazareth1 which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before ,god and all the people3 ,and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death1 and have crucified him4 ,but we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed ,israel3 and beside all this1 to-day is the third day since these things were done4 ,yea1 and certain women also of our company made us astonished1 which were early at the sepulchre2 and when they found not his body1 they came1 saying1 that they had also seen a vision of angels1 which said that he was alive4 ,and certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre1 and found it even so as the women had said3 but him they saw not4 ,then he said unto them1 ,o fools1 and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken3 ought not ,christ to have suffered these things1 and to enter into his glory8 ,and beginning at ,moses and all the prophets1 he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself4 ,and they drew nigh unto the village1 whither they went3 and he made as though he would have gone further4 ,but they constrained him1 saying1 ,abide with us3 for it is toward evening1 and the day is far spent4 ,and he went in to tarry with them4 ,and it came to pass1 as he sat at meat with them1 he took bread1 and blessed it1 and brake1 and gave to them4 ,and their eyes were opened1 and they knew him2 and he vanished out of their sight4 ,and they said one to another1 ,did not our heart burn within us1 while he talked with us by the way1 and while he opened to us the scriptures8 ,and they rose up the same hour1 and returned to ,jerusalem1 and found the eleven gathered together1 and them that were with them1 saying1 ,the ,lord is risen indeed1 and hath appeared to ,simon4 ,and they told what things were done in the way1 and how he was known of them in breaking of bread4--,luke xxiv1 #ac-ce4 ,,the ,,ascension4 ,now upon the first day of the week1 very early in the morning1 they came unto the sepulchre1 bringing the spices which they had prepared1 and certain others with them4 ,and they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre4 99 99 99 ,and they remembered his words4 ,and returned from the sepulchre1 and told all these things unto the eleven1 and to all the rest4 99 99 99 ,and1 behold1 two of them went that same day to a village called ,emmaus1 which was from ,jerusalem about threescore furlongs4 ,and they talked together of all these things which had happened4 99 99 99 ,and they rose up the same hour1 and returned to ,jerusalem1 and found the eleven gathered together1 and them that were with them1 saying1 ,the ,lord is risen indeed1 and hath appeared to ,simon4 ,and they told what things were done in the way1 and how he was known of them in breaking of bread4 ,and as they thus spake1 ,jesus himself stood in the midst of them1 and saith unto them1 ,peace be unto you4 99 99 99 ,and1 behold1 ,i send the promise of my ,father upon you3 but tarry ye in the city of ,jerusalem1 until ye be endued with power from on high4 ,and he led them out as far as to ,bethany1 and he lifted up his hands1 and blessed them4 ,and it came to pass1 while he blessed them1 he was parted from them1 and carried up into heaven4 ,and they worshiped him1 and returned to ,jerusalem with great joy4 ,luke xxiv1 #a-b1 #h-i1 #ac-ad1 #cc-cf1 #di-eb4 ,the former treatise have ,i made1 ,o ,theophilus1 of all that ,jesus began both to do and teach1 until the day in which he was taken up1 after that he through the ,holy ,ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen3 to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs1 being seen of them forty days1 and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of ,god3 and1 being assembled together with them1 commanded them that they should not depart from ,jerusalem1 but1 wait for the promise of the ,father1 which1 saith he1 ye have heard of me4 ,for ,john truly baptized with water2 but ye shall be baptized with the ,holy ,ghost not many days hence4 ,when they therefore were come together1 they asked of him1 saying1 ,lord1 wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of ,israel8 ,and he said unto them1 ,it is not for you to know the times or the seasons1 which the ,father hath put in his own power4 ,but ye shall receive power1 after that the ,holy ,ghost is come upon you3 and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in ,jerusalem1 and all ,judaea1 and in ,samaria1 and unto the uttermost part of the earth4 ,and when he had spoken these things1 while they beheld1 he was taken up3 and a cloud received him out of their sight4 ,and while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up1 behold1 two men stood by them in white apparel4--,acts i1 #a-aj ,,the ,,martyrdom ,,of ,,st4 ,,stephen4 ,and ,stephen1 full of faith and power1 did great wonders and miracles among the people4 ,then there arose certain of the synagogue1 which is called the synagogue of the ,libertines1 and ,cyrenians1 and ,alexandrians1 and of them of ,cilicia and of ,asia1 disputing with ,stephen4 ,and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake4 ,then they suborned men1 which said1 ,we have heard him speak blasphemous words against ,moses and against ,god4 ,and they stirred up the people1 and the elders1 and the scribes1 and came upon him1 and caught him1 and brought him to the council4 ,and set up false witnesses1 which said1 ,this man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place1 and the law3 for we have heard him say1 that this ,jesus of ,nazareth shall destroy this place1 and shall change the customs which ,moses delivered us4 ,and all that sat in the council1 looking steadfastly on him1 saw his face as it had been the face of an angel4 ,then said the high priest1 ,are these things so8 ,and he said1 ,men1 brethren1 and fathers1 hearken3 ,stephen here makes his defense1 concluding with a terrible1 denunciation of the ,jews as being stiffnecked and persecutors of their prophets1 and as betrayers and murderers of ,jesus ,christ4 ,when they heard these things1 they were cut to the heart1 and they1 gnashed on him with their teeth4 ,but he1 being full of the ,holy ,ghost1 looked up steadfastly into heaven1 and saw the glory of ,god1 and ,jesus standing on the right hand of ,god1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i see the heavens opened1 and the ,son of man standing on the right hand of ,god4 ,then they cried out with a loud voice1 and stopped their ears1 and ran upon him with one accord1 and cast him out of1 the city1 and stoned him3 and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet1 whose name was ,saul4 ,and they stoned ,stephen1 calling upon ,god1 and saying1 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my spirit4 ,and he kneeled down1 and cried with a loud voice1 ,lord1 lay not this sin to their charge4 ,and when he had said this1 he fell asleep4 ,and ,saul was consenting unto his death4--,acts vi1 #h-ae2 vii1 #a-b1 #ed-ef2 viii1 #a4 ,,saul',s ,,conversion4 ,and ,saul1 yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the ,lord1 went unto the high priest1 and desired of him letters to ,damascus to the synagogues1 that if he found any of this way1 whether they were men or women1 he might bring them bound unto ,jerusalem4 ,and as he journeyed1 he came near ,damascus3 and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven3 and he fell to the earth1 and heard a voice1 saying unto him1 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 ,and he said1 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said1 ,i am ,jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks4 ,and he trembling and astonished said1 ,lord1 what wilt thou have me to do8 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,arise1 and go into the city1 and it shall be told thee what thou must do4 ,and the men which journeyed with him stood speechless1 hearing a voice1 but seeing no man4 ,and ,saul arose from the earth2 and when his eyes were opened1 he saw no man3 but they led him by the hand1 and brought him into ,damascus4 ,and he was three days without sight1 and neither did eat nor drink4 ,and there was a certain disciple at ,damascus1 named ,ananias2 and to him said the ,lord in a vision1 ,ananias4 ,and he said1 ,behold1 ,i am here1 ,lord4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,arise1 and go into the street which is called ,straight1 and enquire in the house of ,judas for one called ,saul1 of ,tarsus3 for1 behold1 he prayeth1 and hath seen in a vision a man named ,ananias coming in1 and putting his hand on him1 that he might receive his sight4 ,then ,ananias answered1 ,lord1 ,i have heard by many of this man1 how much evil he hath done to thy saints at ,jerusalem3 and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name4 ,but the ,lord said unto him1 ,go thy way3 for he is a chosen vessel unto me1 to bear my name before the ,gentiles1 and kings1 and the children of ,israel3 for ,i will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake4 ,and ,ananias went his way1 and entered into the house2 and putting his hands on him said1 ,brother ,saul1 the ,lord1 even ,jesus1 that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest1 hash sent me1 that thou mightest receive thy sight1 and be filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales3 and he received sight forthwith1 and arose and was baptized4 ,and when he had received meat1 he was strengthened4 ,then was ,saul certain days with the disciples which were at ,damascus4 ,and straightway he preached ,christ in the synagogues1 that he is the ,son of ,god4--,acts ix1 #a-bj4 ,,the ,,deliverance ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter4 ,now about that time ,herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church4 ,and he killed ,james the brother of ,john with the sword4 ,and because he saw it pleased the ,jews1 he proceeded further to take ,peter also4 7,then were the days of unleavened bread47 ,and when he had apprehended him1 he put him in prison1 and delivered him to four quarternions of soldiers to keep him2 intending after ,easter to bring him forth to the people4 ,peter therefore was kept in prison3 but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto ,god for him4 ,and when ,herod would have brought him forth1 the same night ,peter was sleeping between two soldiers1 bound with two chains3 and the keepers before the door kept the prison4 ,and1 behold1 the angel of the ,lord came upon him1 and a light shined in the prison3 and he smote ,peter on the side1 and raised him up1 saying1 ,arise up quickly4 ,and his chains fell off from his hands4 ,and the angel said unto him1 ,gird thyself1 and bind on thy sandals3 ,and so he did4 ,and he saith unto him1 ,cast thy garment about thee1 and follow me4 ,and he went out1 and followed him2 and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel but thought he saw a vision4 ,when they were past the first and the second ward1 they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city2 which opened to them of his own accord and they went out and passed on through one street and forthwith the angel departed from him4 ,and when ,peter was come to himself1 he said1 ,now ,i know of a surety1 that the ,lord hath sent his angel1 and hath delivered me out of the hand of ,herod1 and from all the expectation of the people of the ,jews4--,acts xii1 #a-aa ,,paul ,,at ,,ephesus4 ,and it came to pass1 that1 while ,apollos was at ,corinth1 ,paul having passed through the upper coasts came to ,ephesus2 and finding certain disciples1 he said unto them1 ,have ye1 received the ,holy ,ghost since ye believed8 ,and they said unto him1 ,we have not so much as heard whether there be any ,holy ,ghost4 ,and he1 said unto them1 ,unto what then were ye baptized8 ,and they said1 ,unto ,john's baptism4 ,then said ,paul1 ,john verily baptized with the baptism of repentance1 saying unto the people1 that they should believe on him which should come after him1 that is1 on ,christ ,jesus4 ,when they heard this1 they were baptized in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,and when ,paul had laid his hands upon them1 the ,holy ,ghost came on them2 and they spake with tongues1 and prophesied4 ,and all the men were about twelve4 ,and he went into the synagogue1 and spake boldly for the space of three months1 disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of ,god4 ,but when divers were hardened1 and believed not1 but spake evil of that way before the multitude1 he departed from them1 and separated the disciples1 disputing daily in the school of one ,tyrannus4 ,and this continued by the space of two years2 so that all they which dwelt in ,asia heard the word of the ,lord ,jesus1 both ,jews and ,greeks4 ,and ,god wrought special miracles by the hands of ,paul3 so that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons1 and the diseases departed from them1 and the evil spirits went out of them4 ,then certain of the vagabond ,jews1 exorcists1 took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 saying1 ,we adjure you by ,jesus whom ,paul preacheth4 ,and there were seven sons of one ,sceva1 a ,jew1 and chief of the priests1 which did so4 ,and the evil spirit answered and said1 ,jesus ,i know1 and ,paul ,i know2 but who are ye8 ,and the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them1 and overcame them1 and prevailed against them1 so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded4 ,and this was known to all the ,jews and ,greeks also dwelling at ,ephesus2 and fear fell on them all1 and the name of the ,lord ,jesus was magnified4 ,and many that believed came1 and confessed1 and shewed their deeds4 ,many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together1 and burned them before all men3 and they counted the price of them1 and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver4 ,so mightily grew the word of ,god and prevailed4--,acts xix1 #a--bj4 ,,paul ,,menaced ,,by ,,the ,,jews4 ,do therefore this that we say to thee3 ,we have four men which have a vow on them2 them take1 and purify thyself with them1 and be at charges with them1 that they may shave their heads3 and all may know that those things1 whereof they were informed concerning thee1 are nothing2 but that thou thyself also walkest orderly1 and keepest the law4 ,then ,paul took the men1 and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple1 to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification1 until that an offering should be offered for every one of them4 ,and when the seven days were almost ended1 the ,jews which were of ,asia1 when they saw him in the temple1 stirred up all the people1 and laid hands on him1 crying out1 ,men of ,israel1 help3 this is the man1 that teacheth all men every where against the people1 and the law1 and this place3 and further brought ,greeks also into the temple1 and hath polluted this holy place4 7,for they had seen before with him in the city ,trophimus an ,ephesian1 whom they supposed that ,paul had brought into the temple47 ,and all the city was moved1 and the people ran together3 and they took ,paul1 and drew him out of the temple3 and forthwith the doors were shut4 ,and as they went about to kill him1 tidings came unto the chief captain of the band1 that all ,jerusalem was in an uproar3 who immediately took soldiers and centurions1 and ran down unto them and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers1 they left beating of ,paul4 ,then the chief captain came near1 and took him1 and commanded him to be bound with two chains2 and demanded who he was1 and what he had done4 ,and some cried one thing1 some another1 among the multitude3 and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult1 he commanded him to be carried into the castle4 ,and when he came upon the stairs1 so it was1 that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people4 ,for the multitude of the people followed after1 crying1 ,away with him4 ,and as ,paul was to be led into the castle1 he said unto the chief captain1 ,may ,i speak unto thee8 ,who said1 ,canst thou speak ,greek8 ,art not thou that ,egyptian1 which before these days madest an uproar1 and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers8 ,but ,paul said1 ,i am a man which am a ,jew of ,tarsus1 a city in ,cilicia1 a citizen of no mean city3 and1 ,i beseech thee1 suffer me to speak unto the people4 ,and when he had given him license1 ,paul stood on the stairs1 and beckoned with the hand unto the people4 ,and when there was made a great silence1 he spake unto them in the ,hebrew tongue4--,acts xxi1 #bc-dj4 ,,paul',s ,,shipwreck4 ,and while the day was coming on1 ,paul besought them all to take meat1 saying1 ,this day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting1 having taken nothing4 ,wherefore ,i pray you to take some meat2 for this is for your health3 for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you4 ,and when he had thus spoken1 he took bread1 and gave thanks to ,god in presence of them all2 and when he had broken it1 he began to eat4 ,then were they all of good cheer1 and they also took some meat4 ,and we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls4 ,and when they had eaten enough1 they lightened the ship1 and cast out the wheat into the sea4 ,and when it was day1 they knew not the land3 but they discovered a certain creek with a shore1 into the which they were minded1 if it were possible1 to thrust in the ship4 ,and when they had taken up the anchors1 they committed themselves unto the sea1 and loosed the rudder bands1 and hoised up the mainsail to the wind1 and made toward shore4 ,and falling into a place where two seas met1 they ran the ship aground2 and the forepart stuck fast1 and remained unmovable1 but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves4 ,and the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners1 lest any of them should swim out1 and escape4 ,but the centurion1 willing to save ,paul1 kept them from their purpose2 and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea1 and get to land3 and the rest1 some on boards1 and some on broken pieces of the ship4 ,and so it came to pass1 that they escaped all safe to land4 ,and when they were escaped1 then they knew that the island was called ,melita4 ,and the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness3 for they kindled a fire1 and received us every one1 because of the present rain1 and because of the cold4--,acts xxvii1 #cc-dd2 xxviii1 #a-b ,,death ,,on ,,the ,,pale ,,horse4 ,and when he had opened the fourth seal1 ,i heard the voice of the fourth beast say1 ,come and see4 ,and ,i looked1 and behold a pale horse3 and his name that sat on him was ,death1 and ,hell followed with him4 ,and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth1 to kill with sword1 and with hunger1 and with death1 and with the beasts of the earth4 ,revelation vi1 #g-h